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Kristi of Stitchy Stitcherson blog stitched this colorful sugar skull using a pattern from Jenny Hart’s new book, Embroidered Effects. Her special touch? She says,
… Read More...With the exception of the french knots around the eyes, the white parts are done
sarajessica of Cross Me Not blog departs from her usual modern style to treat us to an old-fashioned (but stitchtastic) chart for a wee owl. I see Halloween potential, here! Get the free chart.
sarajessica of Cross Me Not blog departs from her usual modern style to treat us to an old-fashioned (but stitchtastic) chart for a wee owl. I see Halloween potential, here! Get the free chart.
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The customer is always right. In this case, customer Rickie bought a traditional Sashiko sampler from PurlSoho.com; but instead of using traditional navy-blue thread, she stitched the pattern in decidedly upbeat colors. The result: classic + modern = beautiful. Jen of The…
The customer is always right. In this case, customer Rickie bought a traditional Sashiko sampler from PurlSoho.com; but instead of using traditional navy-blue thread, she stitched the pattern in decidedly upbeat colors. The result: classic + modern = beautiful. … Read More...
The stitch of the week at Rittenhouse Needlepoint is Kennan. See the tute.
Jennifer Perkins, of the super fun blog The Naughty Secretary Club posted this wild project on how to screen print with a YuDu on old records and make all sorts of fun things with them. Be sure to check out… Read More...
Make these fun spooky soaps from HGTV.com as a party favor at your Halloween party! They are also a great sugarfree trick or treat giveaway.
Find the instructions here.
Make these fun spooky soaps from HGTV.com as a party favor at your Halloween party! They are also a great sugarfree trick or treat giveaway.
Find the instructions here. Link no longer valid
by Chris Bivens
While searching for Halloween and Autumn polymer clay projects, I came across Forgotten Objects, with sculptures by Chris Bivins. I could spend quite some time browsing through his evocative mixed-media sculptures. Click here to go check out his blog with…
While searching for Halloween and Autumn polymer clay projects, I came across Forgotten Objects, with sculptures by Chris Bivins. I could spend quite some time browsing through his evocative mixed-media sculptures. Click here to go check out his blog … Read More...
Welcome to KnitForBrains.net, a knitting blog I just ran across. Written by a knitting newbie, he’s got a YouTube video on Portuguese Knitting, here: http://knitforbrains.net:80/
Eric, of Knitforbrains.net, says, “Anyone who thinks knitting is hard, please try the Portuguese knitting method.…
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she took a dollar store scarf and turned it into a pair of baby legs. (Baby legs are basically long footless socks, kind of cross between leggings and a pair of socks.) With cooler weather…
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she took a dollar store scarf and turned it into a pair of baby legs. (Baby legs are basically long footless socks, kind of cross between leggings and a pair of socks.) With cooler … Read More...
Gorgeous Things shows how she attaches a collar band without having to topstitch to keep the facing in place. Topstitching a collar band is one of my least favorite sewing tasks; there’s always that little bit of lining that doesn’t get…
Kootoyoo shows how to make this fabric covered toy box. Now sewing is involved – just clevered wrapped fabric and adhesive. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Kootoyoo]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, no-sew, fabric, toy, box[/tags]
Jen has posted a step by step tutorial on the Scrapbook Trends blog, on using digital templates to create digital scrapbook pages. Great for if you’re a beginning digital scrapbooker! Click here to go to turorial.
image by Heather Holbrook
A big popular trend right now is trees, there are lots of stamp companies with some great tree images. They make great masculine cards, they represent new beginnings (new job, home, baby), reflect an eco friendliness and seasonal changes,…