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Tutorial: Gathered jumper for girls

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 07:02 AM PST

gatheredjumperLiEr from ikat bag finishes up her Winter Dress series with a tutorial showing how to create a gathered jumper.  She starts with drafting your own pattern and then shows how to sew it up.  This versatile shape can be used with virtually any fabric combination.  The tutorial is given in two parts: Link to part 1.  Link to part 2.

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Tutorial: Sew a cat house for your kitty

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:33 AM PST

cathousetutorialDon’t you just love this cat house by Sew Take a Hike? She shares a tutorial on her blog for making this fabulous cat house.  I bet her kitty loves her special new place!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew Take a Hike]

Tutorial: Romantic ruffle shirt from two bargain bit tees

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:13 AM PST

ruffledshirtSachiko from Tea Rose Home found some t-shirts in the clearance bin for $1.00 each.  She bought two of them and created this romantic ruffled shirt.  She shares the tutorial on her blog.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Tea Rose Home]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, ruffle, shirt, t-shirt, tee, refashion[/tags]

Freebie: Candy Digital Stamp

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:03 AM PST

image by My Grafico

image by My Grafico

Visit My Grafico to download this sweet candy digital stamp for free. Perfect for making Valentine cards.

-Heather

Sweetly You Giveaway

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:00 AM PST

One 2 Try is hosting a giveaway sponsored by Sweetly You Bath and Body Company. You can enter to win a Lotion Triple Combination Gift in your choice of scents. Giveaway ends on January 20th at 11:59 PM Pacific time. Open to US addresses only.

Let’s Check out Austin, TX and Helios Kiln Glass Studio’s 2010 Classes

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:10 PM PST

Ellen Abbott

Ellen Abbott

We’ve been over to Helios Kiln Glass Studio’s site before but since it’s the new year we need to check in and let those in that part of the country know what’s up in Austin, TX. The list of upcoming classes is very interesting. I sure wish the studio was closer. How does Pate de Verre with Ellen Abbott and…

Tutorial: Twirly skirt for 18″ dolls

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 08:07 PM PST

twirlyskirtcloseupSo you’ve made a twirly skirt for your daughter, and she loves it to pieces.  Don’t you think her dolly would love one, too?  Melissa Mortenson from The Polka Dot Chair and May & Mae shares a free tutorial for making a twirly skirt for an 18″ doll.  This two tiered gathered skirt is seriously cute!  Did you see the ric-rac trim on…

Tutorial: Fussy cutting with precision using a window template

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 08:00 PM PST

fussy_cutCare from Obsessively Stitching shares her method for fussy cutting.  She uses a window template to help her see what the motif will look like when isolated from the rest of the fabric, and to help her keep it centered.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Obsessively Stitching]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, fussy, cut, cutting, motif, fabric, window[/tags]

Tutorial: Make buttons from bottlecaps

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 07:42 PM PST

bottlecapsNoelia from Oh Noelia shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she makes these fun buttons out of bottlecaps.  With the possibility of sharp edges on the back sides of the holes, you’d need to use them as decorative buttons rather than functional ones.  But wouldn’t a handful of these bright buttons look smashing on a new bag?  Go to the tutorial.

[via…

Technique: Stamping with Glitter Glass

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 01:24 PM PST

image by Blockheads

image by Blockheads

Check out this really cool technique using your stamps and colored glitter glass, very cool! Find the step by step instructions for this fun technique on here on Blockheads.

-Heather

Free charts: Alphabet samplers

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:43 PM PST

Free patterns and charts: Elves and fairies

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:31 PM PST

Free patterns and charts: Zodiac signs

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST

Recycled Kids Art – Cards for Children…

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:44 AM PST

If you are looking for an uplifting inspirational…kick you in the pants, family life changing blog, then giving stream is for you.

kidsartThey feature activities and projects for you and your children to do together to make the world a better place.   Check out their Children’s Hospital Greeting Cards made from Kids Art.

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Flower Prayer Garden

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:37 AM PST

This craft is just precious… head on over to Two Shades of Pink and let her show you how to make one of your own….and watch your family garden grow!

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Yarn Sheep…So Cute

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:30 AM PST

These yarn sheep are just too cute..I just did a project with my daughter about the Nursery Rhyme, perhaps we’ll do another sheep craft! Head over to The inadvertent Farmer to see more….

yarnsheep

Free patterns and charts: Biscornu

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:29 AM PST

Chocolate Peanut Butter Footballs

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:23 AM PST

footballMore for football season…find the recipe for making these chocolate peanut butter footballs HERE at Food Mayhem.

[tags]football, chocolate, peanut butter[/tags]

Free patterns and charts: Flowers

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:46 AM PST

Amy Butler’s Velma Bags Pattern Giveaway

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:38 AM PST

velmaI just had to look up the word giveaway, I was thinking it was not a word but some weird new internet word but it seems to be in the Merrium-Webster Dictionary. So, okay!

I have this lovely Amy Butler Velma Bags Pattern to give away! Who’s excited? Amy Butler has some great patterns and this bag is very cute and…

Yarn Girl’s Guide To Simple Knits

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:33 AM PST

yarngirlsWhat happens when you take big needles, simple yet stylish patterns, and mix them all together with the industry’s “funnest” yarns? Well, you don’t get frumpy. You get gorgeous, wearable, real people sized knits.

The Yarn Girls have selected thirty of their most popular basic-but-beautiful projects in a range of must-have styles, from trendy funnel-necks and classic cardigans to sexy tanks.…

Old advertising flyers and posters are recycled into cute mini notebooks

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:52 AM PST

recycled matchbook notebooksOver at the Etsy store there is a designer, Comfortable Shoes Studio that recycles old advertising posters and fliers into super cute mini notebooks. They are so cute and colorful. It is such a good thing to take the materials we find around us like Leslie did and make something useful and pretty

[tags]recycled paper notebooks[/tags]

Inspiration du Jour – Camilla Ekman

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:18 AM PST

IDJ

Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.

Movie Night Ideas

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 07:31 AM PST

movienightFind recipes and inspiration to host your own movie night HERE at, of all places, the Pottery Barn web site. They even have printable invites, party tips, popcorn recipes and play lists. I love the popcorn, martini and ice cream (kept within reach in bowls of ice).    {found via The Party Dress, along with more movie night ideas.}

[tags]movies, entertaining, martini, popcorn, ice cream[/tags]

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Tutorial: Sew a coupon organizer

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 07:10 AM PST

couponholderopenIf you’ve recently taken up coupon clipping, or if you’re a long-time coupon user, then you know how quickly you can amass a stack of coupons.  So why not make yourself an organizer so you can easily take that stack of coupons along with you?  June Pfaff Dailey shows how you.  Get the tutorial.

[photo from June Pfaff Dailey's blog]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, coupon,…