Anna from Noodlehead shows how to make a modern bedskirt in only 30 minutes. She uses a purchased flat sheet, and her cutting diagram shows how you can take advantage of the hemmed edges to cut down on your sewing … Read More...
Tutorial: Capelet from a sweater
Alexis from My Mama Made It shows how you can use an old sweater to make this stylish winter capelet. It can also be worn as a scarf or as a hood. That’s three looks from one project! Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage crate label t-shirt transfers
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how to turn vintage crate labels into t-shirt transfers. They make awesome autumn-themed shirts! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Lil blue Boo]
Tutorial: Fabric covered wall panels
Sometimes all you need to dress up a plain wall are some big blocks of color. These fabric covered wall panels fit the bill, and they’re cheap and easy to make. Kristin shares a tutorial on Craft Leftovers. Get … 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...
Kit Club Feature: Cocoa Daisy
Overview
Cocoa Daisy offers 3-month and 6-month subscriptions at a cost of $30.95 and $29.99 respectively. You can also purchase a kit as a one off for $32.95. Requests for skipping a kit will be handled on a case by … Read More...
Free charts: Christmas
Christmas Embroidery is a great way to add a festive touch to any holiday project. With a wide range of designs and patterns, it’s easy to find something to suit your style. From traditional snowflakes and reindeer to more modern … Read More...
Tutorial: Spraypainted wheat print pillows
Vanessa from V and Co shows how to use freezer paper and spraypaint to make these decorative pillows with wheat motifs. The masking creates a clean, modern design. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from V and Co]
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Tutorial: Business card-sized luggage tag
Earlier this week, Skip To My Lou shared a tutorial for making fabric luggage tags. Now she’s followed it up with this tutorial for luggage tags sized to hold a business card. Instead of writing down all the information … Read More...
Knit Picks Free Patterns and Felting Yarn sale
Get-a-jump on your holiday knitting and felting with the help of Knit Picks. There are many adorable patterns and the yarns are affordable so you can stock up. They also sell all the products for your knitting needs. I … Read More...
Tutorial: D-ring belt from fused plastic bags
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how to make this cool D-ring 
belt. The colorful stripes aren’t made of fabric; they’re made of fused plastic bags. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Lil Blue Boo]
Project: Paper Flower Embellishments
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
How To Make Cookie Cups For Cocktails and Desserts
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...
Handmade Glass Bead Trunk Show and The Whole Bead Show
‘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...
Blog Hop: New Moon
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...
Traditional and some not so traditional ways to recycle a bottle
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]
What’s A Girl To Do?
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...
“Corn” Cookies
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]
Tutorial: Anthroplogie-inspired sweater cap for little girls
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...
Tutorial: No-sew fruit lacing cards
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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