I love, love, love the small-run, custom fabrics of Lu Summers (summersville). Her fanciful rows of motifs combine OCD and whimsy in a way that suits my personality perfectly. And if that weren’t enough, her blog reader Lena… Read More...
Tutorial: Make an insulated lunch tote from recycled materials
Jill from Creating My Way to Success made this insulated lunch tote out of recycled materials. The insulating layer is actually a reflective car windshield cover. What a cool idea for repurposing!! She shares a tutorial showing how she did … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy fusible applique shapes with a Cricut cutter
Applique is easy when you use fusible webbing. But did you know that you can cut your fusible applique shapes with a Cricut electronic cutter? Typically these cutters are used for scrapbooking and paper crafts, but a fabric blade allows … Read More...
Tutorial: Stationery Storage folio
Melissa Goodsell shares a tutorial on QFD Creative for making a Stationry Storage folio. With a large pocket on the front, it opens up to reveal smaller pockets on the inside to hold stationery, envelopes, stamps, gift tags, etc. Button … Read More...
New Release: Artistic Outpost Stamps
Click here to visit the Artist Outposts website and see their three wonderful new unmounted rubber stamp sets, Beyond the Sea, Country Life and Bloom and Grow. I love the vintage feel of their stamps!
-Heather
Tutorial: Make a Very Sunny Tea Cozy from an Eric Carle fabric panel
Some Art Mama made this Very Sunny Tea Cozy for her mother. If the sun looks familiar, that’s because it’s from an Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric panel. You can get the tutorial on her blog, Some Art … Read More...
Black and White quilt-along block #2
Vanessa from the Crafty Gemini shares the second block from her Black and White quilt-along. Go here for instructions.
Men Week at American Crafts Studio
It’s Men Week at American Crafts! In honor of Father’s Day which is fast approaching, the Design Team will be posting projects highlighting the men in their lives. Click here to go to American Crafts Studio
Tutorial: House Diorama
This tutorial by Chris shows you how to create a house diorama using a photograph of your home. Click here to go to tutorial
Inspiration du Jour – You Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
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DIY: Cooling Pedi-Mist
Nothing is quite as refreshing as a pedicure during the hot summer months. But who has the time or budget to get one as often as we’d like? Not me! Thankfully we can all treat ourselves to a nice Cooling … Read More...
Volcano Inspired Shawl from Knit and Knag
Normally I’m not a “red” person, but I have to admit, this shawl is Gorgeous. Yes, that’s with a capital “G”!
I’m not even going to try to pronounce it, leaving that up to you, here: Eyjafjallajökull Shawl, it’s got … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a Zippy Pouch wet bag from a vinyl shower curtain
Melissa from The Polkadot Chair guest blogs over at 30 Days with a tutorial showing how to make a Zippy Pouch wet bag. She gets her water-resistant fabric from a vinyl shower curtain. Brilliant!! You can use this pouch to … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pincushion from a tin can
Susan from Living with Punks shows how to make this cute pincushion out of a tin can. It’s her response to the Iron Crafter challenge at Fireflies & Jellybeans. She used a 6-ounce can (from snack almonds), which is a … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make a hanging bag to hold your plastic grocery sacks
Kirstin and Jordan from KojoDesigns share a tutorial on their blog showing how to make this hanging bag for holding your plastic grocery sacks. The drawstring closure at the bottom makes it easy to put stuff in and then pull … Read More...
Inspiration: Fiore che nasce
Originally uploaded by verdevescica
Here is a lovely floral piece by Verdevescica who has a number of really interesting and varied jewels on flickr, so check them out.
Free Pattern Alpaca Felted Oven Mitts
These mitts would make an awesome Father’s Day gift for the grilling dad. Select your dad’s favorite colored yarn and he will be thrilled that you made the mitts for him. This complete PDF downloadable file gives you complete instruction … Read More...
Puff Paint
This craft is simple because you pretty much have everything in your kitchen already to complete it! It’s like magic when you put it in the microwave! Creative Jewish Mom shows you the recipe.
Mollie is rockin a class, giveaways, and freebies
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive is teaching a special online stitchery class this summer called The Embroidery Project: Beyond Fabric & Floss. She says,
… Read More...During the five weeks, we will stitch on and with a variety of materials, and we’ll
Free chart: Plastic Canvas Janet lists free alphabet charts
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has posted a round-up of great free alphabets on the web. You’ll definitely want to bookmark this post. Go there now.
Looking for more Plastic Canvas patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
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