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...
Inspiration: Estike brooches
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Here is a bit of colorful inspiration for you. Floral brooches have been making a big come back lately, but these have a fresh style of their own.
Tutorial: Make a messenger bag from pillow covers
Susan from Living with Punks shows how to transform three pillow covers into one awesome messenger bag. Using purchased pillow covers means that most of the sewing is done for you. What a cool idea!! Get the how-to.
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Sewing Tutorial: Patchwork window throw or boudoir pillow
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog for making her Window Pillow. The patchwork pillow frames squares of four different fabric prints. This was part of her Boudoir Pillow entry in last week’s So You Think … Read More...
Tutorial: Teaching a child to sew
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs gives some practical advice for teaching children to sew, along with the process that she has used to teach her own children. Her method focuses on encouraging confidence, but at the same time maintaining safety … Read More...
Tutorial: Make fabric napkins from an old dress shirt
Sew4Home shows how to repurpose an old dress shirt into fabric napkins. One shirt yields two napkins, plus a handy drawstring bag to carry them with you on your next picnic. Go to the tutorial.
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How to: African Violet Felt Pincushion
I think this is the most adorable pincushion I’ve seen. Jen of verybigjen has a complete pictorial tutorial on Flickr. All of her pincushions, and there are several, all begin with a bottle cap. Several of her pincushions are featured … Read More...
Creative Veggies
Check out this roundup of inspiring ways to serve vegetables HERE at No Fuss Fabulous. Find the collection with links to the original sources HERE.
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Bundt Cake Alternatives
Visit the kitchn for a roundup of non-bundt cake ideas for using a bundt cake pan, like for breads, ice box cakes and even meatloaf. Find the roundup HERE.
New Release: Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Kraftin Kimmie has just released some really cool new beach stamps, there are 5 new character stamps and one set of sentiments. I love the funky vintage look of these, fun stuff! Click here to see what’s new. Be sure … Read More...
Cupcake Tree (and a Clever Packaging Idea)
I love this idea from Giver’s Log (which I say every time I post on Giver’s Log). Learn how to make these individual cupcake packages HERE and see how they can be used to decorate a tree.
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Tutorial: Make a shopping tote from a burlap rice bag
Head over to Let’s Go Fly A Kite to find out how to make this cool shopping tote out of a burlap rice bag. The printing on the burlap becomes a cool graphical element on the front and back of … Read More...
Classic Cast On Methods, From Berroco
Do you find it easier to learn by watching? If so, Berroco’s got your back!
This one is a YouTube video showing different cast on methods. You can either click here or on the picture to start the video.
Take an online class from Mollie
You can take an embroidery class from Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive. No, really, I mean it! This is so exciting! The Embroidery Project: Beyond Fabric & Floss will be a five-week online class hosted on a private blog. … Read More...
Nicki dreams up a mermaid
Nicki Lee‘s mermaid purse took third place in the Crazy Quilter’s International Yahoo Group purse contest for 2010. Nicki says, “Not bad for my first contest.” No kidding! Congratulations, chick. You rock! See all the gorgeous details in the … Read More...
No Chairs Required!
You won’t need to stand on a chair to get away from these mice, you’ll want to cuddle them, and make them multiply. Sooo cute. And the pattern is free, from Bustle and Sew’s Blog, here
Organizing tip: Make a thread tree
I’ve been seeing lots of rockin studio-organizing posts lately. This idea from Debbie of My life My loves My stuff is one of my favorites. Debbie stores her threads in clear plastic bags, which she groups onto snap rings. And … Read More...
Needleartist: Josh Blackwell
Cynthiak of art for housewives introduces us to the needlework of Josh Blackwell. She says Blackwell “has found an ingenious and creative way of repurposing disposable grocery store sacks. Blackwell uses plastic bags as canvases, which he then intricately adorns … Read More...
Adding objects to embroidery
Jackie of Stitchworks lets us peek into her sketchbook, where she has been sewing leaves to the pages, creating interesting textures, stitch patterns, and compositions. Suddenly, I’m full of ideas about flattish objects I could incorporate into embroidery. Not just … Read More...
Stitch a palm leaf rug
Imagine creating a petite rug for your entry or boudoir with this palm leaf stitch. Karen Barbe shows you how. See the tute.