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Tutorial - How to Make a Three Tier Beaded Flower

So pretty! I'm always so impressed with intricate beadwork.

Three Tier Beaded Flower Tutorial at Jewellery From Craft Cove
"You can use seed beads or any other beads in any of the rows, but each inner row just needs to be a little smaller than the outer ones. You can also leave out the centre pearl, to give a different look to your flower..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make Sea Glass Earrings

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Saltycatco made these gorgeous earrings! She used sea glass from 808Sunshine.

Sea Glass Earrings Tutorial from The Salty Cat Co.
"I love participating in the Exchange Program being hosted by Totally Tutorials. This time I received two lovely pieces of sea glass - something I've been dying to use! I love the look and feel of sea glass, smooth, and timeless. I am amazed at what the ocean can do to a piece of ordinary glass..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Apple Garland For Fall

Reverse applique with felt and fabric! How wonderful! You could make a garland like this for any season, holiday, or special event!

Apple Garland For Fall Tutorial at Roots And Wings Co
"You could easily make this a leaf garland for fall, but to me, apple is good for back to school and fall. This is super easy! You do need to know how to do some basic sewing, but not much..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Diamond in the Rough Necklace

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. LemonJitters did a beautiful job. This necklace is gorgeous! She used supplies from weekendjewelry1.

Diamond in the Rough Necklace Tutorial from LemonJitters
"Lately I've been experimenting with juxtaposing unlikely materials. And that experimentation creeped into this project as well. The end result is a marriage of dark, coppery hardware-esque pieces and a sparkly, vintage glass jewel..." Read more

Best Sites to Download Free Patterns

Sometimes, a white paint isn't gonna work for your wall decoration, you might opt for a nice wallpaper instead. Similar to design, there's time when that plain color isn't enough to give your work that fantastic look you're aiming for..and it's time like this you need to search for some textures or patterns. You can use patterns for any purpose you like, as background and foreground for images,

Tutorial - How to Make a Needle Case

Practical AND cute - just the way I like it! I love the way she combined the different fabrics and the felt. So cute!

Needle Case Tutorial at Messy Jesse Crafts
"Welcome to messy jesse's first make it Monday! As promised, today I will be showing you how you can make your very own needle case :) like the one I made last week..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make Pink Crystal Earrings

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. LivngoodJewelry did a beautiful job. The earrings are gorgeous! She used beads from BobbiThisnThat.

Pink Crystal Earrings Tutorial from LivngoodJewelry
"BobbiThisnThat offered up a collection of pink and white beads, along with some findings. I opted to add some fancy head pins from my own stash and make some earrings..." Read more or check it out on youtube!

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Tutorial - How to Make a Simple Cahier or Notebook

Making my own handbound book has been on my "to do" list for a long time. There's something so appealing about creating a book from scratch. Too cool!

Simple Cahier or Notebook Tutorial at
Paperfection's Art and Craft

"It is a gorgeous summer in The Pyrenees and many of our Dutch friends are visiting. They come to relax, swim in the lake, enjoy the views and see the vineyards and winery grow. Needless to say, we had fun and I had little time for bookbinding. But, when dear friend Natascha needed a simple travel journal, I wouldn't let her get away with buying a spiral-bound notebook, mass-produced in China. So, I made her a 'quick and dirty' cahier, in less than an hour..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make A Copper Flowers Necklace and Earrings

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Underthemountain did a beautiful job. I love the 3-D look of the flowers! She used supplies from blacksheepbeads.

Copper Flowers Necklace and Earrings Tutorial from underthemountain
"After seeing the daisy I knew that I wanted to add some interest to it by creating layer of petals. In a moment of inspiration I realized that I could bend it into an interesting cup shape which was added along with the teeny caps and the copper bead to make the flower. I knew at once that these flowers would look stunning as a necklace..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Hand Dyed Playsilks

I simply adore everything about this one from dyeing the silks with the kids to using them for all kinds of creative play. Love it!

