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Color Mixing in Design Dye – Design Dye Blog

The giveaway is almost over! You’ve got only 24 hours left to enter the Design Dye Giveaway! (Click here to read and enter!) If you’ve already entered, then check out some of the  new tutorials over on the blog. There’s one all about color mixing in complex designs–the way they created this adorable balloon loving robot. And there’s …

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Ideas: Wedding Cake Toppers

The most common wedding craft made from polymer clay seems to be the wedding cake toppers. While I’m not talented enough to do realistic sculptures of people… I’m not the only one who thinks a more stylized shape would work nicely. In this post here’s no specific instructions on how to make the bird but some good advice on adding …

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Designer smoke alarm arrives in Australia – $10 Off

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Smoke alarms may be an essential home safety device but they are certainly not known for their visual design.  Here at last is a smoke alarm that breaks with convention.  Now available in Australia for the first time, the Chick-a-Dee smoke alarm is an innovative, bird-shaped smoke detector that combines form and …

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My Owl Barn – 2013 Free Printable Calender

 

My Owl Barn has created a free printable calender for 2013 that allows you to hand select a beautiful owl image for each month.…

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Tutorial: Gingham bow sunglass case

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make this gingham sunglass case with a big bow at the opening.  It’s part of her Gingham Style series.  The case is padded with two layers of interfacing to help protect the lenses from scratches.  Go to her tute.

[photo from See Kate Sew]…

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DIY Brooch Bangles

  On their blog Eat. Sleep. Make. Jen and Shannon host a series called “Made It For Me” where they encourage people to make something for themselves.  In one of their posts they feature a tutorial by Stephanie from Henry Happened.  In this tutorial Stephanie shows how to turn antique brooches into wearable bangles.  Check it out and …

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Vintage Style Hot Air Balloon Candle Wraps

Leave it to Martha Stewart’s weddings team to come up with a set of simple candle wraps so gorgeous. Head over to MS Weddings for the tutorial.…

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Tutorial: Berry basket pincushion

A Pumpkin and a Princess shows how to make this adorable pincushion, using a berry basket, a bit of pleated trim, and a square of fabric in a cheery summer print.  Go to her blog for the tutorial.

[via Craftgawker]

[photo from A Pumpkin and a Princess]…

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Tip: How to Align Co-Ordinating Stamps and Dies

The Verve Stamps blog has a great video showing how to align matching dies and stamps. Lots of companies are adding dies to go with their stamp images so you don’t need to cut them out, simply die cut them.

-Heather…

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Faux Stamped Metal Necklace Tutorial

 Would you believe that these Faux Stamped Necklaces are made using vinyl?  They look like metal!   Jennifer from Eat. Sleep. Make. created these beautiful faux stamped necklaces and shared her tutorial with us. Check it out and be inspired to make your own Faux Stamped Necklace  for less than what the real stamped metal necklaces cost.…

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Make Beeswax Candles

Beeswax candles make an excellent gift and their subtle yellow color can’t be beat. Grab the DIY at The Sweetest Occasion.…

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DIY Glitter Mason Jars

 

Mason jars go from rustic to glam with a quick and easy coating of glitter! Get the tutorial at The Knotty Bride.…

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Tutorial: Zippered flip flops

How cool are these zippered flip flops?! Laura from The Experimental Home shows how to make them.  All you need is a pair of inexpensive flip flops, a couple of matching zippers, and a needle and thread.  Go to her tute.

[via Dollar Store Crafts]…

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Tutorial: Pillowcase top with mod circle applique

Cherie from You and Mie guest blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how she made this pillowcase top with mod circle appliques.  The design is inspired by the Colour Pop Top by Mini Boden.  The pillowcase top is super easy to sew (great for beginners!).   The circle appliques are also easy …

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Tutorial: Sew a zipper fly

Making a pair of pants?  Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how to sew a zipper fly.   Go to her tutorial to see how it’s done.

[photo from Melly Sews]…

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Tutorial: Scrappy gathered skirt for little girls

Suz from SewPony shows how you can stitch your larger fabric scraps together to make a little girl’s gathered skirt.  Go to her blog for the how-to.

[photo from SewPony]…

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Technique: Ink Embossing

 

 

The background on this lovely card is dry embossed with an embossing folder but Vicki at Wizards Hangout took it one step further and added ink to the folder for a colored background “behind” the embossing. Visit her website for details on this technique.

-Heather…

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