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• Cathe Holden’s Vintage Cigar Box Collection
  For a little splurge of serious eye candy, be sure to check out the amazing vintage cigar boxes in Cathe Holden's collection. What's with the obsession? Here's a simple list in order of precedence: 1. Vintage Graphics 2. Gorgeous […]
• Free Design – Delightful Chickens
  Design by Kell Smurthwaite With more people keeping chickens these days (I have many friends who do), you may know someone who would be a perfect recipient of a needlepoint of these two delightful chickens. The design is by the talented Kell Smurthwaite and cam be found on this post at her blog Kincavel Krosses. Related posts: Quaker Easter Egg — Free Patter […]
• CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
  Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr pool this week: Moss and deers ♥, by ::sämyii:: Finger Monsters!, by La Société des Monstres Célèbres bird cottage, by so NOT cool quilting book- pg3, by fikidoll Ectoplasm, […]
• Geometric Felt Bookmarks
  I love simple, clean lines, so these geometric felt bookmarks from Jessica at How About Orange are right up my alley. From the photos on her site, it looks like all you need to make your own is stiffened […]
• Adding Needlepoint to a Tote – Step by Step
  Susan Thompson, a marvelous finisher, has put up a great step-by-step on how to add needlepoint to a bag or tote. Susan has finished many things for me (she did the finishing for Bargello Revisited (you can buy this book by contacting me ). She shows us, step-by-step with great clear photos how to do this in her recent tutorial . Follow this and you’ll love […]
• How-To: Use Sewable LED Sequins
  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 […]
• Recipe: Peanut Butter Cake Mix Cookies
  I firmly believe that Saturday afternoons are at their best when paired with cookies. If you feel the same way, add a little extra deliciousness to your weekend by heading over to Scrumdillydilly to check out Jessica's recipe for […]
• DIY Drips Color Shirt
  Free People offer a dip-dyed tee-shirt as an extra splash of color. I really dig the speckled effect the left-over dye creates. More: Ombre Scalloped Shorts How-To: Make an Ombre Shirt Dip-Dyed Ribbon […]
• Dipped Strawberry Snack
  Mmm strawberries dipped in Greek yogurt and frozen?! Yes, please. These would make sure a sweet snack! Everything in Transit posted this, and I really can't wait to make this delicious and easy treat. More: Succulent Cupcakes Lemon Pound […]
• Using Overdyed and Hand-dyed Threads on Painted Canvas
  Originally posted 2008-05-15 07:26:31. Republished by Blog Post Promoter You can use overdyed and hand-dyed threads on painted canvases, in fact they are very effective. But you need to remember two things 1. You control the thread, it doesn’t control you. 2. YOU CONTROL THE THREAD, IT DOESN’T CONTROL YOU. (think of The Producers ) The first aspect of this c […]