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Feb

8

LAST MINUTE QUICKIE FOR YOUR VALENTINE

http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2010/02/from-a-simple-crocheted-felted-square-a-sweet-envelope-or-a-potholder.html

Make this cute little envelope with some red/pink/white wool you have on hand and pop it into the washer and dryer with your next load of laundry. Then, stuff a sweet note to your sweetie, a gift certificate for your teen, or a small candy bar for a friend. What could be easier?

8

Hands-on Hedgehog Tutorial

in Fiber Artist, Fiber Trends, Free Felting Patterns, Indie designers

Urban threads offer all types of embroidery and digital art patterns for us to follow. Many of the patterns are free and some you must pay for. The hedgehog is a free tutorial but you must purchase the pattern which is four dollars for hand embroidery. They also have two adorable little Valentine dolls that are made of felt…

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SnoBall Penguin Party

in Edible Craft Recipes & Ideas, Product Reviews

Check out this “Penguin Party” at Hostess Cakes made with SnoBalls (hmmm, guess you can’t use the pink classics for this). Find the how-tos HERE. And see the history of the SnoBall HERE.

Technorati Tags: Hostess, cake, SnoBall, winter, penguin

8

Mini Pies

in *All General Posts*, Edible Craft Recipes & Ideas, Holidays, valentine's day

I do so love diminutive sweets…like these mini heart pies from Martha. Find the recipe HERE.

Technorati Tags: pies, Valentine’s Day

8

Freebie: Vintage Paper Dolls

in Freebies

image by Stampington and Co.

Visit the Stampington and Co. website to download these lovely vintage paper dolls images for free.

-Heather

8

Those “vintage” computer disks are recycled into a little notebook

in *All General Posts*, 9

I have always loved this size of computer disk and here is a great way to reuse them to make a cute little note book. Check out this post at Cut out and Keep to see more.

Technorati Tags: floppy disk notebook

8

Review and giveaway: Sew Liberated

in *All General Posts*, Book Reviews

cover If the word “applique” conjures up images of Sunbonnet Sue and gingham-checked Scottie dogs, then you haven’t seen the new twist on applique by modern sewists.

In Sew Liberated: 20 Stylish Projects for the Modern Sewist, Meg McElwee captures the spirit of this new approach with a handful of projects that use simple applique patterns to create items for the home, items…

8

Free Chocolate Coasters Pattern

in Craft Events, Free Patterns

A night of Knitting and Hot Cocoa! Featuring these cool coasters as the knitting project.

The event will be at The City Bakery, located at 3 West 18th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues on Thursday, February 18th, doors open at 7:00 pm.

But even better, these awesome coasters are a FREE pattern from The PurlBee, here: http://www.purlbee.com/the-purl-bee/2010/2/7/night-of-knitting-and-hot-chocolate-at-city-bakerys-18th-ann.html

Be there, or be… well, not…

8

Tutorial: Insulated shopping tote

in *All General Posts*, Sewing Patterns & Tutorials

Sew4Home shows how to make an insulated shopping tote. Now you can take a reusable shopping bag with you to the grocery store, and keep your food cold until you get home! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew4Home]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, insulated, shopping, grocery, tote, bag, reusable

8

Tutorial: I-Spy Storytelling soft fabric blocks

in *All General Posts*, Sewing Patterns & Tutorials

Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make these soft I-Spy fabric blocks that double as storytelling blocks. Stack them and play with them like blocks, or give them a roll and use the pictures as story-starters. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Obsessively Stitching]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, I-Spy, spy, storytelling, soft, fabric, blocks, toy

8

Tutorial: Plush flowers in pots

in *All General Posts*, Sewing Patterns & Tutorials

Bird from Bird Crafts guest blogs over at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make these soft fabric potted flowers. These plush flowers are such a fun decoration for early spring! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Someday Crafts]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, plush, flower, pots, potted, softie

8

Tutorial: Hanging trinket keeper for kids’ treasures

in *All General Posts*, Sewing Patterns & Tutorials

Traci from Amazing Mae and May and Mae contributes to Celebrate the Boy month with a tutorial showing how to make this trinket keeper. It hangs from a child’s beltloop or backpack and is the perfect spot for them to stash any treasures they find while out and about. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Amazing Mae]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, trinket, keeper, pocket, hanging, pouch,…

