The Sampler Girl is reprising the Love Birds cross-stitch chart she created in 2005. Yea! To get the chart free, see At the Honeysuckle Tree blog.
Scavenger Hunt at PCAGOE has begun!
Do you love a good scavenger hunt? The PCAGOE (Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy) has begun their Valentine’s Scavenger Hunt! Visit their website here for more information!
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“New in Town” Movie Review
Have you heard about this movie New in Town starring Renee Zellweger? It has scrapbooking as one of the themes. Hop on over to the Scrapbook Obsession blog for a review of the movie from a scrapooker’s perspective.
Have … Read More...
PROPERLY CONNECTED?
We are all aware of the many published crochet artists/designers. We buy their books and read articles about them in magazines. We peruse their websites and buy their goods on etsy. But, just HOW professional is professional?
I was researching … Read More...
Sew a doorstop from a fat quarter
Rachel from All it Took Was Just One Stitch shows you how to make a doorstop from a fat quarter. It’s functional AND pretty. It doesn’t get any better than that. Get the tutorial.
[via Sew, Mama, Sew]
Wildly Woolly Art Felters
I found Kim’s amazing snow pod on a blog where she had entered it in the contests for needle felting (I did vote for it). I was so impressed with her imaginative designs and her extraordinary experience as a needle … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a collapsible pet dish from oil cloth
Carry your pet’s water bowl with you on a walk with this handy collapsible fabric dish! Using bright-colored oilcloth, this project stands out with its vibrant and practical design, making it a must-have for pet owners who love style and … Read More...
Free chart: Cross-stitch valentine
Stitch this quick and easy heart to show your valentine some love! The design – by Christine-Ann Martin – is free from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com. Get the chart.
Tutorial: Sew a simple dashiki
Vegbee at Just Tutes shows how to draft a simple pattern for a dashiki (a simple A-line shirt from nonstretchy cotton). She drafted the pattern for an Africa theme at her daughter’s school, but this shirt would be great everyday … Read More...
Win a kit from Zany Zinnia
For a chance to win this kit featuring Jillibean Soup products, head on over to Jill Yeger’s blog and leave her a comment about a Valentine’s Day memory. Hurry! This giveaway ends tonight, Friday 6th at 9:00pm EST
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New Scrapbook Store to open in Dover, Tennessee
Precious Scraps, a new local scrapbook store run by Beverly and Larry Nash, will open it’s doors on Saturday February 21st and serve Dover and the surrounding communities. Get more details here.
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Valentine’s Day Ideas 4
Take a look at this gorgeous heart-shaped box made by Kristii Lockart! Hop on over to her blog for a description of how she made it.
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Valentine’s Day Ideas 4
Take a look at this gorgeous heart-shaped box made by Kristii Lockart! Hop on over to her blog for a description of how she made it.
[tags]valentine’s day[/tags]
Hillary Lang on fabric stashing
Hillary Lang from Wee Wonderfuls talks with Sew, Mama, Sew about her fabric stash – what she buys, how she organizes it, how she stores it all. Read the interview.
Help Judge The Needle Felting Contest Held by Gourmet Felted
On January 2nd I announced a Needle Felting Contest Held by Gourmet Felted. The contest is officially close and Gerry has requested us Craft Gossipers to come over and help judge her needle felting contest. Go over to Gourmet Felted … Read More...
Literacy and Art: The Rainbow Fish
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
is a wonderful tale with a moral that isn’t too deep even for the smallest of children to understand. The story belongs to a very vain fish who discovers how rewarding it is to … Read More...
Maternity Jeans Hack
Those of you out there who have had babes can attest to how expensive maternity jeans actually are, and how unflattering most of the styles can be. Thanks to Instructables, now you can make your own the next time you … Read More...
Tutorial: Fancy ruffled pillowcase and sham
Editor’s note: Sadly, the blog linked to in this post is no longer available. If it becomes available again, I’ll be sure to post an update here with the new link.
You can find tutorials for similar pillowcases at The … Read More...
Celebrate World Nutella Day!
Celebrate World Nutella Day.
“Print” fabric with scrapbook rub-ons
Here’s a neat way to add some extra “punch” to your fabrics. Use rub-ons that are designed for scrapbooking and papercrafting. Get the scoop from the Hambly Screen Prints blog. Note that they do say that the technique doesn’t … Read More...