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“Wooden Book Sculptures – Nino Orlandi” plus 23 more

“Wooden Book Sculptures – Nino Orlandi” plus 23 more


Wooden Book Sculptures – Nino Orlandi

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 09:31 PM PDT

Nino Orlandi Sculpture

If you haven’t seen Nino Orlandi’s carved wooden book sculptures, do yourself a favor and take a moment to appreciate the amazing craftsmanship that goes into these. The level of detail in each out is gorgeous, pulling the viewer in and providing only tantalizing hints of the mystery behind each piece. This one is my favorite I think; it’s hard …

Free pattern: Summertime Beach Bag

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:52 PM PDT

SummertimebeachbagAmber from Crazy Little Projects shares a free pattern for making her Summertime Beach Bag.  It has a bucket shape and boxed corners.  It’s big enough to hold a towel, a good book, and a pair of shades.  Swap the towel for a couple of bottles of water, and it’s a good bag to take to a park play date.  Go to her blog

Tutorial: DIY buttonhole elastic

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:30 PM PDT

1-buttonholeI remember several years ago walking into the chain fabric store near my house and asking for buttonhole elastic.  They looked at me like I was from Mars.  Clearly, there was none to be had.  Prudent Baby shows how you can DIY your own buttonhole elastic.  Go there for the tute.

[photo from Prudent Baby]…

Free Pattern: 15-Minute Gift Bag

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:07 PM PDT

felt gift bag

Ashley of “Pretty Posy” shares her first freebie! She saw something similar to her “15-Minute Gift Bag” at Tarjay and knew that they would be so fast and easy to make. They are the perfect size for gifts in a jar or a mug full of hot chocolate mix. Use a glue gun to attach cute shapes. She is imagining …

Tutorial: Notepad and card holder

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:02 PM PDT

1357-Notepad-1Sew4Home shows how to make this handy notepad and card holder.   It’s a fabric folio with a place inside to hold a small notepad, a pen, and credit cards or business cards.  The suggest it as a Mother’s Day gift, but there’s no reason you can’t make one for yourself, too.Go to Sew4Home to see how to make one.

Beehive Cupcakes

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 12:17 PM PDT

beehive.cupcakesHow cute are these? Love anything with a pile of frosting, even something that attracts bees. Make them HERE at Betty Crocker.…

Unfolding Leaves from Jeanne

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:20 AM PDT

1-DSCF4313I am a big fan of Jeanne Dansby at Byrds Nest Blog, so when she updates her blog, I get excited. I love her latest pattern creation. It takes leaves as the inspiration and would be great stitched as a series of several blocks or just as one for a card or mini pillow. Check out the free chart.

Turban Gemstone Leather Necklace Tutorial

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:44 AM PDT

Gem Leather Necklace Look at the unique features of this necklace! Divya definitely was thinking outside of the box when she created this interesting Turban Gemstone Leather Necklace made out of high quality leather cord.  Check out her tutorial and learn how she designed this beautiful necklace!…

Pin of the Week: Drop Stitch Primer

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:42 AM PDT

drop stitch knittingI think this may be the first time my pin of the week from my Knitting Pinterest board is actually something I pinned in the last week, but I’ve had lace knitting on the brain lately, and working with drop stitches is an even easier way to get an open, lace-like look, without the effort of keeping track of yarn …

Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Farm Animals

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:14 AM PDT

chocolate.pretzel.animalsNext on my cute food to-do list: Chocolate dipped pretzels turned into animals. Or bugs. Or anything. Because I love them. And they don’t look too tough to make. Move over cookies and marshmallows, I’ve found a new canvas. Find the how-tos to make farm animal chocolate dipped pretzels HERE at Hungry Happenings.…

Grape and Tomato Caterpillars, Very Hungry Caterpillars

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:11 AM PDT

grape.caterpillarsLook how precious these Very Hungry Caterpillars are just staring at me with their big smiles. Make your own with tomatoes and grapes HERE at Little Food Junction.…

Fringe Cake

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 09:57 AM PDT

fringecakeCoooooool. And edible. Find a fabulous tutorial with step-by-step photos to decorate a cake, fringe-style, HERE at A Subtle Revelry.…

