Mini ink pad cubes are a great way to try new ink colors or brands without investing in a large pad, they take up less storage space and there are lots of cool stamping technique you can do with them. … Read More...
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Knit a Sweet Baby Blanket in Waterfall Cables
I love baby blankets because you can make them a million different ways and everyone needs them.
This Waterfall Baby Blanket by Leelee Knits is really pretty and uses simple repeating cables to make a pattern of cascading waves.
I … Read More...
Embroidery Technique: Stitch Shading
This is a really cool technique for painting with thread that isn’t cross stitch but definitely could be useful in some of your projects.
Pam Ash has the rundown on using long and short stitches in different colors to add … Read More...
Get the Goods on Gradient Yarns
The winner is Linda.
Last week I shared a review of a brand-new book from Tanis Gray all about gradient yarns and ombre mini skeins. Gradient Knits not only provides great lessons in using these colorful skeins, it also offers … Read More...
Learn What to Do with All those Great Gradients
Gradient yarns are having a moment, and with good reason. People love the ease of being able to work from one ball of yarn and have amazing color changes appear before their eyes, or using mini skeins in a range … Read More...
Stamping Project: Sugar Skulls Card with Resist Technique
By stamping and embossing colored and clear images on white cardstock and then rubbing black ink over top Jessica Frost-Ballas used a resist stamping technique and made this awesome sugar skull card. I love how the images pop on the … Read More...
DIY Watermelon Tye Dyed Towels
This project is perfect for older kids. It can be a little messy but let’s face it, a little mess is a good thing. You can grab the full tutorial over at Having Fun At Home.
Here are some more … Read More...
Thrift Store Furniture Makeover
Makeover thrift store furniture with color-to-color ombre and create a fiesta inspired dining set for your summer patio! It’s truly amazing what you can do with thrift store finds. When you think about all the amazing pieces that must end … Read More...
Project: Funny Spring Chicken Birthday Card
This humorous Spring Chicken birthday card uses a die cut in a new way by cutting it out of masking paper and using it as a stencil for inking. I love the trending ombre’ effect! You can find a video … Read More...
Caron Cakes Hexagonal Blanket
The ombre stripe effect really emphasizes the hexagon shape, but the beauty of this pattern is that you only need to know a couple of simple stitches to create a stunning effect. This whole blanket only required 2 rolls of … Read More...
Check Out This Cute Easter Egg Towel
Sometimes it’s fun to stitch up little home decor projects to go with the seasons, and sometimes you want to make something that’s actually useful.
This Easter Egg Cross Stitch Towel falls into the cute but useful category, and it’s … Read More...
Keep it, sell it, donate it: What to do with your old sewing machine
I’m still sewing on my first sewing machine, a Bernina 1008 I scored at an estate sale years ago, but most of us will probably upgrade our machines at least once as we get a better idea of the features and … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled denim and leather fold over clutch
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can create a fold over clutch out of upcycled denim and leather. Her fold over clutch has strips of denim pieced for the top and for the strap. You … Read More...
Card Making Project: Halloween Shaker Handmade Card
Shake up some fun this Halloween with a trendy shaker card. Hero Art has a video tutorial showing how to make this card with a cool Ombre’ colored background. Click here to check it out.
-Heather
Review: Margeau Chapeau: A New Perspective on Classic Knit Hats
I really love knitting hats. I don’t wear hats enough to justify how much I love knitting hats, but at least every year I have to knit myself a new one.
hat knitting patterns called Margeau Chapeau
They’re a lot … Read More...
Tutorial: Recycled denim hexagon pillow
This recycled jeans hexagon pillow is perfection! The different shades of old denim create an ombre effect. And those hexies! Cristina from Remodelando la Casa shares a tutorial at Lil Luna showing how to make one. As if I needed … Read More...
25 Groovy Tie Dye Crafts for the Summer
Summer and Tie-Dye just go so well together! Like summer and swimming, or summer and watermelons! I just love tie dye crafts. Here is a fabulous round up of 25 tie dye crafts by the folks over at Play Ideas.… Read More...
DIY Tutorial: Clay Herb Markers
I figure this one would be a good gift for gardeners and moms or even wannabe gardener moms (like me!) The markers do their job and they have some of the wonderful colour sense that Heather Powers of Humblebeads is … Read More...
Giveaway: Simple Color Knitting
Patrice is the winner!
I’m a big fan of color knitting — I’ve written a book on it! — and I love books that help encourage knitters not the be afraid of using colors in their projects.
Erika Knight’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux Sea Glass
For the most part, Fimo polymer clay is pretty interchangeable. You can do a lot of things with all the clays. Of course, some are better than others. For example, while I’ve caned with Sculpey 3
… it’s soft enough … Read More...