Art & Craft Ideas, How to Tutorials, Handmade Gift
‘Soul Smile’ ‘Laugh with your eyes, hug with your soul, and smile with your heart’ (Anonymous quote) Wow. Powerful quote on canvas art. Paper art creation. Scrapbooking collage on canvas. Below is my favorite Pinterest pin today. Inspirational? Love the colors, style and sincerity statement. Comes with a very detailed tutorial. [...]
Isn’t this an awesome glossy porcelain rose? However, it’s made from 13 old plastic spoons instead. Would you believe it?! Next time you have a party, save those plastic spoons! You’ve got roses to make… Find an excellent, step-by-step tutorial by Gail here, at the “Can’t Stop Making Things”-blog. :: Tip [...]
Lets make a topiary. I will show you how. It is winter and not much creative gardening going on besides making winter veggies and protecting whatever you planted from frost. It is however a time that in Italy, the olive farmers clip their olive trees again, and loads of free branches are to be had. [...]
This friendship bracelet video tutorial with Chinese Ying-yang symbols celebrates several holidays together, from Chinese New Year (January 23), to our North American Valentines Day (February 14), to Carnival (March) in Latin America, where friendship bracelets were originally invented. This is a very happy friendship bracelet with lots of Chinese red for good luck. Makes [...]
: HANDMADE JEWELRY EXTRA-ORDINAIRE. Old t-shirt + leopard design print + knot + gold chain = fabo bracelet. Absolutely wonderful. Let’s make some. This fun tutorial video is long and chatty, so I’ve summarized the steps here for you. Cutting up a tee is just step 1…. Designer Connie Yu goes a mile further… [...]
: this hexagon designer pillow pattern reads like a nature mosaic. Something soulful about handmade pillows that have such attention to painstaking detail. It’s an exquisite sewing pattern and it’s free. By centering 6 identical petals, the master seamstress team at Sew4Home has orchestrated yet another winning design. They share the sewing tutorial [...]
Pin It It’s perfect if you don’t yet have a Christmas tree. There’s something far better: an adorable Christmas tree alternative that you can make on a dime, and that’ll be loved by Mother Nature and your kids alike. Materials for Alternative Christmas Trees There’s no limit to the materials you could use to [...]
I’ve been looking through bathroom designs for inspiration for our new to-be-built Italian country farm house. I find it all a bit daunting to get my mind around that I get to design every element of that house from scratch, so I need your help. I’d love you to comment on which bathroom you consider [...]
Know how to make a yo-yo? Good. Let’s go crazy making yo-yo’s and create a fabulously & frivolously fun quilt with them. Here’s your free pattern. Yo-yo Quilt Pattern This Amy Butler quilt pattern uses the happy & cheery Amy Butler fabrics. The Amy Butler Quilt Just looking at this quilt makes me happy. Fun [...]
Now that you’ve the finger knitting directions, let me give you some creative ideas on what projects to make using this fun knitting technique. Finger knitting usually results in smaller projects, offering a great way to use up bitty bits of left over yarn, to recycle and to make accent accessories. Here are 6 [...]
Oh, we all crave creativity. But sometimes copycat-designs are ‘just the thing’ to shave off time of making something ‘unique’. Here’s a novel idea that looks so ‘belonging’, that could be made with recycled items. I’d long to make it one day: a tribal necklace a la designer Proenza Schouler’s Resort Collection 2011. [...]
I had a golden name necklace when I was about four years old. Did you too??!! (Am I giving my age away now??? Yes, it was long time ago.) ;Well, these old fashioned name necklaces are back. Big time!! How so? New York Celebrities are wearing these instead of the LA glam girls’ beaded leather [...]
Free Tuxedo Jacket Sweater: Join my daily newsletter if you wish to download this free knitting pattern. The jacket comes from the knitting design book “Twinkle’s Big City Knits” by Wenlan Chia (adapted version, LA Angeles Times).
Love this skirt: So Fall, so girly, so back-to-school. Best of all: easy to make, while sophisticated. Enjoy this free sewing pattern and step-by-step instructions which you can find here at sewmamasew.com
Step-by-Step Instructions 1. Collect materials: string, or strip of leather, or yarn or jewerly wire coverd in fabric,….. ~ or equivalent.. + pretty beads + tools to attach beads. 2. String them together, creating a long beaded jewel for the book bottom end, and a tiny beaded end-jewel to be topping out of the closed [...]
