Join Claudine Hellmuth for Ranger as she shares with you this super cool transfer technique using her sticky back canvas, a sewing machine and scrapbook paper to make an awesome flower necklace, how fun! Click here for the video.
-Heather
Jim’s Pancakes
At the end of my recent rave over not martha’s pancakes, I suggested you scroll through some of the pancake links she collected. Well, Jim’s Pancakes definitely deserves his own post. Oh my goodness, I urge you to scroll … Read More...
Book: One Line at a Time
Lily from Block-a-Day grabbed this *book off her shelf to help her with her quilting stitches on the machine. Go here to see how it helped.
*One Line at a Time: 24 Geometric Machine-Quilting Designs Made Easy by Charlotte … Read More...
IT’S YOUR TURN – A GIVEAWAY – WEEK TWO, MAY, 2010
You’ve read my book reviews. You’ve perused my website reviews. You’ve lingered over my reviews of ads in magazines. Now, it’s your turn to post a review here. I can’t read every book, visit every website, or click on every … Read More...
DENIM DELIGHT
You know how I like the idea of recycling for crochet and other crafts. Ran across this nifty idea that comes with a free pattern so you can make your own. If you don’t happen to have old jeans to … Read More...
Online Class: Photoshop for Digital Scrapbooking
Take this self-paced class by Paula Gilarde at Get it Scrapped to learn how to use Photoshop (CS or Elements) to create digital scrapbook pages. The class costs $25 and includes downloadable videos and PDF class notes so that you … Read More...
Giveaway: Create your own Stickers
Scrapbooking and craft stickers personalized by you! Create distinctive letters and flowers in the size, color and quantity you need, or upload and frame your own photo stickers. Use artist’s imagery to create the perfect sticker for you and your … Read More...
Article: Balance on Scrapbook Pages
Debbie Hodge has written an article for The Daily Digi on achieving balance on your scrapbook pages. In it she discusses horizontal and vertical balance, how to achieve balance using “weights” as well as symmetrical and asymmetrical balance. Click here… Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Thoughts on Motherhood
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Do It Yourself! Natural Beauty
SELF magazine had a great article in the May issue titled Do It Yourself! Natural Beauty. The article lists at-home treatments for strong, shiny hair and healthy, radiant skin. For example, you can achieve shiny strands by combining 1 … Read More...
Kiln Forming – Things You Need to Know
How do you work with glass? Are you a torch worker, making beads and little sculptures? Do you fuse or kiln form, making pendants and plates and tiles and goodies like that? Do you do stained glass? Or mosaic work? … Read More...
Kawaii Kids Bat Wing Harness
Kawaii Kids have these adorable bat wing walking harness’s ($20.00) for the wee little ones. They also come in Angel wings. Now all I need is a Devil horn hat.
Giveaway: Easy Knit Top/Dress ePattern from Squiggly Twigs Designs
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs is celebrating Mother’s Day witha giveaway. She’ll give a copy of her Easy Knit Top/Dress e-Pattern to one lucky reader. Go to Squiggly Twigs Design for details and to enter the giveaway.
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Tutorial: Simple lined pouch with button closure
Lia from Lia’s Space shows how to make this simple lined pouch with button closure. A pouch like this has so many uses – use on to hold a memo pad, your cosmetics, or receipts. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Freebie: Mom Mother’s Day Digital Stamps
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s out there, especially my own, I love you!!
Here’s a freebie for you and your mom….Click here to download these sweet digital Mom stamps for free from Scrap N Fonts.
-Heather
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Tutorial: Lavender-filled tea bag sachet
Mademoiselle Chaos from ParaNoire shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this lavender sachet that’s shaped like a tea bag. (Love that little fabric tea bag hangtag!) This is a quick project, perfect for a last-minute gift. … Read More...
Lookie what she made: From shapeless shirt to retro wow
Tilly from Tilly and the Buttons took a shapeless button-down shirt and gave it new style with shortened sleeves, a shapelier fit, and a new collar. (The new collar is made from the cuffs of the sleeve. Brilliant!) The result … Read More...
Tutorial: One Seater floor cushion for toddlers
Susan from Living With Punks made this One Seater floor cushion for her small children, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. I’m lovin’ the handle on the side that makes it easy to tote it around the … Read More...
Free pattern: Baker’s Dozen by Pat Sloan
Check out this wonderful quilt pattern I found over at Pat Sloan’s Website: A Place for Fun. It showcases her Georgia Fabric line. Go to her free pattern page to download Baker’s Dozen.
[tags]Pat Sloan, Georgia, free quilt … Read More...
Pick a color palette
Holly from Bijou Lovely shares one tried and true way she’s found to select colors for her fabric designs. She looks outside her arena, in this case a bridal website, The Inspired Bride. Visit her post Lovely Inspiration: Color … Read More...