Let Melissa (Checkout Girl) show you how to create this charming wool-felt applique. See the excellent tutorial on Sew, Mama, Sew!
Free charts: Tiny stitcheries
You can find charts for some sweet, tiny, dainty cross-stitch designs at mausimom’s freebies blog. Go see.
Many thanks to le blog friendstitch for pointing out this great site.
Manly embroidery
Blake Ramsey posted an article at the crafts dept about woolies, nautical needleworks created by sailors. Fabulous! Check out the post.
Mini-tute: Floss blending
The sublime Jenny Hart is blogging about floss blending over on the Chronicle Books blog. Go see.
Homemade Funnel Cake
Make your own funnel cake with the recipe HERE, from the kitchn.
Technorati Tags: funnel cake, homemade
Make a spa/sleep mask
I can always find the greatest tutorials on Instructables.com, and I just found this great, kid-friendly spa/sleep mask. The mask is simple enough that any tween should not have too much difficulty with the sewing. Best of all, the mask…
Wait! What? All Lion Brand Online Patterns Are Free?
Speechless! And besides that, there are no words, but don’t sit here and read this, get over there! Lion Brand Yarn website is advertising 2713 FREE knitting, crochet and yarn craft patterns. Unbelieveable!
Why? Lion Brand Yarn is contributing to … Read More...
Wait! What? All Lion Brand Online Patterns Are Free?
Speechless! And besides that, there are no words, but don’t sit here and read this, get over there! Lion Brand Yarn website is advertising 2713 FREE knitting, crochet and yarn craft patterns. Unbelieveable!
Why? Lion Brand Yarn is contributing to the…
Giveaway: October Afternoon
Vivian Masket from the October Afternoon Design Team is giving away some of their new products on her blog. Included is the paper pad shown here. Click here to go to giveaway.
Fresh Felt Flowers: 17 Stunning Flowers to Sew + Display
This is such a great idea! Google books have displayed several pages from the book for us to view and print with complete instructions for projects. I was so thrilled when I found these books. This book “Fresh Felt … Read More...
Fresh Felt Flowers: 17 Stunning Flowers to Sew + Display
This is such a great idea! Google books have displayed several pages from the book for us to view and print with complete instructions for projects. I was so thrilled when I found these books. This book “Fresh…
Back to School Party
Why don’t you celebrate the start of a new school year with a Back to School Party?!? A great way to get kids excited for school! A Southern Accent has compiled some ideas for partying, plus a printable invitation just … Read More...
Back to School Party
Why don’t you celebrate the start of a new school year with a Back to School Party?!? A great way to get kids excited for school! A Southern Accent has compiled some ideas for partying, plus a printable invitation just for…
Get off your soap box and recycle it into a cute gift tote
Eileen Hull posted this cute makeover of a bar of soap box into a cute gift tote and shares the how-to with you. She did something with this that has been on my mind to try for awhile, this is … Read More...
Get off your soap box and recycle it into a cute gift tote
Eileen Hull posted this cute makeover of a bar of soap box into a cute gift tote and shares the how-to with you. She did something with this that has been on my mind to try for awhile, this is to…
Hollow Glass Beads
What could be better for that late summer weekend getaway to the beach than a chunky glass necklace?! I adore them, but by the end of the day I often feel like I have a weight around my neck that…
PrimaDonna Artist Educator’s Blog
Prima has launched a blog for the PrimaDonna Artist Educators: artists endorsed by Prima to conduct classes using their products. On the blog you will find tips and techniques as well as class postings all over the world. To celebrate … Read More...
PrimaDonna Artist Educator’s Blog
Prima has launched a blog for the PrimaDonna Artist Educators: artists endorsed by Prima to conduct classes using their products. On the blog you will find tips and techniques as well as class postings all over the world. To celebrate…
Free Sweater Pattern for the Man In Your Life
I’m not lucky enough to have a husband who wants to wear my hand knits. Let me re-phrase, I wouldn’t want him to. He’s a grease monkey, usually covered in diesel or oil, or tractor stuff, or hay or…. other … Read More...
Free Sweater Pattern for the Man In Your Life
I’m not lucky enough to have a husband who wants to wear my hand knits. Let me re-phrase, I wouldn’t want him to. He’s a grease monkey, usually covered in diesel or oil, or tractor stuff, or hay or…. other…