Say It With Coffee
Speak with your coffee thanks to coffeestencil.com (via A Merry Mishap).
Glorious Stained Glass
This beautiful stained glass image was photographed by Aaron Bennet. You can see more gorgeous images at Aaron’s Flickr stream. The cathedral (Chichester) is unbelievable…and Aaron’s images capture it in all it’s glory.
Tutorial: Sew a new high chair pad
High chairs take a lot of abuse. It doesn’t take long before the pretty chair pad that comes from the store becomes stained, or faded, or ripped, or maybe all three. Vermillion Rules! shares a tutorial for making a new … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew an eco-friendly tote
EvaForeva shares a tutorial f or making this eco-friendly tote. The body of the bag is made from industrial felt, with the accents from recycled leather. The materials won’t be cheap (she predicts about $40 USD), but the resulting bag … Read More...
Tips for sewing on fluid fabrics
Threads Magazine calls them fluid fabrics. I always called them crawly or drapey fabrics. You know, the fabrics that make beautiful, fluid gargments but are difficult to sew because they crawl all over the place, often not holding a pressed … Read More...
Tips for drawing tatting charts
Jon of Jon’s Thread Escapade blog is sharing some tips for creating tatting diagrams using drawing software. See the post.
Easter silliness
Tricia-Rennea posted her original funny-face egg as a coloring page you can download for your kids. But I’m thinking it would make a great pattern to bookmark for some whimsical Easter stitching next year. Get the image.
Easter silliness
Tricia-Rennea posted her original funny-face egg as a coloring page you can download for your kids. But I’m thinking it would make a great pattern to bookmark for some whimsical Easter stitching next year. Get the image.
Tutorial: Make a table topper
Moda Bake Shop shows how to make this oh so cute Cherries and Blossoms table topper using a Charm Pack of Oh-Cherry-Oh by Me and My Sister. Designer Sheri Howard. Get the tute.
Teacher Appreciation
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up at the beginning of May (May 4-8th). It’s a wonderful time to express gratuitude to your kids’ teachers for all of the time and energy they put into preparing and teaching. Some of my … Read More...
Finale Eggy Homage
A few final inspirational eggs for Easter.
Dante Marioni, Glass Blower video.
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Dante Marioni, glass blower in Seattle, WA talks about glass blowing, his past, how he got into glass and a lot more. Great footage of glass blowing!
Peep peep peep….
Easter may only be a day away, but there’s still plenty of time to get one last crafting project in! Click on over to Polymner Clay Productions, where Kira and Ilysa have put together this video telling you how … Read More...
New fabric line from Pixie Dust Decor
Pixie Dust Decor designs children’s decor and accessories, and now they’ve released their first line of fabrics. The fabric is 100% cotton poplin and a whopping 60″ wide. The colors are soft pastels, with houses, flowers, and pagodas. See the … Read More...
Glass Flowers at Atlantic Art Glass
Spring is definitely in the air and Atlantic Art Glass knows how to do it right.
Washington Post Peeps Show Results!!!
The Washington Post Peeps Show III results...visit the gallery for inspiration.
Cool idea: Gussied up cardigan
Look how Hey Lucy gussied up a plain cardigan! She stitched a band of fabric around the neckline, gathering it up and stitching it down every 2 inches. Read more at her blog.
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Tutorial: Felt chick egg warmers
vlijtig shares a tutorial for making these chickie-shaped egg warmers from felt. The pattern is simple but oh, so cute! Get the how-to.
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Sneak Peek: Santorini fabric line from Lila Tueller
Lila Tueller shares a little sneaky-peeky of her fabric line. It’s called Santorini. It’s pastel, it’s soft and girly, and it’s PRETTY. She also gives a sneak at an upcoming pattern for fabric boots. Yeah!! See more pictures of this … Read More...
Inspiration: Gillian Bates
Whoa! You’ve got to check out the work of Gillian Bates — exquisite canvases of applique and freehand machine embroidery. The work shown here, Eastbourne Promenade, is “freehand Machine embroidery on white cotton canvas fabric using an ecelectic mix of … Read More...