More Texas love. How can I help but be a bit sentimental about Texas when it is warm and beautiful out and there are crickets and grackles squawking outside! The call for vendors is over already but you can add … Read More...
Cheers for St. Patrick’s Day!
Find an alternative to green beer in this "Ugly Leprechaun" cocktail, courtesy of the online magazine, bloom.acious. (And brought to us by Head of the Table.)
Tutorial: Sew a patchwork heat pack
If you’ve ever been bothered by a sore neck or shoulders, then this is a sewing project for you. Chez Larsson shows how to make a heat pack. She uses fabric she has patched together, but you could easily just … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a pencil pouch in 1 hour
Ripping Out Seams posts a tutorial for the One-Hour Pencil Pouch. All it takes is a fat eighth of fabric, a square of interfacing, and a zipper. Oh, and one hour. Get the tutorial.
Easter Rattle Snake
After the egg hunt is over, unless you save those plastic things year after year, you’re going to have a metric ton of empty eggs left in a pile. Once the candy is out (and most likely eaten), rather than … Read More...
Announcing…New Yarns and Free Patterns From Nashua Handknits.
Nashua Handknits announces two new yarns for Spring 2009:
Creative FocusTM Silk: We are very excited about our 100% bourette silk in a bright palette of fifteen shades. Creative FocusTM Silk knits at 5 sts to the inch with each … Read More...
Make Homemade Soft Pretzels
Find recipes and inspiration for making your own soft pretzels.
New Fiber Club From The Yarn Pirate
What can I say? I’m a sucker for (fill in the blank-of the month clubs). This looks too yummy to pass up. Every month you will get 4 oz of spinning fiber.
Go to Yarn Pirate’s Etsy shop for details: … Read More...
“Beginner’s Guide to Needle Felting” By: Susanna Wallis, Book Giveaway and Review USA ONLY
This book is a must have book, “Beginner’s Guide to Needle Felting
” By: Susanna Wallis, was sent to me by Joan of Search Press and now I will be sending it out to one of you! There … Read More...
Free Hemlock Ring Doily Pattern
This is so pretty. It reminds me of a sunrise.
Measures about 15″. But I really can’t tell you anything about it, as the original post is in what I think is Icelandic, which is really a cool looking language.… Read More...
Felted Bags For Spring!
I found this on Yarns and Musings blog (which I love to read, check them out!)
http://www.yarnsandmusings.com/2009/03/on-go-bag-post-felted.html
I’m just in love with these colors, any kind of color, this time of year catches my eye, but especially the bright jewel … Read More...
Domino or Modular Knitting
It’s all about the color. You know this. Kaffe Fassett has revolutionized the industry with this concept!
I’ve seen projects using the modular or domino knitting technique that didn’t even register in my little brain, certainly didn’t make me want … Read More...
Glass Amber Marquis Bead Tutorial
This Amber Marquis bead is a tutorial that I did for Step by Step Beads Magazine back in October 2007. It is now available for free download at Beading Daily. Find out how to achieve the rich amber colors by … Read More...
Ginger Citrus Body Emulsion recipe
Try this recipe from Make Your Own Cosmetics for a warming emulsion.
Ginger Citrus Body Emulsion
by HBN Founder and President Donna Maria
This body oil is special not only because of the aroma, but because of the luxurious feel … Read More...
Cool idea!: Patch your jeans with a tourniquet patch
Turkey Feathers came up with a fun way to patch her jeans. She made a “tourniquet patch” that wraps around the entire leg, and then added a bow at the side to “tie” it off. Great idea! Visit Turkey Feathers … Read More...
Tutorial: Slipcover your office chair
Is your computer chair plain, boring, ugly?? Candied Fabrics shows how to recover an office chair to give it a fresh new look. Get the tutorial.
[via Whip Up]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, slipcover, upholstery, chair[/tags]
Scrapbooking Blog of the Week – March 16th
I’ve been reading Melissa Goodsell’s blog for over a year now and I am always inspired! She blogs about a lot more than just scrapbooking (other crafts, every day life, even recipes!) so click on the Scrapbooking Category to see … Read More...
Printables for Scrapbooking
In the current economy, printable elements that you buy once and can use over and over are a great idea!
Hop on over to Blueberry Freckles, a new store and check out their section of printables for scrapbooking.
They also … Read More...
CROCHET A SHAMROCK FOR YOURSELF
Don’t forget to wear a bit of green on March 17 – this Tuesday, St. Patrick’s Day. St. Louis, where I live, has what is reputed to be the second largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the world, second only … Read More...
CROCHET FOR THE BRIDAL PARTY
One of my daughter’s best friends is getting married this June. I’m trying to come up with some ideas for small gifts for the bride and groom that I can crochet. The bride is fairly easy – a shawl or … Read More...