Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Quilted Journal Cover

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Sally Anne Quilter made this beautiful journal cover using fabric from FabricFusion.

Quilted Journal Cover Tutorial at Sally Anne Quilter
"I was looking at various blogs on the net and found a blog called Totally Tutorials. This blog hosts exchanges between suppliers and crafters. I was choosen to receive this fat quarter of fabric from Sasha from Fabric Fusion to create a project from it. This fabric is called Dance with Me by Jennifer Paganelli..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Product Hang Tags

Brilliant! Room for plenty of information and very professional looking!

Product Hang Tags Tutorial at Le Neko Noir
"Do you need a hang tag for your handmade products or simple gift tag? Not ready to commit to buying a large quantity of professionally printed hang tags? Just need a few hang tags that you can adjust and tweak until you’re ready to outsource the production of your product hang tags? Here’s a really cute, elegant, affordable and simple solution..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Playful Dish Towel

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. June Pfaff Daley made this adorable dish cloth using fabric from RubyJane.

Playful Dish Cloth Tutorial at June Pfaff Daley
"I'm a huge fan of this store's artsy dishtowels. I figured it was about time I made a few myself. After all, when you break it down it's just a fabric rectangle with trim and applique, right? The Totally Tutorials supplies/tutorial exchange with Ruby Jane's Retro fabric was another spark that led to this project idea. If you were here yesterday, you read about that and my final piece of inspiration...a newly acquired, 1944 children's dictionary..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Felt Button Ring

Super cute!

Felt Button Ring Tutorial at Absinthe and Orange
"Felt button rings are very easy to make. Once you have your components selected, each ring should take less than 10 minutes to put together..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Message in a Bottle Key Ring

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Shrimp Salad Circus made this awesome key ring using a glass vial from SupplyPusher.


I love you because... Message in a Bottle Key Ring Tutorial at Shrimp Salad Circus
"Here it is - the handmade gift personalized by you for the special guy in your life! Of course, this would make a great women's necklace as well, but you know how hard those guys are to shop for!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Yesterday's Finest Spring Morning Earrings

They're gorgeous! Just goes to show you that you don't need to complicate the process to get stunning results!

Yesterday's Finest Spring Morning Earrings Tutorial at Shrimp Salad Circus
"This week's tutorial is by far the easiest I've ever made for you guys, but I also think it's one of the prettiest. This is a sure way to make a bold statement that looks much more complicated than it really is and will add a bit of vintage-style glam to any outfit!..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Lariat Necklace with Paper Beads

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Seedlings Jewelry made this beautiful lariat necklace using paper beads from tanithsoddsandends.

Lariat Necklace in Brass with Vintage Music Paper Beads Tutorial at Seedlings Jewelry
"I have a deep background in music – I started playing the piano at age five and have a bachelor’s degree in music composition. I spent a semester in Ghana studying the role of women musicians in traditional groups throughout the country. It is only fairly recently that I was given a chance to combine all these factors into this necklace..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Fabric Wallet

Just gorgeous!

Fabric Wallet Tutorial at sew i do
"The tutorial includes two variation of the closure, one with tab and velcro and the other with fabric loop and button..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Vintage Sheet Music Necklace

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Bei Mondi made this gorgeous necklace using paper beads from tanithsoddsandends.

Vintage Sheet Music Necklace Tutorial at Bei Mondi
"I decided to try out this program for my friends at Tanith's Odds and Ends. First off I want to say that you really need to check out their Etsy shop. They have some really unique stuff like sheet music and dictionary pages from the 1930's that would be great for mixed media projects. My favorites are the paper beads and the felt wool beads. I'll be showing off some of their sheet music paper beads in this tutorial..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Gift Bags from Recycled Papers

This wonderful tutorial shows us several variations - bags from magazine pages, wallpaper, paper and plastic bags.

Gift Bags from Recycled Papers Tutorial at ArtMind
"All the credit for the first part of this tutorial goes to my good friend Ana from Nanouke as it's her idea. I met her in Portugal recently after having virtually met through Etsy before. She's cool and crazy and you can only love her! :)
She gave me a beautiful Babuschka brooch and it was wrapped in coolest packaging ever..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Child's Tool Belt

This one just gets me right here. Another tutorial that reminds me of my boys as little ones. Completely adorable tool belt! No young man should be without one.

Child's Tool Belt Tutorial at One Hip Mom
"2 9x13 pieces of base fabric (I used the canvas type fabric)
2 3x18 pieces of base fabric
2 6x13 pieces of matching pocket material (I used flannel)
1 4x7 piece of pocket material fabric..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Dream Catcher

Interesting! I never knew how dream catchers were made.

Dream Catcher Tutorial at Knots Me...Knots Me Not!
"Have you ever wanted to make your personal dreamcatcher, but the netting work scared you? No problems, now you have a tutorial! ..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Silk Ribbon Embroidered Tulips

*Sigh* Silk Ribbon Flowers make me ridiculously happy. They're so beautiful and romantic.

