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Join Hello Craft this Saturday at Biggs & Featherbelle Headquarters! Get a behind the scenes look at how Kelly and Kasey, sisters and co-owners of Biggs and Featherbelle, run their business. You will learn how they create health conscious body care…
I found some great ideas at Heart of the Matter for the first week of school. Includes great activities like a scavenger hunt, a “firsts” activity and more!!
And here’s a great printable for making your own classroom scavenger hunt.
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by Roz Petalz Studio
Here in the northern hemisphere, Autumn is on its way! That means back to school, falling leaves, and Halloween on its way!
Enjoy this slide show by Roz Petalz Studio showcasing new work for Fall:
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Here is a very brief pearl knotting tutorial from Little Happy Apple, who writes a crafting blog. I love her description of herself on YouTube:
crafty adventures of a girl who still manages to make pretty things with three kids, a…
Girl’s knitted dress pattern, free from Classic Elite, is knit in Cotton-Bam-Boo. Perfect barefoot in the grass, summer dress for your little girl!
Best of all, the pattern is free – here: http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/pdf/CBBGirlsDress.pdf
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Looking for tiny and absolutely adorable?? Then check out Nut and Bee’s shop, they carry the cutest little stamps (click on the “rubber stamps” section) along with matching notepads, stickers, labels, etc. These would be perfect for gift…
Every year Seattle celebrates Labor Day with Bumbershoot–one of the largest music and urban arts festivals in the world. Maybe I’m the last to know, but in addition to great acts like Sheryl Crow, Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse, and Jason…
Diane Weimer will be teaching a sawing workshop in association with Connie Fox at the end of September in the San Diego area.
She creates excellent pieces using lots of sawing and patience. You can find her work here on Flickr or here on…
I am sure I am not the only one out there who is wondering how many For Sale signs are on my evening walk route … Read More...
Reader and crafter Ann Martin sent me links to her blog. She does really interesting work with filigree paper jewelry. Some of her work affixed to what she calls, “altered jewelry” and some is stand alone. In either case is…
image by Niki Estes and Papertrey
Papertrey Ink has just released 7 fabulous new clear stamp sets, along with new colors of button, envelopes, rhinestones and pattern papers, click here to see all new releases! Lots of fun Fall and Halloween images,…
Applications are now being accepted for the Sydney and Brisbane locations of The Finders Keepers market. The Finders Keepers Market is a bi-annual event that showcases the work of over 60 emerging designers and artists from Sydney local designers to areas all…
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Cynthia Tinapple has a wonderful polymer clay blog (Polymer Clay Daily — if you haven’t checked it out yet, you should!)
Recently, she posted an interview with Judith Skinner (she of the Skinner Blend.) Click here to head over to…
This is a great ring by Bloom Studios. The jeweler describes it as looking like the ocean with the dendrite inclusions forming tiny seaweed and it definitely does look like that.
I love the simple but elegant feel to all of…
From now on I will try to post only about more current books, however I felt that I would be remiss if I didn’t mention this book. The Complete Metalsmith by Tim McCreight is by far the best book that I…
Family Fun is always a great resource for activities. Right now they have a Back to School Fun Guide with lots of ideas for parents to get their children excited about the new school year and get organized. My favorite idea…
image by Ellen Hudson and Cindy Lyles
Have you heard of Inchies?? Well inchies are simply tiny pieces of art that measure only one inch square. The possibilities are endless, you can stamp them, collage them, whatever you like as long…
Morehouse Farms has the cutest collection. Everything for back to school, in critter form. Backpacks, mittens, hats and scarves, you have to see this one! Their pics are copyrighted so I can’t post it here, but trust me, it’s soooo…
Can’t feature a cool sweater for the guys and not include one for the gals now can we?
This is one of the prettiest designs I’ve seen in a long time. A perfect medley of self striping yarns with a pattern…
image by Penny Black
Penny Black rubber stamps has just released there new Holiday, Christmas and Halloween stamps. There are some clear sets as well as wood mounted. Their cat stamps are some of my very favorites, isn’t the masked cat below adorable??!!
-Heather
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