Freezer Pop Holders
By Meaghan Mountford on 31 May 2013 10:09 pm 
Freezer pop covers are smart. Lightsaber freezer pop covers are super smart. This is a much better idea than the paper towels I now use to keep the chill off my kid’s hands (her request, I was more of the “suck it up” freezer pop holder). Make freezer pop covers at Keeping it Simple.…
Continue Reading » Hybrid Scrapbooking Week at write.click.scrapbook
By Francine Clouden on 31 May 2013 10:00 pm 
Join Christine Newman, aka listgirl for a week of hybrid scrapbooking at write.click.scrapbook. Get tips and techniques, and enter the giveaway! Click here to see more.…
Continue Reading » 5 Animal Snacks for Kids
By Meaghan Mountford on 31 May 2013 09:49 pm 
Friday is kids’ day! Kids and animals. Cute and cute. Kids love animals. Animals love… probably not kids. Here are a few animal-themed snacks for the kiddos.
Clockwise:
Make a cute piggy snack at Canadian Family.
Make a dog house lunch at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Make a fishy snack (and find other Disney-themed plates) at …
Continue Reading » Tutorial | Masking and Wet Technique with Wilna Furstenberg
By Francine Clouden on 31 May 2013 09:00 pm 
Learn how to create this gorgeous background in a technique video by Wilna Furstenberg on the Studio Calico Blog…
Continue Reading » 20 min Puff Pastry Party Food
By Shellie Wilson on 31 May 2013 03:34 pm 
Puff pastry is one of the staples in my freezer. It can be used for just about anything savory or sweet. Puff pastry should be in your freezer for moment like these.
Basically if it tastes good together then you can wrap it in puff pastry.
Cheddar Cheese Puffs – simple dressed up squares of puff pastry, just add a …
Continue Reading » The Flow – Gil Bruvel
By Rosie Bromberg on 31 May 2013 03:21 pm 
Ready for some mind-blowing art? Check out The Flow series by Gil Bruvel. The son of a renowned cabinet-maker, Gil Bruvel has spent the last thirty years exploring different artistic mediums. His Flow series explores form and emotion in the medium of cast stainless steel ribbons. The series includes two mini-series, pedestal and monumental. The above pictures are of the …
Continue Reading » Simple Bloom Necklace Tutorial
By Mardi Robyn on 31 May 2013 12:47 pm 
Kim Layton from Everything Etsy sent us the link to her very clever tutorial. “Learn how to make your own hand stamped initial necklace with all the details including suppliers. This is a great way to get started in hand stamped jewelry and learn from someone that’s sold hundreds of the necklaces.” Learn how to make this Simple Bloom Necklace…
Continue Reading » Four Mini Block Cross Stitch Charts
By Connie Barwick on 31 May 2013 12:45 pm 
Chez Mamigoz has gone cubical. These four mini cubes will be fun little stitches and will come in handy when you need a quick project. You can use them as fill projects for backgrounds or as borders. Stitch them up in solid colors or have fun with variegated flosses. Which block is your favorite? I may be a romantic, but …
Continue Reading » Dotty Belt Tutorial
By Mardi Robyn on 31 May 2013 12:25 pm 
This tutorial is a bit different in that it is a belt tutorial. I like to think of belts as a type of jewelry for your waist. The creator of this tutorial says that, “This post shows how you can update an old belt quickly and easily (and cheaply). Studded belts are very on trend currently and there are hundreds of possible colour …
Continue Reading » Free pattern: Two tier ruffle dress for baby
By Anne Weaver on 31 May 2013 09:52 am 
Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for making a baby girl’s dress with a tiered ruffled skirt. The post is part of her Gingham Style series. The pattern is for 3-6 month size. If you need a different size, I’m sure you could adjust it fairly easily. Go to her blog for the pattern and tutorial.
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Continue Reading » Tutorial: Draft a pattern for a flared skirt
By Anne Weaver on 31 May 2013 09:32 am 
Mie from Sewing Like Mad guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to draft a pattern for a flared skirt. The circle skirt drapes beautifully and has a waistband and optional lining. Check out the way she pieced the fabric on the one she made! Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Sewing Like …
Continue Reading » Tutorial: Felt and fabric berry basket
By Anne Weaver on 31 May 2013 09:03 am 
Mollie from Wild Olive made this little berry basket out of circles of felt and fabric. She shares a tutorial showing how. You can use it to corral a small handsewing project, or to catch your keys by the back door. Go to her tute.
