This blog gives you creative ideas on how to package up washcloths for giftgiving.
Very nice. It’s not just about the gift, it’s about the packaging too!
Cross-stitch for newbies
If you’re itching to try cross-stitch embroidery, Connie G. Barwick will get you started right. Connie is the cross-stitch editor at About.com, and she offers a series of tutorials designed especially for beginners: Stitch Your First Cross Stitch, How … Read More...
Margaret Oomen’s Little Urchin Crochet Covered Sea Stones
I have always been fascinated with these lovely Little Urchin Crochet Covered Sea Stones and I found this tutorial on The Purl Bee. I am going to try these using wool and then felting them and I will show … Read More...
Decorative Ice Cubes
Check out this idea for decorative ice cubes HERE on TLC Cooking. Just add fruit! {spotted on Bride Goggles}.
[tags]fruit, ice cubes, cocktails[/tags]
Six new stitch tutes from Sarah Whittle
Sarah Whittle has several great new tutorials for us:
(1) Bullion Knots
(2) Bullion Knot Roses
(3) Buttonhole Stitch
(4) Buttonhole Flowers
(5) Algerian Eye Stitch
(6) Knotted Blanket Stitch
Ghostly Ferns – jewelry and visual design
I love it when random people follow me on twitter and I follow all their links to find a fun blog, website, craft shop, etc. Ghostly Ferns followed me today and I took a look at her Etsy shop and … Read More...
DIY Towel Hooks
Stephanie Lynn from under The Table and Dreaming always has some amazing ideas. I wish I had seen this one when we did our remodel a couple of years ago as it looks so much nice than the plain old … Read More...
Drawers to Shadowbox Shelves
I like to think of myself as a pretty creative person. When I see garbage, I can often envision a way to reuse it or make it into something cool. So often I am amazed at what others think of … Read More...
Seaside Cake
Find the step-by-step tutorial for decorating this tropical ocean cake HERE at Woman’s Day. I love all the seaside details, like the beach balls and treasure chest.
[tags]cake decorating, pool, summer, palm trees[/tags]
Giveaway: An Orna Willis original
Orna Willis of Ornaments blog is giving away another of her exquisite handmade needlepoint and ultrasuede accessories. If you’d like to have this beautiful case for your glasses, go to Orna’s blog post to enter. She hasn’t named a … Read More...
Giveaway: Lucky Little Pigs
These Lucky Little Pigs are the newest machine-embroidery collection from Anja Rieger Design. The patterns will be available on Anja’s website beginning Thursday, July 29. In the meantime, you could win these six samples, embroidered on washable felt and … Read More...
Make a realistic fabric butterfly
KerryKatieCakes has posted a rockin tutorial for making dimensional fabric butterflies to embellish your crazy quilting or other fiber projects. See the tute.
Product Review : Dot Adhesive Runners
Molly McCarthy guest posts on Scrapbook Update with a comprehensive review of dot adhesive runners. Click here to go to review.
Looking for Scrapbooking adhesives? Check these out from Scrapbook.com
90 cent patterns at the Squiggly Twigs birthday sale
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs is celebrating her birthday with an amazing sale on her patterns. From now until Wednesday, July 28, 2010, you can get any of her patterns for just 90 cents! Happy Birthday, Debbie!! Go to Squiggly … Read More...
Rose and Lilac Cupcakes
Learn how to make these beautiful lemon cupcakes, including the crystallized lemonbalm leaves and rose petal decorations, as well as these lavender and lilac cupcakes, HERE at UK Handmade, originally posted on Gillyflower Jewellery.
[tags]lemon, cupcakes, lavender, lilac, … Read More...
Faux Intarsia
This is an interesting technique. Intarsia, in the round, she calls it “Faux Intarsia”.
Check out the whole post, here, at Knitfinder, and look for the link for the free pattern!
Giveaway: $50 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop & Ruthie Clutch pattern
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini has an awesome giveaway going on right now – a $50 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop and a pattern for the Ruthie Clutch by Anna Maria Horner. Want to get in on the giveaway? Go … Read More...
How to make a knotted embellished T-shirt
Stylin’ for sure. I love the way the Cheri of the blog “I am Momma Hear me roar” recycled two t-shirts and made this super stylish new one. Pop on over to this post at her blog to get the … Read More...
How to recycle an old clip board into a new stylish one
Tutorial: Perfect edgestitching and stitching in the ditch with your edgestitch foot
The edgestitch foot is one of my absolute favorite specialty feet. Not only does it help you achieve perfectly straight lines of edgestitching, but you can also use it to stitch in the ditch. Amy from Badskirt gives a great … Read More...