Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Tutorial - How to Make Felted and Embroidered Easter Eggs

These are just beautiful! You can keep them from year to year, adding to your collection.

If Sheep Laid Eggs Tutorial at My Eclectic Mess
"I’ve made felted eggs before but this year decided to try thing just a bit different..." Read more

Recipe - Vegan Polenta Fries

Looking for something different to serve as a side dish? These could be just the ticket. I think these fries would be great as an appetizer or snack also. They look great!

Vegan Poltenta Fries Recipe at Kellybot
"Greg and I recently discovered the wonder that is polenta fries, so I'm going to share the recipe...This resulted in a delicious, almost chewy, outer coating and a creamy, soft polenta innards..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Envelope from a Cereal Box

You just may never have to buy another envelope!

My Copy Cat Envelope Tutorial at Circles are Forever
"This is my way to recycle and save money on packaging..." Read more

Monday, March 30, 2009

Tutorial - How to Make a Moss Terrarium

A lot of great detail in this tutorial to make a sweet terrarium.

Moss Terrarium Tutorial at by Mary Jane
"Terrariums are little mini environments that grow plants and require very little watering and work and look darling on a window sill to brighten any room..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Easter Bunting / Garland

This is a fun way to decorate for Easter. Have the kiddos join in the artistry for a sweet look or do it yourself for a more sophisticated bunting.

Chiccy Chick Bunting Tutorial at comfortstitching
"But I do more than anything love giving the rooms a bit of a garnish like dress up with tissue paper, felty chicks, ribbons and pom-poms and any other pastel coloured delights I can conjure up!!..." Read more

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Recipe and Tutorial - How to Make Crock Pickles

Do you find yourself with too many cucumbers each summer? This technique is great. You don't need any special canning supplies. Just follow the recipe and refrigerate your pickles.

Crock Pickle Recipe at Mine Full
"Making crock pickles is an annual tradition in my family. As a kid, it was always exciting to test the first pickle..." Read more

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Crochet Pattern - Heart

Every crocheter needs a basic pattern for a heart. This one's great!

Heart Crochet Pattern by BeaG on flickr
"Have fun!..." Read more

Recipe - Oreo Cheesecake

This looks sooo good!

Oreo Cheesecake Recipe by Deckled Edge Bindery on flickr
"This cake is so easy and so unbelievably rich and creamy. It was a big hit at my book club meeting the other night..." Read more

Crochet Pattern - Recycled Plastic Bottle Bag

I am in LOVE with this one. I had one in my younger days and actually made one not long ago. It's so easy. Any little girl will love it.

Recycled Plastic Bottle Bag Tutorial at Mine Full
"This tutorial will show you how you can make this simple carry-all from a recycled plastic bottle. This basic pattern can be altered in so many ways such as different color applications and combinations of different crochet stitches to give you a different look or design..." Read more

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Tutorial - Wool Yarn Dyeing Technique

What if you allowed the two colors to overlap? Infinite results using this great technique!

Wool Yarn Dyeing Technique Tutorial at Tangled Things
"I wanted funny and coloured wool too :D So I've decided to dye natural wool by myself with JAVANA textile paints..." Read more

Recipe - Strawberry Shortcake

Bisquick and pudding mix add to the ease of this recipe. Isn't that a beautiful dessert?

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe by Deckled Edge Bindery on flickr
"(super easy and very good)..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Your Own Paper

I can't think of a single reason NOT to try this!

Make Your Own Paper Tutorial by Sparkelrama at Craftster
"I like trying new crafts, but am not always able to invest in all the supplies....so this is a groovy way to make paper with stuff you probably have on hand (or can acquire for next to nothing)..." Read more

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Tutorial - How to Make a Quilted Potholder with Binding

Make a few for yourself or to give as gifts!

Quilted Potholder with Binding Tutorial at My Studio
"I've been making some coasters lately and I'm totally addicted to them. They have a top and bottom layer and in between I have sandwiched cotton batting to absorb any spills and interfacing for support. The four layers are sewn together using freehand machine stitching..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Laundry Bag

I think this is the prettiest laundry bag I've ever seen!

