Urban Threads blog shows us the ins and outs of creating the Dapper Bird Ornament. I’d love to see a whole flock of these roosting in my Christmas tree! You, too? Then go see the tute.
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More great felt Hanukkah crafts
Here are several new seasonal crafts from Creative Jewish Mom Sara:
(1) Pom-poms from felt scraps
(2) Felt rosebud bouquet
(3) Festive felt bunting
(4) Felt cake toppers… Read More ...
Allie’s making poppies
Oooooo, look! Allie Aller is making California poppies for her vintage repro crazy quilt. Find out how.… Read More ...
The cutest pincushion of the season
Adorable pincushions abound. But this one combines so many of the things I love: felt, fake food, latte. Many thanks to The Fabric Shopper for pointing out this precious notion in dottyral‘s Etsy shop. See the post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt gift-card holders
Gretchen of June at Noon reprises last year’s successful Christmas craft: felt gift-card holders. You know you’re going to need these! Go to Gretchen’s post for links.
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Join cross-stitch challenge #2
It’s time for The Gift of Stitching‘s Creative Cross Stitch Challenge #2. Everyone will be working on the motif shown here. Nice! Go to the GOS blog for rules and details.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Embroidering tiny text
Corinne of So September walks us step-by-step through what we need to know to create beautiful “teeny tiny text” with hand embroidery. See the tute.… Read More ...
Tension is good
Sabrina of Historical Embroideress copes with modern world offers some wise advice about tension in hand stitching. See for yourself!… Read More ...
Free Embroidery patterns and charts
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
(1) Free Flower Trio Cross Stitch Pattern from Connie G. Barwick of About.com Cross-Stitch
(2) Calligraphie “amitié” from Aurelle
(3) Winter Night Sky from Embroiderbee’s Blog
(4) Boîte à … Read More ...
A Curated Collection of Free Christmas Embroidery Patterns
If you’re looking for an exciting way to express your holiday cheer this year, why not give embroidery a try? Embroidery is a fun, creative way to decorate clothes, accessories, and decorations with festive holiday designs. Plus, there are plenty … Read More ...
More vintage patterns from TATBit Tats
TATBit Tats is still sharing scans of vintage, out-of-print tatting pattern books, such as this Star Book of edgings from about 1951. See the scan. And be sure to poke around the blog and see some of the other … Read More ...
What Salley thinks of Mimi
Salley Mavor has posted a brief personal review of Mimi Kirchner‘s work. Needleartist introducing needleartist. I enjoyed this article so much! I think you will, too. Go see it.… Read More ...
Multi-use Christmas designs from Wild Olive
Mollie of Wild Olive says,
… Read More ...Each year, my family makes our Christmas cards. Sometimes they are complicated, sometimes simple. But every year the goal is to feature the manger. This year I made simple illustrations for the cover…
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Inspiration: Melissa Sue Stanley
This lovely work is Baba Yaga and Her Chicken Shacks by Melissa Sue of art = love = life. I love everything this chick does. If Melissa Sue wants to make it, I want to see it. But this … Read More ...
Christmas-gift ideas from Janet Granger
Look at this note I just got from miniature-needlepoint designer Janet Granger! She says,
… Read More ...There are lots of ‘stocking filler’ gifts on the Janet Granger Designs website, to help you solve your Christmas present problems this year. Maybe you