Blog of the Week: Ruffles & Stuff


I’ve noticed over the past few tutorial roundups that I keep going back to one blog in particular: Ruffles & Stuff. The design is beautiful and feminine (I’m really digging the orange and pink theme), the pictures are gorgeous, and Disney’s tutorials are creative and inspirational.

Thought she isn’t a full-time blogger, I’m amazed at how much Disney has to offer. That pretty much goes for all the stay-at-home-mom or working-mom bloggers I’ve come across since I started blogging myself. I don’t have kids and I still find it hard to come up with time to invest in Darling Adventures. How do they do it?!?!

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May 2nd, 2012
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25 Earring Tutorials


Last Christmas, I made earrings as gifts for my friends out of antique lace. Not to toot my own horn, but they went over like gang busters (that’s a good thing, right?). Since then, I’ve been so preoccupied with sewing projects and fabric crafts that I haven’t given earring-making another thought. Well that stops now, friends. I have a pile of earring hooks just begging to have something fantastic dangling from them.

I plan on making one of each so that I have a stash of handmade gifts for any occasion. What’s that? You’re graduating high school? Way to go; have some earrings. Wait, you got promoted? Congratulations and have some earrings. You’re telling me that you’ve discovered a new use for Mod Podge? Sounds to me like you deserve some earrings.

You get the picture.

So here’s a collection of some seriously awesome earring tutorials and a few tutorials on fabulous ways to display them.

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May 1st, 2012
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My New Favorite Thing: A Train Case


I really need to pay more attention to the goings-on in my town. If I had, I wouldn’t have almost entirely missed the Fancy Flea Market that took place downtown today. By the time I knew something awesome was going on, I had about an hour to get there and shop around before it closed down.

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April 29th, 2012
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Wonky Cross Quilt: Part II


I skipped some steps in blogging about the Wonky Cross Quilt I made for my friend Angela’s baby boy. I neglected to take pictures of the whole process – mostly because I ran out of time and needed to get it finished before the baby shower happened. I’m very pleased with the way it turned out, though, and Angela loved it.

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April 23rd, 2012
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DIY Baby Boy


One of my very good, all-time, bestest friends ever just had her second baby; a beautiful baby boy named Isaiah. I get to meet him for the first time this weekend, so I’m in the mood to make them some useful and beautiful baby items.

I’ve already made him a quilt, and I’ll take some pictures of him using it to share with everyone, but there are so many great tutorials out there for little ones that I can’t resist putting together a collection.

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April 19th, 2012
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DIY Beach Day


Beach season is quickly approaching here in Central Florida. In fact, my first beach trip of the year is coming up on Monday; my friends and I are spending the day at the beach to celebrate my birthday (don’t remind me).

So, instead of being bikini-ready and doing crunches, trying the latest fad diets, or working on a base tan, my thoughts are consumed with thinking about all the cool things I could sew that would make a day at the beach even more pleasant.

With that in mind, here is a beach-themed collection of tutorials to make your next beach day perfect. I’m looking forward to putting these to good use.

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April 14th, 2012
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Blog Review: The Button Casa

The Button Casa Blog
I recently had a new “first” for Darling Adventures; my Upcycled Can Tutorial was featured on another blog! A good friend from days of yore (“yore” being my teenage years) who married another good friend and then moved to Tennessee and started a family is now blogging. Amy Button’s The Button Casa is a great new blog started in December of 2011 and it covers everything from faith, family, homeschool to being crafty, thrifty, and baking and cooking gluten free.

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April 10th, 2012
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25 Shopping Bag Tutorials


It’s bags like these that make saving the planet look good, they also make shopping look good. A few years ago, my little sister bought a set of reusable shopping bags from Envirosax that were so adorable, that I had to buy some for myself. Anytime I use them, I get lots of compliments.

Now that I’m sewing all the time, I want to make my own. I’d rather get all those compliments for something I made, you know? So, here’s a list of majorly cute shopping bags good for groceries, produce, clothes, and what not. Make a few, save the planet, get great compliments. What have you got to lose?

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March 18th, 2012
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25 Refashioned T-Shirt Tutorials


Spring is coming up and I’m ready to shed some layers and show off some fabulous reconstructed t-shirts. By starting with a t-shirt, most of the work is done for you. All that’s left is to make it unique and perfectly fitted to your style.

Here are some great tutorials that I’ve found (in no particular order). Follow along with one of these or get creative and design your own. Either way, you’ll be comfortable and stylish and that’s pretty much the sweetest thing.

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March 9th, 2012
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Upcycled Cans: A Tutorial

Upcycled Cans: A Tutorial
As you may have noticed, my sister and I like to take old things and make them new. First, it was an upcycled quilt. Now, it’s upcycled tin cans.

Since my spellcheck is complaining about the word “upcycled” I’m guessing it’s not a commonly known term, yet. Basically, it’s upgrading and recycling stuck together. Thanks to the movement to clean up our planet, not to mention the need to save a buck wherever we can, upcycling is quickly becoming a household practice.

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March 6th, 2012
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