This fairy wand can easily be made with your kids or during their naps… they will want to play with it right after they wake up, I’m sure! Head on over to Lily Bug Designs for the tutorial.
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Monster Spray
I feel that imagination is such a huge part of a child’s development, but along with that, they can become fearful of things…. like monsters…how about a solution…no literally, a monster spray solution to get rid of those pesky ones … Read More...
Father’s Day Frame
This frame is accomplished with watercolors. The Magic Onions shows you step by step how your kids can get that effect on the frame. This would make any dad smile!
I just “felt” this flower was so cute
Kristin of the blog Lu Bird Baby sent in this cute felt flower tutorial. She used a recycled medicine bottle to make her circle templates. (And it also looks like she uses them to store her crafting supplies.)
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Inspiration: Card Jewelry
Originally uploaded by Bucyrus Metalsmith
This week I have posted a lot of inspirational jewelry to get you jazzed up about making jewelry this summer.
Here is another upcycled project. This piece by Bucyrus Metalsmith is made with face … Read More...
Buttercream vs. Fondant
Yummy buttercream vs. user friendly fondant. The classic debate amongst bakers and wedding clients everywhere. Find a solid, concise and well-articulated argument (ultimately siding with fondant but without dissing buttercream) HERE at Amy Atlas’s blog, Sweet Designs.
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Tutorial: Child-sized guitar strap
Molly, aka The Creative Maven, made this child-sized guitar strap for her 2-year-old rock and roll star. Knowing that he won’t be a little little guy forever, she added buttonholes to make it adjustable. If you have your own … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy fabric-covered bead necklace
The next time you’re feeling the need for some new jewelry, how about giving your fabric stash a visit? You can make this knotted fabric and bead necklace easily from beads, fabric, and grosgrain ribbon. Jennifer from My Life a … Read More...
Tutorial: Add ribbon ruffles to plain ankle socks
Kathryn from I Can Find the Time shares a tutorial for a sock embellishment that blows my mind in both it’s simplicity and it’s cuteness. She adds ribbon ruffles to the ribbed cuffs of plain ankle socks. Genius!! Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Long-stemmed fabric flowers
Anj from Multi-Purpose Wings shares a tutorial for making these long-stemmed fabric flowers. I love the look of a bunch of them all in a vase together!! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Multi-Purpose Wings]
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Giveaway: Paper Pursuits Blog Anniversary
Barbara at Paper Pursuits is celebrating 2 years of her wonderful blog and is having a giveaway! Click here to visit her blog and leave a comment by June 13th to be entered to win some great stamp sets, ribbon, … Read More...
Giveaway: QuicKutz Dies
Scrapbooking and Cards Magazine is giving away a set of dies from QuicKutz on their blog. Click here for details on how to enter.
Giveaway: Glimmer Mist Package
Paperclipping is giving away this package of products from Glimmer Mist. Sorry International readers, this one is for US Residents only. Entries end, today June 11th at midnight. Click here to go to giveaway
Inspiration du Jour – Live Out Loud
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Shift Your Habit and Look Beautiful for Less
Want to go green, but not ready to give up on beauty products? Good news: you don’t have to, according to Mother Nature Network! This article gives tips on how to shift your habit, including making your own beauty products. … Read More...
Bullseye Santa Fe Resource Center Fully Staffed and Up and Running!
It’s so exciting! The Bullseye Glass Santa Fe Resource Center is up and running. They have glass and classes and are fully staffed, ready to assist glass artists and future glass artists with their adventures. Their big grand opening shindig … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing pattern organization for small spaces and easy access
Editor’s note: The blog linked to in this article is no longer available, so all of the links below are broken.
Amy from The Fabric Bar posts on her blog about the organization system she developed for her sewing patterns. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a super cute tote bag from a pair of placemats
Jackie from Blessings Overflowing shows how to make this super cute tote bag out of a pair of placemats. This is a quick, inexpensive sewing project. I love the texture and the bright green of the placemats she used in … Read More...
Tutorial: Waterproof Park Blanket
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make this waterproof park or picnic blanket. No more wet spots on the bottom of your shorts from damp grass! She includes a loop to hold your keys so they won’t get … Read More...
Kim Hargreaves – Misty
Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I TOTALLY LOVE Kim Hargreaves. Her styles and mine are pretty much right in sync. So, of course I was ultra-excited to see this book, Misty with all of her … Read More...