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Folded paper flower embellishments are popping up all over papercraft projects recently, here’s an easy to follow tutorial on Sunshine Memories to make your own. They are perfect accents for cards, scrapbook pages and they make pretty ornaments too.
-Heather
As one who has made cookies a career, I’m all about using cookies in lieu of as many objects as possible, like drinkware. Find the recipe for making these gingerbread cookie cups… Read More...
‘Tis the season for bead shows and craft fairs and trunk shows and backyard crafty gatherings. Everyone needs gifts. Crafty types need to sell people those gifts. So here’s a trunk show being held in the Ventura County area of … Read More...
Twilight Tuesday and Artful Inkables have teamed up and are hosting a New Moon blog hop on Nov. 20th to celebrate the release of the highly anticipated second movie in the Twilight saga (I personally can not wait!! :)) Nov. … Read More...
Over at Boisdale there are some traditional ways to recycle a bottle like glasses, vases and terrariums and then some not so traditional like the one pictured here as a computer accessory.
[tags]bottle recycling crafts[/tags]
One good girl. One good boy. One bad boy. She takes care of her family, runs the family restaurant and has dreams of opening a yarn shop in honor of her mother’s memory.
He’s the town sheriff, straight as an … Read More...
Family Fun has a collection of kid-friendly sweets for fall and Thanksgiving HERE including these “corn” cookies.
[tags]cookie decorating, candy, corn, Thanksgiving, Fall[/tags]
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff guest blogs at 30 Handmade Days with a tutorial showing how to make this sweater cap for little girls inspired by a similar hat from Anthropologie. Rather than spending the big bucks to buy one … Read More...
C&T Publishing blog shares a fun no-sew project from the book 100+ No-Sew Fabric Crafts for Kids by Mary Link. Use fused fabric to make these fruit-shaped lacing cards. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from C&T Publishing blog]
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Splitcoast Stampers has a wonderful product review and project video featuring Display Globes by Flower Soft. I love this card, what an adorable idea!
-Heather
It’s Friday the 13th and day 5 of the Cross Country Blog hop. Heather Peterson shares this “easy to accomplish before Christmas” project, a penny mat. Download here.
She’s celebrating an anniversary with her business partner and parnter in … Read More...
Scrapbook Deals 4U is a no commitment club. You can cancel your subscription at any time with no fees, and you are welcome to skip a kit. The club offers two kits a month. A one kit subscription costs $24.95, … Read More...
Scrapbook Deals 4U is a no commitment club. You can cancel your subscription at any time with no fees, and you are welcome to skip a kit. The club offers two kits a month. A one kit subscription costs $24.95, … Read More...
While I’m not a huge fan of calling people ‘idiots’ or ‘dummies’, these series of books are often helpful for learning a new skill. In this case, I believe the ‘idiots’ do a better job than the ‘dummies’.
This … Read More...
With this felt version of a roast turkey, your child can set a pretent Thanksgiving feast. Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to make one. The drumsticks are removable. How cute is that! Get the how-to.
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Homemade Mamas shares a tutorial for making quick and easy burp cloths. These are always awesome baby shower gifts because sooner or later, every baby is gonna drool. Give a trio of these in coordinating prints, and everyone at the … Read More...
This lovely pendent was found on “Resurrection Fern” created by a delightful artist who has been making things with her hands since childhood. When not crafting she is a family physician in a small rural community.
This Snow flake Pendant … Read More...
I am a Scrapaholic has the cure for what ails you! The club offers three kits each month:
The dimensional applique of this quilt absolutely takes my breath away! The piece was posted by BDcouture and is the work of her mother, Liliane D., based on art by Gaelle Boissonnard. Brava!
Dimensional applique is just that, applique … Read More...
Online classes are now live on the Hand Embroidery Network! The HEN blog says,
… Read More...All courses are provided with online tutor feedback which you can choose to take part in or work on your own, at your own pace, in
