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May 8th, 2008

easy kids crafts - felt flowers

Don’t worry - the rest of the silk paper tutorial is coming soon :-)   I’ve got an easy kids craft, perfect for getting kids interested in sewing:

Cut two basic flower shapes from felt and sandwich a pipe-cleaner (folded in half and twisted together) between the two.  Cut a small circle from a contrasting piece of […]

By Chloe -- 14 comments

March 21st, 2008

how-to of the day: easy embroidered felt Easter egg ornaments

I know that this project is a little late, seeing as it’s the Easter weekend already, but you’ve still got a couple of days!
To begin, cut egg shapes out of different colored felt - these ones are approximately two inches wide:

Place them on a second piece of felt, but don’t cut it out.  Instead embroider […]

By Chloe -- 8 comments

February 13th, 2008

Valentine’s Day projects - sewing your own lingerie?

Lingerie is one of the “traditional” gifts for Valentine’s Day - but let’s be realistic here, how much of the stuff on the market actually is nice to wear?  It’s usually sewn out of scratchy lace & nylon, using itchy invisible thread - and forget trying to find pretty lingerie if you’re plus-sized!
How about making […]

By Chloe -- 3 comments

February 12th, 2008

more Valentine’s Day wishes from the Lifestyles Channel

Not everyone got their posts into the first Valentine’s Day Lifestyles channel round-up - so here’s the complete one :-) Happy reading!

In celebration of the upcoming holiday, the b5media Lifestyles Channel participated in their own little carnival, hearts and flowers, hugs and kisses…
Because of nasty weather and the horrible flu bug going around and […]

By Chloe -- 0 comments

February 10th, 2008

fabric gift bags for birthdays?

You all know that I love making fabric gift bags for Christmas - but they’re great wrapping almost any kind of present.  Fabric gift bags are a great way of using fabric that you love, bought and aren’t quite sure how to use up…  I’m not sure if I want to wear a shirt […]

By Chloe -- 1 comment

February 7th, 2008

free cross-stitch patterns for Valentine’s Day

I wanted to make sure my cross-stitch readers had some fun projects for Valentine’s Day too!
About.com has this charming pattern available:

ABC Cross-Stitch has this lovely little rose pattern:

I love this heart from FindStitch:

Happy stitching everyone :-)
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By Chloe -- 2 comments

February 7th, 2008

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Lifestyles channel

The Lifestyles channel has had some busy little bloggers lately :-) Our lovely editor Gayla, has put together all of our Valentine’s cards & projects into one blog round-up.
Go check it out here!
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By Chloe -- 0 comments

February 1st, 2008

finished how-to of the day: embroidered felt sweethearts

If you need to catch up on this project, here’s part one and part two :-)
I’ve been making candy sweethearts out of felt - hey, they’re calorie free that way!  To finish the project, lay the heart on a sheet of the same colored felt, but don’t cut it out quite yet.  Using a straight […]

By Chloe -- 33 comments

January 31st, 2008

how-to of the day: embroidered felt sweethearts

Sorry for the delay in getting this published :-)  Here’s how I made sweethearts out of felt - not candy!
I asked you to get some candy-colored felt, along with a heart-shaped cookie cutter (or other heart-shaped template) in my last post.

Use the cookie cutter as a template and trace around it - using a water-soluble […]

By Chloe -- 1 comment

January 29th, 2008

candy sweethearts? I want fabric ones!

I was grocery shopping recently and saw a display with these:

Necco candy Sweethearts (image source)  I’ve never liked the taste of them, but they looked so charming that I got inspired!
I’ll post the full tutorial tomorrow, but for now you’ll need felt in some appropriately candy-colored shades and a heart cookie cutter (along with your […]

By Chloe -- 2 comments

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