Independent craft blog since 2007
Kraftwork is the ATL’s monthly indie craft market hosted by Young Blood Gallery & Boutique and the Indie Craft Experience. Each month features a showcase of talented crafters from the Atlanta area, plus snacks, cocktails and good times!
Check out Kraftwork this…
Are you a visual learner? If so, you have so come to the right place!
Berroco has, in their tutorial library, this video, How To Sew On A Buttonband. Go here to learn how: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odJeZnk9CQg
And here for more of Berocco’s tutorials:…
No more formaldehyde!!
Sometimes you run across something that makes you say, “Wait! What?”
Well this morning this was it. A knitted frog, complete with, um, er, uh, innards, ready to be disected!
Go here to read the story…..http://news.cnet.com:80/8301-17938_105-10274267-1.html
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image by Baby Jewels
Baby Jewels is another one of those wonderful little stamp shops on Etsy. They make custom bookplate and address rubber stamps mounted on old fashion wooden handles. The images are absolutely adorable! I particularly love this monkey bookplate,…
Simply Gemstones: Designs for Creating Beaded Gemstone Jewelry by Nancy Alden
If you’re a jewelry maker, chances are you have lusted after a gemstone or ten. Be it majestic turquoise, fiery opals or sparkly diamonds, todays fashion…
The August issue of Polymer Cafe has arrived, with lots of treats to inspire and instruct. The “Random Layers Pendants” by Christi Uliczny featured on the cover show a fantastic way to use an assortment of both translucent and opaque…
image by Jennifer Davis
I love this “hand made” flag from Serendipity. Perfect craft just in time for the 4th of July!
See full instructions here.
I learned something new today! Thanks to Alice of TheKnitStitch.com
All yarn is not equal (that part I did know).
Besides being many different colors and styles, yarn comes in different weights, and makes a huge difference in what we knit. (Yup,…
Knitting Daily has published an ebook, with 7 baby patterns in it. And the best part… it’s free! You do have to create an account, but on their site, it’s totally worth it!
Go here for the patterns: http://www.knittingdaily.com/7-Free-Baby-Knitting-Patterns/
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image by Heather Holbrook
A big buzz word in the stamping world right now is Digital Stamping.
What is digital stamping you might ask? Well, it’s simply buying a digital image that you download to your computer and then print out and…
image by Linda Duke
Day 7 of the Spellbinders sneak peek of their new dies is at Linda Duke’s blog where she has a very informative video on how to use the dies and how to make this stunning card using the Renaissance…
image by Heidi Blankenship
Day 6 of the Spellbinders sneak preview of their new dies takes us to Heidi Blankship’s blog for a look at the In Spades Pendant and Borderabilities dies. She has a step by step on how to make this…
Phildar yarns have a special place in my heart. Yeah, they’re good yarns, but what makes them any better than any other top line brand? Because it was the first “real” yarn I ever knitted with. The shop in town…
image by Laurie Schmidlin and Verve
Verve Stamps last night released their four latest stamp sets and four new single stamp images. From now until June 11th you can buy the June collection which includes all the June release stamp for…
image by Gina K Designs
Gina K has just released 6 brand new stamp sets. There are some really great designs ranging from cupcakes and sweets to adorable bugs, camping and the beach. She’s also offering a lovely dandelion stamp set FREE…
I really like this design, the pink, not so much, but the design is nice.
Now that I have a sock pattern that I love and have memorized I can start to knit socks with patterns in them. The current pair,…
The Snail’s Tail shows you how to make an ABC game from square paint chips and scrapbooking alphabet letters that she bought at Walmart. Once you make your game, she even gives you ways to use your cards to play with…
