Momma Bear from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to sew a fabric flower to dress up a plain tee. Make a couple of them like she did, and you’ve got a pretty little bouqet on your shirt! Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a fabric flower for your t-shirt
Momma Bear from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows how to sew a fabric flower to dress up a plain tee. Make a couple of them like she did, and you’ve got a pretty little bouqet on your shirt! Go to the…
Jump into sewing without patterns
Sooz from Soozs gives some pointers for learning to make your own sewing patterns. Personally, I’ve found that my satisfaction in the sewing process and with the finished product have increased dramatically since I’ve started dabbling with making my own patterns. …
Tutorial: Tank top totes in two styles
CraftyNest shares a pair of tutorials showing how to make these tote bags out of tank tops. One is made from a gathered tank and boasts a retty gathered bottom to match. The other is made from a plain tank, … Read More...
Tutorial: Tank top totes in two styles
CraftyNest shares a pair of tutorials showing how to make these tote bags out of tank tops. One is made from a gathered tank and boasts a retty gathered bottom to match. The other is made from a plain tank, but…
Halloween Dinner
I’ve seen many, many, many Jack O’ Lantern inspired desserts for Halloween, but rarely have I found a Jack O’ Lantern dinner. Find the recipe for Jack O’ Lantern cheeseburger pie HERE at Southern Living. They also have this pumpkin cheese…
Split stitched felt leaves
Here is a very diverse felted Oak Leaf tutorial that can be used this fall and into the holidays. Now is the perfect time to collect your leaves to use as patterns for this project. Lisa suggests that…
Sledding Cake
It may be a tad early to celebrate snow, but as our heater is broken and I have icicles growing on my nose, this cake inspired me. Find the how-tos to make this sledding cake (with Teddy Graham sledders) HERE…
Giveaway – Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin
What’s funky, trendsetting, head turning, styling and just flat-out fun? Boutique Knits, 20 Must Have Accessories by Laura Irwin from Interweave Press.
You can get it from Interweave, here: http://www.interweavestore.com/Knitting/Books/Boutique-Knits.html
Or, leave me a comment telling me about your knitting … Read More...
Giveaway – Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin
What’s funky, trendsetting, head turning, styling and just flat-out fun? Boutique Knits, 20 Must Have Accessories by Laura Irwin from Interweave Press.
You can get it from Interweave, here: http://www.interweavestore.com/Knitting/Books/Boutique-Knits.html
Or, leave me a comment telling me about your knitting blog (or…
Project: Shaker Card with Nestabilities Dies
The Inky Antics blog has a wonderful tutorial on how to make a shaker card using stamps and Nestabilities dies.
-Heather
Looking for supplies to make your own Shaker card? Check these out on Scrapbook.com
Project: Shaker Card with Nestabilities Dies
image by Inky Antics
The Inky Antics blog has a wonderful tutorial on how to make a shaker card using stamps and Nestabilities dies.
-Heather
Tutorial: Scrap fabric pumpkin softies
Instructables user Very Interesting shows how to make these pumpkin softies out of your scrap fabric. What a fun way to use up your scraps! You can also make this into a jack-o-lantern by appliqueing a face. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric pumpkin softies
Instructables user Very Interesting shows how to make these pumpkin softies out of your scrap fabric. What a fun way to use up your scraps! You can also make this into a jack-o-lantern by appliqueing a face. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Very Interesting…
Giveaway: Bird pillow and puppets
Not one, but two. John over at Quilt Dad blog is offering all of us a chance to win a sparrow pillow and five finger puppets both by DwellStudio from the All Modern online store. Go here to see the puppets and for details on how to enter.
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Tutorial: Art smock for little artists
My daughter really gets into her art projects. Literally. When she’s done with a painting, there are usually at least three smudges of paint on her arms and her clothes. So I was happy when I saw that Ashley from…
Tutorial: Itty Bitty Poochie Bags
Monica Solorio-Snow from Happy Zombie shares a tutorial over at the Moda Bake Shop for her Little Poochie Bag. These miniature little tote bags are perfect for Halloween treats! You could also use them as small gift sacks, perhaps to … Read More...
Tutorial: Itty Bitty Poochie Bags
Monica Solorio-Snow from Happy Zombie shares a tutorial over at the Moda Bake Shop for her Little Poochie Bag. These miniature little tote bags are perfect for Halloween treats! You could also use them as small gift sacks, perhaps to hold a…
Tutorial: Thread sketching
Gina of clutter punk says,
Recently I’ve done a little free motion machine embroidery, or thread sketching. From some of the comments I received it’s clear that this seems all a bit fancy, mysterious and only for extreme sewists. It’s not. So I’ve written…
New pattern: Embroidered felt nesting dolls
This photo made me squeal and dance in my computer chair. Katie of Duo Fiberworks just published the pattern for these nesting dolls in her online store, Hedgehog Lane. The pattern descriptions says,
Knit and felt a set of five nesting dolls. They…