Stretchy Bracelets to Share with Your Friends
For ages 8 and up
Written By: the editors of Klutz
Chances are good that you’ve never seen anything quite like a Glossy Band. Simply take our special, non-toxic, acrylic gel … Read More...
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Tutorial: Make a hanging mail organizer
Anna from Noodlehead kicks off her Spice Up Your Kitchen series with a tutorial showing how to make a fabric mail organizer to hang on the wall. I lovew the fun mixy-matchy look of her example! Get the how-to.… Read More...
Tutorial: Make your own fabric baby wipes and handkerchiefs
Head over to Useful Things for Real Lives to find out how to make your own fabric baby wipes and handkerchiefs. The fabric ones are so much softer than the throw-away ones from the store, plus they’re better for the … Read More...
Tutorial: Make fences for a kid’s farm playset out of fabric
Glenyce from Mid-Craft Crisis shows how she uses plastic canvas and fabric to make fences for her daughter’s play farm set. Brilliant! Get the how-to.
Flickr Craft Swaps
I found this group on Flickr recently that is purely for promoting craft swaps. You post pictures of things you would like to swap. Basically, it’s like wandering into people’s craft rooms and picking out what you want. Granted … Read More...
Bring The Outside In…..
Bread Shoes
Check out this collection of bread shoes and slippers HERE by twin brothers and designers R&E Praspaliauskas. And it appears they are (or were, rather) for sale. And they even came in a shoe box.
Alice is done
Susan Elliott‘s Alice in Wonderland CQ block is complete. And it’s completely awesome. See Susan’s blog post. And be sure to check out the flickr slide show of the block’s development at the bottom of the post.
Video Tutorial: Cookie Painting
Click HERE for a great video tutorial on how to paint on cookies (easily), the latest lesson at University of Cookie. The tutorial was created by Renee of Kudos Kookies.
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Awwww: Children’s fish stitchery
Children, embroidery, fake French accents. Be still my heart. See it on YouTube.
And thank you, SnippetyGibbet, for pointing to this charming video.
“Lost at Sea” works now for sale on line
Jennifer of The Cotton Monster has given the heads-up that all of the artwork from the Lost at Sea exhibit at gallery hanahou can now be purchased through the gallery’s online shop! We’ve featured a few of the works here … Read More...
Project: Stamped Awareness Support Pin
Outlines Rubber Stamps has instructions on how to make this pretty stamped and bejeweled awareness support pin, click here for instructions.
-Heather
More inspiration from Salley Mavor
Salley Mavor tells us a bit about the evolution of her portrayal of boys in dimensional applique. Fascinating as always. And while she seems to feel her later portraits capture more of the liveliness of little boys, one detail in … Read More...
Free needlepoint charts: Cupcakes
Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor for About.com, is sharing the charts for four sweet cupcake designs. She says, “The designs can be used as a group or individually, and may be used in any number of ways including framed, … Read More...
Free chart: “Perception” band sampler
The chart for this precious band sampler is free for your personal use from Remy of Embroiderbee’s Blog. She says it is “perfect for that odd spot next to a fireplace or between two doors. It’s also wonderful for … Read More...
Annet rises to the challenge
I look forward to the experimentation and innovation that arise from SharonB’s TAST challenges. Someone always does something fabulous with the challenge stitch, and last week was no exception. Here is Annet‘s interpretation of bullion buttonhole stitch. The … Read More...
Free flower Embroidery charts from Aliola
Do you love Aliola‘s animal charts as much as I do? Yes or no, you’re bound to fall in love with her new flower series. And the charts are free for personal use. So generous! Get the charts.… Read More...
Free pattern series: Verandah Views
Cheryl Goss of Willowberry Designs is sharing her Verandah Views quilt-block series again by special request. If you’d like to have this free set of charming embroideries, download them now. Cheryl says, “They WILL be gone for good on December … Read More...
Update on Sweater Babe’s Dramatic Cardigan
I had a bunch of knitting time this weekend and cast on for the Dramatic Top Down Knitted Cardigan by Katherine (the Sweater Babe).
Holy crow! This pattern has 14 pages, but upon closer inspection the reason for this is … Read More...