Sublime Stitching (purveyors of all that is weird and wonderful in the world of embroidery) are having a sale, just in time for Halloween!
Which means you can get your patterns for embroidered zombies:

Body parts:

Or the perfect-for-Halloween – “Gothic Grandeur“:

How do you get in on the sale?  Just sign up to become a registered customer – it’s that easy.
Happy stitching!
all images: Sublime Stitching

I’ve loved making hand-made books for years, whether it’s decorating the cover or building one from scratch.
I just found this fantastic site with step-by-step instructions for making a handmade book using Coptic binding, a technique that’s been around for almost 2000 years!
Like I needed another project

This tutorial has moved – you can find the whole how-to part one and part two here

image: © C Findlay-Harder

The article of the week is about making your own t-shirt. Read to the end to find the really cool idea! You can embellish t-dhirt, jeans, shirts, hats, anything you can think of. Make your wardrobe really your own!
Thanks for the great idea, Emma.
Everyone has their own unique sense of style, and we all have different ideas about what looks good. But its hard to display your own individuality when all your friends seem to wear the same clothes as you. Learn how to make your own T-shirt, and show the world that you’re one of a …read more

Liz Smith, in Bebestages, writes about a very cool item that wouldn’t be hard to make as a gift for a new mom or an expectant mom.
It is a snack pack for the stroller or shopping cart. As Liz says, it’s “excellent for new little hands that can’t yet hold little snack cups or who like to …read more