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Tutorial: Lining pants and skirts
Tutorial: Little boys’ dress-up chaps from a pair of jeans
Tutorial: Pojagi seam finishes on your machine
New Release: Stampin’ Up
Giveaway: Sizzix EClips Starter Set
Article: 8 Ideas for Placing Embellishments
Pajama Party Wednesdays 9PM EST
Inspiration du Jour – Beloved Angel
DIY: Watermelon Scrub
Tutorial: Sew a cute sleep mask
Tutorial: Toddler’s bathrobe from inexpensive dishtowels
Tutorial: Cooling cover for a carseat
Tutorial: Twirly Dress-up Skirt for little girls
Turn an Old Window into Illuminated Art…a Video
Sale and New Release: Impression Obsession Stamps
Venus Fly Trap Craft/Game
World Cup Stadium Horns
Popsicle Stick Harmonica
Felted ‘Swiss Roll’ Bracelet Tutorial (free)
A sand “box” made from tree logs
Tutorial: Hooded towel and washcloth baby gift set
Tutorial: Scrapper’s Apron

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:52 AM PDT

OnlineFabricStore.net shares a tutorial on their blog telling how to add a lining to the next skirt or pair of pants that you make. A lining can serve as a layer between a scratchy fabric (like wool) and your skin, or perhaps to keep a sheer fabric from being so see-through. Go to part 1 of the tutorial. Go to part 2…

Tutorial: Little boys’ dress-up chaps from a pair of jeans

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:29 AM PDT

Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to turn a pair of little boys’ jeans into a pair of denim chaps. These make an awesome dress-up accessory for little cowboys! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from The Charlotte Letters]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, toddler, boy, dress-up, costume, chaps, denim, jeans, refashion

Tutorial: Pojagi seam finishes on your machine

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:19 AM PDT

The Silly BooDilly shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to achieve Pojagi patchwork seam finishes on your sewing machine. These finishes would be lovely incorporated into your next project! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Silly BooDilly]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, machine, seam, finish, Pojagi, patchwork, piecing

New Release: Stampin’ Up

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:03 AM PDT

image by Stampin Up

Stamping Up has just released their brand new catalog, it’s full on lots of wonderful new stamps, pattern papers, embellishments, dies and more. Click here to download a PDF of the whole new catalog and click here to find a Stampin’ Up demonstrator near you.

-Heather

Giveaway: Sizzix EClips Starter Set

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Scrapbook,com is giving away the new Sizzix EClips electronic cutter! Every eligible order placed at Scrapbook.com between July 5, 2010 and July 31, 2010 is automatically entered into a drawing for a Brand New Sizzix EClips Electronic Shape Cutting Machine Starter Kit.

Click here for more details

Article: 8 Ideas for Placing Embellishments

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 05:16 AM PDT

Debbie Hodge shares some tips for placing embellishments on a scrapbook page. You will learn various techniques for placement including clustering, layering and grouping. Click here to go to article.

Pajama Party Wednesdays 9PM EST

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:54 AM PDT

Put on your slippers and join the fun tonight at a real-time interactive pajama party. Crafty goodness awaits you every Wednesday night at 9PM Eastern, US. Go here for details.

Inspiration du Jour – Beloved Angel

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog

DIY: Watermelon Scrub

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Watermelon is as much a part of summer as heat and mosquitoes, so why not incorporate watermelon into your body products? Whip up a nice Watermelon Scrub using this recipe from BathBodySupply.com.

Tutorial: Sew a cute sleep mask

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 07:42 PM PDT

Katie from Punk Projects shows how to sew up a cute sleep mask. It’s a quick project and takes just a few scraps of fabric (plus a bit of batting and some elastic). If you’re already making a nightgown or pair of pajamas, a matching sleep mask from the scraps would complete the set. Get the how-to.

[photo from Punk Projects]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial,…

Tutorial: Toddler’s bathrobe from inexpensive dishtowels

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 07:29 PM PDT

Care from Obsessively Stitching guest blogs over at Dollar Store Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make this super cute toddler-sized bathrobe. If you’re wondering where she found such a great terry cloth print, it’s actually a pair of dollar store dishtowels. Genius! Get the how-to.

[photo from Obsessively Stitching]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, bath, robe, dish, towel, toddler, dollar store, inexpensive

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Tutorial: Cooling cover for a carseat

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 07:07 PM PDT

When you park your car in the sun, you know to expect the seat to be hot when you sit down. But what about our littlest passengers with sensitive baby skin, and who are too young to understand why their car seat is so hot? Jodie from eighteen25 shows how to make a carseat cooler with pockets that hold coldpacks. Get…

Tutorial: Twirly Dress-up Skirt for little girls

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 06:54 PM PDT

Jessica from Happy Together guest blogs at Samster Mommy showing how to make these fabulous Dress-Up Skirts for little girls. The layers of tulle and trim will delight any little girl’s fancy. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Samster Mommy]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, dress-up, skirt, twirly, tulle, trim

Turn an Old Window into Illuminated Art…a Video

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 06:46 PM PDT

Here’s a glass craft that is slightly out of the usual for this blog but I thought it was a cool project to share. Since it’s made with a window, it’s a glass project. But it doesn’t require fire or a kiln…just an old window that most people can find at a salvage place, a thrift store or maybe the…

Sale and New Release: Impression Obsession Stamps

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT

image by Impression Obsession

Impression Obsession is having a sale on all their clear stamp sets, 20% from now until midnight July 7th, not much time so hurry!! Click here to see all their clear stamps.

Also be sure to check out their brand new Mega Mount stamps, they have over 50 different background style stamps to choose from, each one is 5.75″…

Venus Fly Trap Craft/Game

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 11:58 AM PDT

I love when a craft is associated with a book…No Time For Flashcards is excellent at coming up with crafts on the fly to go with books…see how she made this Venus Fly Trap Game!

World Cup Stadium Horns

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 11:54 AM PDT

Who wouldn’t want to feel like they are at the World Cup…especially with those horns!! Well, now you can have them in your living room…or outside, whichever suits you. Alpha Mom makes them out of baseball bats!

Popsicle Stick Harmonica

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 11:45 AM PDT

maya*made has a great how to for making a Popsicle Stick Harmonica. Any homemade musical instrument is worth a try in my book! She shows you step by step with pictures!!

Felted ‘Swiss Roll’ Bracelet Tutorial (free)

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 09:54 AM PDT

This Swiss Roll Felt Bracelet tutorial is created by Sticky Paws blog. It is similar to caning with clay but of course it is softer and lighter. The colors you use are totally up to you to match your wardrobe or if giving as a gift, something the recipient would love. This is the perfect time of year to felt…

A sand “box” made from tree logs

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 09:29 AM PDT

I grew up with a sandbox at my house and my grandmother’s house. I can tell you many hours were spent in it creating things and stories to go along with those sand “things”. I am not quite sure how things would be different if I had played in such a organic and natural sand “box”. The crafter’s hubby of…

Tutorial: Hooded towel and washcloth baby gift set

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 09:24 AM PDT

Sew4Home shows how to make a baby gift set sure to get the ooh’s and ahh’s at the next baby shower you attend. It’s a hooded towel with matching washcloth. Go to the tutorial.