A few short weeks ago, I introduced you to Christy and her fabulous monthly craft challenges! I’m not able to participate in the March challenge due to planning and executing my wedding, but I’m super pumped to get in … Read More...
Fill Your Cupcakes
Fill your cupcakes with marshmallow cream.
Use Your Stash And Get Ready For Summer….
Here are some fun summertime knit and crochet projects. Fun free summer knit patterns for beach and patio accessories.
Coasters, sunglass holders, wine cozies, water bottle holders and more!
Here:
http://www.pattern-knit.com/free-knitting-patterns/great-summer-knit-projects-beach-accessories-beverage-covers
DCWV Warehouse Sale
Die Cuts With a View has scheduled a warehouse sale for March 12-14th in Provo, Utah
[tags]scrapbooking, warehouse sale, DCWV[/tags]
Scrapbooking Blog of the Week – March 9th
Morag Cutts from the Ally Scraps Design Team, has a lovely blog showing off her scrapbooking and papercrafting creations. Morag recently announced that she will be a Bella Artista for Bella Blvd in April. Congrats Morag!
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BEADED BRACELET
http://nikkiinstitches.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/green-bead-soup/
I receive quite a few emails from people asking me to publish their project or idea on my blog. Most of them are not impressive. Nikki emailed me the other day with the link above. When I took the … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Convert a maternity tee to a nursing tee
Maternity shirts serve a great purpose when your tummy is big with little baby growing inside, but what about after the baby is here? Vegbee at Just Tutes shows how she turned a maternity shirt into a wrap tee, which … Read More...
Sew a soft superhero mask
Se7en posts about the felt masks her child made. I think they look like superhero masks. Find out more about this fun project. (You’ll need to scroll down a ways.)
[via The Crafty Crow]
[tags]sewing, costume, masks, felt, … Read More...
Tutorial: Learn the blind hem stitch
A blind hem allows you to hem up the bottom of a skirt or pants without having the stitch lines show. A blind hem foot allows you to make this stitch on a sewing machine. Or, you can stitch it … Read More...
Use buttons for unique surface embellishment
Though buttons are functional pieces of our sewing , the wide variety of shapes and colors make them perfect for surface embellishment. CraftStylish shows an interesting approach, using buttons to fill in holes cut out of the surface of the … Read More...
Hotel Murano Wins Design Award
Congratulations to Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington, for winning yet another design award! On March 3rd the HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Awards named Hotel Murano the Best Lobby/Public Space Design–Full Service. According to Decorative Glass Magazine, this … Read More...
Stash Swap from Planet Purl…
Short of yarn? Too much yarn? Post a free stash swap ad and meet other knitters and crocheters looking to de-stash their extra yarn or find something special for their next project. Go to Planet PurlTutorial: Your princess needs a hat!
Every princess needs a hat, and you can make one for her! Skip to My Lou shows you how to make one. Make one for a birthday, or for just her every day princess-ness.Get the tutorial.
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Cropping in Salt Lake City
If you’re in the Salt Lake City area and looking for a place to crop, this article gives a good round up on the local scrapbook stores -LSS- in the area that provide this service.
[tags]crop, cropping, lss[/tags]
Great idea: Making a small t-shirt bigger
What to do when your child outgrows his favorite shirt? It’s fairly easy to make a big shirt smaller, but what do you do when you need to make a small shirt bigger. Occasional Martha has a fix. She sewed … Read More...
Busy book = quiet educational play
When I was a kid, a busy book was a standard take-along to church. The big soft books filled with fabric pages would teach various counting, sorting, and fine motor skills, all the while keeping a young child quietly entertained. … Read More...
April Issue of Polymer Cafe!
After a hectic week, it was a nice treat to open up my mailbox and see the April issue of “Polymer Cafe.” My first reaction upon perusing the cover was “cool!”
The Lantern Beads by Sophia Lenz are bold, colorful, … Read More...
Cheater fabrics: More than meets the eye
Printed fabric panel, AKA “cheater prints”, are loaded with more potential than meets the eye. Though the first glance shows only their intended purpose, as a pre-printed baby blanket, tree skirt, etc., a little creativity reveals a world of possibility. … Read More...
Put a Shirt on that Cupcake
Dress up your cupcakes with themed sleeves.
New Kaufman fabric London Calling
Robert Kaufman fabrics just released the new Londong Calling line of fabrics. Bright pastels and swirly florals give this line a fun, mod feel. See the whole line at Robert Kaufman Fabrics or True Up.
[via True Up]… Read More...