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Tutorial: Little Letter Needle Book

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 06:40 AM PST

littleletterneedlebookThis tiny little fabric letter is actually a handy organizer for your hand sewing needles.  Skebba has the tutorial.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Skebba]

[via Freebies for Crafters]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, little letter, needle, book, letter, organizer[/tags]

Projects and Techniques: 100 Days of Ideas with Hero Arts Stamps

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 06:03 AM PST

image by Nancy Taylor and Hero Arts

image by Nancy Taylor and Hero Arts

Join Hero Arts for a whopping 100 days in a row of wonderful stamping ideas! Each day they will have a different project with a link to complete instructions, tips and shopping links for each idea. Click here to visit their blog and be sure to check back often to get caught up on all…

Designer Challenge: Alphabets

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 06:00 AM PST

Do you have a nice stash of letter stickers and other alphabets? Lisa Kisch is challenging you to use them up! Click here to go to challenge and see what Lisa did on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog.

Dinosaur Travel Play Mat

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:28 AM PST

This is a project for adults, but great for getting your kids to use their imaginations on the go! Click on over to Beyond a Mom for the tutorial!

dinosaur mat

New Challenge Blog: Scrap Weekly

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:00 AM PST

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Would you like to complete 52 layouts this year? If so join the team over at Scrap Weekly in 2010 for a weekly challenge to motivate you to get those pages done! Click here to go to blog

Tutorial: Vintage Necklace

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:00 AM PST

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Jeni Boisvert shows in a video how to make this necklace using scrapbooking supplies. Click here to go to video. (Via A Million Memories)

Inspiration du Jour – moahunter2000

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:00 AM PST

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Get more inspiration from her galleries: here, and here

BLOGTEST #1 – WEEK 3

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:43 AM PST

Week Three’s question for the month of January, 2010 is this:

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BLOG (other than this one, of course)?  YOU MUST POST A LINK TO IT WITH YOUR ENTRY.

The prize this month is this book:

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RULES AND DISCLAIMERS:

This is how it will work.  Each Monday, I’ll pose a question on my blog.  Everyone who answers the questions will be…

Sirens & Sailors

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:00 AM PST

Outblush, a blog for girls who love to shop, recently posted about this adorable donut soap by Sirens & Sailors. I also love the Chocolate Cherry Pie soap.

Jenulence – Giveaway!

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

Jenulence is a small, family-owned company that creates non-toxic mineral makeup that is pure, fresh and natural. I had the opportunity to sample some of Jenulence’s unique products, including two facial cleansers and a mineral makeup set. The Antioxidant Green Tea Foaming Cleanser is very gentle and does not contain synthetic detergents or emulsifiers. It left my skin feeling fresh and cleaner than it…

Suellen Fowler – A Glass Goddess

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 10:16 PM PST

L011-SB-Pomegranate-071104I had a booth at a bead show for the past four days. A good show by the way…The Pasadena Bead And Design Show. While taking a quick moment to wander around the show I encountered Suellen Fowler whose work I’ve admired for many years. I had heard that I needed to see the work in the other room. Blown amphora…

Tutorial: No-sew fabric animals to cut and assemble

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:28 PM PST

nosewfabricanimalsHead over to C&T Publishing blog to get the pattern for these no-sew animals.  This free template is an excerpt from 100+ No-Sew Fabric Crafts for Kids by Mary Link and includes templates for a lion, a zebra, a giraffe, and a seal.  Just cut them from fused fabric and assemble them to make a whole zoo.  Go to the free pattern.

[via C&T…

Tutorial: Heart shaped fabric rose wreath for Valentine’s Day

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:12 PM PST

heartwreathMaggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shares a tutorial for making this lovely heart-shaped wreath covered with fabric rosettes.  Put one on your door for Valentine’s Day!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Smashed Peas and Carrots]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, heart, rose, rosette, wreath, Valentine, fabric[/tags]

Quilting app for iPhone

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 07:46 PM PST

iphone appTech savvy early adopter Becky from Piece O’ Cake blog wants us to see her new iPhone application. Created by C&T Publishing it’s called Quick and Easy Quilt Block Too. Go here to read more about it. 

