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• Tutorial: Felt needle book
• Gummi Bear Chandelier
• Tutorial: Make a girl’s sundress is just 1 hour
• Free pattern: Felt chocolate Easter Bunny
• Design Team Call: DeNami Stamps
• Tutorial: Mini Coloring Book
• March Creativity Prompts
• Blog Hop Featuring Adhesives by 3L
• IF YOU CROCHET AND NEEDLEFELT, I’VE GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU…
• Cute packaging on a small budget
• Inspiration du Jour – It’s The Law
• sunbasilgarden sale
• Inspiration: La Vieja Tun Tun
• Tutorial: Glazed Fabric Button Rings
• Tutorial: Sew a shower cap
• Tutorial: Pot O’ Gold banner with ruffled rainbow
• Edible Movie Scenes
• Tutorial: Toddler skirt and vest from outgrown pants
• Free pattern: Reversible Scoop-Neck Bib
• Technique Thursdays
• Tutorial: Sew a reusable Swiffer dusting cloth
• Projects and Technique: Chip Art with Metal Stamps
• Liz Lemon, All Nerd(s)
• Pay-it-forward giveaway! Adeline-Black French Style Beret- From Pure Wool-With Hand Felted Red Rose Brooch
• Giveaway: Tags from Living Room Floor

Tutorial: Felt needle book Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:55 AM PST Little Birdie Secrets shows how to make these fun little needle books out of felt.  Go to the tutorial. [photo from Little Birdie Secrets] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, felt, needle, book

Gummi Bear Chandelier Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:44 AM PST Check out this Gummi Bears chandelier (or “candelier”)  from Jellio. Only ten were made, and you can learn the price upon request. I highly recommend scrolling around this fun kid and food inspired furniture store, too.  found via swissmiss. Technorati Tags: furniture, kids, gummi bears, candy, chandelier

Tutorial: Make a girl’s sundress is just 1 hour Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:37 AM PST Christine at From an Igloo shows how you can make a sundress for your little girl in just one hour.  The loose fit is perfect for warmer weather, and the ruffles and the ruched straps are SO girlie!! Go to the tutorial. [photo from From an Igloo] [via One Pretty Thing] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, girl, sundress, dress, 1 hour, quick, fast, ruffle, ruche …

Free pattern: Felt chocolate Easter Bunny Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:07 AM PST Click over to Playing With Your Food for a free template for this chocolate Easter Bunny – from felt.  Make some to display with your Easter decorations, or include them as extras in any little Easter gifties you give.  Go to the free pattern and tutorial. [photo from Playing with Your Food] [via U Create] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, pattern, Easter, bunny, chocolate, felt,…

Design Team Call: DeNami Stamps Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:03 AM PST image by DeNami DeNami stamps is looking for members for their new design team. Here’s what they had to say about what they are looking for: With our launch of the new and improved DeNami Design blog, we are looking to expand our design team!  We have two challenges each month (it may be a color challenge, sketch, theme or product) and on…

Tutorial: Mini Coloring Book Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:00 AM PST Learn how to make a mini coloring book for the little ones in your life. This project comes to us from the Punk Projects blog. Click here to go to tutorial.

March Creativity Prompts Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:00 AM PST Doenload the creativity prompts for March at A Matter of Memories. Click here to go to download

Blog Hop Featuring Adhesives by 3L Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 AM PST Scrapbooking Adhesives by 3L Design team members Nathalie Kalbach and Liz Hicks, will be  doing a month long blog hop featuring projects using the 3L adhesives. Each Monday in March they will post videos showing a new technique. This week’s videos are already up! Click here to visit Nat’s blog. Click here to visit Liz’s blog.

IF YOU CROCHET AND NEEDLEFELT, I’VE GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU… Posted: 03 Mar 2010 03:52 AM PST I was a bit hesitant when I received this book.  I haven’t done any needlefelting in a while.  It’s such a versatile craft that I should do more, but there are only so many hours….. This book really makes me want to pull out my wool roving and get busy!  There are several projects that combine crochet and needlefelting (my favorites). …

Cute packaging on a small budget Posted: 03 Mar 2010 03:26 AM PST Meylah looks like a pretty cute site. Here is the description of the site: Here at Meylah, our goal is to help creative folks succeed in building their businesses online. We know it can be tough, but with our weekly entrepreneurial advice and social networking know-how, you'll be one step closer to success. I do love cute packaging and this is lovely and…

Inspiration du Jour – It’s The Law Posted: 03 Mar 2010 03:00 AM PST Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog

sunbasilgarden sale Posted: 03 Mar 2010 01:00 AM PST sunbasilgarden is currently having a huge moving sale. This is your chance to snag the lovely Rose Poppy Flower Soap (pictured here), fun Soft Pretzel Soap, and others at a low price.

