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Join the folks on the Creating Keepsakes blog for summer camp July 13-17!
Registration is open, and everyone registering before June 30th will receive a free t-short iron on transfer. Go to…
I’ve been announcing tons of US indie craft markets lately, but those of you Down Under have been sorely neglected. Here’s a roundup of some local weekend craft markets going on now. Most happen monthly. Watch for more later this…
Hi Everyone:
I remember when my daughter was a month old, I carried a brag book everywhere to show my daughter.
Over the years, I stopped doing it, as I got into scrapbooking and creating albums.
Kirsty creating this fun wallet that reminded…
Hi Everyone:
I remember when my daughter was a month old, I carried a brag book everywhere to show my daughter.
Over the years, I stopped doing it, as I got into scrapbooking and creating albums.
Kirsty creating this fun … Read More...
Find out how to make this teddy bear hooded towel at Living with Lindsay. It’s made from a bath towel and a matching handtowel. Make one for your little snuggle bear!! Go to the how-to.
[via Someday Crafts]
Find out how to make this teddy bear hooded towel at Living with Lindsay. It’s made from a bath towel and a matching handtowel. Make one for your little snuggle bear!! Go to the how-to.
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With these two-sided burp cloths from Sarah of Create Studio, beauty is more than skin deep. It extends to both sides of the burp cloth. (No ugly threads or stitching showing on the back.) What a cool idea! Go to the…
With these two-sided burp cloths from Sarah of Create Studio, beauty is more than skin deep. It extends to both sides of the burp cloth. (No ugly threads or stitching showing on the back.) What a cool idea! Go … Read More...
Debbie Colgrove of sewing.about.com shows how to make a trick wallet. When I was a kid, I had one of these made from wood. This fabric version is easy to make and is a cool way to present a gift of…
When you’re making a special garment, you want everything to be just right. That includes the zippers, especially when they cross a horizontal seam. Summerset Banks from Pins and Needles shows her process for keeping her horizontal seams matched when she…
When you’re making a special garment, you want everything to be just right. That includes the zippers, especially when they cross a horizontal seam. Summerset Banks from Pins and Needles shows her process for keeping her horizontal seams matched when … Read More...
I came across a recipe to make a beautiful cold process camellia oil soap on Soap Making Essentials. Find all the ingredients and instructions here.
I love the simple beauty of this cake wrap. Find the how-tos for creating your own HERE at craft stylish.
Clover has come up with yet another clever tool. How did we make do without their Yo-yo Makers? Like the Yo-yo Maker, serious quilters and sewers will likely want one of these bobbin stackers to keep drawers organized. It’s endorsed by Nancy Zieman, of…
Clover has come up with yet another clever tool. How did we make do without their Yo-yo Makers
? Like the Yo-yo Maker, serious quilters and sewers will likely want one of these bobbin stackers to keep … Read More...
Image from Amy Bradley Designs
Go to Amy Bradley Designs blog and sign up for her very first giveaway. Tell her why you are a quilting diva or suggest a design idea in her comments area. Winners will be announced Friday June 19th. Go…
Image from Amy Bradley Designs
Amy from Amy Bradley Designs offers doggie fun with her free Baxter pattern. Go here to download.
by Pamela Hall
We’ve been having a spate of summer rainstorms here, which inspired me to go looking for polymer clay rainsticks. I found a wonderful tutorial for making a polymer clay rainstick by Pamela Hall. Click here to go to the…
Traffic Jam is Allison Jane Smith’s new fabric line for Windham Fabrics. Great for sewing projects for little boys, the prints in this line are filled with transportation-themed images such as airplanes, cars, and even road signs. This fabulous line…
Traffic Jam is Allison Jane Smith’s new fabric line for Windham Fabrics. Great for sewing projects for little boys, the prints in this line are filled with transportation-themed images such as airplanes, cars, and even road signs. This fabulous line … Read More...