Handmade Detroit

This weekend’s Free Press included a story about Oak Park’s Wendy Shepard-Appelle who makes and sells sock monkeys to benefit her team in the Michigan Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. What a great idea! Here is the full story: Daughter makes sock monkeys for the cure. You can make a donation and keep track of Wendy’s fund-raising at Socks Moneys for […]

I happened to be looking at the DMC web site this evening and saw this news update from the embroidery floss company:
We would like to advise you that Wal-Mart is discontinuing the stitchery department in all their stores. As a result, you will no longer be able to purchase either DMC or other stitchery products […]

Day 10 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

Grab some green and red fabric and whip up (har, har) these bunting flags from Whip up. You could also use the template and make them out of paper for a very quick (but not at long lasting) […]

Day 9 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.
File these under oldies but goodies: Some neat projects posted last year at Kiddley, a site aimed at kids big and small.

Love this paper garland.

How cute are these tealight place settings?

Also make sure to check out this last-minute […]

Day 7 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

Giving someone a book this Christmas? Why not personalize it with a quick fabric bookmark via How About Orange? While you’re over there, check out a few more cute project tutorials in the right sidebar.

 
My contribution to the Holiday Ornament Swap 2007. Lish did one last year, remember?

Day 5 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.
Christmas is only 8 days away, have you wrapped your gifts yet? (Whoa, you’re way ahead of me!) Here’s two gift tag ideas.

The Purl Bee blog (which by the way, has a lot of other nifty patterns) has […]

Day 4 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

Looking for a quick and simple last-minute gift? Try this stylish Travel Tissue Cozy. Find all the instructions at Burda Style. Now really your thing? Sewers will find a ton of free patterns on the site, including clothing, […]

Day 3 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

Adorn magazine offers these Russian Doll Christmas Stockings as a free pattern download.

Day 1 of the 12 days of free projects to make this the best Handmade Holiday season ever.

These two projects from Blueprint magazine’s site look easy peasy. Download the template for the CD case calendar or follow the instructions for a Business-Card case. When you’re done, check out Martha’s full arsenal of crafts including these […]