Archive for the ‘Tutorials’ Category

13
Jun

How to make a homemade stuffed animal!

This article I read is fascinating! To make a homemade stuffed animal without spending much money, brilliant! I also found this article on craftzine. Graduation is such a big event, and you’re likely to spend a lot on that celebration, why not make a crocheted animal from scratch, you can even choose your own color [...]

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13
Jun

Great way to organize your materials!

This is what I found interesting at Craftzine, the 3 Tiered stand.  This is a great way to organize your buttons.  The glass jar is very decorative and an easy, inexpensive way to store your buttons and other knitting essentials.  You can also paint the jar with lively colors that brighten up your mood and [...]

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24
Feb

Needle Felted Angry Birds

Everyone loves that game on their smart phones. Now you can make your own angry birds in felt with this cute tutorial. Thanks Craftzine for the instructions! LINK HERE

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06
Feb

We do *heart* yarn….

We loved this giant heart box filled to the brim with yarn! Tutorial for making this giant box on The Crafts Dept. ! Thanks Craftzine for pointing it out to us.

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01
May

DIY Felt Mother’s Day Corsage

Megan of Not Martha created this amazing felt dahlia brooch tutorial for Holidash. It’s geared toward a Mother’s Day project but it would make a gorgeous accessory for any occasion. We thought this was a great idea to make out of  our wool felt sampler packs! Our soft wool blends and saturated [...]

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17
Feb

Sweet Treat from Cocoknits

How do you keep your fingers warm and your ice cream cold while eating directly out of the pint? You check out the website of Julie Weisenberger aka Cocoknits, who has offered this easy and fast pattern for a knit and felted pint cozy! Download the FREE PATTERN HERE

Thanks Julie for letting us re-post this [...]

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20
Jan

Fig Preserves

Disclaimer: I am not by any stretch of the imagination a food blogger….that aside I hope you enjoy our tiny adventures in cooking!

2 pounds firm ripe figs  (makes sure they are as fresh and unblemished as possible)
2.5 cups granulated
1 cup water
Directions:
Wash the figs thoroughly in a large pot or bowl of cool tap water. Drain [...]

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14
Nov

Brimmed Beanie Pattern

Urban Fauna Studio teamed up with our fiber friend Juliene Ford of www.stitchify.com to present this cute Brimmed Beanie pattern using our fine wool yarn hand dyed by Mary Jane’s Attic (our in house dye company). Click the image below or this link to download the pattern from the Craftzine site!

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14
Nov

3-D Knitter’s Gift Tag

Check out this fun and easy tutorial we wrote for Craftzine! You can make an adorable knitter’s gift tag with some of your left over yarn scraps….those little bits of sock yarn are perfect for this project! Read the full article here.

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07
Oct

Free Pattern from Knitted Socks East and West!

The fabulous folks of STC Craft have offered one of the patterns from Knitted Socks East and West for FREE download. You can CLICK THIS LINK to download the Tatami Sock Pattern! Come by the studio to check out a copy in person. Happy Knitting!

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