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The Prairie Cottage: Homemade Hand Cream. Wanted to share our time-tested recipe for hand cream.

the Prairie Cottage: Homemade Hand Cream

I started making it when my 20-year-old daughter, Lacey, was 2 and had eczema. Not only was it was a miracle for her skin, but we all loved it and have been using it ever since! Here us our recipe, so you can make some too. The original recipe calls for baby lotion. We have found it works well with any lotion and not just the baby kind. Homemade Hand Cream: 2 (15-16 oz.) baby lotion 8 oz. First, whip the petroleum jelly with a mixer, then add in the remaining ingredients: Whip until fluffy. It will look something like this: I wash and reuse the jars from the vitamin E cream and petroleum jelly (and any other empty jars from creams, butters or lotions that I can find). Petit Design Co: 31 Days of Walking Foot Quilting. This morning I woke up and on a whim decided to join The Nester in the "31 days" series.

Petit Design Co: 31 Days of Walking Foot Quilting

This is an idea that has been rolling around in my head for over a year now. I think the thought of blogging for 31 straight days about the same topic kinda scared me. So I pulled out a piece of paper and numbered it from 1-31. That was a looong blank list, but then I started jotting down ideas and doodling quilting ideas and I ended up with more than 31 ideas/topics (some of which could be explored further.) I'm thinking that Sundays will more than likely feature a picture of a quilt for inspiration. Handmade By Rebeckah. 29 Star Quilt Patterns: Free Block Designs and Quilt Ideas. [ Close Privacy Policy ] Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013 Prime Publishing, LLC ("Company," "we" or "us") reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time simply by posting such revision, so we encourage you to review it periodically.

29 Star Quilt Patterns: Free Block Designs and Quilt Ideas

In order to track any changes to this Privacy Policy, we will include a historical reference at the top of this document. Rail Fence Picnic Quilt. [ Close Privacy Policy ] Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013 Prime Publishing, LLC ("Company," "we" or "us") reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time simply by posting such revision, so we encourage you to review it periodically.

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Antique Archives. How to get more out of your Facebook time - Fabrics N Quilts. Did you know that you only see about 15% of your fan'd page posts? It's a way for Facebook to get ad revenue from those with fan pages. If we pay to promote, we will be seen by more of our fans/likers. BUT, you can fix that! Find an Event or Stallholder.

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Home. MathSphere Free Graph Paper. Grid Paper PDFs. Free Online Graph Paper / Grid Paper PDFs Downloadable and very printable, I find these PDFs extremely useful.

Grid Paper PDFs

Tip number one! Pattern Finder. Untitled Document. There are regular features in each issue. Featured Artists talk about how they became the artists they are today and have a show of their extraordinary artwork. For the On-Location segments, Landey traveled to different cities to capture their flavor and videotape interviews with artists doing demos of their techniques and giving tours of their studios. There is an Art Gallery segment which is a slide show format set to music where artists can have a solo or group show of their artwork. Also featured are interviews with people with INDIE ARTIST ideas such as starting a street gallery, an art walk, self-publishing a zine or book, interviews with published artists on how to approach a book publisher, how to start an art group are all segments that have been released or are currently in production.

Free Quilt Design Software at cosman.nl. What is Quilt Assistant?

Free Quilt Design Software at cosman.nl

QuiltAssistant is free design-software that can help you to turn your photos into quilts. Rather than the traditional approach of breaking up the photo into little squares ('watercolor style') it allows you to divide the photo into pieces of arbitrary size and shape. On completing your design, you can print templates including seam allowances. Free Christmas Quilt Patterns.

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Seller How-To: Creating a Facebook Page. Etsy has a new and exciting feature that allows you to connect your Facebook Page and Twitter account to your Etsy shop.

