Meg from Fashioned by Meg shares her knowledge of sergers with an article on Sew, Mama, Sew! blog. If you’re considering buying a serger, or if you have a serger that you haven’t quite conquered yet, this article will help you…
Edible Flowers Guide
Visit Good Housekeeping for a guide to which flowers are edible and may be used for decorating cakes. Very useful, especially to learn which flowers (daffodil and tulip, for example) are toxic.
Tutorial: Fabric ID tags
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make these fabric ID tags. Use them on your luggage, on diaper bags, on anything that needs a little bright label. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Make It and Love It]
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August Polymer Cafe!
The August issue of Polymer Cafe has arrived, with lots of treats to inspire and instruct. The “Random Layers Pendants” by Christi Uliczny featured on the cover show a fantastic way to use an assortment of both translucent and opaque … Read More...
August Polymer Cafe!
The August issue of Polymer Cafe has arrived, with lots of treats to inspire and instruct. The “Random Layers Pendants” by Christi Uliczny featured on the cover show a fantastic way to use an assortment of both translucent and opaque…
Tutorial: Sew a gardening apron
This gardening apron will keep all your tools handy when you’re working in the garden. Wiener Dog Tricks shows how to make one. I love the repurposed jeans pockets! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sew a gardening apron
This gardening apron will keep all your tools handy when you’re working in the garden. Wiener Dog Tricks shows how to make one. I love the repurposed jeans pockets! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Wiener Dog Tricks]
Online Crochet How-To’s For Beginners
Starting at the beginning with a slipstitch, how do we (did we) learn to crochet? If you’re lucky, someone in your family or a dear friend or teacher taught you this wonderful craft. If you’re not so lucky and you … Read More...
ONLINE CROCHET HOW-TO’S FOR BEGINNERS
Starting at the beginning with a slipstitch, how do we (did we) learn to crochet? If you’re lucky, someone in your family or a dear friend or teacher taught you this wonderful craft. If you’re not so lucky and you…
Tutorial: Patchwork fabric kite
Sarah Fielke shows how to make a patchwork fabric kite on The Last Piece. A handmade kite like this has way more personality than the plastic dollar store versions. Get the how-to.
[photo from The Last Piece]
Tutorial: D-ring belt from juice pouches
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make a D-ring belt from empty juice pouches. So clever! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Obsessively Stitching]
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Tutorial: D-ring belt from juice pouches
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make a D-ring belt from empty juice pouches. So clever! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Obsessively Stitching]
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Cocktail Party 101
Visit Better Homes and Gardens for a great slideshow on crafting the basic cocktails: Gibson, Manhattan, Martini, Tom Collins and more. They also cover step by steps for creating a menu that includes shrimp cocktail and polenta with peppers … Read More...
Cocktail Party 101
Visit Better Homes and Gardens for a great slideshow on crafting the basic cocktails: Gibson, Manhattan, Martini, Tom Collins and more. They also cover step by steps for creating a menu that includes shrimp cocktail and polenta with peppers and onions.
Plating Tips for Entertaining
Squeeze bottles, dusting, garnish, coulis, curls… so much potential for confusion. I worked very briefly in the kitchen of a fine Washington, DC restaurant. I was supposed to chop fruit for 8 hours a day until they decided to throw … Read More...
Plating Tips for Entertaining
Squeeze bottles, dusting, garnish, coulis, curls… so much potential for confusion. I worked very briefly in the kitchen of a fine Washington, DC restaurant. I was supposed to chop fruit for 8 hours a day until they decided to throw…
New Release & Giveaway: Spellbinders Dies Day 8
image by Jennifer Davis
Today is the 8th and final day of the Spellbinders brand new die sneak peek and it takes us to Jennifer Davis’ blog Preservation Arts for a two part video to make this amazing pop up card using…
4th of July Craft
I love this “hand made” flag from Serendipity. Perfect craft just in time for the 4th of July!
See full instructions here.
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks….
I learned something new today! Thanks to Alice of TheKnitStitch.com
All yarn is not equal (that part I did know).
Besides being many different colors and styles, yarn comes in different weights, and makes a huge difference in what we … Read More...
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks….
I learned something new today! Thanks to Alice of TheKnitStitch.com
All yarn is not equal (that part I did know).
Besides being many different colors and styles, yarn comes in different weights, and makes a huge difference in what we knit. (Yup,…