With the coming of the winter holiday season – Thanksgiving, Christmas, Channukah, New Years, Kwaanza – we often have a lot of deadlines to meet. We often have more budget than cash. We always need a roadmap for gifts, festivities, … Read More...
Office Supply Scrapbooking
Office supplies by and large are the world’s largest untapped source of the coolest scrapbooking supplies on the planet. In addition to the various fixtures, folders, pens, labels, and adhesives, they have a wonderful supply of untraditional journals…. balance sheets, … Read More...
Office Supply Scrapbooking
Office supplies by and large are the world’s largest untapped source of the coolest scrapbooking supplies on the planet. In addition to the various fixtures, folders, pens, labels, and adhesives, they have a wonderful supply of untraditional journals…. balance sheets, … Read More...
Knitter’s Rulers and Free Bag Patterns!
KaratStix over at Etsy graciously sent some items over for me to try out. She sent a Needle Gauge, a 2″ square stitch and row gauge and a fun key ring. These are all made from earth friendly bamboo, and … Read More...
Bath bomb surprise tutorial
This bath bomb surprise tutorial is a great idea for a kid’s birthday party favor. Just find some fun plastic trinkets for the surprise inside!
Transform a Plain Shower Door with Stained Glass Overlay
Check out brightcove.tv and get the low down on how to have a plain shower door transformed into a beautiful work of art…or any other glass surface you have.
Free pattern: Sues with dollies
Here’s the latest in the series of Sunbonnet Sue embroidery patterns free from CC of Lace ‘n’ Ribbon Roses blog. This time, our girls have brought along their doll-babies. So sweet! Get the pattern.
Sunbonnet Sue is a classic … Read More...
Let it Snow…Let it Snow…Let it Snow…
Check out these snow-inspired foodie products.
Recoloring a needlepoint canvas
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog gives us great advice about painting recoloring needlepoint canvases – how, when, what matters, what doesn’t, and why. See Janet’s post.
Drink up!
Check out the cool travel mugs! These acrylic cups accept an insert on which you can hand- or machine-embroider the perfect design for your favorite traveling sipper. A great stocking stuffer for under US$ 5.00! The mugs are available on … Read More...
Tracy Glover Functional Glass Art
While surfing around all things glassy I came across the Surroundings Blog who was introducting Tracy Glover as a new sponsor. Holy guacamole. Both of those sites have enough beautiful things to keep you surfing and reading for a while. … Read More...
Diva Craft Lounge
My friend Danielle over in the Diva Craft Lounge has just announced her amazing book to be released the first week of December. I am tickled to be a part of the incredible artists she selected to be in her … Read More...
Vaivanat, Felting Designer
Our featured felt artist is Vaivanat, from Lithuania. Her felted designs are astonishing one-of-kind pieces of wearable art that everyone will ask where you bought these treasures. She creates felted necklaces, bracelets, scarf-lets, hair accessories and brooches out of lush … Read More...
Carrot Flowers (but really, more)
Learn to make carrot flowers and an all around better home at thekitchn.com and apartmenttherapy.com.
Free pattern: Wee house ornaments
Orange Flower has a free pattern (for personal use) for these dear little house ornaments (above). She actually posted the tute on August 8; but I just discovered it, thanks to a pointer from thelongthread, who posted her own … Read More...
Fabulous Vintage Patterns
So Vintage Patterns has absolutely exquisite sewing patterns. They are truly vintage, not reproductions. They stock over 4000 patterns from the 1900’s on up.
And, even have a huge assortment of Movie Star Patterns. These particular patterns from the 1930s … Read More...
Villianess Soaps
I’ve mentioned Villainess’s awesome products before, but I just can’t resist raving about them once more now that holiday shopping season is underway. What I am currently in love with right now are the Smooch! scrubs in Pyromania, Dulces … Read More...
Video tute: Using a rotary cutter
Chris of Online Quilting blog is sharing a video tutorial for newbies to rotary cutting. Chris shows the basic tools and techniques for accurate, efficient cutting in an easy-to-follow format. See the tutorial.
Many thanks to Mishka of Quilting … Read More...
Simply sweet SRE stockings
The pattern for these sweet linen Christmas stockings is free from Martha Stewart, and so is the simple poinsettia motif for silk-ribbon embroidery. Get the details.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
Quilt giveaway on Simplify
Camille Roskelley of Simplify blog (and thimbleblossoms) is sponsoring an awesome giveaway. You could win the quilt pattern of your choice made up – by Camille! – in the fabrics of her choice. Rush over to Simplify and see … Read More...