Silk Ribbon Embroidered Tulips Tutorial at Silk Ribbon Embroidery
"Simply constructed in Ribbon Stitch, the effect of the petals are changed by using Side Ribbon Stitch. Instead of taking the needle through the centre of the ribbon, place the eye of the needle on the left or right seam of the ribbon..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Napkin Holder from Fabric

Cute! So many uses for something like this. How about holding your Christmas cards?

Napkin Holder Tutorial at Helenismostoshare
"Now that Halloween has come and gone, I've been trying to focus and speed up my Christmas gifts production and also trying to come up with some new ideas. And because I am in a basket mood, I remembered I had seen a fabric basket somewhere long ago. So... I've decided to make one by memory and it came out pretty good..." Read more

Recipe - How to Make Soft Pretzels

I remember making soft pretzels with my little guys way back when. We shaped the pretzels into letters. Fun to do with the kids!

Soft Pretzel Recipe at Cage Free Monkeys
"Soft pretzels...such a treat. They are surprisingly easy to make and you most likely have all the ingredients on hand, especially if you are a bread baker!..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make Resin Pendants and Magnets

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. SB Design made this awesome pendant and fun magnets using collage sheets from PetitePaperie.

Resin 3 Ways Tutorial at SB Jewelry Design
"I started working with resin about two years ago, after realizing that a lot of the jewelry I was drawn to used one resin technique or another. I am now officially hooked. I love the versatility resin presents, and how easy it is to make personal, meaningful items..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Window Gift Box

Who wouldn't love to receive a gift in a box like this? The box IS a gift!

Window Gift Box Tutorial at ArtMind
"I have to admit: this is a tutorial that involves a lot of work. I recycled a pre-made box to reduce the amount of work. But you can also used recycled cardboard and assemble the box yourself of course.
Because these boxes take so much time to make, I usually only make them for very special occasions or people. As far as I know, all of them have kept the box the gift came in..." Read more

Tutorial - How to make Ribbon Flowers with a Loom

I just love crafts like this. So fun and pretty!

Ribbon Flowers with a Loom Tutorial at Rad Linc Crafts
"Along with my knifty knitter set, there was a really small loom. According the the pamphlet it's a flower loom. Anyway, I thought I'd give it a shot. Turns out, it makes these really cute flowers that can be used for all sorts of things. I think I'll use them for gift embellishments. You can also use different materials for this loom..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a 'Grab this Button' Widget

This is a great thing to offer your blog readers and to increase your own readership. Nicely done!

'Grab this Button' Widget Tutorial at Shrimp Salad Circus
"With the blog makeover came a new button, shop, banner, and so on. I had to redo my Grab This Button widget, which gave me the idea that you guys could probably benefit from having one as well. This tutorial may be a bit too basic for some experienced Bloggers, but I'm going to go step-by-step for the newbies! ..." Read more

Photoshop CS2: As Real As it Gets

Today, I discovered two awesome stuffs on the internet. First, a brilliant song by Glass Pear called Ghost..but, let's not talk about that because we all know, it would be kind of off-topic here...and second, the 'Real Photoshop' image below. It's the coolest image I have seen in a long time...with brilliant concept and super-awesome execution. For a Photoshop enthusiast like me, every time I

Tutorial - How to Make an Altered Book Victorian-Style Christmas Ornament

You have to have some old-timey ornaments on the tree. What if you had every member of the family write a little something on a page each year? I think that would be pretty darn special.

Altered Book Victorian-Style Christmas Ornament Tutorial at Fun Family Tips
"This is definitely a project for older kids or adults, because the Xacto knife blade will be very sharp. Younger kid’s might enjoy helping to decorate with glitter and paint after the ornament is fully constructed..." Read more

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Tutorials from Sisters 4 Say More is More

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Tutorials from The Pumpkin Patch

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Tutorials from The4Rs

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Tutorials from All Things Made by Kelly

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Tutorials from Sumo's Sweet Stuff

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Tutorials from Zucchini & Me

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Tutorials from 1cardcreator

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Tutorials from Lucid Moon Studio

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Tutorials from Absinthe and Orange

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Tutorials from Picnic Basket Crafts

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Tutorials from Little Girl Pearl

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Tutorials from June Pfaff Daley

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Tip - How to Avoid Blisters after a Burn

Well isn't this interesting? Who hasn't burned their fingers while crafting?

Avoid Blisters after a Burn Tip at jealousydesign
"When you work with heat it is more a rule than just fact that you will burn your fingers, hands etc... I will show you something that will help you to heal faster and to avoid blisters :) This is not a new thing, when you work in a restaurant at least here in Sweden you use this method all the time, and I must say that this is very helpful when you are a metalsmith too..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Autumn Leaf Garland

Very pretty! Autumnal decorations add warmth to the home I think.

