Oh, I wish I had seen these for my marshmallow snowman roundup, but this homemade marshmallow snowman is so crazy cute and perfect, he deserves his own post anyway. Did I mention he’s homemade, too? Find the recipe HERE at… Read More...
Free patterns and charts
This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Our free patterns range from simple cross-stitch designs to more complicated flower and animal motifs. … Read More...
Wilton Giveaway at CakeSpy
Oooohhh, whatta great prize this is. Or maybe I’m just drooling on my computer because my life is devoted mostly to cookies. In honor of their new book, The Cookie Exchange
, the baking giants at Wilton are donating not … Read More...
Edible Holiday Gifts
Check out this fabulous collection of homemade, edible holiday ideas from one of my go-to sites, Our Best Bites. Their list offers goodies from salty to sweet including popcorn, hot fudge sauce, cookies, bread in a jar, seasonings and … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: New Year
Tutorial: How to Carve Your Own Rubber Stamps
One of our readers has a wonderful tutorial on her blog on how to carve your own rubber stamps. This is something I’ve always wanted to try but haven’t but she makes it seems so easy maybe I’ll give it … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
If you’re looking for an exciting way to express your holiday cheer this year, why not give embroidery a try? Embroidery is a fun, creative way to decorate clothes, accessories, and decorations with festive holiday designs. Plus, there are … Read More...
Tutorial: Serging an inside corner
Debbie from Debbie’s Sewing Projects shows how to serge an inside corner. A clever fabric fold is all it takes. This is a technique you’ll definitely want to add to your serging bag of tricks. Get the how-to.
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Laced Ornament
Lacing is a such a great project for children to learn dexterity and patience. Dollar Store Crafts has a great little craft for kids using foam cutouts.
How to recycle a plastic straw into a little heart
Hey after you finish your fancy coffee drink wash out that nice big straw and transform it into cute little hearts with just a few snips. I saw this and though about making a garland with them? Not sure it … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew Christmas stockings
Susie Harris shows how to make these fabulous stockings. The natural fabric and the fabric rosettes give it a shabby, vintage feel. She shows this as a no-sew project, using fabric glue instead of stitching. Of course, there’s nothing preventing … Read More...
Holiday Idea: Overlay Garland
The Hambly team made this tree garland using strips of overlays. Click here for more information.
Win a “big bunch of awesome” from UT
Karline of Urban Threads gives this heads-up:
… Read More...Urban Threads is giving away a big bunch of awesome just in time for Christmas! Let UT know what crafty rules you’ve broken this year, and enter to win a black furry “Naughty”
Do You Think I Can Get It Done….
For The Christmas Party…. Next weekend?
Not likely. Oh, I’ll get it started, and work on it religiously, until someone shines another shiny object (read…. project I must start) in front of my face, then it will be abandoned. I … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas Tree skirt with fringe trim
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make this tree skirt. Fringe trims creates a decorative border and also an easy way to finish the edges. Go to the tutorial.
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Lookie what she’smaking: Bias cut jeans, part 2
Jennifer Stern from J. Stern Designs shows her progress on her bias cut jeans experiment. Go to her blog to see how it’s coming along so far!
[photo from J. Stern Designs]
[tags]sewing, lookie, inspiration, jeans, refashion, bias[/tags]
Holiday Idea: Paper Wreath using the Slice
Check out this fun wreath posted on the Making Memories Blog, it was made using different flowers cut with the Slice machine. Click here for more info
Giveaway: Collage Press Joyride
Collage Press is giving away a set of their new Joyride papers. Just leave them a comment on their blog before December 10th to enter. Click here to go to the Collage Press blog
Plarn Christmas Snowman
This is just too cool – a Plarn Snowman. Free pattern at the site. A winner because it combines my love of crochet with my ‘need’ to recycle. How cool would this be on the front porch? Impervious to any … Read More...
Deck the Halls with round polymer clay ornaments!
Are you getting ready to deck the halls?
If you have been wanting to add round polymer clay ornaments to your repertoire, but haven’t quite been able to wrap your mind around how to cover a round surface, you need … Read More...