[photo from Wild Olive]…
Continue Reading » How to Make a Needle-Felted Penguin & Polar Bear
By Linda Lanese on 31 May 2013 07:43 am 
These darling Needle-Felted Penguin & Polar Bear comes from Martha Stewart's site. All the materials needed and a pictorial tutorial is available on the site. These are the cutest little creatures for many occasions or just as charming décor. If you have never Needle-Felted there are very detailed instructions for you to follow.…
Continue Reading » DIY Candle Column
By Heidi Gustad on 31 May 2013 07:10 am 
How gorgeous are these concrete outdoor columns? In My Own Style hooks you up with how to get this Restoration Hardware look for less.…
Continue Reading » Project: Flower Bouquet Card
By Heather Holbrook on 31 May 2013 07:03 am 
The Impression Obsession blog has directions for this beautiful floral bouquet card. This would be a perfect wedding card!
-Heather…
Continue Reading » DIY Great Gatsby Inspired Necklace
By Mardi Robyn on 31 May 2013 06:56 am 
Head on over to Craft Test Dummies website where “Jenny kicks the tires on the new Martha Stewart Jewelry line and creates a Great Gatsby-inspired necklace.”…
Continue Reading » Help Weaving in Ends on Lace
By Sarah White on 31 May 2013 04:21 am 
Weaving in ends seems like a pretty basic knitting skill, and it is, but sometimes deciding exactly how to weave in ends can be a little tricky. What if, for example, you’ve knit up some lace, and you have to dodge the holes when you weave in your ends?
Ann, the resident “knitting expert” at Fibre Space, has some great …
Continue Reading » 6 DIY Father's Day Beer-Themed Gift Ideas
By Meaghan Mountford on 31 May 2013 01:57 am 
It may be cliche, but the Dad in my house definitely likes his beer. I type, as I nervously look out the window at the two stories of hops vines growing out back that are starting to attack the house. Here are a few make-your-own gifts ideas for the beer-lover on Father’s Day.
Clockwise:
Make your own monogrammed beer glass …
Continue Reading » Meet the New Editors at Interweave Knits and Knitscene
By Sarah White on 31 May 2013 01:47 am 
As I told you a few months ago, Eunny Jang, Interweave Knits’ editor since 2007, left the magazine with the summer 2013 issue. Knitscene editor Lisa Shroyer has moved up to edit that magazine, and Amy Palmer has taken over as editor of Knitscene.
If you’d like to know more about these ladies, you can check out Lisa’s and …
Continue Reading » Tutorial: 10-minute ironing board cover
By Anne Weaver on 31 May 2013 01:00 am 
Palak from Make It Handmade shows how you can make a new cover for your ironing board – in just 10 minutes. Her method skips the step of turning over the ironing board and tracing a pattern. Go to her DIY.
[photo from Make It Handmade]…
Continue Reading » Tutorial: How to gather fabric
By Anne Weaver on 31 May 2013 12:30 am 
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shows beginning sewers how to gather fabric. Go to her blog for the how-to.
[photo from The Crafty Cupboard]…
Continue Reading » Tutorial: Side knotted swimsuit refashion
By Anne Weaver on 31 May 2013 12:07 am 
Aimee from Clones n Clowns shows an easy swimsuit refashion. She slashes it at the sides and creates faux knots with the cut strips. Go to her blog for the tute.
[photo from Clones n Clowns]…
Continue Reading » Free pattern: Little girl's Math Facts dress with pointed waist
By Anne Weaver on 31 May 2013 12:01 am 
Handmade Charlotte shares a free pattern for making their Math Facts dress. It’s a little girl’s dress with a lovely pointed waist detail. The short sleeves are ruffled, and the circle skirt stenciled with numbers. The pattern comes in two sizes – little girl 4 and 6. Go to Handmade Charlotte for the pattern and tutorial.
[photo from Handmade …
Continue Reading » Tutorial: Layered petal sleeves
By Anne Weaver on 30 May 2013 11:49 pm 
An from StraightGrain blogs in the Knock It Off series hosted by Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how to make layered petal sleeves. She shows it on a little girl’s dress, but they would be pretty for older girls and adults, too. Go to her blog for the tutorial.
[photo from StraightGrain]…
Continue Reading » Tutorial: Flip Card Dies
By Heather Holbrook on 30 May 2013 11:03 pm 
Flip Cards are so much fun but they do take a bit of measuring and cutting. Well, The Stamps of Life have solved this problem with their new Flip It Card Dies, it will die cut the base of a flip card for you, how cool is that?! Stephanie will show you how to use them in this tutorial video…
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