If you want a real tweet, visit Susan Branch’s online shop. Her website is as charming as her offerings. I fell in love with this applique teapot kit. Go here for details.
She even has a section of free quilt … Read More...
Tutorial: Batbaby Hat and Beddy Bye Beast softie
Holly from Chez Beeper Bebe shares a tutorial and pattern to make this super sweet Batbaby Hat and Beddy Bye Beast. Make one of these for the next baby shower you go to, and the whole place will be covered … Read More...
Tutorial: Make padded seatbelt covers out of Dollar Tree potholders
If the edges of the seatbelts in your car are uncomfortable to your children, you can cover the hard edges with a seatbelt cover. You can buy them from a baby store, or just follow the instructions by Care from … Read More...
Tutorial: Turtleneck refashion
Sarah Cornett from Sarah’s Never-Ending Projects guests blogs on The How-To Girl with a tutorial showing how to refashion a turtleneck into a crewcut with a little ruffle at the neckline. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from The How-To … Read More...
DIY Easy Puppy Cupcakes
Find the how-tos for making these cute puppy cupcakes HERE at parents.com.
[tags]dogs, puppies, cupcakes[/tags]
Quick Food Centerpieces
Visit Real Simple for these quick ideas for turning food into centerpieces: apples, lollipops, or candy.
[tags]centerpieces, apples, lollipops, candy[/tags]
New Release: Whipper Snapper Stamps
Anna Wight has recently released some adorable new cling stamps for Whipper Snapper, they are His and Her Favorite Things, perfect for making cards or scrapbook pages for any boy or girl. Check out Anna’s blog here and visit Whipper… Read More...
Tutorial: Gathered wired ribbon flowers
I Am Only One, But Still I Am One shows how to make these pretty flowers out of gathered ribbon. She shows one on a hairclip, but I’m thinking I may make a bunch to put on Christmas gifts this … Read More...
Tutorial: Tablecloth with sewn in panels
With Halloween out of the way, it’s time to start planning for Thanksgiving. You can make an easy but elegant tablesetting with this paneled tablecloth. The panels are sewn into the tablecloth itself, so all you have to do is … Read More...
A guitar case turns into a bookcase
Isn’t it fun when a case or container intended for one item can be repurposed into a container for something else? Here is a great example of a guitar case being transformed into a bookshelf. See more over at Recycled … Read More...
Tutorial: Layering Mists
April Foster shows you how to layer three different colours of mists in this tutorial on the Studio Calico blog. Click here to go to tutorial.
Visit our online Amazon store for a curated selection of must-have tools, embellishments, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric lollipops
LiEr from ikat bag shows how to make these fabric lollipops. These lollipops are super sweet, but they don’t contain an ounce of sugar to go to your waistline or smear across your child’s face. Want to make a bunch? … Read More...
New Kim Hargreaves Book
Colorful Stitches offers this new book for sale, here: https://www.colorful-stitches.com:443/store/DisplayProduct.php?sku=Precious&name=Kim+Hargreaves+Precious
I’ve always loved Kim’s designs, they’re flirty and fun, like this long cardigan/tunic. Definitely something to check out!
Tutorial: Shower curtain from vintage sheet
Katherine from Making Chicken Salad shows how you can transform a vintage bedsheet into a shower curtain. Use contrasting vintage sheets to add some ruffles to the bottom. So pretty! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Making Chicken Salad… Read More...
Pumpkin Carving Masterpieces
I know the day is done, but check out all the pumpkin carving artists out there at photograzing by serious eats. View the contest submissions HERE. Where the Wild Things Are is a popular choice.
[tags]Halloween, pumpkin, contest[/tags]
Book Review: Pretty Little Felts
I recently picked up this wonderful new book at my library called Pretty Little Felts by Julie Collings, it’s full of wonderful mixed media projects using felt. There is a little stamping in the book but not much but there … Read More...
TEMPTING ADS – FINAL INSTALLATION
For my final installation on Tempting Ads from our favorite crochet mags, I’ve gathered some really crochet friendly information. I was thrilled to find the site that has nicely priced coned yarns/threads – and they actually mention what would be … Read More...
What Do You Do With Glass?
My passion is glass. I melt it and form it into cute beads…pretty beads…sometimes beads that blow my mind. I also fuse glass into objects…functional art. A sink…a lamp…plates and bowls. Then there’s mosaic. Bits of glass and tiles adhered … Read More...
Tutorial: Boutique Shopper patchwork bag
Lola from Lola… again! and Izzy & Ivy Designs shares a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop for this boutique shopper. This large patchwork bag is big enough to hold all the treasures you find while out thrifting, or perhaps to … Read More...
Tutorial: Pillow with remote control pocket from button-down shirt
Julie Kundhi from julie-k shows how she made these fabulous pillows out of old button-down shirts. The pockets get repurposed as remote control pockets. Brilliant! Get the how-to.
[photo from julie-k]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, remote, pillow, shirt, refashion, button[/tags]