Inspiration: La Vieja Tun Tun Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:24 PM PST Silhouette Of A Rose Garden Statement Bib Necklace Originally uploaded by La Vieja Tun Tun La Vieja Tun Tun makes lovely fabric flower necklaces. The one shown here is a striking large floral bib necklace which is very somber in its grey fabric with pearl accent. The name is great too. Check out La Vieja Tun Tun’s other pieces on Flickr. …

Tutorial: Glazed Fabric Button Rings Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:02 PM PST Maggie over at Smashed Peas and Carrots sent us this tutorial on how to make rings out of glazed fabric buttons. It is a great tutorial with excellent instructions and photos, and a fun project.   The possibilities are endless with this project as you can use any fabric.  The glazing technique could come in handy for tons of other projects as well.…

Tutorial: Sew a shower cap Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:43 PM PST If you’ve been to the store to buy a shower cap, then you know that the selection there is limited.  But if you’ve got sewing machine, you can make one out of your favorite fabric.  Molly from The Creative Maven shows how to make one.  Don’t worry if you’re not an accomplished sewist – this is a project easy enough for…

Tutorial: Pot O’ Gold banner with ruffled rainbow Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:26 PM PST Nikki from Salty Pineapple shows how to make this St. Patrick’s day banner.  It features a pot of gold at the end of a ruffled rainbow.  Wouldn’t this be so cute on your front door?  Go to the tutorial. [photo from Salty Pineapple] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, pot, gold, rainbow, st. patrick’s day, st. patrick, banner

Edible Movie Scenes Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:37 PM PST Love this slideshow of movie-scene-inspired foods at Martha Stewart in honor of the upcoming Oscars. Such goodies as Lady and the Tramp spaghetti and meatballs, Annie Hall lobsters, The Thin Man martinis, Mystic Pizza, well, pizza, Pulp Fiction cheeseburgers, Kramer vs. Kramer French toast, When Harry Met Sally apple pie, Like Water for Chocolate wedding cake….too many great ones to list. Technorati…

Tutorial: Toddler skirt and vest from outgrown pants Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:35 PM PST Melissa from Until Wednesday Calls shows how to repurpose an outgrown pair of toddler pants into a pleated skirt and vest.  You’ll need to add in some extra fabric to create the pleats and the body of the vest, but repurposing the top of the pants saves you having to create a waistband or stitch the details.  Go to the tutorial. [photo from…

Free pattern: Reversible Scoop-Neck Bib Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:30 PM PST Prudent Baby shares a free pattern for their Reversible Scoop-Neck Bib.  Print out the pattern and make a stack of baby bibs, either for a little messy eater at your house or as some baby-shower stash.  Get the free pattern. [photo from Prudent Baby] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, pattern, reversible, scoop, neck, scoop-neck, baby, bib, shower

Technique Thursdays Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:29 PM PST These flowers caught my attention, and you can buy the parts at Ornamentea.  But if you want to how to make them and live in the Raleigh area, you can attend Technique Thursdays.  What a great idea for learning new jewelry making techniques.

Tutorial: Sew a reusable Swiffer dusting cloth Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:20 PM PST  Abby from Sew Much Ado kicks off Go Green month on her blog with a tutorial showing how to make a reusable Swiffer dusting cloth.  Now you Swiffer dust all day long without sending any disposable cleaning cloths to the landfill.  (AND you’re not shelling out the $$ to buy them!)  Go to the tutorial. [photo from Sew Much Ado] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, green, cleaning, swiffer,…

Projects and Technique: Chip Art with Metal Stamps Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:43 PM PST image by Jennifer Jackson and Stampington Co.  Not all stamps are made of rubber or polymer some are made from metal and they can be hammered into different mediums such as thin metal or chipboard. Visit the Stampington and Co. website for some really awesome chip art projects including a video on how to add this fun dimension to your chipboard…

Liz Lemon, All Nerd(s) Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:31 PM PST I’ve been throwing around the term “eye candy” way too much lately, I know, but really, it’s the only apt word to describe this Liz Lemon portrait made from Nerds candy over at Andrew Salomone’s blog (with prints for sale too). Spotted on Simply Fun Stuff. Technorati Tags: art, portrait, candy, television

Pay-it-forward giveaway! Adeline-Black French Style Beret- From Pure Wool-With Hand Felted Red Rose Brooch Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:35 AM PST Susanna and Lily of Crafts2Cherish ETSY shop based in Dublin, Ireland is offering us this stunning Adeline-Black French Style Beret made from pure wool-with hand felted red Rose brooch a priceless work of art for this first pay-it-forward giveaway. They are textile artists, working primarily in felt making. Felted wool fabric is one of the most ancient textiles. Their entire…

Giveaway: Tags from Living Room Floor Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:29 AM PST Little Light Studio is giving away these tags from Living Room Floor. Hurry, entries end tonight March 2nd! Click here to go to giveaway

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