Check out Denise Laborde’s blog The Creative Juice Bar. Denise is an American living in France, and scraps and blogs in English, French and Spanish! She is on the Hambly Design Team as well as the Dt for Kits de…
CK Summer Camp
Join the folks on the Creating Keepsakes blog for summer camp July 13-17!
- FREE daily online classes
- Inspiring creativity challenges
- Exciting tips and techniques
- And more!
Registration is open, and everyone registering before June 30th will receive a free t-short iron on transfer. Go to…
Weekend Aussie Handmade Markets
I’ve been announcing tons of US indie craft markets lately, but those of you Down Under have been sorely neglected. Here’s a roundup of some local weekend craft markets going on now. Most happen monthly. Watch for more later this…
Do you carry a brag book?
Hi Everyone:
I remember when my daughter was a month old, I carried a brag book everywhere to show my daughter.
Over the years, I stopped doing it, as I got into scrapbooking and creating albums.
Kirsty creating this fun … Read More...
Do you carry a brag book?
Hi Everyone:
I remember when my daughter was a month old, I carried a brag book everywhere to show my daughter.
Over the years, I stopped doing it, as I got into scrapbooking and creating albums.
Kirsty creating this fun wallet that reminded…
Tutorial: Teddy bear hooded towel
Find out how to make this teddy bear hooded towel at Living with Lindsay. It’s made from a bath towel and a matching handtowel. Make one for your little snuggle bear!! Go to the how-to.
[via Someday Crafts… Read More...
Tutorial: Teddy bear hooded towel
Find out how to make this teddy bear hooded towel at Living with Lindsay. It’s made from a bath towel and a matching handtowel. Make one for your little snuggle bear!! Go to the how-to.
[via Someday Crafts]
Tutorial: Two-sided burp cloth
With these two-sided burp cloths from Sarah of Create Studio, beauty is more than skin deep. It extends to both sides of the burp cloth. (No ugly threads or stitching showing on the back.) What a cool idea! Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Two-sided burp cloth
With these two-sided burp cloths from Sarah of Create Studio, beauty is more than skin deep. It extends to both sides of the burp cloth. (No ugly threads or stitching showing on the back.) What a cool idea! Go to the…
Tutorial: Sew a trick wallet
Debbie Colgrove of sewing.about.com shows how to make a trick wallet. When I was a kid, I had one of these made from wood. This fabric version is easy to make and is a cool way to present a gift of…
Tutorial: Match horizontal seams when inserting an invisible zipper
When you’re making a special garment, you want everything to be just right. That includes the zippers, especially when they cross a horizontal seam. Summerset Banks from Pins and Needles shows her process for keeping her horizontal seams matched when … Read More...
Tutorial: Match horizontal seams when inserting an invisible zipper
When you’re making a special garment, you want everything to be just right. That includes the zippers, especially when they cross a horizontal seam. Summerset Banks from Pins and Needles shows her process for keeping her horizontal seams matched when she…
Camellia oil CP soap recipe
I came across a recipe to make a beautiful cold process camellia oil soap on Soap Making Essentials. Find all the ingredients and instructions here.
Dress Up a Cake with Paper
I love the simple beauty of this cake wrap. Find the how-tos for creating your own HERE at craft stylish.
Clever tool from Clover: Bobbin stacker
- Images from Clover
Clover has come up with yet another clever tool. How did we make do without their Yo-yo Makers
? Like the Yo-yo Maker, serious quilters and sewers will likely want one of these bobbin stackers to keep … Read More...
Clever tool from Clover: Bobbin stacker
- Images from Clover
Clover has come up with yet another clever tool. How did we make do without their Yo-yo Makers? Like the Yo-yo Maker, serious quilters and sewers will likely want one of these bobbin stackers to keep drawers organized. It’s endorsed by Nancy Zieman, of…
Quilt Diva Giveaway
Image from Amy Bradley Designs
Go to Amy Bradley Designs blog and sign up for her very first giveaway. Tell her why you are a quilting diva or suggest a design idea in her comments area. Winners will be announced Friday June 19th. Go…
Free pattern: Baxter in pink
Image from Amy Bradley Designs
Amy from Amy Bradley Designs offers doggie fun with her free Baxter pattern. Go here to download.
Rain, Rain, Don’t Go Away
by Pamela Hall
We’ve been having a spate of summer rainstorms here, which inspired me to go looking for polymer clay rainsticks. I found a wonderful tutorial for making a polymer clay rainstick by Pamela Hall. Click here to go to the…
Sneak peek: Traffic Jam by Allison Jane Smith
Traffic Jam is Allison Jane Smith’s new fabric line for Windham Fabrics. Great for sewing projects for little boys, the prints in this line are filled with transportation-themed images such as airplanes, cars, and even road signs. This fabulous line … Read More...