Being on the road this weekend, seeing this little village of tiny polymer clay and wire houses struck a chord with me. The blog of the creator is here. Although not in English, there…
Cake Stand Giveaway!
Visit The Wedding Chicks before Monday June 22 (hurry!) to enter to win a gorgeous cake stand from Raise The Cake. Click HERE for details. Make sure to stop by Raise The Cake and browse their unique stands or … Read More...
Cake Stand Giveaway!
Visit The Wedding Chicks before Monday June 22 (hurry!) to enter to win a gorgeous cake stand from Raise The Cake. Click HERE for details. Make sure to stop by Raise The Cake and browse their unique stands or even create…
Tutorial: Sun hat for baby
Protect baby’s head from the harsh summer sun with a sunhat like this one. The Purl Bee shows how to make one. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sun hat for baby
Protect baby’s head from the harsh summer sun with a sunhat like this one. The Purl Bee shows how to make one. Go to the tutorial.
Book: Have your Cake
Images via Two Sisters at Squirrel Hollow
This book from Two Sisters at Squirrel Hollow is making me crave sweets. Can you blame me with a project list with titles like Angel Food Cake, Lemonade Layer Cake, and Tweet d Pie?
One of…
Giveaway
Don’t forget to get in on our latest giveaway. Knit To Be Square, book by Vivian Hoxbro, at the end of next week, I’ll send emails from all of my comments and the first to respond with their address gets…
Online class: Math for Quilters
Image from Quilt University
I’ve been teaching quilting for years, but any time a student asks me to start figuring out dimensions, I panic. If the math part of quilting frustrates you, check out Dena Crain’s online class Math for Quilters beginning July 3rd at Quilt University.…
Work it Out Wednesdays at Scrapbook Trends
This summer check in every Wednesday on the Scrapbook Trends blog for a new step by step technique. This week’s technique: colouring chipboard embellishments. Go to tutorial.
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Work it Out Wednesdays at Scrapbook Trends
This summer check in every Wednesday on the Scrapbook Trends blog for a new step by step technique. This week’s technique: colouring chipboard embellishments. Go to tutorial.
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Alternative fibers + flower looms
Have you noticed, flower looms are having a raging comeback. I remember coveting those beautiful flowery afgans back in my college days but not having the umpf to loop up hundreds of yarn blooms. These days, I can sit still…
Silk-ribbon collage
Vicki of RibbonSmyth explains how she created this exquisite collage:
This small collage features RibbonSmyth hand-dyed 13mm Vintage Rayon Tape twisted over and under other rayon tape. Rat tail cord is twisted among the tape and tacked down with RibbonSmyth Vintage Japanese Mother…
Buy BB’s bead journal cuff
Beading Butterfly’s Bead Journal Projects are wearable and buyable! This gorgeous cuff, Chimera’s Tear — her November BJP — is available from her Etsy shop.
Tutorial: Rainbow pencil roll
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with placing colors in rainbow order. My crayons were kept in rainbow order, my paints were stacked in rainbow order, and even my M&MS got eaten in rainbow order. If you know…
New Sublime pattern sets
There are four new sets of embroidery designs over on Sublime Stitching, including these adorable Beach Babes. Check them out!
Inspiration: Susan Lenz
This astonishingly beautiful piece is the work of needleart goddess Susan Lenz. Her description:
Take Ye Heed, Grave Rubbing Quilt Series. Crayon on fabric rubbing collaged with vintage and assorted lace and linens. Hand and free motion machine embroidery. Words: Take…
Tutorial: Bicycle handlebar bag with reflective straps
Head over to Giver’s Log to find out how to make this bicycle handlebar bag with reflective straps. The body of the bag is made from a sock and will hold a water bottle. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Bicycle handlebar bag with reflective straps
Head over to Giver’s Log to find out how to make this bicycle handlebar bag with reflective straps. The body of the bag is made from a sock and will hold a water bottle. Get the how-to.
[via Whipup]
Free machine-embroidery designs
You can download a whole raft of free machine-embroidery designs from the Loralie Designs site. Go see!
And thanks so much to Mike of Sewforless.com for sharing this link.
Make a Knitting Basket Cake
Visit Cake Journal for how-tos on crafting this cute knitting basket cake. Cake Journal is filled with all kinds of sweet tutorials, so you’ll be sure to find plenty of inspiration.