Clay Carnival 2009 is coming up in November in Las Vegas! Four days with talented instructors like Donna Kato, Judy Belcher, Leslie Blackford, Kim Cavender, Cathy Johnston, Sue Kelsey, and guest artists Maureen Carlson and Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg in Sin … Read More...
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Clay Carnival 2009 is coming up in November in Las Vegas! Four days with talented instructors like Donna Kato, Judy Belcher, Leslie Blackford, Kim Cavender, Cathy Johnston, Sue Kelsey, and guest artists Maureen Carlson and Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg in…
Book sale
It took me about two minutes to qualify for free shipping at Connecting Threads online store - that’s how many great books they are offering up at 40% off from now until September 21, 2009. (sorry contiguous US only on the free shipping Web orders over $50)
There’s a…
Tutorial: Adding gathers to a sleeve pattern
Vegbee from Just Tutes answers a reader’s question regarding making puffy sleeves. She explains how to alter a basic short sleeve pattern to give extra fullness right at the top. It’s actually a fairly simple alteration. Get the info and make some…
Tutorial: Making stretchy spaghetti straps
Urban Organica tells how to make stretchy spaghetti straps. She uses them on nursing tops, but says they’d also be useful for anyone who has an active lifestyle. Stretchy function aside, they’re just plain cute! Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Making stretchy spaghetti straps
Urban Organica tells how to make stretchy spaghetti straps. She uses them on nursing tops, but says they’d also be useful for anyone who has an active lifestyle. Stretchy function aside, they’re just plain cute! Get the how-to.
[photo from Urban Organica]
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Birthday Cake Contest
Bake a birthday cake and win! Submit your photo to Cookie magazine for a chance to win a KitchenAid mixer, Wilton supplies, or YummyFun DVDs. Enter HERE. (Contest ends September 14 and is for US residents.)
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…Tutorial: Sewing with twin needles
If you like to sew on stretch knits, a twin needle might just become your second-best friend. (Your machine itself is your best friend, right?) A twin needle will sew two parallel lines of stitches on the top of a piece…
Tip: Keeping cutting info for bias tape right where you need it
I love bias tape. Love, love, love it!! Love it so much I could marry it. I especially love custom bias tape out of printed fabrics.
Given my jr. high crush on custom bias tape, it should come as no … Read More...
Tip: Keeping cutting info for bias tape right where you need it
I love bias tape. Love, love, love it!! Love it so much I could marry it. I especially love custom bias tape out of printed fabrics.
Given my jr. high crush on custom bias tape, it should come as no surprise…
Free embroidery elephant pattern from So September
I love this little elephant embroidery pattern from So September. The way she has incorporated rick rac, quilting and buttons intot he design really makes it stand out and it would be nice on a girls dress or a quilt too!
Visit…
How to make a scratch off ticket to reveal a surprise
Over at the Artmind blog there is a cool tutorial on how to make a scratch-off lottery ticket. Now she doesn’t use recycled images or card stock but that is exactly what popped into my mind when I saw this. … Read More...
How to make a scratch off ticket to reveal a surprise
Over at the Artmind blog there is a cool tutorial on how to make a scratch off lottery ticket. Now she doesn’t use recycled images or card stock but that is exactly what popped into my mind when I saw this.…
Threadcakes Contest Winners
I posted HERE back in July about the Threadcakes Art to Edible Art contest (ie. turn a Threadless T-shirt into a cake). Well, click HERE to see the winners. Shown are the Grand Prize winners for 2D, “Imposter in the Bird Hotel,” above, and…
Sale: A*Muse
A*Muse stamps is having an end of summer sale Aug 19-25, use these coupon codes:
10SUM09 for 10% off $30 or more 20SUM09 for 20% off $60 or more -HeatherSale: A*Muse
image by A*Muse and Melissa Oseran
A*Muse stamps is having an end of summer sale Aug 19-25, use these coupon codes:
10SUM09 for 10% off $30 or more
20SUM09 for 20% off $60 or more
-Heather
Freebie: Thanksgiving Collage Sheet
Download this Thanksgiving sheet from Dr.Collage. Click here to go to blog, and scroll down to find the download link in the left side bar. While there check out all the collage sheets available for just $1! Looking for Thanksgiving … Read More...
Freebie: Thanksgiving Collage Sheet
Download this Thanksgiving sheet from Dr.Collage. Click here to go to blog, and scroll down to find the download link in the left side bar. While there check out all the collage sheets available for just $1!
Recycling Yarn.
Sarah White, the knitting editor of knitting.about.com has a wonderful article on recycling yarn from a handknit sweater. She shows you how to dismantle the sweater and repurpose the yarn so you can use it again! Thrift shops never looked…
30 minutes to a recycled felted sweater
Get out all those old wool sweaters or take a trip to the thrift shop and in 30 minutes you can have a stunning one-of-a-kind bag. I found this felted bag tutorial on “Whip Up”, by Abigail Percy who is … Read More...