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Nov

20

New Etsy Shop!

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I love announcing new shops! Here’s one:

We are Urban knitfits- based in Portland Maine.  We make cozy wool fashion accessories and items for the home.  We love to work with eco wool, and about 80% of our projects are made with Peruvian eco wool!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/urbanknitfits

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Nov

20

Michaels’ Handmade Holiday Contest

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Michaels, North America’s largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, launched its first ever “Handmade Holiday Contest” on November 1, and will be awarding two $100 gift cards awarded every week through December 20.  Customers can upload photos of their handmade gifts at Michaels.com, and website visitors can rate their favorite entries online.  Two grand prize winners will be selected –…

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Nov

7

Candy Art

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ckcandyI love this sweet artwork from Craig Kanarick (as found via the kitchn). Find a slideshow of prints HERE and order HERE.

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Oct

20

Free Halloween Labels

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halloween.labelsClick HERE to download free beverage labels for Halloween from design. wash. rinse. repeat. And check out the coordinating Eerie line party supplies and enter to win some of your own HERE.

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Oct

9

Enjoy the online needlework show

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logoCindy Ward of needleworkshow.com invites you:

The Needlework Show is now open! … Remember, this is a wholesale show, so as a consumer, you won’t be able to place an order directly with our vendors. You can, however, use the list of…

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Sep

29

Altered Shoes

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shoes01I’ve been seeing altered shoes around recently including from a woman here in Oakland who does not have a web site apparently. How can that be? websites are pretty much free at this point.

Hippy of Doom on Etsy has some…

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Sep

27

Really Big Ice Cream Sundaes

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icecreamsundaeI love ice cream, but methinks even I couldn’t down one of these. Find a roundup of ice cream sundae pictures HERE at Woman’s Day. The one pictured here is from Friendly’s, but isn’t even the biggest in the roundup.

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Sep

18

Yoki the magic dragon – a plushie kit

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dragonThis dragon plushie is cute as heck. I need one. I like this kit because it includes the materials. Also, the dragon looks so huggable and… plush! The plushie toy is designed by DIYFluffies. She has quite a few other great kits

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Sep

17

João the mouse by Pinknounou

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How adorable is this little guy? I have a mouse phobia but I still couldn’t resist blogging about this one found on the CraftGossip Flickr Pool

But wait there is more….
Clotilde the red panda – $60

For more great creations check out the website www.pinknounou.com

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Sep

16

Stitch candy: cymberfloss’s floss

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cymberPrepare to hyperventilate. The hand-dyed embroidery flosses in the Etsy shop of cymberfloss are going to take your breath away. Go see for yourself!

Many thanks to CraftGossip sewing editor Anne Weaver for sharing this find.

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Sep

15

Mooncake Roundup

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mooncake3Mooncakes are traditional Chinese pastries eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (learn more HERE). Here is merely a tiny sampling of mooncake goodies on the web:

Visit sparklette.net for a gorgeous collection of mooncakes available on the web HERE.

Find a recipe for Thousand…

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Sep

15

DIY kid Halloween Costumes

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lion9How adorable is this little kid in a lion costume? I think people go a bit overboard on kids Halloween costumes sometimes so I am in love with these DIY costume kits from DIYcostumes.etsy.com. She makes kits that help you…

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Sep

14

Birthday Candles

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bdaycandle1Party Perfect has a great roundup of interesting birthday candles, such as this candelabra from Plum Party and these Tag animal candles. See the whole roundup HERE.

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Sep

14

Scrap Alert: Fall Classes at Portrait Bug in NY

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Click the link below to see the catalog of Fall classes to be held at the Portrait Bug store in New York.

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Sep

12

Two Left Hand’s Halloween shop

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Now is the time to think about your Halloween decorations and I thought it would be fun to see what the ETSY shop owners are selling for this trick or treat fun holiday.  I was taken in by…

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Sep

12

New Store – Creatively Green

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Creatively Green specializes in creative, alternative, handmade art  and craft supplies with a  conscience. It is the first online store to specialize in eco friendly scrapbooking and paper art supplies. They also manufacture their own line of recycled cardstock, available in…

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Sep

11

Keep Calm and Sew Stuff at Urban Threads

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keepcalmI now have about 3 ‘keep calm’ things in my house and that doesn’t include one of the original type posters that say Keep Calm and Carry On.

I want this “Keep Calm and Sew Stuff” patch from Urban Threads but I’m…

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Sep

9

First order of business: Gnomes.

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gnomesWhat’s the best crafters crack you can think of? For me it is the Hancock’s of Paducah fabric catalog. Vim comes running in waving it over his head whenever it arrives in our mailbox, sometime’s it’s good for the WTF?…

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Sep

4

Food as Art

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frameplateWell, I always consider food art, but you can really emphasize the point with these frame plates from d-VISION. (As found via the kitchn.)

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Sep

2

Art and Ice Cream Cake

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icecreamcakeI love when art and edibles collide (or if I were a true foodie, wouldn’t I say they always collide?). Not only is this ice cream cake artwork completely intriguing, but it’s a great tutorial on crafting an ice cream…

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Sep

2

Gourds Galore

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applegourdI just found this shop and am completely entranced: Blue Rock Gourds. While stained and painted butterfly houses, birdhouses and birdfeeders made from gourds are not edible per se, certainly these lovely, crafted gourds qualify for inclusion here. Visit Blue Rock…

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Sep

1

Rock On!

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rockcakeFind the how-tos for making this electric guitar cake HERE at bettycrocker.com and find accompanying accoutrement for a rock star birthday HERE at the celebration shoppe.

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Sep

1

Video: Christine Adolph Foils and Sticky 2s

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Christine Adolph shows how to use her new foils and Sticky 2s on the Somerset site. Click here to go to video

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Aug

31

Win a Trip to CA Just for Liking Sprinkles

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sprinklescontestBecome a fan of Sprinkles (you know, the super famous Callie cupcake shop) on facebook and you get a chance to win a trip to California, a bakery tour, stays at fancy places, cupcakes and loads more. When the fan list hits…

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Aug

31

Spectacle ring – Keep your glasses on your finger

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glassesfingerThese cat eye glasses on a ring are so stylish! There is also a mustache ring and so much other cute jewelry.

The ampersand necklace is very pretty and all is quite affordable!

You can find other Isette creations on Ponoko and Etsy

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