These hand-stitched felt disguises by Laura Howard of Lupin Handmade are so sweet, they make even a fuddy-duddy like me consider dressing up for Halloween. See more of her charming work on her web site or at fawn&forest.
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Stitchery incognito
These hand-stitched felt disguises by Laura Howard of Lupin Handmade are so sweet, they make even a fuddy-duddy like me consider dressing up for Halloween. See more of her charming work on her web site or at fawn&forest.
Many thanks to Jan of…
New handmade tatting tool from LadyShuttleMaker
Whoa! Here’s an excellent new product from the hands of tatting/ceramic diva LadyShuttleMaker: flat, retractable hook pens. She says,
… Read More...A few years ago I purchased a hook pen for use in my tatting projects and I loved it for
New handmade tatting tool from LadyShuttleMaker
Whoa! Here’s an excellent new product from the hands of tatting/ceramic diva LadyShuttleMaker: flat, retractable hook pens. She says,
A few years ago I purchased a hook pen for use in my tatting projects and I loved it for many reasons,…
Healthy Fruit Jack O’ Lanterns For Halloween
What a lovely lunchbox surpsise (thanks to Ohdeedoh for the find): drawing Jack O’ Lantern faces on oranges with edible pens. Find this cute idea HERE at zakka life.
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Fruit Jack O’ Lanterns
What a lovely lunchbox surpsise (thanks to Ohdeedoh for the find): drawing Jack O’ Lantern faces on oranges with edible pens. Find this cute idea HERE at zakka life.
Technorati Tags: Jack O’ Lantern, Halloween, sandwich, oranges, fruit
Beer Goggles! hur hur
Beer goggles. Heh! and Ouch!
I think I may have posted about the wooden frames from Urban Spectacles before.
Made by reusing empty beer bottles, these goggles are a playful take on eyewear. Pick out your favorite beer, or even make the selection…
Inspiration: Checkout Girl
Melissa Crowe (Checkout Girl) says,
Finally finished this little garden, on 11X14″ linen canvas, all its bits and pieces cut by hand from 100% wool felt and hand appliqued.
Beautiful. Her work is always such a refreshing take on both felt and applique.…
Two needlepoint stitches to try
Check out the two luscious background stitches that are billed as stitches of the week over on Rittenhouse Needlepoint: cushion stitch and combination cross stitch. See the post.
Design Team: Paper Garden Projects
Paper Garden Projects is looking for members for a new design team, for details visit their blog.
-Heather
Design Team: Paper Garden Projects
image by Paper Garden Projects
Paper Garden Projects is looking for members for a new design team, for details visit their blog.
-Heather
Creepy Crawlies
Ornamentea has new bugs and more now available here.
There are many great choices for this creepy time of year. I love the raw brass scarabs and can think of tons of projects to make with them.
There are … Read More...
Creepy Crawlies
Ornamentea has new bugs and more now available here.
There are many great choices for this creepy time of year. I love the raw brass scarabs and can think of tons of projects to make with them.
There are also candy colored…
Gift ribbons recycled into beautiful modern coasters
With the holidays fast approaching, file this craft away for one to do after the presents have been unwrapped and you are sitting there in a blissful state of wrapping paper and ribbon. Keep the curling ribbon out of the…
Sugarloaf Craft Festival Ticket Giveaway!
I have four free tickets to the Sugarloaf Craft Festival in Sommerset, NJ next weekend, and one of our lucky readers is going to get them! Sugarloaf is a juried show featuring over 250 craft designers and fine artists. In addition to…
Free pattern: Koala softie
Trixi from Coloured Buttons shares a free pattern for this koala softie. A smaller baby koala sits in her pocket. Adorable! Go to the pattern.
[photo from Coloured Buttons]
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Free pattern: Koala softie
Trixi from Coloured Buttons shares a free pattern for this koala softie. A smaller baby koala sits in her pocket. Adorable! Go to the pattern.
[photo from Coloured Buttons]
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Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, free pattern, koala, softie
…Tutorial: Constrast hem facing for an A-line skirt
LiEr from ikat bag shows how to add a contrast hem facing to the bottom of an A-line skirt. The contrast band adds interest and also finishes off the bottom so that no raw edges show. I love this look! … Read More...
Tutorial: Constrast hem facing for an A-line skirt
Tutorial: Tinkerbell costume
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make a tinkerbell costume, just like the ones they sell at the costume stores. Except you can make this in the colors and fabrics you choose, and size it … Read More...