Autumn Leaf Garland Tutorial at Creating Cupcakes
"Using an embroidery floss, stitch the leaf veins onto each leaf.
I used a gold colored floss which I thought was a little thick, so I pulled 3 strands out of the floss to make it easier to stitch. You could save some time, and use a gold glitter glue or fabric paint to make the leaf veins instead..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Puppet Theater

I love these classic ideas for kids. Every child should have the chance to put on a puppet show. Don't you think?

Puppet Theater Tutorial at All Things Made by Kelly
"Back in August I posted about a puppet theater that I had made (I originally got the idea from here) and I thought I would make one to take to use as a giveaway at the fair to try to get people to preorder them. So I thought since I was making one anyway I would make a tutorial to show you how to make one yourself..." Read more

Recipe- How to Make an Apple Pear Crumble

The perfect comfort food when the weather turns chilly!

Apple Pear Crumble Recipe at ArtMind
"This has got to be one of my favorite desserts! My family loves it too and we mainly all have birthday's in fall/winter so when we have a little dinnerparty I am usually asked to make a crumble. With all these ingredients, this just makes for a lovely fall dessert!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Use Free Version of QuickBooks for Etsy Shop

This is a *really* detailed tutorial for a free version of QuickBooks and it's tailored to meet the needs of etsy shops. Pretty cool!

Use Free Version of QuickBooks for Etsy Shop Tutorial at Accounting SPOT
"The QuickBooks® Simple Start Online tutorial provides directions on how to make the program work best with your Etsy shop. Using the QuickBooks® Simple Start is an easy way to track sales and expenses. All your finance information is organized in one place, so you can easily stay on top of your business and be ready for tax time..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Fake Fur Stole Wrap

Halloween? How about adding a touch of glam for a Christmas or New Year's party?

Fake Fur Stole Wrap Tutorial at Ismoyo's Playground
"Let me start by saying this, i think you could wear an elegant short faux fur cape every day. But since we're nearing Halloween this tutorial might come especially in handy. You have this wonderful costume but you don't want to completely cover it with a jacket? Whip up a stylish stole! Quick and easy!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Snuggle Bunny Hand Warmer

Aren't they the cutest bunnies ever?

Snuggle Bunny Hand Warmer Tutorial at Bustle and Sew
"The bunnies are really easy to sew and even the features only need basic embroidery skills. They have a little pocket in their tummies into which you insert your heating bag - containing the filler of your choice. I used rice and organic lavender, but you could use buckwheat, cherry stones or even oatmeal. You can also add spices, herbs and essential oils for an even more fragrant bunny..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Bottlecap Magnet

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. LivngoodJewelry made this fun bottlecap magnet using a collage sheet from PetitePaperie.

Bottlecap Magnet Tutorial at LivngoodJewelry
"Here's another tutorial thanks to the trade arranged by Dottyral at Totally Tutorials. This time the supplier was Petite Paperie who creates amazing collages for use in crafting..." Read more

Collection of Brilliant Logo Design

Some people are obsessed with logo and some just enjoy looking at something pretty and brilliantly designed. Whoever you are, we hope this post 25 Brilliantly Designed Logo can give you a little inspiration on your next project. Most of the logos here display the brilliant use of negative space in logo design. And some just need to be included here because they're too cool to be left out. Eh,

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make an Embellished Leaf Pendant Necklace

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. SkyeJewels made this beautiful necklace using a handmade pendant from shaterra.

Embellished Leaf Pendant Necklace Tutorial at Skye Jewels
"This lovely Leaf Pendant was made by Sharleen at Shaterra Clay Studio. I chose this pendant because of the lovely mix of greens with hints of brown. I could envision it with textured ribbon and yarn in similar shades and with Leaf charm dangles..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Oxidize Sterling Silver with a Hard Boiled Egg

I love the look of oxidized silver and isn't it nice that it can be achieved so simply and without chemicals?

Oxidize Silver with Egg Tutorial at Jealousy Design
"I made a pair of earrings with beautiful Citrine chips and I wanted the silver to represent the black on a wasp so I needed to oxidize it and why not do something I have promise I should do; A tutorial how to oxidize jewelry..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Rag Tabouret / Footstool

What a clever way to use up pieces of fabric!

Rag Tabouret Tutorial at Marta and the ...
"This tabouret/stool/footstool is all about upgrading old worn out clothes and other pieces of fabric..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Yo Yo Pincushion

Yo yos, ric-rac, and pincushions - three of my favorite things in one!

Yo Yo Pincushion Tutorial at Patchwork Underground
"This vintage-inspired project is wonderful for using up those little scraps of fabric, batting and ric-rac you already have laying around the house. Throw an orphaned vintage button on top and you have a seriously cute pin cushion that looks good enough to eat..." Read more