“Out in Clay Land” plus 16 more

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• Out in Clay Land
• Michaels Blogger Event Day 1
• Day 15 and 16 Winners
• Colour de Verre Rain Forest Leaf Tutorial
• Tutorial: Candy Roll Pincushion
• Tutorial: Lengthen a covered elastic belt
• Tutorial: Olympic spirit bag tags
• Technique: Copic Marker Lightening Background
• Tutorial: Kid pajama pants in 1 hour
• Lookie what she made: Postage stamp tote bag
• Tutorial: Envelope pillow with ric rac and a stripe
• Tutorial: French seams
• Read all about it: Abby’s sewing collections
• Freebies: Sentiment Digital Stamps
• Inspiring Blogs
• Shark Week is Here!
• Olympic Giveaway 17: Romi Hill’s 7 Small Shawls, Year 3

Out in Clay Land Posted: 12 Aug 2012 09:14 PM PDT Some of the regular events (and cool but less regular) out on the net for clayers: A post wrapping up this year’s Clay Connection from the SCPCG. I’m always a little envious of big events like this particularly after trying a class (finally!) and seeing how a good group adds to the magic The monthly PCC Challenge is up and …

Michaels Blogger Event Day 1 Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:38 PM PDT Today was the first day of the Michaels 2012 Leadership Conference in Dallas, TX. I got up bright and early to catch a plane from my Chicago home. Here’s my awesome view from above the clouds. The blogger part of the conference began with a crafty session, using die cut felt, ribbon, hot glue. I improved my conference lanyard with …

Day 15 and 16 Winners Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:40 PM PDT For some reason a hiccup of the Internet made it so I couldn’t access the fancy random number generator yesterday, so I’ve got two winners for you today. The winner of the cable knitting books was number 12, Wendy, who says she loves doing cables on fingerless mitts. The first winner (I completely forgot there were two!) of the Mel …

Colour de Verre Rain Forest Leaf Tutorial Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:03 PM PDT Love this mold. I’ve mentioned it in an earlier post and it’s available now! Check out the tutorial over at the Colour de Verre web site. It’s the Rain Forest Leaf mold on one side and you can slump it on the other. Two for one…how cool is that? But that’s how they are over at Colour de Verre. And …

Tutorial: Candy Roll Pincushion Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:45 PM PDT Shelly Pagliai from Prairie Moon Quilts shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her Candy Roll Pincushion.  They’re quick and easy to make out of your fabric scraps.  She gives cutting dimensions to make them in four different sizes, but you can easily adjust those to make them in any size you like.  Get the …

Tutorial: Lengthen a covered elastic belt Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:23 PM PDT Shannon from Shannon Sorenson Designs shares a tutorial on her blog, Shannon Sews, showing how you can lengthen a covered elastic belt.  Because it’s covered with scrunchy tube of fabric, you can open the belt and add a lengthening piece to the elastic inside.  If you wanted to shorten the belt, you could use the same basic process but take some length …

Tutorial: Olympic spirit bag tags Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:05 PM PDT Jill from Creating My Way To Success made Olympic themed tags for her daughters’ swim bags, and she shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to do it. She made the tags to encourage her daughters, who were both inspired to swim hard so they might reach the Olympics in 2020.  Get the tutorial. [photo from Creating My Way …

Technique: Copic Marker Lightening Background Posted: 12 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT Debbie P from Make It Crafty shares how she makes a cool lightening background effect, perfect for Halloween cards. She lightly traces her lines and then adds color and blending with Copic markers. Find out more about her technique here. -Heather…

Tutorial: Kid pajama pants in 1 hour Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:28 AM PDT Rosslyn from Sew Delicious shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of kid pajama pants.  You’ll be using a pair of pajama pants that fit you as the cutting guide, so you don’t need a pattern.  It’s easy to do and should take less than an hour from start to finish.  Get the how-to.…

Lookie what she made: Postage stamp tote bag Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:17 AM PDT Abby from Things for Boys guest blogs at Emmaline Bags with a post showing the postage stamp bag she made for a good friend.  At first glance, it looks like she found some awesome fabric printed with postage stamp images.  But read her post and you’ll find out that she used actual postage stamps and Mod Podge to create that …

Tutorial: Envelope pillow with ric rac and a stripe Posted: 12 Aug 2012 07:11 AM PDT Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a throw pillow with an an accent stripe and jumbo ric rac. The envelope opening on the back makes it easy to remove the pillow form when you want to change the decor (or maybe just wash the cover).  Get the how-to. [photo from Crazy Little Projects]…

Tutorial: French seams Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:56 AM PDT A French seams sounds so ooh, la, la froofie, right?  But it’s actually a very useful seam that keeps the inside of your project just as neat and clean as the outside.  Heidi from Elegance and Elephants shows how to do it.  Go to her tute. [photo from Elegance and Elephants]…

Read all about it: Abby’s sewing collections Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:48 AM PDT Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of The Artful Bird, says that one thing she likes about sewing is that it’s a good excuse to collect things.  I can soooo relate!  Can you?  She shows photos of some of her collections sewing tools and books, but what caught my eye is her box of buttons.  I …

Freebies: Sentiment Digital Stamps Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:06 AM PDT Jess at Playing with Paper has gathered all her digital stamp sentiment freebies in one place on her blog, click here to find some lovely sayings to print for your next card. -Heather…

Inspiring Blogs Posted: 12 Aug 2012 05:32 AM PDT I write about other blogs all the time.  I’m endlessly inspired and often intrigued by what I find in crochet blogs around the internet.  Some blogs I return to frequently.  Others, I check from time to time.  Some blogs are very professional appearing while others have a more homey feel.  Both ways are fine with me.  I appreciate a competent …

Shark Week is Here! Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:55 AM PDT If you are a fan of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week line up, then you are sure to love this post from JCK Online by Jennifer Heebner featuring 12 pieces of shark-themed jewelry. See all twelve at JCK online!…

Olympic Giveaway 17: Romi Hill’s 7 Small Shawls, Year 3 Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT It’s the last day of the Olympics and that means the last day of our Olympic giveaway! This is a really cool one for all you shawl lovers (and sock yarn lovers) out there. Romi Hill is a knitwear designer who recently moved to Nevada and is a little obsessed with knitting shawls with sock yarn. It all started in …

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