8

Book Review: Printmaking + Mixed Media

in Book and Magazine Reviews

image by Interweave

I recently got a cool book called “Printmaking + mixed media” (thanks Linda! ) and am really enjoying looking at all the cool techniques for printmaking, which is something I’ve always wanted to try but never have. There are tutorials for screen printing, printing with a thermal imaging printer, photo emulsion (this one really interests me), sun printing,…

8

Inspiration: Color triangle quilt

in *All General Posts*, Quilting - Art Quilts, Quilting - Design Principles, Quilting - Inspiration

I agree with Susan of The Cranky Quilter, this quilt is outstanding due to the maker’s sense of color. I simply love it. Go here to see more of Susan’s favorites.

Technorati Tags: inspiration, triangles, color, art quilt

8

Blog Aid for Haiti

in *All General Posts*, Craft Events, Edible Craft Recipes & Ideas, Product Reviews

In mere weeks following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, twenty-seven popular bloggers compiled and printed a cookbook, all proceeds of which go to benefit the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. Available in both soft-cover and hardcover, find all the details HERE, buy the book HERE.

Technorati Tags: food bloggers, Haiti, cookbook

8

Digital Scrapbooking Month at KI Memories

in Blogroll, Digital Scrapbooking, Scrapbooking Manufacturers

February is Digital Scrapbooking Month at KI Memories, and all the digital KI products are now on sale for 50% off! You can get kits like the one shown above: Love, Elsie in digital! Click here for more information. Click here to shop

8

Handmade Kids

in * All General Posts *

Check out all the latest trendy stuff for kids by reading the Handmade Kids. blog. This website find and highlights all the fun stuff you wish you could have.

8

Cat grabber necklace

in *All General Posts*

Mariska Vos-Bolman of Fluffels in the Netherlands designs these cute toy grabber necklaces. This one is grabbing a toy cat and she also has pigs and bears. They are made from acrylic and looks like the are fabricated over at Ponoko.

I have yet to use Ponoko for anything! That will be a goal for me this year I think!

Mariska’s…

8

Inspiration du Jour – karmakimmie

in Digital Scrapbooking, Scrapbooking Inspiration

Get more inspiration from her flickr gallery

8

Giveaway – BLOGTEST #2 – WEEK #2

in *All General Posts*, Craft Competitions

To win this book and its companion Making Eyelash Crochet Leis, follow the rules posted below and answer this week’s question:

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PATTERN ONLINE USING EYELASH YARN?

Kindly post a picture or link so we can all take a look and be inspired!

Here are the rules:

Each item will be mailed to the winner by USPS – books by media mail. …

8

DIY: Mason Jar Soap Dispenser

in *All General Posts*, 173

Heather Bullard shares instructions for creating a soap dispenser using a Mason jar. The supply list is short and the instructions seem pretty simple.

7

Stylish Little People

in * All General Posts *

Little Styles Is an Australian online baby store with the most adorable and unique products that are sure to have your bubs and kids keeping up with all the trends.

7

Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired chiffon petal tank

in *All General Posts*, Sewing Patterns & Tutorials

Alexis from Lex and My Mama Made It offers a tutorial for making this Anthropologie-inspired chiffon petal tank top. Look at those layers and layers of filmy petals! Divine!! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Lex at My Mama Made It]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, anthropologie, chiffon, petal, tank, top, layered

7

Bead Makers Win the Flame Off in Tucson

in *All General Posts*

The Flame Off is a very important part of the Best Bead Show that takes place in Tucson. The show has ended as of today but I’m sure their memories live on. The Best Bead Show is the bead makers show. The best of the best show here as well as the suppliers of glass and tools and equipment. After a…

7

Tutorial: Gathered flower tank

in *All General Posts*, Sewing Patterns & Tutorials

Laurel from Dart and Gather made this flower tank, inspired by a this shirt by Lex at My Mama Made It. The large gathered flower applique is dramatic and feminine. Want to make one for yourself? Go to the tutorial at Dart and Gather.

[photo from Dart and Gather]

Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, flower, tank, shirt, gathered

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