image by Splitcoast and Beate Johns
Check out this cool step by step tutorial and video by Beate Johns using acrylic paints and stamps for a totally neat background technique!
-Heather
Technique: Background with Acrylic Paints and Stamping
Janice Abarbanel’s New Website!
by Janice Abarbanel
Janice Abarbanel has a new website featuring her lovely, layered, many-colored beads! Click here to go check it out, there’s all sorts of eye candy to enjoy.
Be sure to visit her blog too, where she’s having a giveaway and one…
Handmade Canberra at Old Parliament House (AUS)
The fabulous people at Old parliament house, Ginger catering, and Handmade Canberra are joining forces to create a very unique twilight market in Canberra (Australia).
Ginger Lane will be once a month starting Friday 9th October, 5-9pm. Get along to Old Parliament House once a…
Inspiration: Halloween Projects
image by Jeanette Lynton
Jeanette Lynton is the CEO and founder of Close To My Heart and she has an amazing blog where she shares some of her ideas, check out this post with some terrific Halloween ideas. Be sure to poke…
Knitted/Felted Tote – Free Pattern
This is a free pattern, courtesy of cyberseams.com
This tote bag is just the right size to carry a knitting project around, use as a basic tote bag, or even as a purse. You can choose to line it, so instructions…
Multi-strand Necklace: Tutorial
Project Video: Gel Card
image by the Stamp Goddess
Visit the Stamp Goddess on YouTube for a wonderful how to video for making a really cool gel card.
-Heather
Shrinky Dink Anyone?
Think back on the fun projects you might have done as a kid, before you felt the need for fancy materials and when the possibility of something shrinking in the oven was totally exciting. I remember lots of Smurf Shrinky…
Chainmaille Tutorial
Ok, so I admit that this isn’t a usual topic for this blog, nor a usual way of making chainmaille, but I think it has a lot of possibilities for those of you who like to recycle or use out…
Paradise City Arts Festival
Columbus Day Weekend marks the 15th anniversary of the award-winning Paradise City Arts Festival, the most exciting, beautiful and wide-ranging show of juried American craft, art and sculpture in New England.
With 260 extraordinary exhibitors, fabulous food from area chefs, a…
Shop and Freebies: Sunshine Digital Stamps
image by Sunshine Stamps
Sunshine Digital Stamps offers fun digital stamp images and has a few freebies to offer as well, click here to visit their freebie page.
-Heather
Project: Halloween Banner
image by Suzanne Sergi
Visit Scrapbooking.com’s website to find instructions on how to make this gorgeous banner for Halloween using lots of papers, glitter, stamps, rub-ons, chipboard, etc. This would look great hanging on a fireplace mantel!
-Heather
image by Suzanne Sergi
The Art Weekend (SLC)
Nicole’s Classes offers an array of artsy classes from photography to floral arranging. She recently put together a whole weekend of classes in New York, DC, and soon to be in SLC.
The Art Weekend is on the road–and the biggest and…
Getting Ready for Halloween
Is your family getting geared up for Halloween? Here’s a really easy and inexpensive Halloween bag decorating craft that would be fun for any age! The tutorial even includes a printable stencil for the pumpkin bag face or make up your…
Knitted/Quilted Baby Blanket – Free Pattern
From Nikki In Stitches, a knitted and quilted entrelac baby blanket. A free pattern too! This is an interesting idea, and I LOVE the colors! Thanks for sending it in, Nikki.
Here is the pattern: http://nikkiinstitches.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/you-asked-for-it/
New Release: B Line Designs Stamps
image by Michelle Bodensteiner and B Line
B Line Designs has recently released some lovely new stamps called the Pick Me Up line, there are some wonderful birds, clocks, adorable vintage children and lots more. Also check out the B Line blog for more…
New Giveaway….
Got my hot little hands on another copy of SimpleSTYLE by Ann Budd. I’m thinking of a number, can anyone guess what it is? First to guess gets the book!
Muhahahahah, my little robots…..
This book is awesome, classic. 19 innovative to…
Congrats, Nikki!
My way cute puppy has chosen your name to receive the Hat Heads Book Giveaway! If you’ll get back to me by the end of the day tomorrow with your mailing address, I’ll get your book in the mail to…
Trend: The Circus
image by My Cute Stamps
A really fun trend I’ve seen popping up in stamping and paper crafting is the Circus. Use bright primary colors for fun cards and layouts, they are perfect for children’s birthday party invites or for a…
Technique: Stamping with Real Leaves
image by Trish Bee
Just in time for fall here is a wonderful detailed technique tutorial from Trish Bee Design Studio on how to stamp using real leaves, how pretty!!
-Heather