Children love to participate in anything hands on…Now they can participate in dyeing fabric without having to worry about nasty chemicals. Check out Nature Craft to see all of the different colors you can create from nature!
Scratch Foam Block Printing
This technique is perfect for making Father’s Day cards…visit Craft-Project.com to see how simple this really is. Its also a great way to Re-use Styrofoam.
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Pounded Flower Bookmark
I think this craft is great for encouraging summer time reading…and being outdoors finding beautiful flowers! Head over to Think Crafts for the how to by Gillian!
Water Bottle Jacket
This is a great first summer kids project that your children can keep all summer. Visit Sparkle’s Studio to find out how to make this great craft.
New Release: Stamps of Life
The Stamps of Life has just released 3 new clear stamp sets, stars (perfect for Memorial Day or the 4th), a funky alphabet and get well wishes. Click here to see them.
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Tutorial: Dress up a kitchen towel
Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how to take plain kitchen towels from plain to cute. All it takes is a strip of fabric and some ric-rac. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Patchwork Posse]
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New texture stamps to debut at Bead & Button
The newest additions to Lisa Pavelka’s texture stamp line will be debuting at next month’s Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee. “Steampunk Innie” and “Steampunk Outie” sheets will be a great addition to your texture toolbox!
Lisa says:
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How to Spin Sugar
Learn how to spin sugar to make beautiful desserts like this HERE at the kitchn.
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Roundup: Food for Grads
And speaking of roundups… has a great graduation idea roundup HERE, including cupcake printables like these from Martha or this pizza and root beer gift.
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Tutorial: Kawaii Softie Owls from Moonstitches
I located this tutorial on The Craft Army and I think these are too cute. I hope you all check out these Owls and see what The Craft Army has to offer. The Japanese make such kookie and interesting characters … Read More...
Cut the cord-uroy pants into a cute new skirt
Lots of Sweet Things
CakeSpy has a great roundup of sweet things around the web HERE, including sushi shaped donuts and chocolate chip cookie dough Pop-Tarts.
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Have a Lemonade Party
Learn how to host a make-your-own gourmet lemonade party HERE at Cheeky Kitchen.
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Tutorial: Dragonflies & Daisies Sewing Box
Amanda Bergamin shares a tutorial over at QFD Creative for making this Dragonflies & Daisies Sewing Box. This pretty fabric box opens up and folds out to reveal a pincushion and places to keep your needles, scissors, and other small … Read More...
Tutorial: Paracord bracelet and watchband
I posted last week on this boy cuff and am glad to be able to post another male jewelry project again so soon.
This one comes from Stormdrane on Instructables and is for a woven bracelet and watch band using … Read More...
Great idea: Embroider around the print
Annet of Fat-Quarter goes beyond the concept of following a print with embroidery when she turns polka dots into flower centers on this ATC. Get the details from Annet’s blog post.
Tutorial: Make your own stitching cards
Gretchen of june at noon blog shows us how to make stitching cards for preschoolers. Fun! See the tute.
Kirsten Chursinoff’s “Low Tide”
Susan Eliott gives us a glimpse of the exquisite art of Kirsten Chursinoff. Her embroidery of sea life at low tide is fascinating, particularly when displayed next to the real-life images that were the inspiration. Kirsten has a show … Read More...
Interview with Samantha Fahey
I really enjoyed Arlee Barr‘s interview of needle artist Samantha Fahey over on MrXStitch blog. Because Fahey is Internet-shy — no site, no blog, no flickr stream — I might never have gotten to see her extraordinary work … Read More...
Tutorial: Floss carnations
DMCThread‘s garden party continues with a free tutorial for making carnations from embroidery floss. So pretty. And easy! Go to the blog post for the link to the PDF.
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