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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

“Cat Rabbit Interview – Dearest Nature” plus 40 more

“Cat Rabbit Interview – Dearest Nature” plus 40 more


Cat Rabbit Interview – Dearest Nature

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:45 PM PDT

What is that you ask? Why that is a Peace Warrior Rabbit made by Etsy seller, Cat Rabbit. Blogger Dearest Nature recently interviewed Cat about inspirations (pugs), favorite colors (many), and process. Head over to find out all about the indie crafter behind these adorable felt creatures. After that, I suggest checking out Cat Rabbit’s Menagerie of super cute plushes. …


A Miniature Breakfast

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:44 PM PDT


All the steps to make a charming, miniature, English Breakfast from polymer clay. The blog has many other tutorials related to miniatures so have a peek.

Picture from miniatures.ucoz.co.uk


Can you help a fellow quilter?

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:04 PM PDT

Sam of Hunter’s Design Studio looks adorable in this photo surrounded by some of her quilts. She shares a video to tell us about her dream of launching her own quilt pattern company. With only three days left of her Kickstarter campaign, don’t wait to check this out. Oh, and she promises there are some great prizes to encourage participation! …


Summer Heart Banner

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:57 PM PDT

Skip to My Lou is one of the first bloggers I read every morning while sipping on my first cup of coffee or tea. I love her ideas, and she always has something new to share! This month, she is doing a craft camp that includes 30 days, 30 bloggers and 30 kid crafts! You must check into her blog …


How to Plan a Kid’s Craft Exchange

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:49 PM PDT

Often times,  busy mothers avoid doing crafts with their children because it can seem overwhelming or too time consuming to plan ahead. I have found a great blog post that explains to you how you and your friends can get together and plan a craft exchange. This group would allow you to come home with as many craft kits as …


4th of July Rocket {TP Craft}

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:38 PM PDT

Kids Craft: 4th of July Rocket

This TP craft is perfect for getting your child in a Patriotic Mood! They will love coloring the red, white and blue stripes on the rocket! You can find the tutorial over at TheSuburbanMom.


Bubble ABCs {Kid Craft}

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:34 PM PDT

I just love any craft that will help a child visually understand something educational! This Bubble ABC craft is perfect for allowing your children to playfully learn their letters. You can find the tutorial over at Random Bits.


Nature Collages

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:26 PM PDT

I’ve posted about Nature Collages before, but I think they are such wonderful crafts that I will tell you about an up to date post today!  I am doing this with my children tomorrow since it has a been a while, and I love seeing how their artistic and creative minds have developed each year. You can find the inspiration …


Sandpaper Printed T-Shirts

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:15 PM PDT

I love doing iron-ons, but the paper can be so expensive, and you can’t get your children’s artwork on the shirt unless it’s scanned… a lot of work in my opinion.  Who knew that sandpaper could solve all of my problems?!? I love that you can really get a feel for the children’s artwork, and I love the way the …


Giveaway – Color and Yarn Design for Spinners from Interweave!

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:01 PM PDT

Yup, that’s right, we’ve got another DVD to giveaway. Actually, this is a 2 Disc set with bonus PDFs of a color wheel and value scale.

With these simple, inspired approaches, anyone can design yarns that are rich, intriguing, complex, and effective. Deb Menz takes inspiration from the world around her—mother nature, photos, fabrics, anything that pleases her eye—and applies …


DIY: Calendula Coconut Cream

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:43 PM PDT

The perfect antidote to bug bites, rashes, sunburns (in other words, all those summer maladies), NZ Ecochick gives us her fast and easy Calendula Coconut Cream recipe. She swears by this for all manner of skin issues (including diaper rash!) and it couldn’t be easier (or apparently smell better). Get the tutorial here.…


New KAL – Summer Solstice Mystery Shawl KAL from Wendy Johnson!

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:26 PM PDT

From Wendy:

The shawl is sort of a crescent shape that stays on the shoulders nicely. Knit from fingering weight yarn (expect it to take around 420 yards and it's better to have a more solid than variegated colorway), it is extremely easy to re-size (and complete instructions for doing so will be included).

It is Estonian-style lace and you


Knitted FELTED Backgammon Board DIY Video

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:16 PM PDT

 This video is from Vickie Howell's show "Knitty Gritty" with her quest knitter Tina Whitmore  from "knitwhits".  You can find this video on the DIY site.