Hand Dyed Playsilks Tutorial at Raising Olives
"Psst. Have you heard about playsilks? Playsilks are one of the most open-ended, imaginative “toys” available. Our children use playsilks as dresses, scarves, hats, veils, skirts, shirts, belts, baby doll blankets and slings, streamers, flags, stretchers, handcuffs, peek-a-boo blankets, props for dancing, forts, tents and houses. Kool-Aid dyeing your own playsilks is simple and it’s a fun and interesting project to do with your children..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Jane Austen Vintage Brass Necklace

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. ShrimpSaladCircus did a beautiful job. It's so gorgeous! It features more stunning pieces from weekendjewelry1.

Jane Austen Necklace Tutorial from Shrimp Salad Circus
"You can wear it long or double it over your head for a layered look. You could wear the pendant in the middle, but I rather like the asymmetrical look. Et voila - go show off your fantastic new bling from vintage pieces and parts!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Rehab Picture Frames

What a great way to use frames you have or ones found at the thrift store!

Rehab Frames Tutorial at Fireflies and Jellybeans
"This is a gift I made for my mom for her birthday. While all the grandchildren were in town we had a photographer take pictures of the whole group. All the kids were very well behaved except my son who screamed and cried through most of the shoot, and now we have it professionally persevered to remember forever! : ) I made this 3-d frame of the photos from that day!..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make Timeless Elegance in Turquoise Necklace

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Underthemountain did a fantastic job. That wrapped pendant and glass pieces from weekendjewelry1 are so beautiful! The necklace is stunning!

Timeless Elegance in Turquoise Necklace on Craftster from underthemountain
"Here’s what I ended up making with all of her fantastic goodies! Don't you love richness of this turquoise. The accents are a perfect match colorwise to the focal piece..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Teacher Appreciation Gift

This will be sure to warm their hearts and the possibilities are endless as to the final product.

Teacher Appreciation Gift Tutorial on Instructables from Picnic Basket Crafts
"In this instructable, I will show you how to make a cheap and easy gift to celebrate a special teacher in your life. Guaranteed not to be something they've received before, and pretty much free, depending on how many extra little details you put into it..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Decorate an Ikura Sushi Birthday Cake

Isn't this amazing? You'd be sure to thrill any sushi lover if you made them this cake!

Ikura Sushi Birthday Cake Tutorial at Shrimp Salad Circus
"I wanted to make an owl cake but had a last minute change of heart and went with sushi. I Googled for ideas but found only tons of cakes with lots of little sushis on them, so I decided to design my own and share the process with you guys {& I better not see this on Cake Wrecks!!!}..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Tap Shoes

When I first saw this tutorial I just thought that it would be an adorable, easy, inexpensive way for the little ones to have fun. But, oh, it's so much more. This tutorial includes some great ways to use tap shoes in fun, educational ways.

Tap Shoes Tutorial at This Little Project
"You may be wondering, "What can you do better with tap shoes on? Why make them?" I'll share some of the fun things that we do in ours. First, let me say that learning to understand where the beat of the music is in one of the great treats in life..." Read more

Tutorial and Recipe- How to Make Homemade Concentrated Laundry Soap

Laundry detergent is so expensive and full of so many chemicals. This sounds like a fabulous alternative!

Homemade Concentrated Laundry Soap Tutorial at Moms Mess Weblog
"I did get to making some homemade laundry soap and thought I would share my method with you. I have calculated my cost for this laundry detergent and it is less than 1 cent per load! (that is based on what I paid for my ingredients, your cost may be slightly higher or lower!) You only need 4 ingredients to make homemade laundry soap..." Read more

Old Vintage Photo Effect Action

I found this action while browsing the internet for something cool and fabulous. And now, I'm addicted to this action. What this action does essentially is give your photo that old vintage look with an interesting coloring and lomo effect. And what I'm doing now is sharing with you my addiction. This old vintage action works well with any photo, even those you took with your digital camera.You

Tutorial - How to Make Colored Salt

When my boys were little, I was always looking for these types of things to do with them. It's perfect for kids of all ages!

Colored Salt Tutorial at Fun With Mama
"We made colored salt today since I wanted to do some art with it this week. Making colored salt is both useful(to use in projects) as well as educational since it involves mixing, pouring, and hands on experience with color..." Read more

Tutorial - How to do Image Transfer Using Mod Podge

I find all of the methods of transferring images to be so interesting! This one is inexpensive and creates a fun image.

