Tutorial: Felt sunflower embellishment

Emily from daily Art shows how to make a lovely felt sunflower with shaped petals plus a beaded center.  It s all hand-sewn which means you can easily take this project with you to parks, waiting rooms, or the couch whilst you watch a little TV.  It would make a pretty embellishment for a bag or hair accessory.    See More..

Tutorial: Flying High Fleece Jacket with embroidered paper airplanes

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how to make her Flying High Fleece Jacket.  The snuggly warm fleece jacket is embellished with hand-embroidered paper airplane motifs.  How cute is that!  It was part of her entry into the For the Boys challenge at Project Run and Play.  She shows the jacket made for a baby, but this style  See More..

Free Pattern, Toboggan Sideapproaches Cardigan

And I m totally surprised that I spelled toboggan the correctly!
But never mind that, this cabled, cap sleeved cardigan is just the ticket for the cooler weather. The name comes from Classic Elite s yarn, Toboggan, merino and alpaca.
and as well the pattern is free. Can t beat that, eh?
Click HERE to pay a visit to Classic Elite s Newsletter and as well the FREE pattern!
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Tutorial: 30-minute belts

Sew4residence shows how to make a brand new belt in just 30 minutes.  Make one from plaid for a fun new accent to your fall wardrobe.  Get the tutorial.
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Recycled Halloween Candle Jars

Grab those old glass jars you saved to make these fun Halloween candle holders. It’s an quite cute and inexpensive way to get into the spooky spirit.
You’ll at the same time require paint and tea lights, alalthough if you’re in a pinch, permanent markers would work.
For full instructions and more fun Halloween decorating ideas, visit Décor Made Simple: Halloween Candles.
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Giveaway – Knit Local. Celebrating America’s Homegrown Yarns.

This  book, by Tanis Gray is a treasure! Gorgeous full color pages describing different fiber operations from around the country (USA). The beautiful pictures will have you wanting to go out and pet your own lambs, alpaca or yaks. Well, ok, possibly not the yaks ..
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Tutorial: Cross-Terrain quilt

Lee Heinrich from freshly pieced has her initial Moda Bake Shop project; a recipe for a Cross-Terrain Quilt, shown. She showsituations the Terrain fabric line by Kate Spain. So pretty. Get the know-how.
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Kate Spain gives us a peek at great Fortune

Kate Spain from The Drawing Board gives us a sneak peek of her fairly good Fortune fabric line coming out January 2012. Click HERE  to check it out. really like the color palette.
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DIY Cranberry & Pumpkin Salt Scrub Halloween/Thanksgiving Gift Idea

Packed with antioxidants and crucial fatty acids. This stimulating scrub is rapidly and easy to make. Containing high levels of Zinc, Vitamins A,C,E K all of the skin loving natural goodness contained within will have your skin thanking you for the rub down. An additional good party favour concept or a gift for someone who has a birthday falling on Halloween.  See More..

Shopping! For clayers

This week I faced my extremely like-hate: I had to shop for clay. I extremely like clay. I hate shopping. Well, sometimes I like it but from online, never as enjoyable and there s no crafty place within a 150 miles. Seriously, my nearest Michaels is that far away.
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Pallet Map

I m loving this wall art made from a poster and pallet boards! You ll require a few Mod Podge to make this good piece of wall art. This would look good in a man cave or rec room too! Get the the way to at PB Jstories USA Pallet Map Boy s Room Decor.
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Tutorial: Tufted Sweater Pillow

you can put an old or hole-y sweater to lovely re-use as a tufted pillow.  Not only do they look pretty, they re fast and inexpnsive to make.  Sweet Verbena shows the way to do it.  Get the tute.
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[through Pinterest]
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Tutorial: Stamping on Candles

Click here for a quite detailed pdf file and discover all about stamping on candles from Rubber Stamp Madness Magazine. These make wonderful gifts!
-Heather
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Tutorial: Gnome hat for a child

Nicole from Tradewind Tiaras shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a gnome hat for a child.  She made hers as party favors for a gnome-themed birthday party (soooo cute!!!), however it would as well be a enjoyable method to top off a gnome-y Halloween costume.  Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Use elastic thread shirring to define the waist of a top or dress

Whimsy Couture shares a tutorial on their blog showing how simple It's to make use of elastic thread shirring to add definition to the waist of a loose dress or top.  you're able to do this with garments made from scratch, or to give a bought garment a brand new shape.  Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Make a lightweight zippered jacket from a long-sleeved t-shirt

Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make over a long-sleeved tee into a lightweight zippered jacket.  She made hers to wear in the hospital when she s there to deliver her child, and she made it big enough to fit around her 40-week pregnant belly.  It s a practial (and cute) solution  See More..

