Each week Art Bead Scene gives readers a glimpse into the studio and creative process of one of their contributors. This week’s Studio Saturday features Tari Sasser at Creative Impressions in Clay. Head over to Art Bead Scene and read … Read More...
Yard Sculptures: Road Runners from Railroad Spikes
Felt Dolls Kits from Pollika
Check out these Beautiful felt kits, designed by De Witte Engel in Holland 100% Woolen Felt Kits ready to make. Create your own family of seasonal dolls or be creative with your kids making one of the ‘Krazy Kits’! … Read More...
Project: Bag from an Envelope
Click here to visit Hero Arts and learn how to turn a plain ol’ envelope into a cool Halloween bag.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these printable designs we found on Etsy… Read More...
Halloween Cookies with Isomalt Centers
I just love this idea spotted on the Frost Me blog: Halloween cookies with a clear, isomalt center. Or maybe I’m just into isomalt now after this post. Learn how to make them HERE at Sweetopia.
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Cute School Lunches
Learn how to make ice cream cone and rocket ship sandwiches for a cute school lunch HERE at babble.
[tags]ice cream cone, rocket ship, sandwiches, school, lunch, kids[/tags]
Beading projects from Spoilt Rotten Beads
Spoilt Rotten Beads offers many fun, free beading projects. Learn basic jewelry making techniques or get free tutorials for their beading projects including Christmas ideas and bridal jewelry. Located just outside Cambridge, in the village of Haddenham, Ely, you … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Designer-look ruffle flower top from a long-sleeved tee
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to recreate the look of a designer top with oversized ruffle flower applique by refashioning a long-sleeved tee. Get the how-to.
[photo from Adventures in Dressmaking]
Christmas block lottery a winner
Melinda from Melinda Quilts shares how members of her local quilt guild Allatoona make up blocks with a pre-selected Christmas fabric and turn them in for their annual Christmas Block Lottery. The lucky winners get a set of Christmas blocks.… Read More...
Free pattern: Henrietta Hedgehog applique
Editor’s note: It has been brought to my attention by a concerned reader that this is a copyrighted design. You can purchase a shirt with the hedgehog design from Mini Boden here. As a rule, I do not link … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy reversible fabric headband
Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make this easy reversible fabric headband. It attaches together at the bottom with Velcro. This is such an easy project, there’s no reason not to have a pretty headband to match … Read More...
American quilter Harriet Powers
Deborah from Art Threads takes a closer look at two pictorial quilts made by former slave Harriet Powers in the 1800’s. She says, Harriet’s two quilts that survive today are some of the earliest examples of American story quilts and … Read More...
Chocolate Design Cupcake Toppers
Learn how to make these chocolate design cupcake toppers HERE at Icing Designs. A template is included, too!
[tags]chocolate, cupcake toppers[/tags]
Technique: Masking Stamps with Glossy Accents
This is a really cool technique, using glossy accents (or any other clear dimensional adhesive) as a mask for your stamps. Click here to visit the Hero Arts website and learn how.
-Heather
STOMPING MY FOOTTTTTT
One of my favorite baby yarns is the Bernat Baby Jacquards. I love that the yarn will do a lot of the heavy lifting in design work. I just have to crochet along, minding my own business, watching what color … Read More...
Scrap-busting orange flower necklace tutorial
Jenny is an engineer by profession and she’s designed a way to use your fabric scraps and “take a 2D piece of fabric and turn it into a moving, structured work of art that hugs the body.” At her blog, … Read More...
Free pattern: Biker dude quilt
I love this biker quilt featuring fabric from Douglas Day’s Rebel collection. Designed by Scott Hansen, go to Free Spirit’s free pattern page to download Rebel Yell. Oh, and be sure and visit Scott at Blue Nickel Studios, he … Read More...
DIY: Soothing Fall Facial
The following is an excerpt from Golden Path Alchemy’s September newsletter.
As summer comes to a close we really need to nourish our skin. Months of sunscreen, outdoor activities, humidity and sunburns often leave our skin feeling sensitive and … Read More...
Tips for Using Spray Paint
Brooke over at All Things Thrifty uses spray paint quite a bit. As a result, she has received numerous questions from readers on anything from why she uses it to what brand she buys. She’s received some great questions and … Read More...
