Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters shares a tutorial for making these awesome Sailor Pants/Shorts for toddlers. She shows how to draft the pattern from an existing pair of pants, and then explains how to sew them up into a pair … Read More...
Free pattern: 4th of July Patriotic Outdoor Pillows
Amy from Positively Splendid shares a tutorial and applique patterns for making these fabulous patriotic outdoor pillows perfect for 4th of July decor. I am absolutely in love with these pillows – the bold graphics, the spraypainted backgrounds, the vinyl … Read More...
Free pattern: Super cute car-shaped pillow
Anna from Noodlehead guest blogs over at Craftiness Is Not Optional with a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make this super cute car-shaped pillow. VROOOM!! Go to the free pattern and tutorial.
[photo from Noodlehead]
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Tutorial: Tissue Pouch for your purse
Christie from Lemon Squeezy Home guest blogs over at Tea Rose Home with a tutorial for making these tissue covers. These covers are sized to hold a travel pack of tissues to keep them nice and neat while in your … Read More...
Back to Wikipedia…Glass Colors
When visiting Wikipedia about glass fusing I checked out the page on glass colors. That was totally fascinating so I’m sharing it with you guys. I’ve always known that it takes various chemicals and metals to achieve colorations in … Read More...
Make stuff for your kids
Check out this cuter than cute toy kitchen that Vickie Howell (of Craft Corps fame) made for her kid.
I’m inspired to have this be Make Stuff For Your Kids week!
How to Make a Ruffly Felt Rosette Wreath
What a stunning wreath tutorial from Kristen of domestifluff, to make for almost any occasion. If you don’t feel ambitious enough to make this large wreath you can do a smaller one, say for a bridal table with a … Read More...
A shisha how-to
DMCThread’s Blog is jumping on the shisha bandwagon with a rockin diagram that shows how to attach a small mirror to fabric with embroidery. Go to the DMC post for a better look.
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A new way to get Stofnest designs
Good news for lovers of Stofnest‘s cross-stitch designs: Ria Lanser has started a Stofnest club. If I understand the translation correctly, for 10 Euros you’ll receive 26 new charts — one each week to your e-mail account. Go to … Read More...
Textiles and national identity
I like to read everything John Hopper wants to write on The Textile Blog. Today’s post, though, is especially interesting to me. Using Poland (and the works of Wladyslaw Skoczylas) for example, he examines the role of arts … Read More...
Tutorial: Shadow work
Deepa of This and That blog has posted a new tutorial. Yea! This time, she lets us follow along on her first experience with shadow work on organza. I think you’ll agree that the results are beautiful. See Deepa’s tute… Read More...
Tutorial: Wave stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is wave stitch. And it’s available a day early on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog. See the tute.
Freebie: Summer Fun Downloads
Click here to download a bunch of summer fun backyard, picnic and BBQ images from Lettering Delights for free this month only. Perfect for quick BBQ or picnic invites or scrapbook pages.
-Heather
French Applesauce
Ooh la la, how clever are these simple, minimalist GoGo SqueeZ applesauce
packages from the French company, materne. I’m loving the retro packaging and pure ingredients. Found HERE at Chow,
Twister Party
Find sweet tips on throwing a Twister-themed party HERE at parents.com, like this simple Twister cake and bright rainbow pretzel favors. (Note: You may have to register on the site to get the details, but it’s free to register.)… Read More...
How to make a framed crayon initial
I love how modern this framed crayon initial looks! The clever crafter Carol of the blog Frugal Life Project needed teacher gifts. What’s a crafty gal to do? Think about cool things that other crafters had shared and give it … Read More...
Knit Picks Baltic Lace
For as little as 29.99 you can knit this incredible shawl! And out of Alpaca too! Knit Picks is known for its reasonably priced yarn and patterns.
Tutorial: Make a little girl-sized purse for dress-up fun
Crystal from Crystal’s Craft Spot guest blogs over at The Crafty Cupboard with a tutorial showing how to make this little girl-sized purse. If you’ve got a little girl who loves to play dress up, I bet she’d love one … Read More...
Prima Virtual Warehouse Sale
Once again Prima is holding a virtual warehoue sale. You can choose from small, medium and large grab bags. They will ship both to the US and Internationally. Click here for more information.
Tutorial: Wool felt floor cushions with Hawaiian-style motifs
Head over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make these oversized Hawaiian-style floor pillows. They’re made from wool felt (doesn’t fray), so you won’t find yourself having to turn under all those edges when you applique the … Read More...