This is UNIQUE! An elegant, knitted pineapple bag, adorned with silver pearl beads and beaded tassels. And with this free pattern, you get to knit your own. It’s a vintage pattern, published in 1840, by Mrs. Jane Gaugain in her book "The Lady’s Assistant, for executing useful and fancy designs in knitting, netting, and crochet [...]
We call can take inspiration from Jen over at Scissors and Spatulas, who did this amazing handbag refashioning. Clutch Bag – The Before Shot: A vintage-find clutch handbag. Clutch Bag – The After Shot: An up-to-date Summer clutch that will make creative gals do a double-take. [...]
Every Monday (or Tuesday), it’s Bag Pattern day here at FineCraftGuild. Today I am featuring a pattern for you that’s fun with flowers: patchwork Dresden flower petals are quilted in long vertical lines lines for extra texture and form. The pattern offers a great way to use up old scraps. Designer – seamstress Angie A. [...]
So, you thought that ribbons were only to decorate the Christmas tree or making simple ribbons bows. Well, in contrast, ribbons have to be one of the more versatile craft materials around that can be used in scrapbooking, fashion sewing, or any other craft, DIY or home decorating project ranging from fun embellishments for handmade [...]
In love with Anuschka hand-painted leather bags??! Then you’ll be interested in the leather painting tutorial that I’m featuring today. Learn how to Paint Leather Bags, Belts & Other Accessories Painting leather goods is one of the traditional art forms that Italy is famous for. Here you can find the most exquisite leather [...]
Just added some great summer art prints to our Butterfly Crafts collection. This gorgeous vintage butterfly clip art originated from a 1880’s Natural History Butterfly print (four stages of butterfly transformation). Butterfly Craft Resources Collection How to Make a Simple Butterfly Mosaic (free tutorial) Butterfly Soap (for inspiration)
Sew this adorable purse courtesy of Susan Cariello. The pattern is excerpted from her book Bags in Bloom: Create 20 Unique Flower Purses with Simple Embroidery Stitches and Easy-to-Sew Patterns. Blooming Bag This large bag is just the thing to accompany any outfit, either casual or smart, on a sizzling summer day. The [...]
Every year, Earth Day is April 22. Last year around this time, I made a huge effort to find 50+ environment-friendly craft and DIY projects. All these projects look stunningly great and are made of 100% recycled materials. If you are interested in featuring this list on your own blog, please link to this page, [...]
Love this bag in white & Iove this in red. Great style handbag. Contemporary. Practical. What more do you want ‘n’ need in a bag, I’d say?! designer: U-handbag.com –> Download your free pleaded handbag pattern here With this base pattern, many other embellishments are possible. See my Anthropologie Bag- case study [...]
One of the many rich crafts produced within the Native American culture is a "fetish," or story necklace. A story necklace designed to illustrate history, legends and moral stories with carved creatures representing elements of nature, animals, spirit protectors or ancestors. Each animal has a symbolic as well as a literal meaning. The characteristics and [...]
If you want to do a test run of a paint color scheme, or just do a simple stencil painting project, then this paint freebie is exactly what you’ve been looking for. Free Paint Sample Kit, with $5 Lowe Discount Coupon You can choose from ‘ooos of rich, beautiful colors to receive a free [...]
The tutorial about fruit-shaped clay beads left something out about our craft making adventures of that day. Today I want to share what did not show but made: LOVELY flower-shaped clay beads. They are so sweet, they look like candy. I’ve made them into peaceful earrings by adding a few other charms as well. [...]
Chinese New Year this year will be February 3, 2011. It will be the Year of the metal Rabbit, a lovely year indeed, as bunnies are considered lucky! Well, lucky you are as I made a new Chinese year greeting card for you, that you can download for free. The Chinese symbol on the [...]
Happy New Year! May your most wonderfully artistic dreams come true this year! To get you all instantly productive and on-target, let me share New Year Calendar ideas, tools and tutorials on FineCraftGuild.com: New Year Crafts By Others – Linky Party where you too can show off your personal New Year home design or [...]
A time of celebration …. I hope you enjoyed my post on great eco- designer bags in Rome. I’ll show you more Italian fashion and Italian Christmas traditions tomorrow. I have some great photos for you. But first, the DIY CRAFT TUTORIALS linky party. My Craft Contribution This [...]
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