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Making a design your own

October 14, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Remember the stitched felt flowers tute from Red Brolly? The chicks at A Spoonful of Sugar used Bronwyn’s design as a springboard for this gorgeous giftwrap. Clever girls! See more photos at the blog post.

(Unfortunately, Bronwyn passed … Read More ...

Spooky inspiration: Junker Jane

October 14, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Junker Jane‘s monster dolls are lovable any time, and they’re especially appealing as Halloween approaches. See more of her scary cuties at her blog.

Looking for more Halloween Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.… Read More ...

Tutorial: Stitch a paper bookmark

October 14, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Rachel of Lines Across My Face shows us how to create a beautiful fall bookmark by stitching on paper. See the tute.… Read More ...

Win a CQ pin cushion

October 14, 2011 by Denise Felton

To celebrate her birthday, Pat of Bird Nest on the Ground is giving away one of her embellished crazy-quilted creations: this candlestick pin cushion. So pretty! Go to her blog post to enter the draw before October 18.… Read More ...

Inspiration: Eleanor Pigman

October 14, 2011 by Denise Felton 3 Comments

Eleanor Pigman takes a break from her beaded portraits to create this seed-bead coral reef. At just 2 inches x 2 inches, it’s replete with beady texture. So gorgeous. See more at her blog.… Read More ...

A sugar-skull pattern

October 14, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Carina of Carina’s Craftblog has a rockin new calavera pattern for sale just in time for Dia de los Muertos and Halloween. Check it out at her blog post.

Ed. note: Carina Endvoldsen-Harris neither requested nor compensated this post.… Read More ...

Cuddly sea critters

October 13, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Peek at K’s entries for the Plush You exhibition at schmancy in Seattle. I think you’ll agree that her three sea creatures are much closer to fiberart sculpture than stuffed animals. See for yourself, and find out more about … Read More ...

Pin on some courage

October 13, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Squeeeee! Lithuanian Etsy seller Adatine says of this creation,

Leo. Brooch…It is designed for the very brave people, not for the small children! ! ! It is an original and courageous accent that may decorate not only your cloths, scarves,

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Buttoned-up beauty

October 13, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

These gorgeous embroidered buttons by Birthine take my breath away and make me want to stitch stitch stitch! See more of her work–and the inspiration for it–at her flickr photostream.

Many thanks to Wendy Gratz of Shiny Happy World… Read More ...

An ornament swap…maybe

October 13, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Yvette of White Threads is considering hosting an exchange of hand-stitched Christmas ornaments again this year. She needs a few more takers to make the exchange a go. If you’re interested in participating, find out more from Yvette’s blog post… Read More ...

Faux taxidermy goes mini

October 13, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Look what Bree made! She says,

Miniature taxidermy is here for those who believe cute things come in smaller packages. Half the size but twice the awesomeness! Meet Mr. Tiny Deer-Moose, he is a hybrid creature that is part deer,

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Inspiration: My Sweet Prairie

October 13, 2011 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Layers of tiny embroidery with sewing thread. So awesome. See more photos of this work at Monika‘s My Sweet Prairie blog post.… Read More ...

Quick tip for labeling floss

October 12, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Monica of Happy Zombie has a tip for labeling your embroidery floss with the color number quickly and easily. See her post.… Read More ...

Win every issue of Threads

October 12, 2011 by Denise Felton

Threads blog is giving away a copy of Threads Magazine Archive, 1985-2011 on DVD. The post says,

Would you like to be able to search for that article you remember reading months ago in Threads, but forget the title

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Black Kitties–fiber jewels

October 12, 2011 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

Beautiful, whimsical, and seasonal. This new fiber necklace from rRradionica is called Black Kitties. See more photos at her blog post.… Read More ...

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