Naomi from Omi Creates tells how to make a new shirt out of two old tees. If you’re careful with the placement of your pattern pieces, you won’t have to hem the bottom of the shirt or the sleeves. YAY! … Read More...
Wet Canvas and Handmade Glass Beads
Have you visited Wet Canvas lately? It’s a web site devoted to all kinds of different arts techniques and includes a good deal of information about glass and glass bead making. Here’s a link to a thread of bead makers … Read More...
Tutorial: Marshmallow Fondant Cupakes
Find an absolutely perfect tutorial (as in, step-by-step photos, all the lovely details, easy how-tos) on crafting homemade cupcakes with homemade marshmallow fondant icing and homemade flower toppers HERE at Peas Love Carrots. Coincidentally, I juuust posted my own … Read More...
RGB or hex = DMC
Have you seen a design on the web that you’d love to replicate in embroidery? Or maybe you’ve created and colored an image in your graphics software, and now you’d like to produce it in thread. Mollie of Wild Olive… Read More...
St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Roundup
A final roundup of green edibles:
- cut four-leaf clovers from basil leaves with how-tos from Food Mayhem
- make St. Patrick’s cake balls with Gourmet Recipes
- make an ice cream and stout float with Martha
- and break tradition with green fried
New Release: Invoke Arts Stamps
Invoke Arts rubber stamps has loads of new wood mounted rubber stamps, including fairies, lots of birds, backgrounds, Frida Kahlo, tickets, frames, backgrounds and more. I love the artsy collage looks of their images! Click here to see what’s new.… Read More...
Clever Pie Vents
How have I not heard of this brilliant, centuries-old tool? The second I saw these blackbird pie vent
s on the kitchn I started singing “four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie”. The kitchn provide a link for resources … Read More...
Everything Green on Sale Today Only!
Today, March 17th only, everything green is on sale at Martha and Mary! Click here to go to sale.
Free patterns: St. Patrick’s Day
This Embroidery roundup is all about free st Patrick’s Day 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 … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Make a soft playmat for baby
Sew4Home shows how to make a soft playmat for baby. Lay it on the floor for a soft place for baby to play. Go to the tutorial.
Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns … Read More...
Book Review: Upcycled Accessories: 25 Projects Using Repurposed Plastic
Upcycled Accessories: 25 Projects Using Repurposed Plastic
By
Tracie Lampe
This book should be called the “Encyclopedia of plastic bag recycling” it is packed full of techniques using recycled plastic bags and then once you have tried all the cool … Read More...
A Week in the Life with Ali Edwards
Ali Edwards will be holding her popular Week in the Life project again this year from April 19th through 25th. To learn more about this project click here. Click here for information on how to add the banner to your … Read More...
Planet Fur Magical Felting Art
After running across planet fur I knew it was a place I wanted to share with you. There is a wall bunny that I have my eye on in their shop. What an imagination this felting artist has. She has … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Oilcloth wallet for a cash envelope system
Walter + Veronica share a tutorial on for making an oilcloth wallet for a cash envelope system. Zippers on each pocket keep the cash where it needs to be. Go to the tutorial.
Editor’s Note: This blog is no … Read More...
Tutorial: “Messy ribbon” reverse applique
Sabra from Sew a Straight Line shows how to achieve a “messy ribbon” reverse applique. She uses it to make framed St. Patrick’s Day and Easter decor for her house. This technique will work with any large image with simple … Read More...
Tutorial: Patchwork fabric file folder
Terrie Sandelin, author of Miniatures in Minutes, shares a tutorial on her blog Bits and Pieces for making a fabric file folder. Use patchwork or cut from one piece of fabric you love. Either way, it’ll be the most fabulous … Read More...
Technique: Airbrushing with Copic Markers
Copic markers are still so hot, I think one reason is because they are so versatile. One of the really fun things you can do with them is airbrush. Join Sharon Harnist on the In Touch blog for a very … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Irish Postcards
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, download a variety of vintage Irish postcards from Hub Pages. Click here to go to download
Fusible goddess sheets
The ultimate in fusibles, especially for art quilters, is Mistyfuse
®. They have a Facebook fan page. I just joined it and found out an alternative use for it. Cool. Go here to become a fan.
CROCHET TO GO
My sweetie of a husband came home from the bookstore with this the other day:
CROCHET TO GO DECK BY ALICIA BERGIN
He always checks the clearance tables and racks looking for books for himself or others. Usually there’s not … Read More...