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...
HITTING THE WALL
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...
Easy Puffy Daisy Cupcakes
Craft 3-D daisies from fondant for your cupcakes at Wilton.com.
Tutorial: Turn an old sweater into a plastic bag organizer
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...
Pittsburgh Glass Center Neighborhood Project
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...
I’m all a-Twitter over this giveaway from Melly & Me
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...
Tutorial: Patch your jeans with style
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...
Tutorial: Fabric toadstool
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...
SF Bay Area Soldered Jewelry Classes
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...
Giveaway – Simple Style By Ann Budd
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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...
Giveaway! Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarns
If you admire the hand knitted socks that all of your friends knit but never wanted to take them in hand, now is the time to grab your needles! This book by Carol Sulcoski and Interweave Press will seriously make… Read More... Giveaway! Harmony Guides 101 Stitches To Knit Card Deck!
One of the greatest challenges a knitter can face is finding the perfect stitch pattern for a project. Whether you want to create a highly textured lace scarf or revamp a basic sweater silhouette with a new stitch pattern, 101 … Read More... Feed Your Inner Pirate – Free Shipwreck Shawl Pattern
Check out this free Shipwreck Shawl pattern from Knitty. With ragged edges and beads, it’s destined to become your next “must knit” project. Perfect!
Since the shawl is knitted circularly, there is never any need to purl. The right … Read More...
Young Artist Spotlight: Caitlin Feldman
Read about 15 year old glass fuser, Caitlin Feldman over at the St. Louis Handmade Blog. Learn about how she started her business, “Abstracted Faces” and all kinds of other info about her and her art. Maybe even follow … Read More...
Free pattern: Waterlily block
The pattern for this beautiful foundation-pieced quilt block, designed by Linda Causee, is free from FreePatterns.com. Get the pattern.
Tutorial: Control the clutter with a corkboard organizer
Get a handle on your clutter with this corkboard organizer designed by Craft Apple. The cork base allows you to post important messages, and the pocket gives you a place to stash things to keep. Get the tutorial, … Read More...
Egg-ceptional Egg-xtravaganza
Melissa Goodsell and Fiona Carter are teaming up to bring you the Egg-ceptional Egg-xtravaganza with a variety of Easter themed projects over the next few weeks. Find Melissa’s posts here, and Fiona’s posts here.
[tags]scrapbooking, holidays, easter[/tags]
Fly away little butterfly!
Hi Everyone:
Creating a fun little butterfly is just a punch away! Peggy created this fun butterfly by using a heart punch & [tag]stamping [/tag]the sentiment..
Peggy also use the heart punch to create the flowers…how fun is that eh?… Read More...
Tutorial: Avoiding ugly stitching on elastic
When you stitch overlapping pieces of elastic, does the under side end up a huge mess? Sure, the elastic is typically enclosed in a casing where no one can witness the bird’s nest of threads, but wouldn’t it be better … Read More...
Tutorial: Stuffed snake from a necktie
Put your Uncle Ed’s prodigious necktie collection to good use. Jill Nicolaus posts at Dave’s Garden about making stuffed snakes from old neckties. Get the tutorial.
Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for … Read More...