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dinospikesI saw these spiked leggings on Threadbanger the other day and just about died laughing. They are AWESOME and HILARIOUS. If weren’t a respectable *cough Cough* lady I would totally make and wear these babies. As it is I might translate these…

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furoshiki  - wrapping gifts in clothI found this great visual explanation on how to use cloth to wrap gifts on a Japanese government website. You can use any square or rectangular cloth.

Furoshiki (???, furoshiki) are a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth that were frequently used…

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poptartI ate a cinnamon pop tart everyday for breakfast for a long time. my mom would put it in the toaster and then wrap it up in a paper towel and I would take it to the bus stop with…

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lightbox01There is a lot of talk about how to display your hand crafted items for sale. It’s important that first glance at a photo of your crafts. If your photo is too visually cluttered people can pass it by and…

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puppetshowMy puppet theater growing up was the back of the couch. It worked pretty well but I was always a bit jealous of that scene in the Sound of Music where the kids have this amazing puppet theater with fancy…

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oil-cloth-lunch-sacks-10This looks like a great simple lunch bag pattern from Skip to my Lou. I’m going to make this tonight and report back on my findings. I have a great cute piece of vinyl covered cotton.

It is back to school…

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borrowersI liked the Borrowers quite a bit when I was a kid. I think it was the illustrations of their house that I loved the most. TangleCrafts has this super adorable Borrowers Zine. You can make it yourself! It sounds incredibly…

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elephantI love this little elephant embroidery pattern from So September. The way she has incorporated rick rac, quilting and buttons intot he design really makes it stand out and it would be nice on a girls dress or a quilt too!

Visit…

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dresspatternOMGOMGOMG. I just read on Dress A Day that the University of Rhode Island is allowing free access to their Commercial Pattern Archive for one week. WOW! I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a pattern archive but…

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makeupThis is a great Instructable on how to make your own mineral makeup by scoochmaroo.

Materials list:
# Micronized Titanium Dioxide
# Zinc Oxide
# Sericite Mica – Matte Finish
# Magnesium Stearate
# Yellow, Red & Brown Iron Oxide Pigments
# Jojoba Oil
# Vitamin E Oil
# Essential…

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duct tape prom dressDon’t ask me why I was looking up duct tape fabric because I can’t remember exactly but I found this site called The Duct Tape Club that has so many fun looking duct tape crafts. Duct tape comes in so many…

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bedsheet_3478_16I like this article on WikiHow with instructions for making a cute summer dress with an old bedsheet. The pattern making instructions look easy enough to follow if you’re not a total novice and the result is cute.

I love how…

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sewingfontsHave you been wondering where to get all those cute sewing fonts your heart desires?

I have a few suggestions.

FontSpace has a good selection of free sewing/knitting/stitching style fonts.

Abstract Fonts has a selection of fonts, most for sale. Crossstitch by Gerald Gallo…

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I’ve been devouring pictures of peoples terrariums on Flickr lately.

newterrariumbookcoverThere is a new book out called The New Terrarium by Tovah Martin (check out her web site for a list of her upcoming public appearances).

In it she gives practical advice about which…

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Gods, I love the internets. How one thing takes you to another thing and another thing in a huge chain of awesomeness that is never ending (until my computer crashes and firefox forgets to save my tabs).

CubeeCraft, pronounced kyoob-ee –…

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