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…
Inspiration: Rebecca Geoffrey
Beading Daily: Free Beading Project
Called “October Shore”, you can find the free instructions to make this necklace designed by Cynthia Thornton on the Beading Daily Blog.
You can subscribe to their feed for great daily tips on projects, designs etc.
…Metal Clay Studio Night
Reader Amy Meade wrote to tell us about the new monthly open studio nights at the Shepherdess in San Diego.
The Shepherdess is a bead and fiber shop which offers a wide variety of jewelry making classes. The open studio nights will be…
New Catalog: Stampin’ Up
image by Stampin Up
Stamping Up has released their new Holiday Mini Catalog, it’s got loads of fun new stamp designs for the fall and winter holidays. There are also new accessories and I particularly love the new sweet treat cups,…
Pretty Fall Cardigan Pattern – Free!
I really like this pattern, it’s feminine, yet it could be just warm enough for chilly autumn outings. Classic and yet updated. Dress it up or down, myself, I can see it in a sage green (enough with the green…
The Robots are Coming!
by Robots are Awesome
Check out this adorable robot from Flickr user mheld! Click here to browse through more of her photostream. You can also head over to her etsy shop named, appropriately enough, Robots are Awesome.
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Sale: DiBona Designs
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DiBona designs is currently offering their lovely artsy stamps at 50% off, click here to see them all.
-Heather
Are you coming unhinged?
by Gina (beaddizzygrl)
If you feel like you’re coming “un-hinged,” or just need a pretty place to store a treasure or two, check out this tutorial by beadizzy girl on Craftster on how to created a hinged trinket box. Click here to…
New Catalog: Close To My Heart
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Three times a year Close To My Heart releases a brand new catalog, so they are always fresh and up to date on the latest trends, I love that! Their new Fall and Winter catalog…
Craft Book
If you love kid’s crafts, then you will love the new e-book by Marie of Make and Takes. It includes 17 new kid crafts (and instructions) and 70 pages of photos to help guide you through each step. At only $7,…
Shop: Rubber Hedgehog
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Rubber Hedgehog on Etsy has the most adorable wood mounted rubber stamps, lots of too cute animals, like dogs, cats, ferrets and frogs. One of my faves was this trick or treating mouse dressed as a kitty,…
Bead & Banter
If you love beading but would like to make it a more social activity, you can stop into Bead and Banter sessions at South Sun Products in San Diego and Encinitas. I love this idea, I have seen it before…
Synergy 2 Website is up!
Registration opens September 15 for the second-ever Synergy conference, brought to you by the International Polymer Clay Association.
Click here t
o get the details direct from the website!
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This necklace bites!
There’s a chill just starting in the air here in the
Northern Hemisphere, and that means Halloween can’t be too very far away! I adore this Vampire Fang Necklace from Bonnielicious at ZozieToast.etsy.com
Feeling hungry?
Todd's Toys and Miniatures
If you are interested in creating miniature polymer clay food, like these adorable gelatin dishes, surf on over to Todd’s Toys and Miniatures, and check out their Top Tips page by clicking here.
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New Catalog: The Angel Company
image by The Angel Company
Inspiration Avenue is The Angel Companies new catalog and idea book, it’s got 42 new stamp sets and lots of great projects. Click here to find a TAC demonstrator near you.
-Heather
Book Review Monday: Seed Bead Fusion
Check out the new seed beading book by Rachel Nelson-Smith, Seed Bead Fusion. The book consists of 18 seed beading projects with step by step instructions.
I think the most exciting part is that the projects are not just basic beading projects…
Book Review: Paper Fashions Fantasy
image by Heather Holbrook
image by Heather Holbrook
I recently took part in a contest put on by Klutz publications for their new book Paper Fashions Fantasy. First let me say I LOVE this book! It’s something I would have picked up and bought…
Labor Day Bead Sale: South Sun Products
South Sun Products in San Diego and Encinitas is having a Labor Day sale through September 8th. Up to 60% on hundreds of items and a “Yard Sale” on all beads which are 80% off with no minimum purchase. Great time…