Sew4Home shows how to use a pack of charm squares to make a set of vase wraps. Use Valentine’s themed fabrics (or any fabrics in red, pink, and white) to make some easy Valentine decor. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Recycled Snowman Craft
I LOVE Love this craft. I am doing a Recycling lesson with my 3 year old, and this craft is perfect for it! Check out Views From My Window for the how to! Can’t wait to make this one!
Cute Little TP Cars…
After the holidays, you might be wondering what to do with all of those extra TP rolls…here’s your answer…a play car! Check out how Serene and her children do it here!
Valentine’s Day Musical Craft
No Time For Flashcards comes up with so many creative things for you to do with your children…and here is one for Valentine’s Day! Enjoy!
There are lot’s of music learning resources available online too. Check out these Music … Read More...
Free cloth-doll patterns
Clothmatters is sharing patterns for several types of cloth dolls: a fairy, a goose, a bee, and a cat. Stitch one up and it’s instantly ripe for embroidery and other surface embellishment. Go to the patterns.
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Free patterns galore at Broderie d’Antan
French blog Broderie d’Antan is an absolute treasure trove of free embroidery patterns. No matter what style you prefer, you’re sure to find something you love. Go to the blog.
Free patterns galore at Broderie d’Antan
French blog Broderie d’Antan is an absolute treasure trove of free embroidery patterns. No matter what style you prefer, you’re sure to find something you love. Go to the blog.
Giveaway: Library of Memories Class
Stacy Julian is giving away a spot in her popular Library of Memories class at Big Picture Scrapbooking. Click here to go to giveaway. Hurry! It ends today!
Free patterns and charts: Hearts, Valentines
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 … Read More...
WATCH THIS CROCHET!
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070403/crochet-trimmed-watches/
Isn’t this a nifty idea? It looks like these watchbands are fabric – sewed to the watch after the embellishment was affixed. I think it would be easy enough to take an inexpensive store bought watchband and add one’s … Read More...
Conversation Heart Crafts
Love ’em or hate ’em, conversation hearts are synonymous with Valentine’s Day. Find crafts and ideas for using conversation hearts HERE at celebrations. My favorite idea is to make a candy heart wreath (how-tos HERE).
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Valentine Line by Making Memories
Making Memories has a new Valentine line called Love Struck. Above you can see the diecuts from the line. See more of the line on Wendy Bretz’s blog. Click here to go to blog.
Video tutorial: Sewing in a straight line
Chica and Jo continue their Sewing 101 video tutorial series with Lesson 3, which shows how to stitch in a straight line on your sewing machine. See the video.
[photo from Chica and Jo]
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Tutorial: Little boys’ boxer briefs from old t-shirts
Ramona from One Mama’s Creative Outlet shares a tutorial for making a pair of boxer briefs for your toddler or preschool boy from an old t-shirt. Brilliant! The soft knit of an old t-shirt is perfect for this project Go … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – chicscrapper29
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Art Glass Tiles…
So I’ve got a bathroom remodel in progress. Pretty exciting stuff here in the old homestead. This project is long overdue and is my first adventure in creating art tiles. Most of the tub area will be done with white … Read More...
Tutorial: Baby hat from a sweater sleeve
Kathie Sever and Bernadette Noll from Future Craft Collective share a tutorial on Craftzine for making this hat for baby out of the sleeve of an adult sweater. The hat is styled to stay put on baby’s head. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn a t-shirt into a soft tunic
Head over to CraftStylish to get this tutorial by Cal Patch on how to turn a t-shirt into a tunic with a gathered front. This tutorial by Cal Patch is an excerpt from CraftStylish Restyle. Get the how-to.… Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled jersey scarf
Sew Much Ado has the how-to for making this ruffled jersey scarf. I’ve got to try her method for creating and stitching down the ruffles. Check it out! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew Much Ado]
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Tutorial: Jumper dress for an infant
Rachel from Smile and Wave shares a tutorial for making a jumper for a little bitty baby. The dimensions she gives are for 0-3 months. Make one of these as a present for a new little baby, and you’ll quickly … Read More...