Sachiko from Tea Rose Company and Tea Rose Home shows how to make a lightweight spring scarf. She gets her fabric from an old dress, circa 1980. The dress is no longer the height of style, but the gauze floral … Read More...
Tutorial: Easter bird softie
Molly Chicken has a tutorial for making this super cute Easter bird softie. The little pocket holds a itty bitty chick. I’m lovin’ the little bits of hair on the top of his head! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Little girl’s bloomers from vintage hankies
Carrie from This Mama Makes Stuff guest posts on U Create showing how to make a pair of heirloom bloomers for little girls. They’re made from two vintage handkerchiefs. Because you don’t use the entire handkerchief, this is a great … Read More...
Marshmallow Teeth
Check out these how-tos from The Mother Huddle for using marshmallows to encourage kids to brush their teeth. {found via Ohdeedoh}
[tags]teeth, kids, marshmallows[/tags]
New Magazine and Freebies: Go To Sketches from Papercrafts
Papercrafts magazine has a new special publication out called “Go To Sketches”, it’s full of wonderful card sketches to help jump start your creativity. It’s on newsstands now or you can buy it on line by clicking here. Also be … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a faux fur stole
Heaad over to CraftStylish to find out how to make faux fur stole. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from CraftStylish]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, faux, fur, stole, wrap[/tags]
Old alarm clock parts do their time as art now
Urban Glass – The Bead Project
We’ve gone over to Brooklyn on a field trip in a past blog posting. We’re heading back over today to talk about an on-going educational opportunity they offer called The Bead Project. They teach women that are economically challenged … Read More...
Candy Broccoli
Now this is a veggie my 2-year old can get on board with. Learn how to make candy broccoli from the Hello, Cupcake! blog. {found via Be Different…Act Normal}
[tags]candy, vegetables, broccoli, kids[/tags]
Two freebies from Sibling Craftery
Kandra of Sibling Craftery has two tasty treats for us: Save the World (shown above), which will soon adorn my office wall, and Boy Scouts Animal Heads, which will be adored by stitchy scout moms. Kandra rocks! Get the free … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s spring/Easter dress with patchwork stripes
Tam from Sew Dang Cute shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop for making these spring/Easter dresses for girls. The stripes are made from a Jelly Roll (precut fabrics). I love the super-long length – they remind me of … Read More...
Freebie: Thank You Star Digital Stamp
Click here to download this fun thank you star digital stamp for free from treehouse stamps.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital stamps. Make sure you check … Read More...
A GOLDMINE OF FREE BABY PATTERNS
Have you ever heard the name Alice Fowler? I just heard of her for the first time today!
http://www.alicefowler.com/fowler/index.html
She designed many, many lovely things for baby. None of her patterns is in print at this time, but thanks tot … Read More...
Free patterns and charts
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More...
Pioneer Woman Actions for Photoshop Elements
The Pioneer Woman has released Photoshop Elements versions of her very popular photo editing actions. Click here to download the actions and learn how to install them.
Inspiration du Jour – Peek-A-Boo
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Glass Education Center – Salem, NJ – A Quick Field Trip
I love finding new places that focus on glasss that I can visit sometime whether it be on line or in person. Today we’ll go to the Glass Education Center via the internets…but the next time I’m in New Jersey … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make a fabric Easter basket
If you don’t have an Easter basket already, you don’t have to resort to one of the cheap, flimsy, tacky Easter baskets flooding the retail stores right now. Try making one instead. Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Vintage-style bicycle basket
Christie from Lemon Squeezy Shop and A Lemon Squeezy Home shares a tutorial for making a vintage-style bicycle basket. I love the ruffle around the top – it’s so feminine!! Even though it was intended for an adult bicycle, the … Read More...
Free download: Bunny applique templates
Just in time for your Easter sewing projects, Whimsy Couture shares a downloadable file with a trio of bunny applique templates on her blog. If you want an applique but don’t have the fabric on hand, or don’t want to … Read More...