Sara Trail is a teenage sewing entrepreneur. At 14, she has published a sewing book and DVD for teens. She also designs and sells clothes and accessories, and hosts sewing workshops that teach other teens to sew. As if all … Read More...
Scrapbooking Adoption
Lisa Copen has written a comprehensive article on how to approach scrapbooking your child’s adoption.
[tags]scrapbooking, adoption, life book[/tags]
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS………
I’m pretty open-minded about crochet (and most other things, I hope). But, whose idea was this???
I really can’t imagine paying almost $8 for this pattern and twice that for yarn to create this ‘Easter’ decor. I really … Read More...
Spring preview from Colette Patterns
Colette Patterns is showing a preview of their spring 2009 line. There are four dresses and one skirt, and they’re all so yummy! Literally. They’re all named after foods – Macaron, Chantilly, Eclair, Parfait, Beignet. Mmmmm….. See the patterns at … Read More...
How to make Cadbury Creme Brul’egg from Pie of the Tiger
Make creme brulee (with a Cadbury garnish) from Pie of the Tiger.
Foolish Food
See more April Fools Day food tricks from One Pretty Thing.
Tutorial: Sew a girly twirly skirt
Just Deanna shows how to make this girly twirly skirt. What little girl wouldn’t love this? Get the how-to.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, skirt, twirl, girls[/tags]
Tips for sewing on thick fabric
Sewing through several layers of thick fabric can be difficult. Needles break, thread jams, you name it. Keyk Lou has some tips making it at least a little bit easier to sew through thick fabrics. Get the tips.
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Free pattern: Baby Sue and Sam
CC of Suestreehouse blog is sharing this pattern for baby Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Sam. Adorable! Get the pattern.
Sunbonnet Sue is a classic embroidery pattern that has been around since the late 19th century. It features a young … Read More...
Free patterns: Domestic Ninja
The crafting siblings at Sibling Craftery are sharing a new series of hand-embroidery patterns that will have you stitching and smiling every day. The Domestic Ninja days-of-the-week patterns will be released one per day through next Monday. Get the first … Read More...
Free patterns: Domestic Ninja
The crafting siblings at Sibling Craftery are sharing a new series of hand-embroidery patterns that will have you stitching and smiling every day. The Domestic Ninja days-of-the-week patterns will be released one per day through next Monday. Get the first … Read More...
Free patterns: Domestic Ninja
The crafting siblings at Sibling Craftery are sharing a new series of hand-embroidery patterns that will have you stitching and smiling every day. The Domestic Ninja days-of-the-week patterns will be released one per day through next Monday. Get the first … Read More...
Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarn Giveaway
Congrats, Heidi!
You were the winner drawn to receive this book. I’ve emailed you and as soon as you get back to me with your mailing address, I’ll get your book sent right out.
Please respond within a week though, … Read More...
Desiree’s at it Again – Fish Cane Tutorial!
If the polymer clay world had a medal for “Helpful and Cool Tutorials, Tips, and Techniques,” Desiree McCorey would surely be at the top of the list for receiving the honor!
She is constantly experimenting with techniques and tools for … Read More...
Recycled Lunch Bag
Now that the weather is warming up, and you’ll be wanting to eat your lunches outside more often, consider sewing up a recycled lunch bag you can take with you – no more brown paper bags! You can purchase some … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy jeans hem
Dacia Ray shows how to hem your jeans without losing the faded bottom edge. Get the tutorial.
[via Create Everyday]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, hem, jeans[/tags]
Tutorial: Slipover baby bib from dishtowels
When my little girl was a baby, I almost exclusively used the bibs that just slipped over the head. No fussing with ties, or even velcro. Just pull it over like a t-shirt and you’re good to go. Create Everyday … Read More...
Silvered Ivory Tutorial – Part 1
Rose over at the Spawn of Flame blog brings us a tutorial on how to make Silvered Ivory Stringer. What is that? It’s ivory glass, rolled in fine silver foil and then pulled into long glass strings (stringer). These stringer … Read More...
Free Pattern – Hat’s For Boys
Whatever the age of your boys, send them off in Pirate Style with this free hat pattern from Hello Yarn.
Knit with Hauk, a Dale of Norway yarn with water repellant tendencies. There’s a knit-along for this hat too, here: … Read More...
Searching Etsy for Tags and Labels
The crafting world has so many seedy underbellies and back alleys that I do not want to walk down alone, scrapbooking is one of them but I drunkenly stumbled upon it while searching for labels and tags on Etsy. WHOA. … Read More...