Chrissy, the proprietor of the Felted Chicken is making the most incredible needle felted Angler Fish and it is a must see. She is journaling her day-by-day process with visuals of what she has done and it is fun to…
Free tatting pattern: Beaded lanyard
Jane Eborall is sharing her pattern for this beautiful beaded lanyard. Go get it!
DIY manicure tips
Francesca Clarke wrote up a nice article on DIY Life how to do a DIY manicure that will last. I rarely get, or give myself manicures, because I use my hands so much my polish tends to chip immediately, but … Read More...
DIY manicure tips
Francesca Clarke wrote up a nice article on DIY Life how to do a DIY manicure that will last. I rarely get, or give myself manicures, because I use my hands so much my polish tends to chip immediately, but with Clarke’s…
Drawing Tips for the MM Slice
Making Memories has just announced that they have introduced drawing tips for the Slice machine.
… Read More...These tips, which slip easily into the Slice where the cutting blades normally reside, reproduce every one of the Slice Design Cards’ great shapes in
Drawing Tips for the MM Slice
Making Memories has just announced that they have introduced drawing tips for the Slice machine.
These tips, which slip easily into the Slice where the cutting blades normally reside, reproduce every one of the Slice Design Cards’ great shapes in a…
Craft Event: Suze at CHA
image of Graphics 45 booth by Suze Weinberg
Wish you could have gone to CHA this week?? Well visit Suze Weinberg’s blog and you’ll almost feel like you did. She’s got lots of wonderful pictures of the booths, new hot products, make…
New how-to series from Mary Corbet
You have to get in on Mary Corbet’s latest free instructional series! She’s teaching long-and-short stitch shading on her blog, Needle ‘n’ Thread. You can easily catch up by reading the preview and supply post and get started on the first lesson, posted today.…
Free chart: Retro goodness
floresita of feeling stitchy found this rockin retro cross-stitch in gableknits‘ flickr stream. As it turns out, the chart is free for your personal use! Go to feeling stitchy for the link.
Free chart: Tiny birdy
Oh, my goodness. This bluebird is so sweet, so tiny. I love him so hard! Of course he is one of sarajessica’s tiny cross-stitch creations. Get the free chart from Cross Me Not blog.
Dishes get turned on their side to make some pretty mirrors
Monica Ewing of the blog Crafty Nest posted this great tutorial on how to turn some thrift store plates and some craft mirrors into this wonderful collection of beautiful wall decor. Pop on over to this post to check it out.
The winner!!!
The winner of the Miss Woolly’s Mini Cross-stitch kit is comment #10, Becky:
How adorable! The projects are cute and not overwhelming. Perfect. I happen to love Subversive cross-stitch!
Congratulations, Becky! I’ll e-mail you for snail-mail information.
Many thanks to everyone who took the…
Tutorial: Make a pair of ballet flats
Craftster user iheartohmy shares a tutorial for making a pair of ballet flats. Use a piece of leather (or pleather) for the soles, and pretty canvas fabric for the uppers. Get the how-to.
[photo from Craftster]
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Tutorial: Make a pair of ballet flats
Craftster user iheartohmy shares a tutorial for making a pair of ballet flats. Use a piece of leather (or pleather) for the soles, and pretty canvas fabric for the uppers. Get the how-to.
[photo from Craftster]
[via Craftster blog]
Idea Book Review: Scrapbook Secrets
Jill at A Matter of Memories has posted a review of the book Scrapbook Secrets by Kimber McGray
. Click here to go to review
Idea Book Review: Scrapbook Secrets
Jill at A Matter of Memories has posted a review of the book Scrapbook Secrets by Kimber McGray. Click here to go to review
Tutorial: Sewing inside curves
Editor’s note: The blog I linked to in this post is no longer active so the links won’t work. Another good source of information about sewing curves is this post at Sew4Home.
While sewing in a straight line is … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing inside curves
While sewing in a straight line is fairly simple, sewing curves can be tricky. Picking Up Threads shares a tutorial on sewing inside (concave) curves. Get the how-to.
[photo from Picking Up Threads]
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Doodle Bread
As seen on Junior Society: Doodle Bread! Craft shapes within your bread with this genius invention. Find the product here along with recipes. See a how-to video here and a flickr photostream of doodle bread here.
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Safety cone plushie and finger puppet
This safety cone plushie by plushoff was insipred by theis safety cone finger puppet by stacyrebecca(of tampon finger puppet fame).
I love it when crafters are inspired by each other!
You can find plushoff’s plsuh creations, including safety cones, on … Read More...