Free Embroidery Stitching Book

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Today I’d like to introduce you to Helen Dickson from Bustle & Sew, who offers unique and quirky patterns that are just a little different to other patterns you’ll find on-line. And best of all, today, they are offering a free embroidery stitches book, called Simple Stitchery. I just had a look at this free [...]

Add Pompoms for a Hip Womens Top

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Got pompoms? Make this T-shirt. Ahh, this is so fun: Jazzing up a plain-Jane t-shirt by simply sewing on a bunch of felt pompoms of matching colors. Mandy, from ‘Making Nice in the Midwest’-blog choose black on black, but us color-crazed girls can imagine contrast colors as well …. How you make this is so [...]

Free Valentine Cards + Font

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Digital card making and scrapbooking on the ease: here’s just the perfect Valentines font for you.  It’s loaded with hearts, without being frilly. Just what you need for your guy! Perfect. Designed this font specifically for Valentines Day. Jules’s a firm believer in making your own Valentines Cards, and so are we. She is highly [...]

Calendar 2013 :: Free Embroidery Patterns

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What a fun idea! Embroider-along with this whimsical calendar pattern. Kelly from Craft Your Style offered a  hand drawn design for a January calendar page, complete with a tutorial for the various embroidery stitches used. photo credit | free embroidery pattern calendar 2013:  Craft your style   More Embroidery Patterns Calendars (free templates, downloads & [...]

Peace Symbol Embroidery

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Peace Symbol Embroidery = Cool Refashioning = Stain Cover-Up. This extra-long, extra-fine cashmere cardigan by BCBG Maxazria (or was it Studio Max?!) has been my favorite top ever since I bought it. It is warm and looks great on. It’s neutral style and color means that it goes well with just about anything I own, [...]

Kids Bedroom: Hot-air Balloon Mobile

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kids bedroom decoration: Still want to drift off a bit more even though you had a lovely vacation this summer?  How about creating a darling mobile for the kids bedroom and dream of where you’d be flying the next time you’ll have the chance…. Free nursery hot air balloon mobile tutorial Made from Assorted Colors [...]

50+ Saint Patrick’s Day Crafts & Ideas

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Quick overview of St Patty’s Day decorations, party ideas & fun : Share / Celebrate the Day Vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcard with lucky fairy gal Vintage St. Patrick’s postcard with handsome lash iPhone and cellphone St. Patrick’s Day digital background   Party  Lucky Shamrock DIY Stamp (to create your own luck Shamrock cookies Shamrock [...]

Best Home Decor and Creative DIY Ideas

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Featured: Best Submissions of Last Weeks Link Party. As promised, here are my Top Picks amongst many gorgeous, inventive submissions. Those with patterns & howto tutorials are marked as such. Be inspired.  Featured Top Entries 1. Chevron Wall Paint How-to(my all-time fav fab submission) 2. Toddler Boots Tutorial (also check out the bag she made [...]

How to: Yin-Yang Friendship Bracelets

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This friendship bracelet video tutorial with Chinese Yin-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 [...]

Tassels, Fun Handmade Home Accessories

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: shabby chic tassels like these are handmade home accents that transform a house.   This tassel is 100% recycled, and made of remnants of a sheer curtain & a shirt sleeve; a tiny bit of pre-used ribbon; and a broken bead spacer for the top.  The white ribbon from which the tassel hangs from [...]