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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Celebration: Unity Stamps Birthday
Unity stamps is celebrating their 2nd birthday all this week with a blog hop, prizes, ideas and sneak peeks of upcoming kits and stamps, click here to visit their blog for all the celebration details.
-Heather
Pattern: T-Shirt Memory Quilt giveaway
Jane from Maiden Jane has created her very first pattern on how to turn T-Shirts into an artful quilt. And to celebrate she’s hosting a giveaway of the down-loadable pattern, a value of $7.50 USD at her Maiden Jane Etsy… Read More...
Freebie: Circle Stickers and Word Strips
Download these free printable circle stickers and word strips from Simple Stories by MemoryWorks. The files come in a PDF format. Click here to go to download.
Looking for Simple Stories Supplies? Check these out at Scrapbook.com
Special Offer on Mother’s Day Kit from BasicGrey
Scrapbook.com has a special offer on this Euphoria kit by BasicGrey. $22.99 instead of the usual price of $36.99. The kit comes complete with step by step instructions to make two layouts, four cards and a mini album. You can … Read More...
Magnet Craft
This was originally posted for Earth Day but could easily be a fun project for any theme. Art Food AND Motherhood shows this simple project tutorial.
Martha Stewart Craft Projects
MarthaStewart.com is a great source for lots of bath & body projects that are perfect for Mother’s Day gifts or year-round. Here’s links to several projects that look terrific.
1. Homemade Grass Soap
2. Soap Cubes
3. Japanese-Motif Soaps
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Cricut Cake™ Bundle with Cartridges at HSN.com
Cricut Cake™ Bundle with Cartridges at HSN.com. $429.95
Cricut Cake™ Bundle with Cartridges
Decorate cakes the Cricut way! Cricut Cake creates professional-looking edible designs with precise, consistent results every time. Cake pros can delight in the ease and convenience, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Keepsake Hug Pillow with handprint appliques
Christine from From an Igloo made this keepsake Hug Pillow for her sister-in-law as a “miss you” gift. The appliques are the handprints of all her children (her sister-in-law’s nieces and nephews), so the pillow serves as a long-distance hug. … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt Dahlia Mother Day Brooch
Megan Reardon from Not Martha, if you haven’t visited her there you should, posted this tutorial here on Holidash.
This how-to is for a stunning and bold Mother’s Day Felt Dahlia brooch/corsage with a secret pocket at the back … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitch a tattoo-inspired Mother’s Day card
If you’re not the type to give flowers and syrup-py sweet messages, how about giving a tattoo-inspired Mother’s Day card instead? lovely bud shows how to make one. Stenciling and stitching recreate the all-time greatest tribute tattoo to our maternal … Read More...
Kilnforming Classes at Bullseye in Portland
I’m passing on the announcement of the most recent listing of classes that will be going on in Portland at Bullseye Glass. Looks like some interesting offerings. I’d like to take Printmaking for Kilnforming. I’m headed up there next … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a garden tool caddy from oilcloth
Diane Gilleland shares a tutorial over at CraftZine for making this garden tool caddy. Made from oilcloth, it’s easily hosed off when it gets dirty. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from CraftZine]
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Tutorial: Shrink Plastic Statement Necklace
Here is a great tutorial from Alisa Burke on how to make this awesome shrink plastic necklace.
You will see photos of her work as she draws patterns and flowers and paints them with acrylic before shrinking and assembling. It … Read More...
Everything about Felting Supplies and Felting Tools Video
This video from Living Felt is loaded with information on what felting needles to use on what type of project you would like to create. Living Felt offers you a never ending variety of supplies used in the art of … Read More...