The Alarm Purse is a simple, fashionable way to add an audible alarm to your handbag. Thanks go to Norene Leddy for the original article in MAKE, Volume 19. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
Grosgrain has a tutorial for converting regular pants into maternity pants that takes less than half an hour to complete. Related: How-To: Maternity Jeans From Regular Jeans and a T-shirt
These Super Mario themed hand-painted fingernails are almost too ridiculous to be true. I love/can’t believe the shapes that break the “picture” plane. Via BoingBoing.
BurdaStyle and Bernina are having a contest to see who can make the coolest scarf dress, and the grand prize is a Bernina sewing machine!
Last month, I wrote about the gorgeous dresses Mena of Nested was sewing for herself and her friends to attend the Gatsby Sunday Afternoon event in Oakland, California. She’s just posted pictures of the final creations at the event, and they are breathtaking. It looks as though the months of planning and work really paid […]
Theresa at Everyday Sugar says it best, “Sometimes all you need is a purse big enough to carry your keys and cell phone.” So true. Find out how to sew a small lined purse with her tutorial.
Laura (aka Lupin) of Bugs and Fishes is always whipping up something that’s bright and colorful and loads of fun. This week, she shares how to make this eye-catching button bib-style necklace with felt, buttons and ribbon. As she mentions, this kind of necklace is just the accessory to add some “POW” to any outfit.
