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…
Free pattern: Beaded, tatted earrings
Tatting goddess Jane Eborall revisits a pattern she created in 2006 for these lovely beaded earrings. Jane says the pattern “really is a simple one. Rings only and not even a chain in sight!” Go to Jane’s blog post for the…
Bead-embroidery eye candy
Free patterns and charts: Autumn and Halloween
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...
Free patterns and charts: Autumn and Halloween
(1) Tree for applique and/or embroidery from Heather Hale Designs.
(2) C’est l’automne from gazette94.
(3) Bonjour l’automne from Les chroniques de Frimousse.
(4) Three Pumpkins and a Squash from Connie G. Barwick of About.com.
(5) Filigree Pumpkin from cheeky magpie.
(6) J’aime Halloween from Les petites croix de Symiote.
(7)…
Students Knit Pumpkin Hats For Charity…
On three blankets spread over the Plaza of the Americas, 13 knitters, both beginners and experts, wove orange and green yarn into miniature pumpkin-shaped hats.
The Close-Knit Gators, a new charity-based knitting club on campus, held their second weekly meeting … Read More...
Students Knit Pumpkin Hats For Charity…
On three blankets spread over the Plaza of the Americas, 13 knitters, both beginners and experts, wove orange and green yarn into miniature pumpkin-shaped hats.
The Close-Knit Gators, a new charity-based knitting club on campus, held their second weekly meeting Tuesday…
Shop: A Wiff of Joy Stamps
image by Wiff of Joy
I recently discovered the most adorable stamp company called A Wiff of Joy (what a fun name too!) they have very sweet, wimsical stamps. I love all the cute mice and they have some amazing new Santa images…
Free needlework patterns: Christmas
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
We’ve chosen the best Christmas hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free … Read More...
Free needlework patterns: Christmas
Michael Hacker’s work in Fimo
by Michael Hacker
I Stumbled upon illustrator Michael Hacker’s blog, and was pleased to see some polymer clay work as I was browsing through his past entries. Click here to go check it out!