My jaw dropped when I saw this stunning handmade wedding dress from a bride named Frances. She created the top portion of the dress using vintage embroidered table cloths. The colorful stitchery and delicate draping is divine. I chose to design my own dress because I had originally wanted a vintage dress, but found that […]
Danielle Thompson of Thompson Family-Life shares a sweet butterfly cross-stitch pattern that fits perfectly on a cool pre-drilled pendant. Even if you don’t want to go the pendant route, the pattern would work well on an iPhone case or basic aida cloth. I love that her color choices have a nice retro vibe to them. […]
Are you a sipper of tea in a house full of coffee drinkers? Sew your own tea bags using coffee filters with this DIY tea bag tutorial from Rachel at 52 Weeks Project! More: HOW TO – Sew a Reusable Tea Bag @Craftzine.com blog Embroidered Tea Box @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Bottle Your Own Chai Tea […]
You’ve got just a few more days to celebrate National Hamburger Month. (Not to be confused with National Hamburger and Pickle month – that’s March.) While I’d prefer a garden burger, this knitted hamburger wall art from Natalya’s Studio definitely caught my eye. I’ve seen a lot of felt hamburger toys, amigurumi hamburgers, etc., but […]
Help your little one show his or her state pride—and sneak in a mini geography lesson— with this cute custom state t-shirt tutorial from Shauna at Shwin & Shwin! For the grownups in the room, this technique would also be perfect for custom tote. [Via One Pretty Thing] More: How-To: Woven Map Notebook @Craftzine.com blog […]
Becky Stern has a cool new video tutorial up over on Adafruit, using nifty sewable LED sequins, which lay flat on your project surface. If you don’t want components sticking up from the surface of your project, and you don’t mind using a soldering iron, you might try making these: LED sequins. More: How-To: LED […]
Yesterday, I had the chance to see crafty pal Luke Haynes’ quilt show, The American Context: A New Look at Quilts, at the Eli Alexander Gallery right here in NYC. I’d seen photos of his quilts before, but in person, the beauty, the attention to detail, and the sheer scale of his projects is really […]