[tags]iPhone application, quilt blocks, instructions, Piece O’ Cake[/tags]

Tutorial: Felt conversation heart cookies for Valentine’s Day

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:46 PM PST

conversationheartcookiesVanessa from Punkin Patterns shows how to make these fun felt conversation hearts.  She made them as felt pretend cookies for her kids to play with, inspired by some real cookies she saw that were made to look like conversation hearts.  But don’t let the kids have al the fun.  Wouldn’t a handful of these be so pretty sitting in a…

Tutorial: Valentine’s Day chair backer treat bags

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:39 PM PST

valentinechairbackersAmy from Our Scoop made these these super cute bags to hang on the backs of her chairs as a special place for the Valentine’s Day treats.  She was inspired by similar bags she saw at Pottery Barn Kids.  She shares a tutorial so you can make some for your own family.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Our Scoop]

[via Elle Bows and More]

[tags]sewing,…

Free pattern: Mushroom pincushion from Lila Tueller

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:27 PM PST

mushroompatterncoverfinal-1Lila Tueller has created these mushroom pincushions, and she’s sharing the pattern for free!  It’s free only for a limited time, so go get it while you can.  Go to the free pattern.

[photo from Lila Tueller Designs]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, pattern, free, mushroom, pincushion[/tags]

Free patterns: A singer and nester

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:23 PM PST

chicken looking skwardnesting chickenLaura Wasilowski of Artfabrik has not one, but two chick patterns she wants to share with you. Of her original designs she had this to say, They’re a little whimsical and have great personality. I should say they do. Thank you Laura! Go here to download.

[tags]free patterns, art quilts, chickens, singer, nester, Artfabrik[/tags]

Giveaway: Moda Soiree Honey Bun

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:04 PM PST

moda soiree honey bun giveawayRhonda from Patches And Pieces blog is giving away this Moda Soiree Honey Bun in honor of her sister’s birthday. Both the birthday and giveaway take place on Jan 29, 2010. Go here for entry details.

[tags]Moda, Soiree fabric collection, giveaway, 2010[/tags]

Shortbread Buttons

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 02:41 PM PST

Page_1I am absolutely loving these simple, beautiful shortbread cookie buttons from forty-sixth at grace. Find the photo tutorial HERE. {found via simplesong}

[tags]shortbread, cookies, buttons[/tags]

Tip: Paper Scrap Cards

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 01:20 PM PST

image by Heather Nicols

image by Heather Nichols

Whether they are stored in boxes, bags, files or folders as paper crafters we all have tons and tons of scraps of paper. It’s so hard to throw away a scrap of that pretty or hard to find paper, we might need it some day, right? :) Well here are some ideas for all those scraps we’ve been hoarding,…

Edible Googly Eyes

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 12:41 PM PST

eyesPerhaps this idea would’ve been best around Halloween, but just in case you have a need for some monster-esque celebrating, learn how to make totally edible googly eyes (from pill capsules, sprinkles and Whoppers) HERE at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories.

[tags]Halloween, spaghetti, monster, googly eyes[/tags]

Reversible Knit Stitch

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:11 AM PST

knitThis is just a multiple of 6 stitches plus 3, and looks like columns on both sides.

Just knit 3, p 3, here’s the deets!

http://www.examiner.com:80/x-6152-Boston-Knitting-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Reversible-knit-stitch-pattern–Alternating-threes

New Pumpkin Flavored Dishcloth Pattern – Free!

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:08 AM PST

clothpumpkinThis new pattern is free from Knitting On The Net. Very easy, very quick and useful to boot!

You can be the envy of all of your friends when you sport your very own, knitted pumpkin dishcloth.

The pattern is free, here: http://knittingonthenet.com/patterns/holpumpkincloth.htm

Montana Felted Eco-Tote

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 09:04 AM PST

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This pattern comes from knitting daily. It is a downloadable PDF file so it’s an instant gratification pattern. The girl in the picture is using it to carry a load of wood for her fireplace, but I see this as a wonderful all around tote. You can use a solid colors or a mix it up with colors that you…