Yesterday I did a post on Craftzine’s Knitted Handlebar Bag. As I was surfing around their site, I found a video showing how to take a digital image and turn it into a knitting pattern. The video shows a skeleton…
Product Review: Flower Soft
image by Flower Soft and Jennifer Buck
Flower Soft is a very cool and unique product, it’s an acid free pot full of multi colored sprinkles that are perfect for mini floral designs. Fluff your Flower Soft, apply a little glue to…
Free Shipping at Patternworks!
I will swear on a stack of Bibles that I am the last person in the world who needs more yarn. Seriously. No. More. Yarn!
What?
Ok, ok, just this once. Patternworks is having a sale that I just couldn’t stay away from.…
Polymer Clay 2009-09-12 05:35:24
by chipko
YouTube user chipko posted this time-elapse video of a tiger sculpt. Click here to check it out!
New kid on the (blog) block!
by Betty Jo Hendershott
There’s a new kid on the (blog) block, clayer Betty Jo Hendershott has joined the ranks of bloggers. These are polymer clay beads embellished with a tube of peyote stitched beads. Click here to check out the…
Project: Make a Treat Bag from an Envelope
image by Nicole Heady
Nicole Heady has a very clever project and tutorial on her blog to show how to turn envelopes into cute treat bags for Halloween. How fun are these?!
-Heather
Cute Back To School Project
Riding your bike to school these days? How about this way cute Handlebar Bag, from Craftzine! Super simple, just knit a rectangle, with moss stitch at the top, knit some handles and go!
Here’s the actual instructions, which are about the…
Magazine: Holiday Cards
image by Paper Crafts
The new magazine Holiday Cards by Papercrafts is on news stands now, it’s got over 100 holiday cards and over 200 quick projects and gift ideas!
-Heather
I Want, I Want, I Want…
It’s not my birthday. It’s nowhere close to my anniversary. The best I can hope for is Christmas.
This is what I want, I might even trade my next few breaths for it:
30 years of great patterns. 30 years of their…
Technique: Stamping with Bleach
image by Jenny Doh
Visit the very talented Jenny Doh’s blog for a cool technique , stamping with bleach.
-Heather
Green Jewelry Symposium and Studio Techniques
Jeweler Christine Dhein will be at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane Australia from the 13-15th of November, as a guest speaker on Green Jewelry and running a workshop on green studio techniques.
The piece pictured here is made of recycled…
Knitting Daily’s Waist Shaping Calculator
And my question for you is…. Just where has this little wonder been all of my life?
Put in your gauge, hip measurements, waist measurements, bust measurements, and any additional measurements, and wah-lah! Instant calculations. Cool!
http://www.interweave.com/Waist-Shaping-Calculator/Curvy-Waist-Shaping.asp
…Tutorial: Double Pocket Card
image by Beate Johns and Splitcoast
Check out this wonderful step by step tutorial by Beate Johns and learn how to make this gorgeous double pocket card.
-Heather
Printable Grandparent’s Day Card
PreKinders has an adorable Grandparent’s Day card for printing and decorating. Kids can add glitter, glue, color or whatever else you have in your craft stash to this simple card to make it personalized for Grandma and Grandpa.
Find the printable PDF…
Grandparent’s Day
Did you know that Grandparent’s Day is right around the corner? This year, it is September 13th, so you still have a few days to make something for those special people in your life.
Grandparents.com has some really great crafts to make…
This Gal Can Knit!
And prolific? My gosh! Her designs and knitting are gorgeous!
Check her out here: 
http://annasflyingneedles.com:80/2009/09/08/blogging-again.aspx
New Release: Lizzie Anne
image by Lizzie Anne and Bethany Paull
Lizzie Anne designs has some great new stamps just out, including Halloween, floral, birds, holiday, camping, bugs and more. They also offer neat digital papers that coordinate with their stamps!
-Heather
Vogue Knitting Publishes, “Wear and Care For Your Fine Knitted Garments”
Vogue Knitting’s site is a wonderful resource for all kinds of stitch libraries, patterns, articles from their magazines. If it’s knitting, it’s in Vogue!
How do the experts care for their fine knitted items? Vogue Knitting spoke with representatives of several yarn companies,…
PMC Rio Rewards Program
Rio Grande is offering a series of classes called the PMC Rio Rewards Program. These are intense short course designed for those experienced in working with PMC and taught by experts in the field. They are aimed at those looking to gain…
I Got Your Lace!
In the fall, my summer knitting (for birthdays and Christmas projects as well as warmer weather items) takes a drastic turn towards lace shawls. If you’ve followed my rantings, you know I’m not a fancy sort, my shawls would be much…