Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make this lovely lavendar sachet. I love embroidered linen! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from A Spoonful of Sugar]
Fabric: Be a Man
- Image by Shiisa Quilts
Artist Douglas Day created this modern and manly fabric for FreeSpirit. See the entire line of Be a Man at Shiisa Quilts.
Tutorial: Basic hourglass cloth diapers
Tiffany from PicnicBasketCrafts shows how to make a basic hourglass-shaped diaper. The simplified design does not use velcro or snaps, or any kind of closure. The diaper is kept on with the diaper wrapper, or you could also … Read More...
Tutorial: Basic hourglass cloth diapers
Tiffany from PicnicBasketCrafts shows how to make a basic hourglass-shaped diaper. The simplified design does not use velcro or snaps, or any kind of closure. The diaper is kept on with the diaper wrapper, or you could also use a diaper…
Tutorial: Clear pockets for displaying kids’ art
Just Deanna created this hanging art pocket to allow her children to display their artwork proudly without running through rolls of Scotch tape. She shares a tutorial showing how to make the art pocket. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Just Deanna]
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Tutorial: Zak the Robot quilt
- Image by tried & true
Go on over to Tried & True blog to see how the mother of a young son made this great looking kid-friendly quilt. Get the tutorial.
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…Do not let summer pass you by
Suddenly it is the middle of July! Before you know it summer will be gone and we will all be getting out our tights and fall skirts and digging our cute fall coats out of the closet.
I came by this…
Oatmeal, milk, and honey soap tutorial
Addicted to Soap has shared a tutorial on making an oatmeal, milk and honey soap that looks like a honeycomb. This cold process recipe uses bubble wrap to create the lovely honeycomb look. What I want to know is, how…
Freebie: Page Maps for Your Cards!
Are you looking for inspiration for your card layouts? Page Maps offers Card Maps, FREE sketch ideas for your cards as well as their sketches for scrapbook pages. These are really great jumping off points to get your creative … Read More...
Freebie: Page Maps for Your Cards!
New Free Slipper Patterns from PolarKnit
These are sooo cute! Little ladybug slippers and little
piggy slippers, all knit in PolarKnit’s chunky weight fleece yarn.
For the pattern, go to the PolarKnit patterns page and scroll down to the chunky section.
Looking for more Slipper patterns? … Read More...
New Free Slipper Patterns from PolarKnit
These are sooo cute! Little ladybug slippers and little piggy slippers, all knit in PolarKnit’s chunky weight fleece yarn.
Go here for the free pattern: http://www.polarknit.com/itoolkit.asp?pg=SOCKS/SLIPPERS
The winner of “Paperie for Inspired Living” Giveaway!
Thanks you all for entering this giveaway and the next book giveaway will be an amazing book call “The Natural Knitter” and I think you will all love it.
The winner of this awesome book is Mia. I had five…
Knitting Charity Needs Volunteers
Contagious Hope is in need of some people to help volunteer their time and talent to help make toys, clothes, and blankets. All items will be sent to orphangages and local shelters to those in need. Please check out this … Read More...
Knitting Charity Needs Volunteers
Contagious Hope is in need of some people to help volunteer their time and talent to help make toys, clothes, and blankets. All items will be sent to orphangages and local shelters to those in need. Please check out this website for…
Dori embroidery = couching
Deepa of This and that blog shows us Dori embroidery, an Indian take on couching. You’ll especially enjoy how she used Dori to disguise a bit of damage to her daughter’s favorite skirt. See the post.
Modern Art Wall Decor made from squares of paper
ALEXA WESTERFIELD A.K.A. SWELLDESIGNER posted this cool design that re-purposes scrapbook paper into a very colorful and non-permanent decoration/art. I have tons of wallpaper sample pages that I could see doing this design with. Or making individual squares of art … Read More...
Modern Art Wall Decor made from squares of paper
ALEXA WESTERFIELD A.K.A. SWELLDESIGNER posted this cool design that re-purposes scrapbook paper into a very colorful and non-permanent decoration/art. I have tons of wallpaper sample pages that I could see doing this design with. Or making individual squares of art and…
Tutorial: Fold your fabric neat and square
Sew Diva Diane shows how she folds her fabric into neat squares. She uses comic book boards to get crisp folds and uniform size. Go to the tutorial.
Tutorial: Fold your fabric neat and square
Sew Diva Diane shows how she folds her fabric into neat squares. She uses comic book boards to get crisp folds and uniform size. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew Diva Diane]