Everyone loves Firefly, right? beckashell on Craftster posted about her very elaborate and awesome Tall Card game that she created for a Firefly swap. I love that the cards are altered pokemon cards. Go forth and look at her … Read More...
Tutorial: Aunt Flo’s Felt Personal Purse
How many times have you gone somewhere and forgot a personal item and have to go to the store or ask someone for assistance? Well ladies with this darling bag you will always be ready. The tutorial comes from Salihan … Read More...
Stitched Alphabet Book
I thought this book was such a great inspiration for making one for your child. This is not a children’s craft, but it will definitely help a young child learn their alphabet and about texture.
Craftzine is the place for … Read More...
Beads on the Space Shuttle – Go Judy Carlson!
Go Judy!! This is such a great story. The cutest bead by bead maker extraordinaire, Judy Carlson, of jujeebeads.com, and president of the So Cal Flame Surfers, the local chapter of the International Society of Glass Bead Makers, are … Read More...
Yum!
No fat, no sugar, and you’ll even burn calories knitting these yummy treats!
The pattern is available over at Lynne’s Pattern Parlor, here
Creative and Unusual Soap Designs
Toxel.com has a great collection of Creative and Unusual Soap Designs. My husband recently convinced me to watch all Star Wars movies, so I’m especially liking the Darth Vader soaps!
Great idea: Prepared surfaces
Karen of contemporary embroidery has been experimenting with creating fabric surfaces such as pintucked grids as bases for her embroidery. You’ll love watching this process. Go to her blog and scroll back through the series.
Polymer Artists Showcase book now available
Polymer Clay artist Tejae Floyde has put together a book showcasing polymer clay talent.
There’s lots of eye candy and inspiration available in this volume from lots of different artists! Click here to check it out.
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Book: One Line at a Time
Lily from Block-a-Day grabbed this *book off her shelf to help her with her quilting stitches on the machine. Go here to see how it helped.
*One Line at a Time: 24 Geometric Machine-Quilting Designs Made Easy by Charlotte … Read More...
DENIM DELIGHT
You know how I like the idea of recycling for crochet and other crafts. Ran across this nifty idea that comes with a free pattern so you can make your own. If you don’t happen to have old jeans to … Read More...
Pick a color palette
Holly from Bijou Lovely shares one tried and true way she’s found to select colors for her fabric designs. She looks outside her arena, in this case a bridal website, The Inspired Bride. Visit her post Lovely Inspiration: Color … Read More...
Wrap With Love Project
Lisa Griplaf of the Wellington Times in Australia reports on a local group that creates colorful wraps for communities in need throughout the world. This Wrap With Love Knit In is taking squares through August 1st. Read the entire article, … Read More...
Music for Moms
NPR.org has created a musical mix of tunes just for mothers. Go here to listen. Click on Listen to the Live Stream. Enjoy!
[tags]Mother’s Day, gift of music, NPR[/tags]
Waiting for Alice
That Susan Elliott! Even when she starts out with “simple seam treatments,” look what happens!
Susan was invited by DMC to create a crazy-quilt piece for The National Needlearts Association show in June. Big stuff!! Susan’s piece … Read More...
Mother’s Day Inspiration
These Blooming Flowers will just melt your heart…or your moms! Its also upcycled using bottle caps….awesome! Check out A Better Me for more inspiration!
Knitted Jewelry
This is cool. I’m totally a gem and crystal girl, can see this working for me. But, it would likely have to be green!
Sarah White from Knitting.About.Com originally posted this article. Check it out!
Shawkl wins 2010 CQ purse contest
Holy mackeroly! Look what Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) made! Her tote, The Queen’s Garden, has such a wealth of exquisite details, it’s no wonder that it took first place in the Crazy Quilter’s International Yahoo Group purse contest for … Read More...
A Cactus You Can’t Kill! _ Cactus Knitting Pattern
No air, no water, no tender loving care—heck, not even a sprinkle of dirt needed to keep this little beauty thriving. Isn’t that just the dream plant? Seriously, if you’ve ever struggled to keep a cactus alive (no judgment here), … Read More...
15 New Fusing Molds from Bullseye
Bullseye Glass unveils 15 new fusing molds. They’re really great shapes that are made Creative Ceramics in Europe. Check out the shapes here. For those of you that fuse glass, or kiln form as Bullseye refers to it, these … Read More...
First effort: The Crimson Moon
This breathtaking work is the first bead-embroidered cuff ever stitched by Liz of The Crimson Moon. She says, “I don’t like seeing the white foundation fabric around the edges and is the reason I won’t be putting this piece … Read More...