Maternity shirts serve a great purpose when your tummy is big with little baby growing inside, but what about after the baby is here? Vegbee at Just Tutes shows how she turned a maternity shirt into a wrap tee, which … Read More...
Sew a soft superhero mask
Se7en posts about the felt masks her child made. I think they look like superhero masks. Find out more about this fun project. (You’ll need to scroll down a ways.)
[via The Crafty Crow]
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Tutorial: Learn the blind hem stitch
A blind hem allows you to hem up the bottom of a skirt or pants without having the stitch lines show. A blind hem foot allows you to make this stitch on a sewing machine. Or, you can stitch it … Read More...
Use buttons for unique surface embellishment
Though buttons are functional pieces of our sewing , the wide variety of shapes and colors make them perfect for surface embellishment. CraftStylish shows an interesting approach, using buttons to fill in holes cut out of the surface of the … Read More...
Hotel Murano Wins Design Award
Congratulations to Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington, for winning yet another design award! On March 3rd the HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Awards named Hotel Murano the Best Lobby/Public Space Design–Full Service. According to Decorative Glass Magazine, this … Read More...
Stash Swap from Planet Purl…
Short of yarn? Too much yarn? Post a free stash swap ad and meet other knitters and crocheters looking to de-stash their extra yarn or find something special for their next project. Go to Planet PurlTutorial: Your princess needs a hat!
Every princess needs a hat, and you can make one for her! Skip to My Lou shows you how to make one. Make one for a birthday, or for just her every day princess-ness.Get the tutorial.
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Cropping in Salt Lake City
If you’re in the Salt Lake City area and looking for a place to crop, this article gives a good round up on the local scrapbook stores -LSS- in the area that provide this service.
[tags]crop, cropping, lss[/tags]
Great idea: Making a small t-shirt bigger
What to do when your child outgrows his favorite shirt? It’s fairly easy to make a big shirt smaller, but what do you do when you need to make a small shirt bigger. Occasional Martha has a fix. She sewed … Read More...
Busy book = quiet educational play
When I was a kid, a busy book was a standard take-along to church. The big soft books filled with fabric pages would teach various counting, sorting, and fine motor skills, all the while keeping a young child quietly entertained. … Read More...
April Issue of Polymer Cafe!
After a hectic week, it was a nice treat to open up my mailbox and see the April issue of “Polymer Cafe.” My first reaction upon perusing the cover was “cool!”
The Lantern Beads by Sophia Lenz are bold, colorful, … Read More...
Cheater fabrics: More than meets the eye
Printed fabric panel, AKA “cheater prints”, are loaded with more potential than meets the eye. Though the first glance shows only their intended purpose, as a pre-printed baby blanket, tree skirt, etc., a little creativity reveals a world of possibility. … Read More...
Put a Shirt on that Cupcake
Dress up your cupcakes with themed sleeves.
New Kaufman fabric London Calling
Robert Kaufman fabrics just released the new Londong Calling line of fabrics. Bright pastels and swirly florals give this line a fun, mod feel. See the whole line at Robert Kaufman Fabrics or True Up.
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Needlefelted Sneakers
How cute are these designer felted sneakers? Have you seen the Ked site where you can design your own sneakers? Now we can needle felt ours. There is a PDF file to download from Knitting Daily. So take a … Read More...
Feel Smart Drinking
Find pi ice cubes and other smart kitchenware at thinkgeek.com.
GAS: 39th Annual Glass Art Society Conference
If you’ve ever considered attending the GAS conference, this year would be a great time. For over 150 years Corning, NY has been an important epicenter for all things glass. This year, the GAS Conference returns to Corning, NY. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Refashion a man’s shirt to a dress
Clevergirl has become quite adept at refashioning men’s dress shirts into stylish women’s clothing. Her final results are crisp, clean, anything but feeling homemade. She’s created her first photo tutorial showing everyone how she does it. Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Quick and easy hand-stitched Easter card
DJ of Prick and Stitch is My Craft blog is sharing her pattern for this seasonal beauty. She says,
… Read More...This beautiful Easter egg pattern is easy for beginners to stitch and if you are experienced at greetings card embroidery you
Comparison of die cutting machines
Follow this link to read an article comparing some of the popular die cutting machines on the market today.
[tags]scrapbooking, die cutting machines[/tags]