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Do NOT be fooled by this books cover!  It’s way better than the cheerful cover might lead you to believe.  Really!

Interweave Press author Sarah Hazell has gathered 200 stitches, some of which will be entirely new to you.  Each stitch has the requisite color picture and instructions but also a larger than average chart to aid in your ability …

Welcome to the next stop on the blog tour for Seaside Tinkered Treasures by Elyse Major! A charming read, this book is brimming over with 35 seashore-inspired projects made from simple materials with easy instructions anyone can follow. If you’re planning a beach or nautical themed wedding, you’ll want to add this book to your collection. Or you can enter …

Today I’m stepping a bit away from stamping to bring you a magazine review for Belle Armoire Jewelry. Published 4 times a year from Stampington and Company this publication is filled with ideas, techniques and inspirations for making beautiful jewelry. Project tutorials include materials lists, detailed directions and many also have wonderful step by step photos to help you create …

It turns out I had a lot less to say about finishing than I thought I did, so if you have any questions or topics I didn’t cover let me know and I’ll get to them next week.

In the meantime I wanted to share with you the best book out there about finishing: Finishing School by Deborah Newton. This …

 

I’m so excited to bring you some projects made with products from the new Stampin’ Up! Occasions mini catalog! This new catalog is chocked full of new stamps in wood and clear mount options, pretty Designer pattern papers, washi tapes, embossing folders, dies, embellishments and much more! With themes like Easter, baby, birthday, graduation, nautical, woodland animals, florals, Mother’s and Father’s Day along with trendy …

I just love this book!  It has so many fresh, creative projects to suit toddlers to tweens – designs I’ve not seen a gazillion times on the net or in other books.  There are 28 designs in this book by Shelby Allaho and Ellen Gormley, each with a good illustration and excellent photographs of the parts we need to see …

If your little one is obsessed with Space (my kids are) then you are going to love this run down of the best books by BoyMamaTeacher Mama.

Being able to “teach” your kids whilst captivating their interest can take a lot of effort , especially for a parent. Print this list off and head to your local library for …

Wow! Thanks to everyone for the enthusiastic response to this review and giveaway. It seems like this craze has really swept everyone away! I used random.org to pick a winner

The winning comment was from Duane!Duane check your e-mail for instructions from me. Congrats!

Thanks again for all the entires. I had fun reading through them! If you wish to …

 This giveaway is now closed.

 

So I know that this isn’t scrapbooking, but when Design originals contacted me I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to review the Totally Awesome Rubber Band Jewelry by Colleen Dorsey. As well as give a copy away to one of you!

 

If one of your kids has a loom (Rainbow Loom, Cra-Z-Loom, or …

The Stampers’ Sampler magazine has been around for many years and is one of the few magazine devoted completely to stamping. It’s also one of my favorites, I’ve been reading it for a very long time and was thrilled to even have one of my cards published in an issue! I find they are always on top of new stamping trends, …

I am a big fan of stamping and I have made some stamps in my day so I was super excited about Stamp It! DIY Printing with Handmade Stamps. I think my favorite part about Stamp It! are the projects. Whether you choose to make the stamps using the great tutorials and templates or use pre-mades the projects are …

If you have a little girl that you sew for, there’s a book you need to add to your Christmas list.

It’s Sew Classic Clothes for Girls by Lindsay Wilkes.  If that name sounds familiar, she’s the sewing goddess behind The Cottage Mama patterns and blog.  She knows how to make beautiful girls’ clothes!

Sew Classic Clothes for Girls includes …

Thank you Megan Dougherty for giving me the best laughs I’ve had since I read a copy of The Sweet Potato Queen’s Book of Love by Jill Connor. Like Jill, Megan’s brand of humor is equally irreverent, only Megan’s subject is quilting not amor. Quilting may seem a dry subject. Yet, she proves in her new book, Quilting Isn’t …

 

CraftChica shares this article/review on Mark Montana’s new book How to write and publish a craft book. Very insightful and what doesn’t scare you off will surely inspire you. The closest I have ever come to writing a craft book was for crafts with dyer lint. It came to me at the wrong time (Not sure I could …

I’m delighted to a be part of the blog book tour for designer Nina Campbell’s new book Nina Campbell Interiors. As I leafed through the pages of this beautifully photographed book, luxurious is the word that kept coming to mind. The book chronicles 8 of Nina’s commissioned design projects, ranging from an 1860′s Brownstone in New York, to a …

If you think a book needs to be two rectangle covers filled with pages in between Book Play: Creative Adventures in Handmade Books will open your eyes to all the unusual and fabulous ways you can create a “book”.  Not only is this book filled with interesting ways to “bind” pages there are fun ways to contain and display the …

 

 

Crochet At Play by Kat Goldin

This book is very aptly name. It’s full of enchanting patterns depicted on children at play. I am frequently asked for a cape for a little girl’s Little Red Ridinghood. Well, it’s here in this book, only it’s pictured in a pretty green. Every little girl would love to have it. Remove …

For the giveaway of an ebook copy of Big City Bags last week, I asked people to tell me the strangest thing found in the bottom of a bag.  I’m always amazed at the weirdness that lurks at the bottom of my own bag!

The winner of an ebook copy of Big City Bags is….

Grandma G, who said…. “Money! Ha!”…

KCEdventures has a beautiful roundup of  Thanksgiving books. You are sure to find something suitable for your classroom or home-school that will interest and engage your Children this holiday.  What do you plan to do with your little ones this Holiday? Will you make crafts? Will you cook ?

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Stampington and Company publishes all of my favorite magazines from Somerset Studio, Take Ten, Stamper’s Sampler, Sew Somerset and many more, they are the leaders in crafting magazines! I’ve even been honored to be published in several myself, finding my art in Somerset Studio for the first time was a dream come true and a check off my artistic bucket …

 

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for Fun Food for fussy Little Eaters by Smita Srivastava! The winner of the book is commenter #11 S M:

Fingers crossed….i really like her work,thanks for this giveaway…would love to have this book….i have a fussy lil eater at home & would love to surprise her with this as her …

Snowflakes, Sunbursts and Stars by Ayako Brodek and Shannon Voight is a beautiful hard cover book containing 75 projects for making quilled, kirigami cut and paper folded origami projects. Inside you’ll find basic techniques, the tools you’ll need (most of which you probably already have on hand like scissors, exacto knife, glue, paper trimmer, etc. A quilling tool is …

Thanks so much for all your great comments on the Modern Bee quilt book giveaway. After reading each one, I know you are all my peeps. The majority of us – though we love to sew and quilt with friends – when it gets down to getting the job done, alone is best. In short, groups motivate and inspire, …

Sometimes the littlest guests at weddings are a bit overlooked. When I received the charming book Fun Food for Fussy Little Eaters by Smita Srivastava, I immediately thought how about fun it would be to include some of these adorable culinary creations in a wedding menu, bridal shower luncheon, or rehearsal dinner.

I enjoyed this book so much that I’d …

This new book takes a truly fresh look at some humble crochet projects.  The cover gives just a hint of the goodies inside.  There’s little flash here – but the ideas are winners.  You’ll be inspired to rethink some of your uses of thread and simple objects around your home.  This book will guide you to feather your nest and …

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