Even stitching goddess Mary Corbet goofs up sometimes. See how she copes, and share a bit of advice or encouragement. We’ve all been there!
Tell Rosa your story
Rosa Martyn of My Little Stitches is putting together a rather womanly (but mysterious) bit of needleart, and she’d like real stories from real women to add to the project. If you follow Rosa’s blog, you know her projects are … Read More...
Cathy K captures Paris
Cathy K of Crazy by Design steps us through her process for creating this delicious I Love Paris CQ purse. She has included lots of photos so you can really enjoy the details. See Cathy’s post.
Free patterns: Prim pins
The patterns for these two sweet primitive pins are free for your personal use from Sue Allemand of Free Stitchin’ Patterns. Sue says,
… Read More...This is a great pattern for using up all those little scraps of muslin and homespun you
Fishing for Cupcakes
Check out these crazy cute fishing cupcakes at i Bake Cupcakes. Find tips on making and decorating HERE.
Star Wars Cookie Cutters
I was working as a cookie decorator (here) when Stars Wars I, II and III came out. ( I was dressing as Leia to my brother’s Skywalker when IV, V and VI came out, but that’s not really relevant.) How … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrapbooking with Hipstamatic
Shimelle Laine takes you through the steps she uses to scrapbook photos taken with the Hipstamatic App on the iPhone. Click here to go to tutorial.
Tutorial: Make a patchwork bandana tablecloth
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shares a tutorial showing how to create this fun summer tablecloth from inexpensive bandanas. The brightly colored squares are sewn together to create a patchwork cover perfect for a picnic or barbeque. Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Free pattern: Reversible baby bonnet
Prudent Baby shares a free pattern for this reversible baby bonnet. Make it out of a bright cotton print for a summer bonnet to keep the sun off of baby’s head. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Prudent Baby… Read More...
Video tutorial: Eyelet skirt from an old pair of jeans
If your daughter has a pair of winter jeans that have grown too short, why not turn them into a fun summer skirt? All it takes is a bit of eyelet fabric. Misstreesa from SewVlogger shows how to do it … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a teddy bear
Instructables user HowJoyful shows how to make your own teddy bear. Get the how-to.
[photo from HoyJoyful on Instructables]
Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for kids’ toys on Etsy and these Softie … Read More...
New Release: Papertrey Ink Stamps
Papertrey Ink stamps has just released nine fun new clear stamp sets with themes like hot air balloons (which are *really* popular right now!), thanks, lilly of the valley, frames, home made, arrows with brackets, and several sentiment sets. Click … Read More...
Create Scrapbooks Live Show: Use Your Scraps
This Thursday May 20th at 9 pm EST, Create Scrapbooks is having a bonus show about using up your scraps on pages. Click here for more information. Click here to go to Create Scrapbooks
Book Review -1000 Ideas For Creative Reuse
If you’ve been reading my blog for more than a week, you know that I’m very attracted to the work of those who upcycle, recycle, repurpose, reuse, redesign, renew, remake, and restyle. Do I have all the re-‘s covered? I … Read More...
May Specials at Scrapblog
This month Scrapblog is offering a variety of 20% off specials.
May is International Scrapbooking Month!
We are celebrating by giving you 20% off your order* now through May 31, 2010. To redeem your discount, enter promotional code ISM2010… Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Girly Girl
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Review: Fortune Cookie Soap
Oklahoma-based Fortune Cookie Soap is a small company that offers wonderful, fun products. Their products are made with 100% vegetable oils and are SLES/SLS (Sodium Laureth Sulfate/Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) free and none are tested on animals, just on themselves and … Read More...
Thatvintage on Madeit.com.au
thatvintage on madeit. Pendant $29.00 AU
24 Year old Sophie Hill shares her crafting story on the Madeit.com.au spotlight page. Check out her store “ThatVintage” for more wood jewelry art pieces.
Scarlett, Polymer clay art illustration
Scarlett, Polymer clay art illustration
Originally uploaded by Tammy Durham
I love Tammy Durham’s bright, colorful, and intricate polymer clay illustrations! Click on the photo to check out the artist’s Flickr Photostream.
Bead Fest Texas
Interweave has announced a new stop for Bead Fest. This time it is Arlington, Texas and will take place October 1st-3rd. For more info, click here. For a discount on the entrance fee, click here. Lastly, for info … Read More...