Click on over to Creature Comforts to download free printable mailing labels, that can easily be incorporated into your scrapbooking projects.
[tags]scrapbooking, freebies, printables[/tags]
Board Book Tutorial
Nicole Snow has written this Step-by-Step guide to creating a keepsake mini-album from a child’s board book.
[tags]scrapbooking, minialbum, minibook[/tags]
Tutorial: Sew a cleaning dust mitt
Just in time for spring cleaning, We Wilsons shows how to make this cleaning dust mitt. She used a terry cloth shirt she found at a rummage sale, though you could easily use an old towel or sweatshirt instead. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a flower trug from a feedsack
Junk Camp shows how to make a flower trug (for carrying flowers in from the garden) from a feedsack and a spindle. Don’t have a feedsack? Use a tea towel or any other piece of fabric. Don’t have a spindle? … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy zig zag quilt
Amandajean of Crazy Mom Quilts is guest-starring on Bee Square Blog, where she has posted a tutorial for making a zig zag quilt “without piecing those pesky triangles!” Great idea! See the tute.
Free pattern: Colonial Sue
CC of Suestreehouse regularly shares with us wonderful patterns for Sunbonnet Sues from all walks of life. This week, her gift is an unusual variation on Sue – a Colonial lady with a parasol. Get the pattern.
Plant Your Flowers the Sustainable Way – Recycled and Eco-Friendly Garden Ideas
Looking to brighten up your space with flowers and do your part for the planet? You’re in the right place. Whether you’ve got a green thumb or you’re just starting to dabble in gardening, there’s something incredibly satisfying about planting … Read More...
Free pattern goodness
This roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at the time … Read More...
Cuttlebug and You!
Hi everyone:
Provo Craft is conducting a survey..
Let your voice be heard, please take this survey and let Provo Craft know how you feel about the products what you are looking for..
This is your chance to voice your … Read More...
Tips on pulling a fatter twistie. And other resources.
What is a “twistie”? It’s layers of glass pulled and twisted into a candy cane like pattern. There are many methods to making them from simple to complex. Seraphim FlameWorks give some tips on how to achieve a larger diameter … Read More...
Nifty needlework giveaways
(1) Sibling Craftery is giving away a whole basketful of goodies, including a pin cushion; a half-yard each of three spring fabrics; tea towels; and an embroidery hoop, needles, and floss. Go to the blog to enter before 6:00 p.m. … Read More...
Waffles on the Farm
Make farm-shaped waffles with this iron from VillaWare.
Tutorial: Mend a zipper when the fabric is frayed
How many times has it happened that you get a rip in your garment – right next to your zipper? And to make matters worse, the fabric has frayed so it’s not a simple matter of restitching the zipper down. … Read More...
Vegan Homemade Oreos
A vegan version of Oreos from Dog Hill Kitchen to atone for my earlier omission.
Using Scrap Glass in Fusing Projects
Above is a bowl made from scrap glass by Plum Wind Glassworks in Texas. Follow along as you are walked through the process of cutting a mold from fiber board and then see the variations (bowls and votive holders) you … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric ranunculus flower
Isn’t this fabric flower gorgeous? It’s a ranunculus, and Couturesmith shares a tutorial for how to make them. She used them to embellish a bolero jacket she designed. What will you use them for? A bag? A hat? A dress? … Read More...
Tutorial: Car organizer from a pair of pants
Cut Out + Keep user Sugarliches posts a tutorial for making a car organizer from a pair of pants. The legs of the pants get accordian folded up to make large pockets. I love how her mind works!! Get the … Read More...
Bakerella’s Chicks are Here
Chick cake pops from Bakerella are here!
DIY Make Your Own Hemp Oil Soap recipe
Hemp oil
has wonderful skin nourishing properties and is easily absorbed into the skin. Make this great cold process Hemp Body Bar Soap from Ponte Vedra to help fight skin problems, excessively dry skin, or for its anti-aging properties.
Quick lining technique for garments
Threads magazine describes a “quick lining” technique for lining a garment and attaching the lining to the facings. Read about this technique at threadsmagazine.com.
[tags]sewing, technique, lining, quick, facing[/tags]