Image Transfer Using Mod Podge Tutorial at The Old woman and the Sea
"I had always been so intimidated by the thought of making my own image transfers. For some reason it always seemed so far out of my reach, but alas! It's really quite simple..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Welcome Back Teacher Gift

This is really such a sweet way to start off the year. You don't need to spend a lot of money to give a thoughtful gift.

Welcome Back Teacher Gift Tutorial at Fireflies and Jellybeans
"Here is a cute simple gift you can make for your child's teacher. I was a middle school teacher for 10 years and I would have loved to get one of these!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Victorian Beaded Flower

I adore beaded flowers! I've tried my hand at it before and really should give it a shot again. So beautiful!

Victorian Beaded Flower Tutorial at Jewellery From Craft Cove
"Cut 50 – 60 cm of the wire. Thread on 10 beads (4 for first row, and 6 for second row). Take one end of the wire and go back through 6 beads from the opposite end of the wire, keeping them centred as much as possible..." Read more

Recipe and Tutorial - How to Make Natural Face Masks

She gives us three different lovely sounding recipes and there are no ingredients that you won't find in your kitchen or at the grocery store!

Natural Face Masks Tutorial and Recipes at Arctida's Creations
"After getting a couple of request for face mask recipes, I have finally found the time to write this post ..." Read more

Exchange Program - Free Fabric from Ruby Jane

Edit: This exchange is now closed. You can see the tutorials (as they come in) here.

So what can YOU make with this gorgeous fabric?

Ruby Jane is participating in my "Exchange Program - Free Supplies for Tutorials". She's offering to send five 1/4 yard cuts of the new Williamsburg Sampler fabric line to three crafters, who will then use this fabric to create a project and tutorial.

Read the guidelines linked to above, then go to her blog to get all of the specifics. She'll be accepting applications until Thursday, August 27, 2009.

Keep watching Totally Tutorials for the tutorials made using Ruby Jane's beautiful fabric. Can't wait to see them!

Tutorial - How to Make a Neck Cooler

What a fabulous gift! (Isn't that fabric adorable?)

DIY Neck Cooler Tutorial at All by Salihan Crafts
"I’ve made another handmade gift for my grandmother. Well, two actually. She is in her 80s now and the hot, humid, tropical weather of Singapore is really getting to her. (Climate change I tell ya!) I got the idea of the skinny neck cooler from a visit to a pharmacy..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make Color Wheel Earrings

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. LivngoodJewelry did a beautiful job. This is such a creative way of using the petal wheels from blacksheepbeads!

Color Wheel Earrings at Living Good at Liv'n Good Jewelry
"Black Sheep Beads offered up these cute Filigree Petal Wheels which I combined with some small faceted glass beads I had. After fidgeting with them and mulling over what I wanted to do with them, I finally decided to do something a little different...." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Lanyard

What a great gift this would be for anyone that needs to wear a badge!

Lanyard Tutorial at Fireflies and Jellybeans
"This is out last “Back to School” project that we have. I was a middle school teacher before becoming a stay-at-home mom. We would have to wear an id badge and have our keys. Our school gave us a lanyard to wear in our school colors (orange and black) but I always wanted to have something a bit cuter. So this is for all the teachers out there!..." Read more

Exchange Program - Free Sea Glass from 808Sunshine

Edit: This exchange is now closed. You can see the tutorials (as they come in) here.

So what can you make with sea glass? Isn't it beautiful?

808Sunshine is participating in my "Exchange Program - Free Supplies for Tutorials". She's offering to send 8 sets of Frosty White sea glass to 8 different artists in exchange for fabulous tutorials using her glass. You may choose from sets of drilled or undrilled glass.

Read all of the details on my blog first, then contact her on etsy if you'd love to participate.

Keep watching Totally Tutorials for the tutorials made using 808Sunshine's beautiful sea glass. Can't wait to see them!

Tutorial - How to Make a Stamp out of Clay

Yet another way to make a stamp! So fun and great results!

