Felt Weapons
Phil @ MAKE points us to these felt weapons that look surprisingly realistic!
Yarncraft
Refashioned Sweater to Cardigan
One Pearl Button takes a simple V-neck sweater and refashions it into a lovely cardigan complete with crochet flower embellishments in her refashioned sweater tutorial.
Voting is Open for the Softies Awards
The Top 5 finalists in each category are now up for voting in the Softies Awards on Softies Central. Voting is open now through Tuesday, May 6th at 8pm PST. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 7th. Now go vote! Pictured above is one of the Top 5 contenders in the Picnic Food category […]
Sweet P Hat Pattern
Susan B. Anderson has her a PDF pattern available for purchase for her adorable Sweet Pea Hat Pattern ($5.50).
Braided Rug Tutorial Series
Sunshine’s Creations has a braided rug tutorial series including tips and tools to use and well as techniques. New posts will be added next week and in the coming weeks as the rug gets finished. You can also join the handmade rugs flickr group to add your finished rugs to the photo pool.
HOW TO – Make “Roller Coasters”
Juliette from Chickpea Sewing Studio has a new pattern up at The Sewing Republic which shows you how to make these ric-rac trimmed “roller coasters“. This would be a great project to use up fun scraps of fabric you can’t bear to part with.
HOW TO – Make a Robot Toy
Revoluzza shows you the steps that go into making this fun plush robot for a lucky kid you know–or even yourself!