I have to admit, I have no idea what a Webkinz is. Unless this is it. Which is adorable. Totally! But… my kids are all grown, I know what Pound Puppies, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake and Smurfs are, but the…
Altantic Flounder
altantic flounder
Originally uploaded by thisisloveforever
Anyone for some fish? fish softie that is..
Beam Me Up It’s Satellite Earrings
Downtothewiredesigns produced these custom order Satellite earrings.
If only they could receive images from space or GPS directions that actually work.
See your creativity really is only limted by your imagination.
Position Available – Recycled Crafts Editor
It is with great regret that we are losing our fantastic Recycled Crafts editor Robyn due to family commitments.
We are now on the hunt for a new Recycled Crafts Editor. You should love recycling , love crafting and be able…
Had To Shake My Head And Laugh….
Over this:
A knitted village! Not that it’s particularly funny, or even ridiculous, it’s kind of cool. Actually it’s really cool! Complete with people, cars, flowers, all knitted! Even the roads are knitted. The more I look at it, the more…
Question for all of you Sock Knitters (and a giveaway hidden inside…)
Socks are a great portable “take it and go” project, I don’t have to tell you that. However. For me, socks take and E.T.E.R.N.I.T.Y to knit! Forever! I would love to get into knitting socks, but when it takes longer…
Do You KIP?
Do you Knit In Public? I don’t spend a lot of time in the “public” choosing instead to spend my time either out in the garden, barn, behind the computer, and of course, knitting!
But… I’m seeing more and more people…
More About Blocking…
Blocking is a most important part of knitting. Or finishing. Or both, really. You can gain length or width. You can open up a scrunched up lace design, and you can “gently stretch to fit” a garment that isn’t behaving…
Sneak Peek at the New Twist Collective Edition
Twist Collective is a pretty cool online knitting magazine. It has patterns of all shapes, sizes and kinds. This latest features men’s, women’s and children’s sweaters, articles about painting lace, Four Seasons from Sheep To Skein, Socks, Knitting with Wire,…
A New Walker Treasury Entry…
If you’re not familiar with the Walker Treasury Project, it’s simply this. Knitters are taking Barbara Walker’s famous “Treasury Of Knitting Patterns” books and knitting up the swatches in color, and then submitting them to the Walker Treasury Project Blog, here:
http://thewalkertreasury.wordpress.com/
This…
Krystal Kraft Acrylic Shapes and Pendant Tutorial
Have you heard about Krystal Kraft Acrylic? Krystal Kraft are clear acrylic pieces are great to use in your jewelry work. They are laser cut to smooth the edges and come in a variety of shapes. One side is…
Presto Chango Found!
Garage Sales are awesome things! I personally have scored yarn and other fibery yumminess, vegetable plants, fruits, just last weekend I found some LL Bean flannel lined jeans In. My. Size! Stuff like that doesn’t happen very often. Stuff like…
Indie Craft Experience – Atlanta
Get ready for one of USA Today’s top “10 great places for a hands-on craft experience” May 30-31, 2009 in downtown Atlanta. The Indie Craft Experience is one of the country’s top indie fairs, and this year they’ve added a second…
Be good to yourself!
Hi Everyone:
Wow, I’ve been thinking of ways to be good to myself since the flu hit me..
I’ve come up with 5 most crucial things I must do.
1.Take Vitamins regurlary
2.Take 1 hour to meditate a week
3.Spend 1 evening a week playing…
Crochet Grenades The Solution To War?
Howie Woo loves to crochet life’s little oddities and these crochet grenades are hilariously quirky as his is video and “In the field” photo shots.
Written by guest editor Shellie Wilson
A few thoughts on packaging
For those of you who sell your work, Cindy Lietz of Polymer Clay Tutor has an excellent blog post up about packaging. It’s nice to receive a package that makes you feel special! Read her thoughts on the subject…
“Embroidered” Clay
Precious little hearts with a hand-stitched look from Kay’s Miniatures! I absolutely fell in love with her sweet hearts and squares with the look of little crazy quilts! You can see more of these at her…
ISO of Masculin Papers
Hi Everyone:
Recently my DH had surgery and being the scrapper that I am , I captured every moment. Now I’m looking for paper recommendation to preserve those cherished memories.
Please leave me links..of your fav paper or store.
Thanks,
Maggie
…Crafty Feast Indie Craft Fair – SC (US)
Crafty Feast is an independent, juried craft fair that is happening in conjunction with the Ribs and Renaissance festival in the Eau Claire neighborhood of Columbia, SC on May 30, 2009. Up-and-coming local designers will feature handmade crafts at Hyatt Park from…
Ten Two Studios Bamboo Domino Giveaway & Pendant Tutorial
Be sure to enter the Ten Two Studios bottlecap & bamboo tile giveaway. I’ll be picking the lucky winner on May 30th! Ten Two Studios has a bamboo pendant tutorial on their website, if you win this giveaway you can make some…