Alma Stoller shows us how to make her Eye Candy Beads by combining scraps of fabric and fibers and adding a bit of stitching and beading. Gorgeous. See the tute.
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Stylish Repairs: Felted Sweater Patches
Did a Moth do a job on your wool sweater or did you get a hole or rip in a sweater? There’s no reason to toss your favorite wool cardigan when its elbows wear thin or a small hole develops. … Read More...
How to make a sand covered pencil cup and paperweight from a plastic jar
Are you thinking I’ve lost my mind? What does this adorable dog have to do with recycled crafts? Well pop on over to Macaroni and glitter and you can see a video of this guy and his housemate helping their … Read More...
Tutorial: Closed buttonhole stitch
Kim of big B continues her 100 Stitches lessons and lets us look over her shoulder. See her tute for closed buttonhole stitch.
Tutorial: Embroidered potholder
Get the pattern and tutorial for this sweet embroidered potholder from Maggie Makes.
Thanks to Rachel Hobson of Craftzine.com for pointing out this great find.
Tutorial: Auryn Medallion
Kimara of Wee Folk Art is sharing the pattern and tutorial for making this wearable replica of the Auryn Medallion from The Never Ending Story. I’ll bet there’s a heroic young one in your life. He or she needs this … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt potsticker dumplings
Jess from Craftiness is not Optional shows how to make a felt version of a potsticker dumpling. Make up a bowl of these for your child’s play kitchen! Yum!! Go to the tutorial.
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Video tutorial: Measuring fabric for a tablecloth
Chica and Jo share a video tutorial showing how to measure fabric for a simple tablecloth. Intended for beginning sewists, this video tutorial starts with basic information such as the average width of fabric on a bolt. Go to the … Read More...
ANOTHER HARMONY GUIDES GOODIE
Crochet Edgings and Trims published by Interweave is another in the series of Harmony Guides. As usual, this is a quality book, well edited, packed with lots of useful information presented in a straightforward manner. This book has 150 ‘stitches’ … Read More...
Read all about it: Sewing on knit fabrics
Many of us have a love/hate relationship with knit fabrics. We love the versatility and easy fit of the stretch fabric, but sewing on it can be frustrating. Alyson Clair from Clair Vintage Inspired guest blogs over at Gertie’s New … Read More...
Flower Fruit Pops
Find tips on making pops with cookie cutters and fresh fruit (like these crazy cute flowers from cantaloupe and watermelon) HERE at Bakers Royale.
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Sewing Tutorial: Make a child’s swim cover-up in just 6 steps
Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make a child’s swim cover-up from a beach towel in just 6 steps. So cute! Get the how-to.
[photo from From an Igloo]
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Published in Altered Hearts Zine! Tooting My Own Horn!
I am so thrilled and excited to be featured in the July 2010 issue of Altered Heart digital zine!! There are two pages full of images of my collage art and soldered jewelry as well as some questions and answers … Read More...
15 Minutes a Day Summer Sew-Along
Victoria from Say Cheese! Bumble Beans Portraits is hosting a sew-along where if you will commit to sewing just 15 minutes a day, you can end up with a Scrap Happy quilt by the end of … Read More...
Tutorial: Japanese Bookbinding
Learn how to bind mini albums in this video tutorial on the Hero Arts Blog. Click here to go to tutorial.
Sale: 5 cent Specials at Miss Paper Jane
For a limited time only selected patterned papers and diecuts are only 5 cents at Miss Paper Jane. Offer expires July 14th, 2010. Click here to go to sale.
Inspiration du Jour – Sisters
DIY: Soothing Summer Body Spray Recipe
Pioneer Thinking recently posted a simple recipe so you can create your own Soothing Summer Body Spray Recipe. This is sure to cool you off so you can enjoy comfortable lazy days on the beach…or at least be comfortable … Read More...
Button Font – Also now with analog instructions!
Very cute free button font that makes letters using simulated thread through the holes in buttons, if your button had nine holes. did that make sense?
The site is in German but here is a translated page of instructions for … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Easy applique makes a plain cardigan fabulous
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how an applique can take a cardigan from plain to fabulous. She was inspired by a similar cardigan by Anthropologie. She lets the fabric do most of the work – she cuts out a … Read More...