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1: Nikki in Stitches shares this Video tutorial for making a button necklace.
2: Craftbits.com Vintage button necklace tutorial.
3: Handmade Portland has a tutorial for Susan Beal Buttons.
4: YellowBlackBird has this beautiful piece.
5: CraftWerk has a rustic … Read More...
If you have a bag or two of your child’s baby clothes you cannot bring yourself to part with you might consider making a quilt from them. That’s what Bethany over at Vermillion Rules did for her first child Zak. … Read More...
The series on drafting patterns for kids’ clothes at ikat bag continues! In this installment, Jen from My Measuring Tape shows how to adapt a basic sleeve block for other styles. Once you have the basic sleeve block, a few … Read More...
Marisa from The Mama Dramalogues and Elegant Snobbery shows how to make a personalized towel for nap-time at school. She took a pretty towel and then appliqued the letters of her child’s name. Cute, cute! Get the tutorial at The … Read More...
Paige from Simply Handmade by Paige and Pink Lemonade Store shows how she refashioned a too-big knit dress into this fabulous number. The simple black dress is the perfect backdrop for the ruffle and cluster of rolled fabric flowers at … Read More...
I’ve collected some pretty cool posts recently about organizing your craft rooms, pantries, and other parts of the home. So many crafty minds out there, I don’t want to miss any! So if you have a post on your blog, … Read More...
Snowy Bliss has a great tutorial for making these stunning fabric flowers. I just want a huge bouquet on my kitchen table right now! If you change the fabric colors, they’d be perfect for fall too, a great Thanksgiving bouquet … Read More...
Summer is almost over, so this is a great time to collect those crafting supplies that nature is done with. Time to collect acorns, discarded bark, and yes, some driftwood. The other day I featured the amazing life sized Driftwood … Read More...
I recently discovered a blog called Brambleberry Cottage. The photos in the blog header alone captured my attention. When I saw the transformation this 100-year old window took I knew I had to share it with you all.
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Fred She Said digtal stamps is looking for new design team members, click here to visit the blog for complete details.
-Heather
There are two ways to finish off a hexagon creation – either you add half hexies and bind a straight edge or you bind the zigzag edge. Jennifer from That Girl…That Quilt first showed us how to create her signature … Read More...
Yes. That’s right. A hot dog balloon. Learn how to make one HERE at Just My Delicious, translated from Polish.
[tags]hot dogs, frankfurters, balloon[/tags]
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make an itty bitty zippered sleeping bag, sized just right for a child’s small doll or stuffed animal. These small sleeping bags will keep your child’s stuffed animals snug and cozy on their … Read More...
Calli from Make It Do guest blogs over at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make this zig zag patchwork throw pillow. This is so pretty! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from U Create]
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I love that this piece of art was created out of Crayons, an Iron, Sand and Wax Paper. ..Visit Polwig.com for her Art History lesson and the how to. How great is it to learn about an artist and then … Read More...
Over at the web site glasscommunity.com I found an article on improving your glass cutting skills that I thought would be of interest to a number of the glass enthusiasts here. This is something that is helpful to fusers. mosaic … Read More...
Creative Jewish Mom takes a spin on the Woven Paper Hearts I’m sure you’ve seen before, but how about Paper Apples? She makes them for Rosh Hashana, but they are also just in time for a back to school craft … Read More...
This is just a little extra tip from Makes and Takes..use Salt in your next Watercolor endeavor with your children. 
This Lobster Kids Craft was too cute to pass up. There is no tutorial, but you can get great inspiration from her picture! Visit Craftalicious for even more ideas! My daughter has been begging me to do a Crab Craft….this … Read More...
Searching for items for your kids to use for crafts? Look no further than their lunchbox! Alpha Mom has such a cute idea (eco-friendly too) for re-using many plastics and other items that would normally be thrown away in the … Read More...
