31 Birthday Cakes! (and easy step-by-steps for each)
31 decorated birthday cakes you can make yourself.
Tutorial: Applique some cuteness on to plain t-shirts
Look at what Just Deanna is making! She’s taking children’s t-shirts to the next level by adding a simple animal applique. Want to make one yourself? Read her blog post for more the how-to. Want to buy one already made? … Read More...
Two freebies from CC
CC of Lace ‘n’ Ribbon Roses has two treats for us today: a vintage Sunbonnet Sue pattern and a chickenscratch butterfly pattern. Go to her blog and grab them up!
Sunbonnet Sue is a classic embroidery pattern that has … Read More...
Tutorial: Mend a holey sweater with elbow patches
Don’t throw your sweaters away when they get holes in the elbows. Turn the holey elbows into fashion statements with contrasting elbow patches. Find out how from Craftzine.
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Baby Shower Cupcake Idea
Make clever decorated cookies for a baby shower with fondant letters.
Save time by prethreading
Sandra Leichner of Sandra’s Snippets blog is sharing some tips about organizing a large hand-embroidery project that requires frequent thread-color changes. She says, “I have found by doing this one small thing, I can eliminate a day or more off … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a duvet cover & shams
Nicole Marie posts at Apartment Therapy showing how to make your own duvet cover and coordinating shams. If you’ve been unable to find already-made bedding at the stores in the colors or fabrics you like, then this might be a … Read More...
Go Hybrid
This week on the Studio Calico blog, Kirsty and Jenn from the Design team are posting tips and tutorials on how to add flair to your pages using digital elements and techniques.
So far this week:
Read this tutorial on … Read More...
CraftStylish Restyle a magazine from “Taunton” Review and Giveaway!
One of my favorite pastimes is going to one of the larger bookstores and thumbing through all the craft magazines on the stands. Drugstores carry very few crafty magazines, but the big bookstores carry racks of our favorite DIY magazines. … Read More...
Cool idea: Inexpensive tie lining
Carrie posts a great idea over at Wardrobe Refashion. She wanted to make some neckties, but found that the lining that gives the tie its body was difficult to locate and very expensive. What’s a frugal girl to do? … Read More...
Knit One, Save One, Save The Children
Lisa Edelstein, star of the Fox Television hit House, is helping in a campaign geared towards child survival. She is joining in and knitting/crocheting a baby cap and writing letters. This outreach effort is part of the “Knit One, Save … Read More...
Stained Glass Tools of the Trade
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Find out what you need to do stained glass yourself and then follow the series as it walks you through making a stained glass sun catcher.
Tutorial: Sew a boy’s tie
This little tie is the perfect accessorie for your little guy’s Easter get-up. Purl Bee shows how to make one. Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, tie, boy, Easter[/tags]
Dream Swatch Book
i love this idea for a dream swatch book – this one has the dream fragments typed up, but i love the thought of making one of these to leave by the bedside. you’d just need to attach a pen … Read More...
March is National Craft Month
National Craft Month (NCM) is a nationwide consumer awareness program designed to draw attention to crafts and the benefits derived from craft activities. Celebrated each March by consumers and the industry alike, NCM activities and promotions take place nationally and … Read More...
Free Dishcloth Pattern
These cool Zinnia washcloths are courtesy of Knit A Little Store.
The free pattern is here: http://knitalittlestore.blogspot.com/2009/03/zinnia-free.html
As you can see, this pattern works with any solid or variagated yarn.
Be sure to check out Susan’s blog for a lot … Read More...
Free Dishcloth Pattern
These cool Zinnia washcloths are courtesy of Knit A Little Store.
The free pattern is here: http://knitalittlestore.blogspot.com/2009/03/zinnia-free.html
As you can see, this pattern works with any solid or variagated yarn.
Be sure to check out Susan’s blog for a lot … Read More...
Anna Griffin’s got a new fabric line
Anna Griffin’s new fabric line Fiona has hit the stores. I love the color combinations – rich blues, celery greens, mustardy yellows, pumpkin oranges, and candy pinks. See the fabrics at True Up or from the manufacturer, Baum Textile Mills/Windham … Read More...
Sew a kicky spring purse with this free pattern
One of the joys of sewing is that I get to make myself a new purse for each season. This spring, my purse will be made with this free pattern. It’s called the Buttercup Bag and it’s so yummy I … Read More...
Wraps Per Inch Explained…..
Wraps per inch, or WPI is a way to determine the weights of any yarn.
Simply take a pencil, dowel, or ruler and mark off an inch. Then wrap the yarn around your pencil, dowel or ruler until you get … Read More...