Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Crochet A Sunflower Video

Still in August so we can do another posting on sunflowers. :)  Today I thought we would watch this video from Crochet Jewel on how to make these little sunflowers. You could make several of them for coasters or to just put around the house for decoration. Looks very easy.....I may have to try this. 






Happy crocheting!
Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Hearts For Valentine's Sewing Projects

Ok.....I guess we can be done with snowmen now and move onto Valentine's Day. I must say I do like all the pinks and reds that you see at Valentine's Day. Makes you get anxious about spring coming. Now....for all the sewer's out there why not make a table runner or placemats for your Valentine's Day decorating. I found this video from my favorite quilting video lady at Missouri Star Quilt Company. Yep....Jenny! In this video she shows you how to make hearts from charm packs that you can use for all your Valentine's Day projects. :)

Enjoy!

Colleen 


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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Making A Sunflower Wreath Tutorial

Well we made it through another "hot" July. Well hot for most of you. Actually up here in the north country we had the hottest July on record! I know most of you were in the 90's and 100's, but we were in the high 70's which is like 90's to all of you. LOL! :)

So August is here and with that said August makes me think of sunflowers. Don't know why, but it does. I guess maybe it is because sunflowers makes me think of harvest time and the harvest is getting close. 

I thought maybe some of you would like to make a new sunflower wreath for your home. Trendy Tree has this great video for making a sunflower wreath. It looks like it might not be to hard so why not give it a try. :)

Happy August!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: How To Build A Birdhouse Video

I know this is a little out of the box on what I normally post about, but I was looking at all my birds the other day and waiting for the "summer residents" to show up and was thinking about birdhouses. We don't have birdhouses as most of our birds are ground nesters, but I thought for all of you that do have birds that use houses maybe you would like to see an easy way to build a nice birdhouse. I tried to find an easy video on it so I hope this one works for all of you. :)



Have a great week!
Colleen :)
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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Easy Fall Centerpiece

I love fall and I love to decorate my house for fall. I just love all the fall colors. I don't have a really big house that I can have a lot of decorations, but I do get a few out. If you have a table or mantel that you need to decorate how about doing something like this video shows. Looks very easy and you probably can find all the supplies at your local craft store. 

Enjoy!

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: How To Make A Log Cabin Quilt Block With A Twist Video

I make log cabin quilts once and a while. I haven't made too many, but I do like them. I am more of an applique person. Love to applique. Anyway.....I watch a lot of Fons and Porter videos and have taken several of their classes. I found this video and thought I would share it with you. So if you like to make log cabin blocks this is a great video! :)







Enjoy!
Colleen :)
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Watermelon "Steak" Salad

With the heat of the summer season, I don't like to eat heavy protein meals all the time. Nor do I like to stand over a hot stove or grill. For a cool and refreshing salad this weekend, try Southern Living's Watermelon "Steak" Salad. The sweet and salty combo sounds perfect for a light lunch or dinner. Click on the photo above for the recipe. You can view the video below as well.




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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Making A Pincushion Video

I love to make pincushions and I love to see all the different kinds that can be made. Of course for me one of the best places to see tutorials on these is the Missouri Quilt Company. I just love all the videos that Jenny does. Hope you like this one. :)

Happy Sewing!

Colleen :)

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Kidz Korner - Metal Embossing

This is a great craft for Kidz of all ages! Suzy at Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom has posted a wonderful tutorial with lots of pictures and free designs you can use to teach and create with your kids. Even the grownups can get in on the fun!!

Click on the photos above for the complete instructions for metal embossing.

Suzy even has a video posted by Mona of the Craft Klatch to help get you started on metal embossing today!

Lots more posted on Suzy's site! Make sure you sign up to have her episodes delivered right to your inbox.


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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Making Valentine Cards

Valentine's Day is just around the corner so we need to get busy making on those Valentine's hearts. If you want to use up some of that stash of fabric you have here is a video from Missouri Quilt Company showing ways to use those scraps to make Valentine's,  that are cute and easy. This is a project you can have the kids help with too. :)

This looks pretty easy! Wish I would have seen this when my kids were at home. :)  Hope you have fun making these. 

Happy creating! 

Colleen :)

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Time To Start Decorating

So did all of you eat wayyyyyyy to much for Thanksgiving? I know we sure did. We always eat too much, but it always tastes so good. It takes so long to make it and then....whamo....it is gone in 10 minutes! :)

Now that Thanksgiving is over it is time to start decorating for the Christmas season (and yes I wait until it is over to start decorating. :)) I don't decorate as much as I use to as when my kids were still at home, but I do a little of it. Now my daughter is the decorator! She does great!

This week we are going to learn how to decorate a Christmas wreaths. I found this video from The Flower School/YouTube online and thought some of you might like it if you are looking for idea to decorate a Christmas wreath. :)






Have fun!!
Colleen :)
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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Making Thanksgiving Centerpieces

Thanksgiving for our USA friends is a special time of year to be thankful for all the wonderful things we have. Many people get together with family and friends to have a great meal and as some of us do wayyyyyy over eat! :)  And then there is the day full of football if you like to watch the games as we do. 

I thought it would be nice to make some a new centerpieces for your Thanksgiving table. I am not real good at doing this so I thought we would visit "Martha" today and watch this video on how to make a beautiful centerpieces with flowers. 



I don't know if we have any of these flowers locally up here, but I think some of you might. :)

Have fun creating!
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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Making Fabric Pumpkins

Today I am going to share this video on how to make fabric pumpkins. Pumpkins are a big decorating item for fall and also Halloween and since Halloween is almost upon us there is still time to make some of these fabric pumpkins. 

I looked at several video's and I thought this one was the best and gave the best detail. I hope you enjoy watching it. Now get that fabric out and start making pumpkins! :)







Happy sewing! 
Colleen :)

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Video Tutorial - Easy & Fun Halloween Craft Projects

Today I'm sharing a really inspiring video on how to make some quick, easy and fun craft projects for Halloween.


 Enjoy!
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Tuesday Tutorial - Make a Christmas Table Runner - Pillow - Quilt

It's been a while since we've shared a video, so lets join Kim & Kris of DIY Dish as they show us how to make a Christmas Table Runner, Pillow and Quilt.

Enjoy!!

Tuesday Tutorial - How To Make an Apron

Watch Kim and Kris as they teach us how to make a really cute apron from fat quarters.