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Chocolate Lego Man
DIY Nutella
Stamp Art Gallery: Close to My Heart
Free charts: Cross-stitch
DIY: Aromatic Hair Care Oil
What is this called?
It’s new: Sausage Roller pull-along dog softie
Leather Mustaches
Tutorial: How to get two pillows from one
Tutorial: Use off-the-edge stitching to make a beautiful hem
Tutorial: Bunting appliqued pillow cover
Free pattern: Pleated, lined, and roomy handbag
Free Ebook of Knitted Afghan Patterns
New Release and Ideas: Great Impressions Stamp of the Month
Tutorial: Create a girl’s skirt from an adult blouse
Tutorial: Little Boy Suspenders
Tutorial: Ballet Ruffle Skirt for little girls
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Posted: 16 May 2010 06:27 AM PDT

Chocolate Lego Man. Doesn’t that sound like the best Superhero? Learn how to make a chocolate Lego Man HERE at justJENN recipes.

Technorati Tags: chocolate, Lego Man, molds

DIY Nutella

Posted: 16 May 2010 06:24 AM PDT

Learn how to make homemade Nutella HERE at The Mini Sam Tan Kitchen.

Technorati Tags: homemade, Nutella, chocolate, hazelnut

Stamp Art Gallery: Close to My Heart

Posted: 16 May 2010 06:02 AM PDT

image by Close To My Heart

Close To My Heart has a new stamping and scrapbooking gallery on their website. With art work featuring all the latest products from the newest Close To My Heart Idea Book and will also soon feature art work from monthly consultant contests. Click here to view the new gallery.

-Heather

Free charts: Cross-stitch

Posted: 16 May 2010 05:01 AM PDT

(1) MAGGIO from Blog di Gloria
(2) Coeur Amour from Les grilles de Thiarlou
(3) Poussez, poussez, l’escarpolette! from Les chroniques de Frimousse
(4) Bonne Fête from LE TRIC,LE CROC,LA BROD D ISAZABELLE
(5) LES CHATS from les loisirs abbygaelle
(6) Three ornate hearts from Aliola
(7) Saint Malo from Chez Mamigoz
(8) Fleurs from bdcouture
(9) Snowbell from Happy Threads
(10) Austen’s house from gazette94
(11) L’elfe et le brin de muguet from Chez Mounette
(12) Lavande from Le blog de Mamou
(13)…

DIY: Aromatic Hair Care Oil

Posted: 16 May 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Lilith’s Apothecary shares a recipe for an Aromatic Hair Care Oil that is to be used for a deep conditioning application for dry or damaged hair.

What is this called?

Posted: 15 May 2010 07:17 PM PDT

kit créatif doudou voiture

Originally uploaded by Nadja comme un poisson

My brain is failing me right now. All I can think is ‘paper doll for fabric’, but that is not right. pattern on fabric… gah!

Either way I like this easy looking pattern for making some cute stuffed toys. Also *gasps* look at these cute woodland creatures ones! WANT!
Fabric printed at Spoonflower.

I can’t…

It’s new: Sausage Roller pull-along dog softie

Posted: 15 May 2010 07:12 PM PDT

Isn’t this sausage dog pull-along sock softie by the cutest thing?? It’s not enough that he has those bit stitched down puppy dog eyes, or the floppy ears, or the cool striped body. Nope, he’s got wheels, too!! He’s a good boy, yes-he-is…

The Sausage Roller the latest softie made by Claire from Craft Schmaft. You can purchase the Sausage Roller…

Leather Mustaches

Posted: 15 May 2010 07:01 PM PDT

Detail of mustaches

Originally uploaded by Crooked Sister

I still like mustache paraphernalia, I’ve liked ever since I saw that first “Free Mustache Rides” T-shirt back in 1992.

These leather mustache necklaces are cute and also look like a great way to use up tiny leather scraps.

Made by http://www.crookedsister.blogspot.com/
Her Etsy shop is on vacation for a bit: http://www.etsy.com/shop/crookedsister

I recently just decided to…

Tutorial: How to get two pillows from one

Posted: 15 May 2010 06:51 PM PDT

Claire from Blah to TADA! does a little pillow magic when she turns one square pillow into two rectangular pillows. Find out how she did it.

[photo from Blah to TADA!]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, pillow, one, two, toss, throw

Tutorial: Use off-the-edge stitching to make a beautiful hem

Posted: 15 May 2010 06:42 PM PDT

Head over to the Bernina blog to find out how to make this cool off-the-edge hem finish. Tear-away stabilizer makes it possible. Obviously, their tutorial shows how to do this with a Bernina machine, but this should work with any machine that can make decorative stitches. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Bernina blog]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, hem, edge, off-the-edge

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Tutorial: Bunting appliqued pillow cover

Posted: 15 May 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Michelle Engel Bencsko from Cloud 9 Fabrics and Cicada Studio shares a tutorial for making this super cute pillow cover appliqued with a fabric bunting. What a fun design! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Cicada Daydream]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, applique, pillow, cover, throw, toss, bunting

Free pattern: Pleated, lined, and roomy handbag

Posted: 15 May 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Warehouse Fabrics, Inc. shares a free pattern for an oversized pleated lined handbag. Go to the free pattern.

[photo from Warehouse Fabrics, Inc.]

[via Freebies for Crafters]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, pattern, pleated, lined, roomy, oversized, handbag, purse, bag

Free Ebook of Knitted Afghan Patterns

Posted: 15 May 2010 01:01 PM PDT

Favecrafts is offering, free, an ebook of Crochet and Knitted afghan patterns from Red Heart. The collection contains 25 patterns in a variety of colors, stitches and layouts.

Go here to get your free ebook:

New Release and Ideas: Great Impressions Stamp of the Month

Posted: 15 May 2010 01:00 PM PDT

image by Great Impressions

Great Impressions stamps has a pretty flower border for it’s stamp of the month for May. They always have loads of great ideas using the new monthly image, click here to see them all.

-Heather

Tutorial: Create a girl’s skirt from an adult blouse

Posted: 15 May 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Jo from Just Jo shows how easy it is to make a new skirt for a little girl out of an adult-sized blouse. Re-using the bottom hem means it’s just a matter of adding a casing to the top. Get the how-to.

[photo from Just Jo]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, girl, skirt, blouse, refashion

Tutorial: Little Boy Suspenders

Posted: 15 May 2010 09:17 AM PDT

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a pair of suspenders for little boys. Use a fabric with bright colors or a novelty print for a youthful look. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Make It and Love It]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, little, boy, suspenders

Tutorial: Ballet Ruffle Skirt for little girls

Posted: 15 May 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Tiffany from Simply Modern Mom shows how to make her Ballet Ruffle Skirt for little girls. I love the rows of white ruffles on the soft pink skirt. So girlie!! Go to the tutorial.