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Oh, my goodness. I’ve never before seen a temari with anything other than an obvious, straight-sided, geometric design. But Jane of World Embroideries has produced this gorgeous swirl temari that fools the eye. She says,
If you follow the longest thread on each section,…
Find a clever idea for crafting a sugar cube igloo at Sprout, an idea I found on the wonderful site, “The Crafty Crow.“
The IPCA (International Polymer Clay Association) retreat, “A World of Inspiration” in Chicago is filling fast! If you want to spend four days in Chicago learning, being inspired, and up to your eyeballs in polymer clay then run, don’t walk…
by Wendy Rotchstein
I recently received an email from a reader wanting to create polymer clay fairies with delicate wings. I found this polymer clay fairy wing tutorial for making fairy wings out of translucent liquid clay
in the PC Polyzine circa 2004.… Read More...
Mairuru made these flying sarubobo. “Saru” means “monkey” in Japanese, and “bobo” means baby. I love the way the arms and legs are outstretched, like they’re floating through the air. See more photos on her blog.
Looking for more … Read More...
Image from Kona Bay
I always wonder what to do with my beautiful Asian print fabrics. Cutting them into smaller pieces is not always the best option. This free pattern from Kona Bay Fabrics is a good example of how to display the larger elements. Go here to download…
A recent discussion on another site got me to thinking how crochet tools have changed over time. Hooks, themselves, have changed very little. You either have a ‘traditional’ hook or an in-line hook with handle variations. But, other crochet tools…
A recent discussion on another site got me to thinking how crochet tools have changed over time. Hooks, themselves, have changed very little. You either have a ‘traditional’ hook or an in-line hook with handle variations. But, other crochet tools … Read More...
Looking for ways to save money on your scrapbooking? Here’s an article on 6 Ways to Scrapbook on a Dime from the Sun Herald website.
Technorati Tags: scrapbooking, frugal
Looking for ways to save money on your scrapbooking? Here’s an article on 6 Ways to Scrapbook on a Dime from the Sun Herald website.
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Image from Quilting on Turtle Hill
Cathy of Quilting on Turtle Hill is giving away this very cute quilt top, closeup shown here. Go here to see how to make it yours.
Image from Don't Look Now!
Kellie from Don’t Look Now! offers a great tutorial for this applique flower garden pillow. Get the tute here.
Technorati Tags: quilting, free pattern, tutorial, flower, garden, pillow, appliqué
Instructables user Mary.Parry shows how to make this hanging travel organizer. It’s a sleeve that fits over a coat hanger that has a pocket to store your necessities. Get the tutorial.
Instructables user Mary.Parry shows how to make this hanging travel organizer. It’s a sleeve that fits over a coat hanger that has a pocket to store your necessities. Get the tutorial.
Find a slideshow of over 30 party favors from Martha Stewart. Some of my 
favorites: these cookie envelopes of course, these mini lunch boxes, and these old time candy cups.
Image from Sew Mama Sew
Sew Mama Sew has Denyse Schmidt’s Katie Jump Rope fabric line on sale right now. A few are already sold out so hurry to get your favorite. Mine is Ribbon Flower. Go here to shop.
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The next time you shorten a pair of jeans, or otherwise refashion or alter jeans, save your leftover denim. You can use it to make a cool wallet. Instructables user pkruep shows you how. The edges are not finished to give it…
