Whenever I make individual pot pies, I always try to be creative in marking whose is whose with my knife in the crust. I’ve even tried initials, but the jammed knife marks all look the same when they come out … Read More...
Giveaway: Stunning Makeup Case by Sylvie Thiel
I discovered Sylvie Thiel’s ETSY shop Lavender harvest’s and was totally blown away with her fascinating wool felt accessories. After corresponding with her she agreed to introduce her beautiful line of wool felt accessories to my readers by offering this … Read More...
An oh so pretty new spin on a classic recycling project-tinted jar votives
Inspiration: Mimi Kirchner
Town lady by Mimi Kirchner
Inspiration: Carina Envoldsen-Harris
Stitchy experiment by Carina of Carina’s Craftblog
Inspiration: Asphodele
Inspiration: Jenny McCabe
Inspiration: Shannon Young
Inspiration: Karen Ruane
Inspiration: Art = Love = Life
Tattoo A Bag For Mom!
Sarah White from Knitting.About.com brings us this cool tote bag. Easy to knit in Lion Brand, Vanna’s Choice yarn. The tattoo is done with an intarsia technique, the perfect time for you to learn how to do this!
Article: 5 Ways to be an Eco-Friendly Scrapper
Continuing with the Earth Day theme here is an article by Jill of A Matter of Memories on the Top 5 Ways to be an Eco-Friendly Scrapbooker. Click here to go to article.
Inspiration: 3 Sheets
Inspiration: The Lone Beader
Basilica di San Marco in progress by The Lone Beader
Inspiration: Susan Lenz
Today is all about inspiration. Sometimes I come across needlework that makes me just stop, stare at my screen, and radiate love. Today I’m spreading the love by sharing some of these works with you. Just because they’re awesome. First … Read More...
Sweet Towns
Butterville? Sugartown? Pack my bags… “Washington DC” is so sour sounding compared to putting these beauts on your return address. Visit CakeSpy for a roundup of supersweet USA town names.
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Tutorial: Scrap fabric bookmarks
Vanessa from Punkin Patterns celebrated Earth Day yesterday with a tutorial showing how to turn your scrap fabric pieces into pretty little bookmarks. This is a great way to recycle! Go to the tutorial.
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Create Scrapbooks Live Show!
Join the Create Scrapbooks team for their live show tonight featuring Illustrating Stories. The team from Illustrating stories will show how they create custom backgrounds for their scrapbook pages. Plus Jana will continue the tag book series showing a masking … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a bow-tie
Prudent Baby shows how to make a bow-tie out of your favorite cotton fabric print. Think of all the fun possibilities!! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
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Sewing Pattern: Make a pair of simple pajama shorts
Dana from MADE continues the Celebrating Mom series with a tutorial showing how to make a simple pair of pajama shorts. The more fitted, to-the-knee style is both figure flattering and trendy. Love ’em!! Go to the tutorial.
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