Laundry Sack Tutorial at i have to say
"This sack is perfect for hanging over a doorknob and it makes more room where space is limited on the floor. You could also take this in your suitcase when you travel. One fun idea would be to make three of these--one white, one light and one dark--so that the kids could sort their clothes all week long. Mom's job might seem a little easier on laundry day...." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Petite Blythe Dress

Totally adorable!

Petite Blythe Dress Tutorial by Sparkelrama at Craftster
"I made a simple dress for my petite blythe doll, and thought i'd have a go at making a tutorial....this technique is very basic and could be used to make any doll dress...just change measurements..." Read more

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Tutorial - How to Lighten a Dark Photo with Fireworks MX

Who hasn't run into this problem on many occasions?

Lighten a Dark Photo Tutorial at Tiny Bird Arts, the shop blog
"A common problem in taking product photos is that the item may appear too dark or that there's not enough light in the room to really see all of the details. I'll show you here a few simple basics you can use to make the picture look great using Fireworks MX..." Read more

Tutorial - Paint Glass to use as Photo Background

Your photos can go from blah to amazing with this one!

Glass Backgrounds for your Pictures Tutorial at Ingo Jewelry
"I have been always attracted to jewelry photography on glass background because of reflection that makes jewelry even more sophisticated..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Look Book

What a fabulous way to show off your newest creations!

Look Book Tutorial at by Mary Jane
"I just created a new look book of my latest styles! Look how cute!
Every year or so I create a new version of my book with the same parameters but with a fresh style and send it out to stores and magazines to get new accounts and hopefully some press!..." Read more

Monday, March 23, 2009

Tutorial - How to Make a Pendant with a Floral Trumpet Bead

Put these simple components together and you come up with an amazing pendant!

Floral Pendant Tutorial at Forbes Farm Gifts
"Today's item is a pictorial walk through of how I made one of my floral pendants..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Add a Watermark to a Photo with Paint

If you don't have any fancy graphic design programs, Paint will work just fine for adding text.

Add Text to an Image with Paint Tutorial at desktopdesignz
"Adding text to your picture in Paint..." Read more

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Tutorial - How to Remove Border from Blogger Banner

This is a really useful blog tip!

Remove Border from Blogger Banner Tutorial at Precious Little Birdy
"When you create your own custom banner in Blogger, the blogger border remains and if it is the wrong size will end up around your image and it does not look so good..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Child's Art Display Board

So clever! And uses supplies found in the garage!

Children's Art Board Tutorial at Poppies at Play
"I did however happen upon these little black numbers...I decided to use them and make a place for my kidlets to display their artwork. I also decided to use some pink cardboard letters and some clothes pins...." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Miniature Paper Lilies

Wow, these tiny lilies are amazing!

Miniature Paper Lily Cross Tutorial at Cornerstone's Pyrography and Pop-Ups
"Get your tweezers and toothpicks ready, this is tiny work here (1:6 scale). You will need some quick drying tacky glue, cardstock, typing paper for the petals, upholstery thread (red, black, or yellow), glitter pen, leaf, starburst, and heart punches, and ribbon for a bow. Plus maybe a magnifying glass :)..." Read more

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Tutorial - How to Make an Upcycled Rain Stick Tutorial

Ahhhh! Relax and enjoy the pitter patter of rain falling.

Upcycled Rain Stick Tutorial at Block Party Press
"It's been raining here for the last couple of days and despite the fact that it is still pretty cold, there is still always something cleansing and refreshing about the rain. I thought it was the perfect opening for me to share a fun tutorial about how to make a rainstick..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a High Chair Cover

Is your high chair pad looking a tad worn out? Freshen it up with this great tutorial.