Make a Stamp out of Clay Tutorial at Endless Whimsy
"On the same idea as Mitsy at ArtMind's stamp tutorial: I have a tutorial for making a stamp out of scrap clay!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Create Package for Shipping without Plastic

The envelopes are handmade and the tape is paper. Not only eco-friendly, but looks really terrific!

Package for Shipping without Plastic Tutorial at PicnicBasketCrafts
"In this tutorial, I'll be showing a super-simple way to package your products (or gifts, or whatever you're sending) in recycled and recyclable materials, using no plastic. Not only does it do the planet (and your own heart) some good, but it also sends a powerful message to your customers that you are committed to green practices, in word as well as deed..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Child's Art Display

This will make your children feel like the artists that they are!

Child's Art Display Tutorial at Her Hobby addiction
"Miss A. is crazy for crafting (I wonder where she got THAT from!? lol) She is constantly drawing, painting, gluing, and creating works of art for her dad and I. I have always needed a good place to display and keep her works of love. I finally came up with this cheep and easy idea. I am THRILLED with how it turned out!..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make Industrial Rope Earrings

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. LemonJitters did another amazing job. This is such a creative way of using the copper connectors from blacksheepbeads!

Industrial Rope Earrings at Lemon Jitters
"Industrial Rope Earrings. Not a girly girl? Want something casual to match everything? This is for you! And so easy to do :)..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Eye Glass Caddy

Don't you just love things that help you stay organized? If it's handmade, it's even better! This caddy is very clever!

Eye Glass Caddy Tutorial at A Crafty Moment
"I hope you enjoy making the caddy. You won't believe how easy it is to make..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Grosgrain Ribbon Belt

So sweet! Your little ones (and you) could have quite a collection of these gems!

Grosgrain Ribbon Belt Tutorial at Pickup Some Creativity
"I saw a cute grosgrain ribbon belt and thought, I can do that. Now, you can too!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Car Registration Holder

This is just wonderful! I can think of many uses for something like this inside my purse!

Car Registration Holder Tutorial at Moms Mess Weblog
"We recently switched our car insurance when we had to add our teenage son, so we could afford for him to be able to drive. While I was hunting through all the junk in the glove box for the old insurance, I decided it needed a special holder to make it easier to find and keep it from getting all wrinkled. The bonus, if I ever get pulled over, maybe I can distract the officer with my well presented paperwork (hey, a girl can hope!)..." Read more

Exchange Program - Free Bath Bomb Supplies from SaharasSupplies

Edit: This exchange is now closed. You can see the tutorials (as they come in) here.

So what can you make with fragrance oils, seeds and a bath bomb mold? Any soap makers up for a challenge?

SaharasSupplies is participating in my "Exchange Program - Free Supplies for Tutorials". She's offering to send oil, seeds and a mold to four different soap makers in exchange for fabulous tutorials using those supplies.

Read all of the details on her blog first, then contact her if you'd love to participate.

Keep watching Totally Tutorials for the tutorials made using SaharasSupplies's wonderful supplies. Can't wait to see them!

Tutorial - How to Make a Book Thong / Bookmark

I love this! It's cute, easy, inexpensive and looks like it'll work really well, even when tucked in another page while you're reading!

Book Thong / Bookmark Tutorial at Suzanne's Crazy for Collars
"Have you ever purchased a pair of dangle earrings and in a few years asked yourself,"what was I thinking"??? Well, I find such earrings at garage sales all the time and love to find ways to re-purpose them..." Read more

Recipe and Tutorial - How to Make Mineral Make-Up

Just plain fascinating!

Mineral Make-up Tutorial at Point of Interest
"So what's mineral make up and how do I make it?...Mineral make up is generally defined as make up made from minerals. A colourless base is created using various ingredients, then you add iron oxides and micas to create a colour..." Read more

Exchange Program - Free Digital Collage Sheets from MagpieMine

Edit: This exchange is now closed. You can see the tutorials (as they come in) here.

So what can you make with digital collage sheets?

MagpieMine is participating in my "Exchange Program - Free Supplies for Tutorials". She's offering to send YOUR CHOICE of up to five digital collage sheets to each artist in exchange for fabulous tutorials.

Read all of the details on her blog first, then contact her if you'd love to participate.

