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How to: B&W wood photo ornaments and keepsake gift tags!
I recently did a guest post on the FedEx Out of Office blog, with a tutorial on making personalized wooden ornaments and gift tags from photocopies of your photos and drawings. It’s pretty cool, go check it out: Personalized Black & White Wood Ornaments for all the step by steps.
It’s a really neat technique that just uses acrylic gel medium from the art store– no toxic chemicals or anything like that. The toner from the photocopy remains on the wood, so the white areas of your photo become wood colored, which is… Read on…
Blue Jean Remake – Funky cute kids jeans tutorial
I thought this springy tutorial of Colleen’s from 2009 deserved another airing… check out how to remake too small jeans into these fun girls pants!
One of the most creative people I know, Colleen (of the great indie online fabric store Some Art Fabric & and the brand new Sloth Craft) has gifted us with this fabulous blue jean remake tutorial. Born of a wrong sized thrift store purchase for jeans for her daughter, this is a great example of how to take something ordinary and turn it into something way cool! As always, we LOVE
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Photoshop Class: Scanned line drawing to finished colored illustration
I bet you guys thought I’d forgotten how to draw, huh? I must admit, art has been on the back burner these days… but I volunteered to do a little illustration for a neighbor’s baby shower. And, since you like our last ‘Photoshop Class’, I thought you guys might like a little peek into how I colored it.
This is a quick method I use for coloring more ‘cartoonish’ drawings… I sketched the drawing in pencil, then went over the line work in ink. However if you draw your pencil lines dark enough, this method will also let you create… Read on…
Travel Tissue Cover tutorial at Some Art Talk
Trying to catch up on all my fave blogs today (last week was totally non productive!) and ran across this cute travel tissue cover tutorial from the always fab Colleen at Some Art Talk. I know a lot of people are looking for stash busting ideas, and this is a cute one!
April is officially STASH BUSTER Month, per one of my favorite blogs Crafting a Green World.
What, you may ask, is a fabric shop owner doing participating in such an non buying event?
WELL, I am an extremely talented hunter and gatherer of wonderful fabrics. I am
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Make your own Peeps!
Today at Foodwhirl I’m issuing a challenge… Make your own Peeps!
One of our guest contributors did a great writeup on how she made her Marshmallow Chicks (commonly known as Peeps). She claims they aren’t very pretty, though, so we’re challenging you to do better! Melissa provides the instructions, plus tips on how to make yours better, over at Foodwhirl!
Clothes Tutorials – recycle your wardrobe!
At Dabbled we love to make something new out of something old.
It’s a great way to get new uses out of something that you don’t wear or is outgrown, and if you mess up, well, you’re not out expensive fabric, right? Plus, it’s fun to REFASHION!
Here’s a few tutorials to start you on your way!
Kids Refashioning Tutorials:
There are a ton of these out there, these were just a few I had saved in my ‘to write about’ file!
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How to Make a Baby Sling
My lovely neighbor Katie has made a ton of these slings, for both herself and for friends, and she’s graciously shared this tutorial. This makes a great baby gift for a friend, and even if you’re not overly sewing proficient, you can make one for yourself while the baby is napping! These work for small babies, up to toddlers…
Katie has given us a great step by step with pictures, but if you have any additional questions, just ask!
Making a Baby Sling
An older baby should sit comfortably on your hip. You only need to fold the sling in… Read on…
A Cupcake Flower Arrangement for Valentine’s Day
Here’s lovely valentines idea from the past from Heather Sitarzewski, which deserves to have an encore! Just change out the flag on this valentine flower arrangement cupcake and you’ll have a perfect little gift for mom, a friend, or someone special… You just need flowers, a fluted baking dish, and a few other supplies.
Need a quick cheery gift? Give someone a no-bake cupcake! The construction is so simple, you can whip one up for a birthday, or other special occasion in no time. (Download the flag pdf which includes flags for Happy Birthday, Thinking of You,
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Photoshop Class: Quick and Easy Brushes!
I use Photoshop all the time, but I hadn’t ever made any brushes. I figured there are a ton of good brushes out there, why make my own? And I figured it was complicated. But then I realized how easy they were to make, and that they could be really useful web work, using them basically as ‘stamps’ to create graphics that you use over and over. I used this technique to make the swirl for the Foodwhirl logo into a brush I could use whenever I needed it — easy peasy!
Here’s a quick 2 Step… Read on…
Quick Project – Kids T-shirt Mod!
A lot of people liked the super easy sewing of the Treeskirt project, so here’s another quick and easy project!
My son has a favorite t-shirt that was getting a tad small… he wore it layered with a long sleeve shirt to a party the other day, which gave me the idea to make a long sleeved, slightly larger shirt out of it for him to wear this winter and spring.*
I forgot to take a “before” pic, but you’ve seen t-shirts and long sleeve shirts before, so just imagine them, hehe.
So, Here’s how I did it.
Materials:
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