New Life for an Old Chair Tutorial at Vermillion Rules
"I completed the new fancy cover last night and I am pretty happy with the results. It's definitely going to make my kitchen a lot more "happy"!! And it's wipeable!!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Polish Resin

A follow up to SmileMonster's other resin tutorials. Finish them up right!

Resin Polishing Tutorial at SmileMonsters
"This is how I polish resin. I have no idea how other people polish their resin pieces. I came up with this all on my own after searching the net and coming up with basically nothing..." Read more

Friday, March 20, 2009

Tutorial - How to Carve a Stamp

So fun - both the process and the end result. You could do so much with your own personalized stamp.

Stamp Making Tutorial at ArtMind
"For my packaging, I needed a Babuschka stamp so I decided to make one myself..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Etsy Banner Using Inkscape (free)

Don't have any of those expensive graphics programs? You can still make a fabulous banner with this tutorial.

Etsy Banner Tutorial at Red Row Studio
"In the etsy forums I’ve recommeded the software Inkscape to several people who were looking to make banners, business cards, flyers etc. There are not many tutorials available for Inkscape, so I thought I would share one..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Bottle Cap Magnet

The basic instructions given here are terrific. You can use them as party favors, promo items, or even little gifts to have on hand when you want to show someone that you appreciate them.

Bottle Cap Magnet Tutorial at Smilemonster
"You could use any image you like. Favorite person, color, animal, band, the possibilities are endless! You can glue on a magnet, pin back, or a bail for a necklace..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Decoupage a Table

You know that you have a piece of furniture that needs sprucing up. This is a fun way to do it!

Decoupage a Table Tutorial at The Explorer's Notebook
"This is the project that, ahem, ruined me. That is, I cannot look at a piece of furniture anymore without wondering how I can make it better, more interesting, or totally mine..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Scrap Paper Flowers

Take the basic idea and run with it. So many things you could decorate with these.

Scrap Paper Flowers Tutorial at Oh Mandie
"I have paper scraps. I'm talking heaps and heaps of paper scraps in every size, shape, pattern, and color you could imagine...So what better to do with all of that fabulous paper than make pretty paper flowers! I mean really, you can't go wrong with paper flowers..." Read more

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Tutorial - How to Make a Polymer Clay Turkey Pin

Basic techniques for each element. Put them together and you've got a mighty cute pin!

Polymer Clay Turkey Pin Tutorial at MoJo
"Here's a quick and easy poly clay project. :) The size of the pin is really up to you so I didn't include any measurements..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Smash a Bottle Cap for a Pendant

That pendant doesn't even look like it was made from a simple bottle cap. You thought you wouldn't need a tutorial for this, huh? Oh but you do. Great tips in this one!

Smoosh Bottlecap Tutorial at Smilemonsters
"So you wanna smoosh a bottle cap so you can make pendants..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Keychain from a Compact Flash card

So clever! After reading this tutorial, dig around in your own junk drawer and see what you come up with!

Keychain from Compact Flash Card Tutorial at NothingLikeit
"I was sorting through my very large bucket of old computer bits the other day and came upon a couple of low capacity Compact Flash cards...I found two 8MB Compact Flash cards that originally came with an older digital camera and decided they could be recycled and given a new life. Here's what I came up with..." Read more

Recipe - Sand Cookies

This simple, traditional recipe looks so good! Five ingredients already in your pantry is all you need.

Sand Cookies Recipe at ArtMind
"Last week around this time, I was making cookies..." Read more

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

I still can't believe this works! This tutorial has a clever way to keep the jewelry from touching the eggs.

Oxidize Sterling Silver with an Egg Tutorial at ShaNic Design
"I think it is important as a jewelry designer to learn new techniques. So, I decided that I wanted to try out oxidizing jewelry. I used the egg method, which in my opinion is easier then using liver of sulfur, but takes longer..." Read more

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Tutorial - How to Make a Fabric Postcard

Artist's oil crayons and free motion embroidery - what a fabulous combination!

