Giveaway: Dear My Kids pattern
Karen from Dear My Kids and Dear My Kids Easywear is giving away four of her patterns on From an Igloo. (One pattern each to four winners.) As the mama of a school-aged girl, I’m thrilled that she now has bigger sizes available. Go to From an Igloo to get the details and enter the giveaway . Deadline is Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at…
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Giveaway: Dear My Kids pattern
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a free video tutorial walking you through the steps to create a pillowcase dress. This is a simple dress, easy for beginning sewists. She also sells a print version of the tutorial along with a pattern for $3.00 US. Go to the free video .
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Video tutorial: How to make a pillowcase dress
image by Paper Crafts Visit the Paper Crafts Card Creations 8 website section to download free PDF’s to make a dog shaped card, and paper piecing patterns for a rocket ship, car, strawberry and holiday images. Click here for downloads
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Freebie: Paper Piecing Patterns
More of the, while I was at Bullseye story…we spent some time doing some kiln casting. Very interesting stuff and I have to say, it has my mind reeling with ideas. In our class we had two figures to use to caste.
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Kiln Casting a Pyramid
Tif from T. Matthews Fine Art shares a tutorial on her blog for making this 3-D fabric flower wall art piece. What a fun way to add a splash of color to your walls! Get the how-to .
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Tutorial: 3-D fabric flower wall art
You may feel that your art isn’t selling as well as you’d like. Take a moment to review these 7 key points about remembering to persevere in this week’s Art Marketing Action podcast–an audio version of the newsletter/post of the same title
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Art Marketing Action Podcast – Remember to Persevere
by Eugenia Topina Eugena Topina of Eugena’s Creations has this easy to follow tutorial for a bullseye and leaf cane up on her website. Click here to go to the tutorial! Technorati Tags: Eugena’s Creations , tutorial , bullseye cane , leaf cane
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Bullseye and Leaf Cane Tutorial
Nikki from Lilybug Designs made this girlie-girl bed canopy for her daughter’s room in reponse to her daughter’s declaration that her room was not “fancy enough.” With the pink tulle and the feathers, I bet she doesn’t say that now! Is your own daughter’s room not “fancy enough”? Nikki gives the how-to so you can make your own. Go to the…
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Tutorial: Fancy tulle bed canopy for a girlie-girl room
image by My Favorite Things Join Kim with My Favorite Things stamps for an informative video on how to watercolor your stamped images. Click here for the video
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Tutorial: Water Coloring Your Stamped Images
Ellie from Bustle and Sew shares a free pattern on her blog for the cute little Scottie dog that she used to applique the cover of this throw pillow. What an absolutely sweet design! Read more about her project and get the free pattern .
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Free pattern: Scottie dog appliqued throw pillow
Southern Princess from This is Me… made this cute beach chair cover out of an inexpensive towel and some terry cloth. The sleeve that fits over the back of the chair will keep the towel from blowing away, and the pocket hanging off the side gives a place to stash a magazine or sunscreen. Go to the tutorial . [photo from This is…
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Tutorial: Make a beach chair cover from a towel
(1) Abstract flower from Happy Threads (2) By Wisdom a House is Built from Liberty Primitives & Needlework (3) Bouquet de Roses from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou (4) Summer (English and French versions) from gazette94 (5) Drop Your Weapons from Kincavel Krosses (6) More Things Are Wrought … from Embroiderbee’s Blog (7) Leaning Alphabet Sampler by Connie G.
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Free charts: Cross-stitch
Amy Teegan of Lemon and Raspberry has produced this free e-book entitled Better Photography in 3 Steps . The book is available for download in PDF format.
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Free e-book: Better Photography in 3 Steps
Bookbinding is a useful skill as a scrapbooker, especially if you like to construct your own mini albums and brag books. Niko Silvester shows how to make a fold over pamphlet type book with a cover on the Handmade News blog
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Tutorial: Bookbinding
A humble pair of jeans go high-style with this Jean Repair tutorial by Nancy Minsky, author of Denim Revolution . She shows how to transform a pair of well-worn jeans into a pair of cropped denim joggers. I don’t know what I love more – the stripes down the side, the knit cuffs, or the contrast loop hanging from the waistband. These…
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Tutorial: Make cropped denim joggers from an old pair of jeans
Do you love felt food? Fairyfox shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this felt roast chicken. This would be so much fun for a kid’s play kitchen! Go to the tutorial . [photo from Fairyfox ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , felt , roast , roasted , chicken , food , play , kitchen
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Tutorial: Felt roast chicken
email from phil: you gals ever do film reviews? saw “exit through the gift shop” at the ritz the other night. i haven’t seen such a bummer movie since requiem for a dream! if you get a chance go see that one with love, The subject of Exit Through the Gift Shop with one of his artworks behind him. image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/catheadsix/2592349164/in/set-72157605716679140/ Phil got it right. In the midst of Picassos selling for $106.5 million and $100 art works becoming, alas, part of their makers’ own collections, the film Exit through the Gift Shop serves as a clarifying–and confusing–film, especially for any sincere artist trying to navigate the commercial realities of selling art.
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Movie review–Exit Through the Gift Shop
Your art isn’t for everyone. Discover 6 reasons why people buy art in this week’s Art Marketing Action podcast–an audio version of the newsletter/post of the same title. Read the newsletter here .
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Art Marketing Action Podcast – Get a Grip on Why People Buy Art
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this pretty bag to store all of your pedicure tools. Pair this with a pair of handmade spa slippers and you’ve got the ultimate pampering gift. (Or keep them for yourself for your own pampering. You deserve it!!) Get the tute .
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Tutorial: Sew a pedicure bag
Head over to The Mother Huddle to find out how to turn one of your old t-shirts into a halter dress or swimsuit cover-up for your toddler daughter. This is a quickie refashion – she completed it in just 20 minutes. Go to the tutorial . [photo from The Mother Huddle ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , t-shirt , tee , refashion , toddler , dress , halter , swimsuit , cover-up …
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Tutorial: Toddler halter swimsuit cover-up from an adult t-shirt