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paper-and-string celebrates her 500th blog post with a free pattern for these zippered pouches. I love the cupcake appliques! (They’re included in the free pattern.) Get the pattern.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, pouch, zipper, cupcake[/tags]
A child growing out of a favorite tee can border on the traumatic. When this happend at a patchwork world‘s house, she turned the now-too-small fave tee into a fave pillow. Genius! Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, t-shirt, … Read More...
Dress forms are supposed to be models of our own bodies, but rarely do our real bodies fit the mold (so to say) of the perfect proportions of a dress form. kari posts on The {New New} Blog showing how … Read More...
Your inner geek will love this! The Science Channel posts a video showing how professional dressforms are made. View the video.
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[tags]sewing, video, dressform[/tags]
This simple, but stunning, pendant can be made by you! Find out how at the Stampin’ N More blog.
What? You don’t wear jewelry? why not make some into Christmas ornaments or sun catchers? What other ideas are there? … Read More...
Vilte lives in Lithuania and it would not surprise me if we see some of her fashions on the American runway one season. She has an astonishing gift of transforming fabrics and fibers into stunning wearable art and accessories. She … Read More...
Brilliant pictures of glass art from the Museum of Glass. Read about it and see more images at Joanne Osband’s blog, Still Coloring out of the Lines.
Mollie of Wild Olive is sharing (for personal use) these embroidery patterns that she created for her stitchy little brother, PJ. Adorable! Get the patterns.
By the way, Mollie has reached only 19% of her goal, so far, in … Read More...
There comes a time in every crocheter’s life when s/he is completely unmotivated. Nothing looks interesting. The yarn looks old. Nobody NEEDS a gift. No inspiration in sight. What to do?
I find that a couple of things will get … Read More...
I firmly believe that, like rabbits, plastic grocery sacks have a way of multiplying. Using reusable cloth grocery sacks can cut down on the number you bring into your house, but what to do with the ones that make it … Read More...
Gorgeous mosaic from the Mosaic Art Source Blog. This image is one of many describing the Pittsburgh Glass Center Neighborhood Mosaic Project with mosaic artist Daviea Davis.
Started in January 2009, Daviea began working with schools and students to … Read More...
Twitter the bird is the latest softie design from Melly & Me. I love the big eyes and the tiny wings!! To celebrate the new design, Melly & Me are giving away a Twitter pattern away to three lucky readers. … Read More...
Here’s a stylish way to patch your jeans. Rather than trying to conceal the stitching, call attention to it. Patch from behind, and then stitch around and over the hole again and again…and again and again…. Find out how from … Read More...
LucyKate Crafts posts a tutorial for making these fabric toadstools. You can make one with your favorite fabrics from your scrap bin, and then embellish with little buttons. Get the tutorial.
Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check … Read More...
Jewelry Artist Julee Herman will be teaching her soldered jewelry classes again this spring if you are lucky enough to live or visit the SF Bay area. Julee is a talented lady with a passion for art and teaching that … Read More...
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I run across quite a few knitting books in my travels, excursions and jaunts, most are kind of cool, however since my life and tastes run far, far from the NY runways, and while I can drool … Read More...