30+ Halloween Treats
By Vikram Goyal on Oct 07, 2013 10:56 am 
CakeWhiz got together 30 bloggers and has put together this round up of Halloween goodies that includes one from our previous editor Meaghan.
The treats are both sweet and savory.
This list is super fabulous because it has things like Mexican Candied Pumpkins (awesome – 6), monster Cookies sticks (by Meaghan – 11) and the tunnel of doom cake …
Continue Reading » 5 pictures made with fall leaves
By Vikram Goyal on Oct 07, 2013 10:53 am 
What a clever idea! Or rather – 5 clever ideas.
All those leaves in the yard and you don’t know what to do with them? Why not make pictures!
Gosia got her kids involved in making these pictures and that made it a fun craft idea as well.
Of course, I think everyone might have forgotten about the rest of …
Continue Reading » Party Ideas – My Little Pony
By Shellie Wilson on Oct 07, 2013 10:00 am 
This party is a combination of My Little Pony and Rainbows. I love the use of colors but again I am left wondering how you would style this party with real amounts of food. Check out all the photos of it here. My Little Pony Party.…
Continue Reading » Fall Felt Series: Felt Moccasin Slippers (+ free pattern)
By Linda Lanese on Oct 07, 2013 10:47 am 
Shannon and Jen, the hosts of “Eat Sleep MAKE” are kicking off a week of fall felt projects on their blog! First up are these easy DIY “Felt Moccasin Slippers” with free pattern. I hope you will all check out their first project and then keep up with all their projects for the week. Thanks ladies for this fun idea.…
Continue Reading » Tutorial: Easy peplum skirt from knit fabric
By Anne Weaver on Oct 07, 2013 10:43 am 
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how you can make a peplum skirt out of knit fabric. It’s an easy project, since the stretch knit makes for an easy fit and you won’t be having to do any install any zippers. It doesn’t make much fabric, either. She made the one in her post out of just a 1/2 yard …
Continue Reading » A Yarny Flash Mob in San Francisco
By Sarah White on Oct 07, 2013 10:23 am 
To celebrate I Love Yarn Day, which is this Friday, October 11, the good folk at Crochet Today are organizing a knit and crochet “flash mob” (by which I think they just mean knitting and crocheting in public, not the dancing sort of flash mob) at Union Square Park in San Francisco.
They’re asking that participants be there at …
Continue Reading » Tutorial: Flat felled bound seam
By Anne Weaver on Oct 07, 2013 10:20 am 
Abby from Things for Boys shows a gorgeous seam finish, a flat felled bound seam. She uses contrast fabric for the binding, which shows on the front of the garment. It finishes the seam with no raw edges on the inside AND it adds a fun stripe of color. It would be awesome down the sides of a pair of pants!! Go …
Continue Reading » Tutorial: Halloween apron for an 18″ doll
By Anne Weaver on Oct 07, 2013 10:04 am 
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial showing how to make a Halloween apron for an 18″ doll. It’s a full apron with a bat applique on the bib and a pocket on a gathered skirt. Ribbon makes the neck and waist straps. It’s cute for a Halloween giftie for a child. Or, leave off the bat …
Continue Reading » Tutorial: Pom pom trim for a top or dress
By Anne Weaver on Oct 07, 2013 09:50 am 
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to she added pom pom trim to the neck and pockets of this boiled wool Bateau Neck Dress she made for her daughter. The dimensional and colorful trim works beautifully with the simple lines of the dress. She shows it as a variation of her Bateau Neck Dress pattern, but this will work on any similarly shaped dress …
Continue Reading » Freebies and Project: Halloween Fabric Hoops
By Heather Holbrook on Oct 07, 2013 08:57 am 
The Graphics Fairy has directions for printing vintage digital Halloween images onto fabric to make some wonderful wall hanging décor. There are also link to the images to download for FREE!
-Heather…
Continue Reading » Which Crochet Is Best – Easy or Challenging?
By jd wolfe on Oct 07, 2013 08:17 am 
Unless you’re a rank beginner at crochet, you probably have completed projects that range from Easy to Intermediate to Difficult to Challenging. These terms are, of course, somewhat questionable. What seems easy to one person may be extremely challenging to another crocheter. I know how to do a single crochet, but an entire project of single crochet would push a …
Continue Reading » Freebie | Halloween Treat Packets – Printable PDF & Cut File
By Francine Clouden on Oct 07, 2013 07:00 am 
These little Halloween treat packets are perfect for just a handful of candy. You can download the free printable PDF or a free .studio cut file from Minted Strawberry. I love the little 8-bit ghosts! You could totally use these on a scrapbook page too. Click here to go grab them.…
Continue Reading » Inspiration du Jour | Fenway
By Francine Clouden on Oct 07, 2013 06:00 am 
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Continue Reading » How to make Crayon art
By Stefanie Girard on Oct 07, 2013 12:10 am 
I really apprciate it when designers try new things and take risks. That is just what DeDe of the blog Designed Decor did with crayons. She tried two ways to melt crayons (neither of which I thought about trying) but she gave it a shot and got some interesting results. They effect wasn’t what she was expecting but she kept …
Continue Reading » Welcome to Autumn
By Elaine Robitaille on Oct 06, 2013 11:35 pm 
I realize the official first day was 2 weeks ago or so but the first big show of my fall season was this weekend and the mornings were particularly chilly – almost frosty! The rest of the polymer clay world is doing their usual amazing things, either pulling on sweaters in the face of the season or enjoying the first …
Continue Reading » Halloween Project #2 – Glass Beads from Loribeads.com
By Cathi Milligan on Oct 06, 2013 08:40 pm 
I love making skull beads as well as ghosts and pumpkins for Halloween. I looked around the interwebs a bit to find all of you tutorials and there’s a bunch in one pdf by Lori Peterson of Loribeads.com. It was posted originally by Soda Lime Times…you can learn to make skulls and bats and pumpkins and other goodies. Good …
Continue Reading » DIY Halloween Trick-or-Treat Bucket from Wool Felt
By Linda Lanese on Oct 06, 2013 04:36 pm 
This fun “DIY Halloween Trick-or-Treat Bucket from Wool Felt” is on “The Professor’s Blog". The Professor is the head instructor at The Atlanta Institute of Stitches & Crafts, a school for modern crafting in Atlanta, GA. They have the full instructions on how to make a bucket. Today’s is pretty easy to follow by the photos. You can also …
Continue Reading » Halloween Project #1 – Broken Glass Cupcakes
By Cathi Milligan on Oct 06, 2013 04:22 pm 
I love the projects over at Instructables. They’re rather subversive. That’s perfect for Halloween. When I saw the broken glass cupcakes I immediately thought, this was a fabulous Halloween sweet treat that would be a great party addition. They’re not really made with glass but it sure looks like it. It’s sugar glass which looks like it could be …
Continue Reading » DIY Tear Drop Earrings
By Mardi Robyn on Oct 06, 2013 11:47 am 
Katie, also known as the Crafty Blog Stalker, recently posted a tutorial on her blog that will teach you how to make a pair of trendy Tear Drop Earrings like the ones pictured. Check it out here. …
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