Tutorial: Toddler sleep sack

Robyn from extra Jesus shows how she made sleep sacks for her toddler son.  They re made from fleece to keep him warm without Having blankets piled around him.  Foot holes in the bottom let his active toddler feet move and kick freely.  Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Amy’s Dresden Plate quilt block

Amy at Stitchery Dickory Dock has demystified the dreaded Dresden Plate quilt block. Follow her step-by-step instructions and she says it is possible to cross this off your bucket list. Click HERE to visit her Dresdens Decoded Tutorial.
Thanks goes to Elena from Breakquick for Dinner for pointing out this excellent tutorial.
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Tutorial: Fabric puff, not precisely a yo yo

JaWeb from JMD Designs shows how she created these fabric puffs for an embellishment on her fairly patchwork bag. She explains puffs are different from yo yos simply given that for a puff the edge just isn't turned just before stitching. She as well shares how to finish up with the desired finished size for your puff. go to the tutorial.
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Newsy: Japanese Imports Fabric Swap at Gen X

you might be able to find only two spots left inside the Japanese Imports Fabric Swap 2 hosted by Gen X Quilters. She announced the swap Friday, so if you're interested, you better get on over there now exactly where you might find details and an entry form.
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Witch Cupcakes

Ding dong, the witch is dead. Aw. But death by cupcake doesn t seem so bad. understand to create them with store-bought candies HERE at Sweet standard Stuff.
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Inspiration: NDBex

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here is Frankenboobies, a work by Rebecca Martz-Burley aka NDBex. She created this embroidery as a way of helping purge her discomfort with her mastectomy scars. In a personal note, she told me,
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Pretzel Stick Bones

I don t even believe I knew there was a vanilla flavored Tootsie Roll! Look what you will be able to make with them: Pretzel stick bones. Find the how-tos HERE in the Dollresidence Bake Shoppe. There s at the same time a bloody one, but you ll require to click the link to see that creepy version.
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Egyptian Cross-Stitch

Hannah submitted this write-up and wow am I glad she shared her link! She writes in her blog that her friend send this bag to her from Egypt. She says, The tag says it’s from a fair trade association for selling handicrafts, and this one was made by a group of North Sinai Bedouin women. The tag says  See More..

acquire PUSH Stitchery. Now.

We ve all heard the massive buzz on the internet about PUSH Stitchery, curated by Jamie Chalmers (aka MrXStitch). Efairly trendy stitcher has jumped on the bandwagon. Is the book really that good? Do we both and efairly really require a copy? I ve finally had a chance to analysis the review copy I received from the publisher, Lark Crafts, and my answer  See More..

Tutorial: “There’s a pumkin on my bumkin” appliqued onesie

Tricia from Leafy Treetop Shop and Leafy Treetop Spot posts in her Top-toberfest series using a tutorial showing how to make an appliqued pumpkin onesie.  There s a small pumpkin appliqued on the front and an even larger one on the back.  She calls it her There s a pumpkin on my bumkin onesie.  How cute!!   See More..

Tutorial: Asymmetrical hoodie refashion

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how she did a little nip + tuck action on a hand-me-down man s sweatshirt  to turn it into the fabulous asymmetrical hoodie you see here.  Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Mummy softie from old sweaters or t-shirts

5 Orange Potatoes shares a tutorial on her blog showing how it is possible to use old sweaters or t-shirts to create a Halloween mummy softie.  Strips of knit (sweater or t-shirt) are wrapped and overlapped around the doll s bod.  Cuuute!  Get the tutorial.
[photo from 5 Orange Potatoes]
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Free embroidery patterns: Halloween

(1) Black Cat with Moon suitable for embroidery from The Graphics Fairy (via Scarlett of CraftGossip s quilting blog)
(2) Scarecrow n Pumpkins from Mary Corbet of Needle n Thread
(3) Skeleton in a party hat from Cart ahead of the Horse
(4) Ivy with bat from Crazy Quilting for Fun
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Tutorial: Mixed print tunic top for small girls

Shauna from Shwin Shwin shows how to create her Mixed Print tunic top for small girls.  She makes the long-sleeved top out of three various fabrics a solid, a floral, and a polka-dot.  The basic lines of the shirt allow her to utilize the various prints with out the design becoming also busy.  Get the tutorial.
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