Learn to make your own glimmer mist spray for your cards and scrapbook pages by following this easy “recipe” on the Creating with Christine blog.
-Heather
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...
Free design for Terrans
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has converted the Arecibo Message into free patterns for hand and machine embroidery. What is this message? One of the most famous messages transmitted as part of SETI: “Hi! We’re intelligent! We’re made of meat! … Read More...
Tutorial: Paratrooper softie toy
Holly from Chez Beeper Bebe and Beeper Bebe joins in Celebrate the Boy month with a tutorial for making a fabric version of a paratrooper toy. I love this so much!! The plastic soldier gets replaced with a fabric softie, … Read More...
Organize Your Scraps
This post by Blake Ramsey of the Craft Department (part of Martha Stewart.com), shows how to use a presentation binder to organize scraps by color. By organising your scraps into a handy folder it makes a selection so much … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled throw pillow
Angie from This & That shows how to make a ruffled throw pillow. Add a touch of feminity to a sitting area of bedding set with one of these ruffled pillows. Go to the tutorial.
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Free Sewing Tutorial: Laminated fabric wallet for kids
Melissa from May & Mae and The Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial for making a child’s wallet from laminated fabric. The laminated fabric gives a slick texture and shine that kids find appealing, but more importantly helps protect from … Read More...
Free pattern: Porcupine Pin Cushion
Jacinda from Prudent Baby shares a free pattern for a pincushion shaped like a porcupine. The pins become the quills! How cute is that? Go to the tutorial and free pattern.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
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Free pattern: Porcupine Pin Cushion
Jacinda from Prudent Baby shares a free pattern for a pincushion shaped like a porcupine. The pins become the quills! How cute is that? Go to the tutorial and free pattern.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
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Giveaway: Bunny Zoe’s
Bunny Zoe’s Blog is celebrating two years of her blog and to celebrate she’s having a big giveaway (stamps, Nesites and more), visit her blog by clicking here and linking to her blog from your blog using Mr. Linky to … Read More...
Giveaway: One Month Membership to ScrapHD
Amy Teets is giving away a membership to ScrapHD, the online digital scrapboooking site which features digital designs from paper manufacturers. Click here for more details and to enter.
Tutorial: DSLR Wrist Strap
Learn how to make this nifty wrist strap that fits a DSLR on the Instructables website. Click here to go to tutorial.
Inspiration du Jour – Pretty as a Princess
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Recycled Plastic bottle flowers that are bloomin’ cool!
This is a close up shot of a wonderful Anthropology window display that blogger Grace Violet posted. It does include a quick and easy tutorial to make them yourself!
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A Farewell to the Easy Bake Oven Inventor
Ronald Howes, inventor of the Easy Bake Oven
, has passed away. Sigh. I remember my Holly Hobbie version of the oven rather well. Find the story HERE at Serious Eats,
New Tutorial from Fusedglass.org – Fossil Vitra
New tutorials are always a good thing and this one from fusedglass.org is no different. What’s really nice is that it produced a really lovely piece that doesn’t look like a lot of the typical fused glass pieces out there. … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Square flower embellishments for a t-shirt
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to dress up a plain t-shirt by adding simple square “flower” embellishments. This simple addition takes a plain tee from drab to fab! Go to the … Read More...
Potato Stamp Tutorial
Ever wondered how to make your own stamps….out of potatoes? Noe Place Like Home shows you how!
Creative Wings Journal
This craft is perfect for inspiring your middle school or high school student to journal.
Journaling can be so theraputic as well as help to encourage imagination and personal expression.I Love to Create Blog shows you how to make … Read More...
Free tatting patterns: Dragonfly and swan
Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades and Jon’s Tatting Patterns is sharing the patterns for these sweet tatted tidbits — a dragonfly and a swan. She says,
… Read More...These two motifs are quite fast to tat up and doesn’t take much thread. They