Seller How-To: Creating a Facebook Page

This is a great way to let shoppers know about your presence on these sites so they can keep up with your shop! A Facebook Page offers a rich opportunity to connect with your customers. You can provide news about your shop, share inspiration and process photos, and offer promotions. Variegate Your Own Floss. Tie Dye, Monotone You Choose! Do you ever have one of those ideas that make you feel like a genius? For me the opportunity is rare but I LOVE when it happens! You see I had it in my head that I needed, wanted, had to have some tie dyed embroidery floss. Patsy Thompson Designs, Ltd. » First Dyeing of the Season. Jun0912 I finally dyed a little fabric on one of these fabulous warm and sunny days.

Patsy Thompson Designs, Ltd. » First Dyeing of the Season

Here’s a shot of some yardage drying in the sun: I’m dyeing these to use as background blocks, so I don’t want a lot of “color action” but instead want some subtle mottling of colors. Each piece of yardage was scrunched into a small amount of liquid dye in one of these tubs: GO friendly Quilts. Since buying the Accuquilt GO cutter many of my quilts are being designed to be cut partially or in whole with my GO and I thought I would gather the links to those quilts on one page.

GO friendly Quilts

Keep in mind the instructions are mostly written for rotary cutting but are easily adaptable for the dies listed. Click on the quilt photo for a larger view, or on the pattern name to go to that page to download the instructions. This page is a work in progress so check back frequently. Quilting Tutorials: Mug Rug Monday - Amish Bar Quilt. Today's free mug rug pattern is my interpretation of an antique quilt found in the collection of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum.

Quilting Tutorials: Mug Rug Monday - Amish Bar Quilt

If you have not had a chance to visit their website, please make sure to visit. They have a collection of over 3500 quilts - most of which you can view online....talk about eye candy! Anyway, the quilt I used is an Amish Bars/Strippie quilt that is estimated to have been made 1890 and 1910 in Pennsylvania. Inexpensive Home Decor eBook. There are currently no images from other crafters. close. Block Swap Adventure: Information and Rules. This block swap has been created to swap blocks, build friendship, and to have fun. 1. Block Swap Adventure is open to all people of all levels of experience and skill. 2. Dandelion Quilts: Announcing: Dandelion Quilts Mini-Quilt Swap 2012. 1. The Peony Teacup: Tutorial: Easy Disappearing 9 Patch Table Runner.

So it's Bonnie & Camille week over at Sharon's Craizee Corners, and today is the day that I'm guest posting! Modern half square triangle quilt tutorial. ‘quilt as you go’ strip quilt tutorial.

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Don't Call Me Betsy. Patterns for Quilting. [ Close Privacy Policy ] Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013. French Kiss Textures. Fine Art textures and brushes for photographers and artists. Featuring Magazine — Art Journaling, Mixed Media and More... Piece By Number: Free Geometric & Star Blocks. All images, text and other content © 2010 Piece By Number. Free Quilt Patterns. Fabric Labels Tutorial. Mug Rug Tutorial Part One - Contented. BLOG.SUZANNEMCNEILL.COM: Zentangle® at CHA with Sandy. View a YouTube, Sandy Steen Bartholomew demonstrates tangles and color options for her book 'Tangled Fashionista'. Sandy with her make & take students.

Sewing. Tutorial: A Baby Clothes Quilt from start to finish. Love Affair With My Brother...: Fabric Bowl Tutorial. Innovating Traditional Quilting.

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How to make fabric flags « movita beaucoup. Cooking. Dying With Kool-Aid Free Tutorial by Lisa Bunting Thoms of Q.D. Patooties. British Patchwork & Quilting Magazine - Latest Issue - May 2012. ATCs. Frieda Oxenham. Quilting Gallery, Patchwork, Quilts, Quilter's Learning Center, Quilting Blogs, Free Quilt Patterns, Quilt Shops, Quilting Guilds. Fridge Magnets: Blank 50mm x 35mm Fridge Magnet C1 @ My-Accessories.co.uk. Google SketchUp. Craft ideas, creative projects, how-to guides. GO! Block of the Month. GO! Block #12: Basket Block - GO! Block of the Month. SewCalGal. Patchwork and quilting fabric, wadding, books, notions and haberdashery from The Cotton Patch, UK. The one-stop patchwork and quilting shop.

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