This gorgeous piece is from Untamed Petals. They have lots of wonderful pieces that you can check out here.
If you want to attempt a few floral necklaces of your own, look here or here.
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The Cult of Domesticity
I would love to see this exhibit Women Only: Folk Art by Female Hands currently showing at The American Folk Art Museum in New York. Showing through September 12, 2010.
[tags]women’s folk art, museum, textiles, 2010[/tags]
Free pattern: Welcome Spring quilt
Cherri House of Cherry House Quilts created the Welcome Spring quilt for the Moda Bake Shop. It’s lovely. Get the recipe here.
[tags]Cherri House, Moda Bake Shop, quilts, patterns, free recipe[/tags]
DIY Ice Cream Sandwiches
Learn how to make these absolutely perfect and divine homemade ice cream sandwiches HERE at one o’ my fave blogs, Not So Humble Pie.
[tags]ice cream sandwich, sprinkles[/tags]
Tutorial: Favor Bags
I love the rustic feel of these burlap favor bags to fill with coffee, tea, yummy sweets, nuts or other treats. Find the step-by-steps and free template HERE at Intimate Weddings.
[tags]favors, burlap, flower, peony[/tags]
Tutorial: Sew exfoliating salt scrub pouches
The Mother Huddle shows how to make exfoliating salt scrub pouches for the shower or bath. Use these little pouches to slough off the dead winter skin. You can make these little pouches out of washcloths, and then fill them … Read More...
Easy Schmeasy For Mother’s Day
These are so pretty! You could work one or two up very quickly. I think most moms would like them. Teachers too. Get the free pattern at the link below the photo.
Here are a few other … Read More...
Pretty prints
These prints by labokoff on Etsy are painting over photographs. They’re really pretty! I love the muted colors and the way the prints are segmented.
Message Brownie Bites
So easy… write a message on brownie bites with icing-in-a-tube. Find the recipe HERE at Rachel Ray.
[tags]brownie, mini dessert, icing, birthday, message[/tags] If you are looking for a yummy tasting boxed brownie mix, because you are short on … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a hem facing
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to make a hemfacing. This is one of my favorite ways to finish off the bottom of a dress or a skirt, particularly when it’s an A-line garment. When you fold under the … Read More...
Freebie: Digital Baby Stamps
Visit Scrap N Fonts to download these adorable baby images for free, but hurry they are only free for a limited time!! Click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com
Inspiration du Jour – Bingo
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Tutorial: Brooch Ribbon Necklace
The Martha Stewart featured craft at the end of last week was this lovely Brooch Ribbon Necklace.
It is a great way to use some of those costume pieces that you might have or have come across at a … Read More...
Tutorial: Washcloth puppets
Cathie Filian shows how to make these washcloth puppets for little kids’ bathtime. They’re so cute! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Cathie Filian]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, washcloth, bath, puppet, kid, child[/tags]
Back to the Basics: S’Mores
I yak yak yak about untraditional s’mores, like here and here and here, I thought it best to go back to the beginning. Find the original how-tos (as in, campfire, sticks, marshmallows, chocolate bar…) HERE at ehow.
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How to recycle a laundry bag into produce bags
Over at the blog Misia Pepa Adventures there is a wonderful tutorial for turning a laundry bag into a bunch of produce bags so that you don’t need to use the plastic ones. Thanks for sending in this great project … Read More...
Tutorial: Learn Something Tuesday, couture wrist warmers
It’s Tuesday and that can only mean one thing…you’re going to learn something! Janet of Empty Nest is going to show you how she creates wrist warmers. She is offering a step-by-step pictorial tutorial for this project. If you … Read More...
It’s new: Jean Repair blog is all about denim
Nancy Minsky, author of Denim Revolution: Dozens of Ways to Turn Denim Cast-Offs into Fashion Must-Haves, has just launched her new blog, Jean Repair. Jean Repair will explore the many ways to mend and manipulate this fabric, using the … Read More...
Tutorial: Applique a sweater with a big lace bow
Bethany from Craftopia shares a tutorial for appliquing an oversized lace bow to a sweater. The flat applique (rather than an actual giant tied bow) makes a statement without overdoing it. Don’t have a sweater handy? I bet this would … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Pencil skirt from a man’s dress shirt
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she transformed a man’s dress shirt into a pencil skirt. I love that the stripes on the shirt work so well on the skirt! Go to the tutorial.
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