Foundations are important in any project. In my studio, colored card stock is one of my most highly prized art supplies. The thing is, I can make patterned paper with a bit of ingenuity, my digi tools, a scanner, and … Read More...
Patterns are Stash Too!
I am a pattern collector. I’ve downloaded every free pattern on the internet at least 3 times. I’ve classified them, filed them, drooled over them, and promised all of them that they’d be next. All of them. Yeah, you heard … Read More...
How Paula made the book
I’ve been following the development of an amazing stumpwork-sampler cloth book by Paula Hewitt of The Beauty of Life blog. Now Paula has put together a lighthearted tutorial that demonstrates the pitfalls of constructing a book such as this. Thank … Read More...
Learn how to “baste in the hoop”
Jennifer Stern of CraftStylish explains the embroidery term “baste in the hoop.” And if your machine doesn’t have this feature built in, you can download free basting stitches from Jennifer’s site! (See the post for the link.) Thanks, Jennifer!
Check … Read More...
Sponges Find New Life As Water Balloon Stand-Ins!
(image from Betz White)
With summer quickly winding to a close in some parts of the world, and about to start in others, water balloon fights are on the minds of almost every kid I know! Instead of wasting … Read More...
Half A Dozen Cupcakes
Jumbo Needle Felted Cupcake $25.00
Pink and Brown Cupcake Birthday Dress from Lilputians $89.95
Wool Windings features this
adorable cupcake baby hat pattern
Cupcake Bunting Flags $25.00
Free Cupcake Trinket Box Project
Caramel Pecan Cupcake Candle $5.95
As You Like It
This week has been crazy busy in my world….chock filled with interesting people and places. I wanted to share with you a story about a woman I had in class and the incredible lesson we all learned from her.
The … Read More...
As You Like It
This week has been crazy busy in my world….chock filled with interesting people and places. I wanted to share with you a story about a woman I had in class and the incredible lesson we all learned from her.
The … Read More...
Website review – Covered in Clay
The Covered in Clay website offers a small variety of items to cover with clay, such as blank metal tins, business card holders, journals and ceramic mezuzahs. You can also find pendant blanks, bezels, and other jewelry settings that are … Read More...
Website review – Covered in Clay
The Covered in Clay website offers a small variety of items to cover with clay, such as blank metal tins, business card holders, journals and ceramic mezuzahs. You can also find pendant blanks, bezels, and other jewelry settings that are … Read More...
SanteFe Beeswax Candles
If you love beeswax candles, check out SantaFe for good quality affordable candles. Their website is also extremely well laid out and informative.
I learned that any candle maker can label their candles beeswax even if it only contains 10% … Read More...
Girls in Painted Dresses
I have decided that the best birthday present that I can give myself is to re-create my line of clothing. Yes, bring back Candiland clothing. I loved being a designer until one day I woke up and was so super … Read More...
The Cadillac of Sewing
Or, Perhaps I should say Ferrarri as I’ll start ya off with the price- a whopping 9 G’s. But ohh- it is a damn dreamy sewing machine. Here is a blurb about it:
Brother’s Quattro 6000D has arrived. This “Mega … Read More...
Needle Felting 101 (Video)
There are some very good instructional videos on You Tube. And this instructor is a beginning needle felting and turned out an awesome embellished sweater. The young lady who does this video is RICË FREEMAN-ZACHERY from MIDLAND, TEXAS, UNITED … Read More...
Free download: Machine smocking
I adore smocking on children’s clothing, but I’ve never had the gumption to try it myself. It seems too precise for my skills and too time-consuming for my schedule. SWAKembroidery.com has an answer for folks like me. They’re offering machine-embroidery … Read More...
Free chart of the week
The free cross-stitch chart of the week from The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com is this adorable design from Jenny Barton. Download the chart. And be sure to look at the whole Happy Hippo series.
Effortless Vintage!
Hi Everyone:
Photo cards have been a trend waiting in the wings. The last 2 paper craft mags has featured special editions of
photo cards and photo projects..
As scrapbookers we take tons of pics, why not use some of … Read More...
Stage Glow Candles
Stage Glow Candle’s containers come apart so for each burn you start with a shorter fresh candle. What a great idea for a clean burning candle!
They’re made from soy wax with cotton wicks and have three different stages. You … Read More...
FREE PATTERN TODAY 8/22/08
This chair pouch that is today’s Free Pattern at www.anniesattic.com is extremely easy to reproduce in crochet. You can make it one-sided or two sided. Be sure to use sturdy buttons sewn on with the same yarn as you make … Read More...
Hoodies!
I took a few picturess of the hoodie I’m working on desperately trying to finish right now. (really need to mess with the settings on this camera so I can get good indoor pictures). I started to knit this in … Read More...