Sometimes, Neta Amir‘s old socks turn into…kittehs! See more on Nita’s doll stories blog.
Video tutorial: Needle-tatting
TotusMel shows us how to needle-tat split rings and Josephine chains. Have a look and post a comment — let’s encourage her to give us more rockin tutorials. See the tute.
Tutorial: Toddler handle for your purse
Ashley from Make It and Love It has a helpful project for all you mamas of toddlers. It’s a longish fabric strap with a handle at the end. The other end wraps around the strap of your purse, creating a … Read More...
Rowan’s Greatest Knits
Rowan has long been known for it’s innovative, classic and new styles.
A 30-year retrospective. Rowan’s Greatest Knits
brings you 30 of its most popular knitwear patterns from the 80s through today — all in one big, beautiful book. Here, … Read More...
Tutorial: Flippity flop flip-flop straps
Flip-flops would be the perfect summertime shoe for kids if not for one thing – the lack of a back strap makes it easy fro them to slip off of little feet. Luckily, there’s a fairy easy solution. Jessica from … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Vintage polyester couch cover!
Lookie what Ginger from Wiener Dog Tricks made! A champion of the much-maligned vintage polyester fabrics, she has covered her couch with them! Brilliant! Read more about her project at Wiener Dog Tricks.
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Tutorial: Make a belt buckle purse strap
Angela from Sew Loquacious shows how to make a purse strap with a belt buckle. In addition to looking cool, the buckle makes the length of the strap easily adjustable. Get the how-to.
[photo from Sew Loquacious]
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Project: Year You Were Born Card
Want to make a unique card that will treasured? Why not try a “Year You Were Born” card with lots of interesting fun facts about the year that special birthday guy or gal was born. Visit the Isn’t that Sweet … Read More...
Freebie: July 4th Vintage Images
Download these free vintage images from Country Living for all your 4th of July crafting! Click here to go to download
WIP: Origami Flying Geese quilt
Kay from Quilts + Color shares this fabulous work in progress (WIP) quilt with us. She points out how important it is to include lighter values when making fabric choices. Read more about it here.
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Share sources of free CS charts
Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor for About.com, invites you to share links to sources of free patterns through her blog’s forum. She says,
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Giveaway: Mr Campy from Cosmo Cricket
Jill at A Matter of Memories is giving away this crafting kit from Cosmo Cricket. If you’re going camping this summer this is the kit for you! Click here to go to giveaway
Inspiration du Jour – Free Bird
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Looking for Bird themed papers, stamps and embellishments? Check out these Bird themed supplies on scrapbook.com
DIY: Vintage Baseball Soap
Soap Queen posted a wonderful project that will make great gifts for men. Learn how to create Vintage Baseball Soap on the Soap Queen blog.
Learn Neon in Los Angeles
I have always been fascinated with neon and have wanted to learn how to create neon art. So I did a fabulous google search and found Neon Workshops in Los Angeles! Yee ha! I may have to sign up for … Read More...
Tutorial: Make an anemone pom pom from jersey fabric
Tif from T. Matthews Fine Art shares a tutorial on her blog for making this fluffy anemone pom pom out of jersey fabric. The soft jersey fabric won’t fray; in fact, it rolls a bit at the ends for some … Read More...
Tutorial: Children’s Play Tent
Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make this awesome kid’s tent that hangs from the ceiling. Made up in pink (as shown in her example), it’s the perfect princess getaway. But made up in a camo print and … Read More...
Giveaway: The Steamer Frock from Grosgrain
Kathleen from The Tumtum Tree and Grosgrain is giving away another fabulous frock! This time it’s The Steamer Frock. Look at all those fabulous layers and ruffles, all edged with ric rac trim! Get the details and enter the giveaway … Read More...
Candy Jewels
Learn how to make these fabulous candy jewels, perfect for adorning your princess’s cakes or cupcakes, HERE at Chica and Jo, seen at Craftzine.com, found via not martha.
[tags]candy, jewels, cake decorating, gems[/tags]
Whoopie Pie Festival
I knew Whoopie Pies were getting big big big (maybe the next macaron?)… and now there’s a whole festival devoted to the Whoopie Pie this September in Lancaster, PA in the US. CLICK HERE for more information. {Found via … Read More...