The Scrapbooking Society is pleased to announce a brand new look and feel to their website. They have streamlined and simplified, and are also introducing new features, like Tip Tuesday. Click here for all the details.
Join the Swatch Club
There are so many fun programs for knitters, crafters, kids and just about anyone else who loves getting samples or curated collections of fun stuff these days. You can get a box of just about anything delivered to your home … Read More...
Food Brought To You By A Flying Tray! Really!
File this under crazy and bizarre – but oh so futuristic!
A Sushi restaurant in UK, called Yo! Sushi, has started delivering sushi via a flying robot. Yes. A flying robot. See the picture above for what I mean … Read More...
Plushie from a Video Game Model – Caret Dash Caret
I love seeing people push the boundaries of crafting in new and different ways. Like Caret Dash Caret, who created a stuffed plush by deconstructing a video game model. Since models are built out of polygons and then laid … Read More...
Newsy: Holiday Memories contest – 3 categories
Fiona of Celtic Thistle Stitches is hosting a competition based upon a holiday memory. Of the contest she explains,
… Read More...Judged, viewers choice and randomly drawn prizes will be awarded to entrants in 3 categories – Mini Quilt, Cushion and Accessory.
Sew Sista Sewing Classes For Girls
Sew Sista Sewing Classes for girls in Brisbane Australia launches into selling adorable sewing cases for little girls (or boys)
If you haven’t heard about Sew Sista – in a nutshell its message is about ‘giving kids time and tools’.… Read More...
Divorce Parties – What Do You Think?
Picture this – your best friend has just gotten out of a terrible (probably depressing) marriage and she wants to celebrate. Would you go? Would you want to celebrate the downfall of her marriage? Or would you see it as … Read More...
CHA Armchair Attendee Week with Vivian Masket at Right Side Up
Vivian Masket is once again running her CHA Armchair Attendee Week over at her blog Right Side Up. Check in over the next few days as she reveals current trends as well as her favourite new releases. Click here… Read More...
Portland Bridge Yarn Bombed for its Birthday
In celebration of the 100th birthday of the Broadway Bridge in Portland, Ore., some 150 volunteers knit up four giant blankets that are now decorating the bridge in vivid colors.
The installation was put up just in time for the … Read More...
Polymer Clay Round Ups
Check out what’s going on around the polymer clay blogosphere:
- There’s a giveaway for a beginner’s e-book at feltingandfiber. Check it out!
- Help PCC out and vote in the July challenge
- Considering entering your piece in the Art Bead
CHA Sneak Peeks
Loads of new products have been introduced at CHA and I love looking at all the sneak peeks, making a list of what I can’t wait to get when they hit the shelves! If you can’t wait either the Scrappy … Read More...
Bunny’s new pink and purple quilt
Bunny painted motifs on individual fabric squares. Her mom, Rachael of Rachael Rabbit, applied sashing and borders then quilted it into the bedspread you see here. Not done yet, she sewed up two matching pillows. So sweet! Find out … Read More...
Look What I’ve Made, be a show off
This is a new site for us to show off our work. I signed up and still have a lot of exploring to do.
http://www.lookwhativemade.com/ is a brand new craft community site dedicated to crafters of all kinds, with an … Read More...
Best photographed quilt – Week 5
If you can hang a quilt outside to photograph it, you’re half way to getting a decent shot of it. This week, I nominate Cathy of Blueberry Patch who made and photographed this I Spy quilt she calls I Spy … Read More...
Good listens list by Pat Sloan
Pat Sloan – fun host of American Patchwork & Quilting radio – did a guest post at Sew Mama Sew where she shared her top ten cannot miss list of podcast interviews. Many are recognizable in the quilting industry, even … Read More...
Juniper Moon Farm Starts Digital Downloads
These days we knitters all love instant access to patterns, and Juniper Moon Farm has announced it’s starting to digitize its collection and celebrating with a giveaway.
Eight of the company’s individual patterns are now for sale for instant download, … Read More...
Congrats goes to………
Kelly Tulk! You’re the winner of the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Crayons and Gelatos giveaway! Please respond to the e-mail I’ve sent you.
Thanks to all who entered!
-Heather
Best photographed quilt (top) – Week 4
This quilt top, blowing in the breeze, is my pick for best photographed quilt for this week. Made by Monica of My Sweet Prairie Studio, don’t you agree it looks like stained glass? So pretty. Go HERE to see … Read More...
Accent on Amish Quilt Along at McCall’s
Psst. There’s a FREE video quilt along in progress now over at McCall’s Quilting. The series, Accent on Amish, features 9 lessons, with the last one available in August. They do offer – for a fee – digital … Read More...
Breast Milk Jewelry: A Growing Trend Among New Mothers
A new trend surfaced earlier this year among mothers of newborns and has stirred up controversy among social network interactions, family discussions, and the news. What’s this trend you ask? Breast milk jewelry. Yep, you read that right! If your … Read More...