Tutorial: Drop waist t-shirt dress

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:04 PM PDT

Head over to Trinkets in Bloom to find out how to make this simple drop waist t-shirt dress.  Cathy’s tutorial shows how you can make one out of two t-shirts.  One becomes the body of the dress, and the other the long ruffle.  Get the tute.

[photo from Trinkets in Bloom]…


Free pattern: Make a bow tie for Mr. Kitty

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:50 PM PDT

You think your kitty is the handsomest boy around, don’t you?  Why not make him a bow tie?  That’s what jessyratfink did, and she shares a pattern and tutorial on Instructables.  Your kitty may hate you for this, but he’ll look oh, so dapper!  Get the pattern and tutorial at Instructables.

[via Craft]

[photo from jessyratfink on Instructables]…


Project: Mermaid Treasure Box

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:29 PM PDT

Paper Craft Planet shares a tutorial for turning a plain old wooden box into a wonderful seaside treasure box. Perfect for hiding your seashells in. If you haven’t noticed I have a thing for mermaids, so I loved this project right away! (and I think I “need” that stamp)

-Heather…


A stitchy sale

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 11:41 AM PDT

The latest Country Bumpkin e-newsletter includes this awesome offer:

The William Morris books and patterns sale has been so popular that we’ve extended the offer until the end of June to make sure nobody misses out. This is a great opportunity to purchase Michele Hill's books, William Morris in Appliqué and More William Morris Appliqué, for AU$39.95 each (normally


Win a Brother sewing machine

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Here’s another fabulous giveaway from Sewforless.com: You could win a new Brother sewing machine! This contest was published while I was toiling in Texas, and no deadline is listed. So be smart and enter now! Go to the Sewforless blog post for all the details.…


Free: Printable quilting subway art

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 11:10 AM PDT

Benita of Victoriana Quilt Designs has a treat for your studio: printable subway art that will delight any crazy or sane quilter. And it’s available in British and American versions, so you can choose the spelling that’s most comfortable for you. Go to Benita’s site to grab the freebie.…


Rainbow Cake Food Coloring Set

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 10:44 AM PDT

Look what I stumbled upon when searching the shops today… this one is for all rainbow cake loving crew. The Rainbow Cake Food Coloring Set comes with eight bottles of food coloring to make the cake, found HERE at Bake It Pretty. The instructions for the cake are HERE at One Charming Party. And they also sell a …


A copycat of Pinterest has me feeling crabby

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 10:42 AM PDT

On a visit to Pinterest this morning, it wasn’t long before I found something to Pin, screenshot of my Pin, shown. Here’s what happened. I Pinned this Leaf Art project onto my DIY Crafts and Sewing board, (visit me on Pinterest here). I then clicked through to read more about it and the link didn’t obey.

Instead, I …


Dinosaur Lunch

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Something about this dinosaur lunch makes me want to make it for myself. Perhaps because it’s such a complete lunch with the sandwich and snack and fruit and veggies. But more likely it’s the night sky. Make a dinosaur lunch HERE at Blissfully Domestic.…


How to make bias tape with some unusual tools you have around

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Ooooh I just love it when someone figures out how to use tools meant for one thing to make something completely different. That is just what the clever crafter PC of the blog MeiJo’s Joy has done! See how she used a cutting knife case and a hair straightener to make bias tape!…


Hurry hurry hurry to win!

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT

While I was away on a work marathon for my day job, NeedlePaint.com made this announcement:

NeedlePaint.com announced that they will be running a Facebook contest from May 22 to June 4.  The winner will be announced after June 5th and they will receive a FREE custom needlepoint kit worth $100! To enter the drawing, all you have to do


Inspiration: Nicki Lee Seavey

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:52 AM PDT

Our beloved Nicki Lee of Nicki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams created this amazing crazy-quilted wall hanging for a competition. She says,

I’m so excited!  Last month I signed up for a Challenge hosted by judymurrah. Judy sent each contestant 4 pieces of her beautiful vintage lace and challenged us to create something with it. The prize, a pretty chest full of


Game-y needlepoint

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:36 AM PDT

Needlepoint a beautiful, practical gift that will be used often and passed down through generations. Stitch a gameboard! The Art Needlepoint Co. offers a variety of kits to create boards for backgammon and checkers/chess that will look amazing displayed on a game table even when they’re not in use. See the kits.