Fabric Postcard Tutorial at Reflections of Myself
"Several persons has asked me on how I created my new set of postcards..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Needle Felted Pincushion

My favorite pincushion - the classic tomato, only updated. Fun, easy, and practical!

Needle Felted Pincushion Tutorial at Wool Thumb Creations
"Yes, it looks like the one you can buy at craft store but it's not. This one is hand-made and - oh, so soft! - cause it is merino!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Add a Watermark to a Photo with Photoshop


It's unfortunate that this is necessary for artists, but so fortunate to find this easy tutorial!

Watermark Tutorial at Periwinkle Paisley
"It's a sad truth. There are unscrupulous people out there who will simply right click and save a picture off of the internet and then paste it onto their site as their own...Fortunately, adding a watermark to a picture is a lot easier than removing one!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Use a Mould / Mold

This shows you how to use the moulds that ArtMind taught us to make in an earlier tutorial. What fabulous results!

Use a Mould Tutorial at ArtMind
"A quick how-to on how to work with a mould. There are numerous ways, I'm just showing you mine..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Drill Holes in Composite Plastic Flowers

Those flowers are gorgeous! This tutorial teaches us how to drill through anything plastic. The possibilities are endless!

Drilling Holes in Plastic Tutorial at My Indie Jewelry
"How to drill those lovely Hong Kong composite plastic flowers (or anything else plastic that doesn't want to be drilled)..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Felted Brooch

Easy, fun, and beautiful results! You can get really creative after learning the basics with this tutorial.

Felt Brooch Tutorial at ArtMind
"Thought it would be nice to share some 'secrets' of felting by making a tutorial of how to make a felted brooch. There are many ways of felting..." Read more

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Tutorial - How to Make a Baby Bib from Recycled Food Package

Absolutely adorable and so practical! Great way to upcycle something that would usually get thrown in the trash.

Recycled Wrapper Bib Tutorial at MoJo
"This is a fun and easy project. They make great baby shower gifts!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Carve Plaster to Make a Mould / Mold

The carving itself looks like a lot of fun. The unlimited possibilities with this one are staggering.

Carve Plaster Tutorial at ArtMind
"It's such a simple way to reach wonderful results. It's especially a very fun activity to do with kids..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Felted Soap

Many think of felted soap as a mystery. The secrets are revealed here!

Felted Soap Tutorial at Beckyrose Designs
"Felted soaps have been one of my best selling items, probably due to a combination of several facts- they're fun, extremely functional, make great gift, unusual, and less expensive than anything else in my store..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Moss Terrarium

Bring the outdoors in! It couldn't be simpler. How about a collection of these on the windowsill?

Moss Terrarium Tutorial at The Card Tree
"Days are so sunny and beautiful at the moment in England and I'm spending lots of time in the Garden. Today I made the Moss Terranium that I wanted so bad!
It' a lovely, spring project, and I'd love to sharing it with you!..." Read more

Recipe - Witlof from Belgium

Ham, potatoes, endive and cheese - Sounds like comfort food to me!

Witlof Recipe at ArtMind
"This is a typical Belgian meal: 'gegratineerd witlof met puree' or 'gratinated endives with mashed potatoes'. My mom used to make it only in winter because the endives were only available then..." Read more

Monday, March 16, 2009

Tutorial - How to Make an Etsy Banner with Paint Shop Pro 8

This takes you step-by-step, with all of the necessary details. Looks pretty easy!

Etsy Banner Tutorial at Desk Top Designz
"How to create an Etsy Banner with Paint Shop Pro 8: This is just a very basic step-by-step beginner's tutorial and I won't go into resizing, filters, removing backgrounds, program settings, etc. here..." Read more

Tutorial and Recipe- How to Make Bath Bombs

If you've wondered about the ingredients and how bath bombs are made, here are the answers.

Bath Bomb Tutorial / Recipe at Bella Bubbles
"Everybody loves BATH BOMBS!!! They are so colorful and funny to make a simple bath become an amazing experience of relax, fun and aromatherapy!..." Read more