Keep watching Totally Tutorials for the tutorials made using MagpieMine's wonderful supplies. Can't wait to see them!

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make A Dramatic Necklace

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. LemonJitters did a wonderful job. This is such a creative way of using the brass ring from TreasuresbyKaren!

Dramatic Necklace Tutorial at Lemon Jitters
"I really wanted to create a 3-D effect with the pendant (which, in my opinion, is the best thing about the necklace). I tried vintage fabric and strange bezel/bead/wooden ring concoctions...I'm pretty pleased with the result: a simple, yet dramatic look..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Magic Picture Invitation

What kid wouldn't love to give or receive this invitation?

Magic Picture Invitation Tutorial at All things made by Kelly
"One of the important things you need to find for a party is the invitations. It is what sets the theme and gives all the important information for your guests.
I like to find invites that are different and that standout and if it is interactive that is a plus..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make A Bracelet

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Saltycatco did a fabulous job. She created an amazing bracelet and a wonderful tutorial using supplies from blacksheepbeads.

Simple Bracelet Tutorial at The Salty Cat Co.
"How fortunate am I to be able to participate in another exchange organized by Totally Tutorials? This time Blacksheepbeads provided me with some really cool metal charms and other findings. Here's what I designed..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make A Button For Your Website

If you have a blog, this is a very useful thing to know!

Make A Button For Your Website Tutorial at A Little Bit Of Everything
"In my old blog and some other websites I have used this simple way to make a button to link any other site..." Read more

Colorful Glowing Swirling Light Effects

No new tutorials from me this week, but don't worry, you still gonna learn something today. There was a time when I really wanted to figure out how to do the swirling light effect in Photoshop. You have a subject singing dancing or jumping and then you got a glowing strand of light circling it just to emphasize the magical moment. So, I figured out how to do it and now it's time to share it with

Tutorial - How to Recycle Crayons

What a great way to use up those broken crayons! These would make nice party favors too.

Recycle Crayons Tutorial at Naptime Crafts
"Since I'm finding pieces of crayons ALL over the house, I gathered them all up and made this simple project..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Memory Picture Matching Card Game

Great reminder of this fun game! Making it with the kids would be as fun as playing the game!

Picture Card Game Tutorial at Woolly Wotnots
"After chatting about my top 10 essential games for every home earlier this week, I decided to make one of my own...pairs. I used to love this picture game when I was younger..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Block a Knitted Scarf

This is such an important step to finish up a knit or crochet item, one that many of us too often skip. The before and after photos in this tutorial really prove the point that we should finish it up properly.

Block a Knit Scarf Tutorial at Salihan Crafts
"There are many ways to block knitting depending on the item you’re blocking and what yarn you use. The most common ways are misting, steaming and wet blocking..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Edit Product Photographs

Great tips here for those of us that struggle with photography!

Edit Product Photographs Tutorial at Endless Whimsy
"Here I'll walk you through my process of altering photos. I use Aperture (one of the best investments I've made next to my camera and my remote) but you can use Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Fireworks or a free program called GIMP..." Read more

Inspiration Creation - Memo Clip Holders

Sigmosaics made these wonderful Pricing Holders inspired by ArtMind's tutorial. Love them!

Tutorial - How to Make Fabric Napkins, Paper Towels, Baby Wipes

This is great! Read what she does with the printed part of t-shirts. Brilliant, I tell you!

How to Stop Using Paper Towels, Napkins, and Baby Wipes Tutorial by Picnic Basket Crafts on Instructables
"You know you love it- the disposable convenience of a paper product which is there at the ready whenever you need it. You know it's clean. It's the right size. It's absorbent (sort of) and soft (not really), and always handy (until you run out). Okay, so maybe you never really thought much about it, but what do you think people used before the disposable age? This instructable will teach you how to free yourself from the paper demon, while doing something useful with some junk you already have on hand..." Read more

Recipe - How to Make Yogurt

Well, who knew that this was possible? Not me! Put on your lab coat, and get busy!

Yogurt Recipe at Creations
"Homemade yogurt? When I first saw this on the tv I was astonished! How something like that was possible?..." Read more