Ed. note: The Art Needlepoint Co. did


Tutorial: Roomy tote with plenty of pockets

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her “I’m Not Your Typical Jane Bag”.  It’s a roomy tote with plenty of pockets on the inside to organize all those small items you end up stashing in your purse.  A layer of fleece between the inner and outer layers gives …


Free pattern: Summer Star block at GenQ

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 08:04 AM PDT

Scott of Generation Q online magazine shares this Summer Star quilt block made by April Rosenthal of Prairie Grass Patterns. This just sings happy! Click HERE to get the download.

Image credit: Generation Q

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Swirl Cookies for the 4th of July

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:53 AM PDT

One from yours truly now: Easy to decorate, bite-size, sparkly, swirly, red, white and blue, 4th of July cookies. I think I just broke the record for most adjectives to describe circle cookies. Make them HERE at the decorated cookie.…


Free pattern: Swing Top with wide neck and raglan sleeves

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Cindy from Cation Designs celebrates her one year blogiversary with a free downloadable pattern to make her Swing Top, a drapey blouse with a wide neck and raglan sleeves.  It’s a modern day adaptation of a blouse worn by a Sybil and Edith on Downton Abbey.  Wear it tucked in (shown here), belted, or hanging loose.  She suggests making it …


Candy Uncle Sam Cupcake Toppers

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:05 AM PDT

These perfect Uncle Sam cupcake toppers are made with mini marshmallows, Tootsie Rolls and Hershey’s Kisses. How can that be? I mean, the eyebrows, the beard… perfect. Find the how-tos to make cake Uncle Sams HERE at Sugar Swings!.…


Free pattern: Flower Tunic for toddler girls

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:58 AM PDT

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for making her Flower Tunic for toddler girls.  It’s a short-sleeved tunic top gathered on to a square yoke, and it’s all kinds of prettiness.  The pattern is in a size 3T.  Get the pattern and tutorial.

[photo from Me Sew Crazy]…


Shirt and Tie Cookies for Dad

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:57 AM PDT

First, I’m such a fan of edible gifts, especially when you’re searching year after year for gifts for someone who doesn’t want more clutter. Second, these adorable shirt and tie cookies with mix and match ties mean Dad can make up his own mind which tie to pick. And then change his mind. Love it. Make shirt and tie double-decker …


Lookie what she made: French knots add subtle detail to a blouse

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Jessica from Running With Scissors shows a beautiful blouse she recently made.  The top itself is very simple – a basic blouse with short sleeves and a round neck – which makes all of the French knots she made a standout detail.  The stitched them on an all-over 2 inch diagonal grid, with extra knots sewn closer to the neck.  …


Tutorial: Square pillow cover with a border

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:34 AM PDT

Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shows how to make a simple square pillow cover with a border stitched around it.  It’s a nice detail, and it takes just one more step than making a basic square pillow cover.  Get the tutorial.

[photo from Craftaholics Anonymous]…


Giveaway: KennyK Downloads Digital Stamps

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Guess what!? We are having a HUGE giveaway from KennyK Downloads!! You could win your Fab Five Faves!

Here’s what you need to do to enter: Visit the KennyK  shop and join their mailing list (link is on the left on their site) and then pick your 5 favorite KennyK digis  and  leave a comment on this post listing by name and …


{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Dusky Blue + Copper

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:45 AM PDT

A muted shade of blue paired with copper accents creates a rich and mellow mood for a wedding! Discover even more gorgeous inspiration created by Michelle Kelly of Pocketful of Dreams for Love My Dress.…


Article | 30 Ways to Use Washi Tape

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Do you love washi tape? (I do!) Here are 30 ways you can use washi tape, as suggested by readers of Paper Crafter’s Corner. Lots of great ideas! Click here to see more.…


Graduation Bear Marshmallow Pops

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:49 AM PDT

Aaaawww, somehow this adorable teddy bear made it through college. Maybe high school. Or probably elementary school. Regardless, this cuteness is all edible, made from candy and marshmallows. Find the how-tos HERE at The Dollhouse Bake Shoppe.…


Show & Tell | Hello Summer Hybrid Album

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Lowri McNabb from Papervine shares a few tips for creating a hybrid mini-album for recording your summer adventures. Click here to see more.…


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Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:00 AM PDT

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