Minecraft Cookie How-tos

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 09:02 AM PDT

minecraft.cookiesI’ll admit it, I had to look up Minecraft. In my head, video games are Pac-Man and Space Invaders. For those way more hip to today’s happenings, find the how-tos to make these (oh so exact) Minecraft cookies HERE at Sugarkissed.net. By the way, I have played Angry Birds, so I’m totally behind. (Do people still play Angry Birds?)…

How to make a Chanel Lego inspired purse

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:14 AM PDT

Photo Mar 23, 3 05 34 PM Over at the the blog Studs and Buttonholes there is a fun tutorial on how to make a Chanel inspired Lego clutch.…

Video tutorial: 1-step buttonhole

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 07:41 AM PDT

buttonhole foot video tutorialStef from Girl. Inspired. shows how to make buttonhole using a buttonhole foot and a 1-step buttonhole feature on a sewing machine.  It’s a video tutorial so you can watch her set up her work and see the machine stitch the buttonhole.  (The 1-step buttonhole feature is not found on all sewing machines.  If you have an older model, it’ll probably have …

Tutorial: Vinyl bags with personality

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 07:20 AM PDT

vinyl bagsThese little vinyl bags that Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun made are soo cute!  They’re colorful and fun and each has its own personality. She shares a tutorial showing how you can make them.  The basic bag is easy to make, requiring just a few seams.  From there, you can personalize it with cute handles, embellishments, scalloped edges, and …

Tutorial: Burberry inspired metallic sleeve t-shirt

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:58 AM PDT

ImageInspired by the metallic accents seen on a Burberry runway, Daniel from Studs and Buttonholes refashioned a t-shirt to give it metallic lame sleeves.  Oh, how I am loving this!!  Go to his blog for the tutorial.

[photo from Studs and Buttonholes]…

Tutorial: Love Bunny skirt and matching softie

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:48 AM PDT

Love Bunny End PhotoElizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make her Love Bunny Skirt.  It’s a little girl’s skirt with a patchwork hem and appliqued bunny silhouettes.  But she doesn’t stop there. She’s also got a tutorial on her own blog showing how to make the stuffed bunny.  Go to the Love Bunny

Tutorial: Flutter sleeve top

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:38 AM PDT

Flutter1Diya from The Hobby Harbor shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a flutter sleeve top. It fits loose, with a elastic shirring at the waist to make it blouse.  Go to her tutorial.

[via One Pretty Thing]

[photo from The Hobby Harbor on Sew, Mama, Sew!]…

Show & Tell | DIY Graduation Announcements

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:00 AM PDT

DIY Graduation Announcements in Photoshop by Lilies and Light

Sara from Lilies and Light is sharing this post about how she made her own graduation announcements in Photoshop. She links to various resources you can use, and gives design as well as printing tips. If you prefer you can also purchase her layered template to speed things up. Click here to see more.…

Product Review: A Muse Studio

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:00 AM PDT

product review: A muse Studio

Last week a received the brand new A Muse Studio Catalog and Inspiration Guide. It’s fulled with wonderful stamping and scrapbooking products including loads of new stuff like 31 new stamp sets, 11 matching dies (so you can die cut your stamped images perfectly every time), new Petite Pin Stripe cardstock, tons of fun party supplies (like straws, baker’s …

Tutorial | Using Sticker Sheet Negatives

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Tutorial - Label Sticker Sheet Negatives at October Afternoon

Do you have any of these lying around in your stash? Michelle from the October Afternoon Design Team shows how you can upcycle the label negatives to uses as stencils in your designs. Click here to see more.…

Freebie | Printable Template for an Envelope Photo Mailer

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:00 AM PDT

Printable Envelope Photo Mailer from little monsterLisa from little monster thinks that even with all our technology there is still a place for sending actual photographs to friends and family. I totally agree! And to help you she designed this free printable template for a photo mailer. Get printing and mailing! Click here to get it.…

Little Monster Party Theme

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:27 AM PDT

Hostess with the mostess is showing off an adorable “Little Monster” Party.…

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