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Sponsoring Lines Across is a great way to grow and promote your blog or shop. Check out the Advertise page for more information. I am looking for family-friendly sponsors to post their button (175×175) on the right sidebar. Email me (Rachel) at linesacross (at) gmail (dot) com if you are interested. Normally I will feature my sponsors in one group post per month, but as a special thank you, today
I realize that even though there is usually a pattern to my posts, I do not have a blogging schedule. I’m not the kind of person who makes schedules for everything and follows them to the T, but I like the idea of having a general schedule to follow to make it easier for me, and for you. Sunday {around 10:00 pm} The Cure for the Common Monday, link party
Embroidered Fall Leaf Bookmark & Fabric Window Falling Leaves Bookmark First cut strips of card stock. I cut mine about 2 inches wide, and 11 inches long. How to embroider card stock. I love the look of embroidered card stock. There are probably a lot of ways to go about it, but this is the method that I used. It really was very easy. First lightly pencil the outline of
We have been watching a lot of baseball around the house lately. Benjamin’s favorite phrase these days is, “Go Rangers!” This little baseball embroidery hoop is a great DIY craft for a little boy’s room or nursery. It is also a great beginning embroidery project. What I used: 3 inch wooden embroidery hoop White embroidery fabric (any white fabric would work) Red thread Fabric Pencil First, I looked at this
Dana at The Wonder Forest makes the most adorable vintage looking woodland creatures. Seriously, it is ridiculous how cute these little guys are. She also sells them at her Etsy shop, including this adorable little fox. Vanessa at The Crafty Nest decorated the most adorable woodland critter nursery for her son. There are so many wonderful details all over the nursery. Check out the great tutorial from Lolly Chops on
Benjamin dressed up as Tigger. October, 2009. 3 months old. Where did my little guy go?
I love how beautiful embroidery thread looks, and I enjoy picking out new colors and seeing how they look together. I also love buttons and I have been wanting to do a project where each button represented a different member of our family. First, I wrapped the mat that came with an Ikea frame in different colors of embroidery thread. You could also use a cut out a piece of
Dahlia flowers are so gorgeous. Source I used this tutorial from It’s the Little Things, but I made a few slight changes. I’ve seen a lot of similar flowers floating around Pinterest, and I am so glad that I decided to make one. These are so much fun to make, require absolutely no sewing, and look good in so many combinations of colors. Here is a free template of the
