An advertising relic that signaled a change that would be felt forever: the birth of sugar coated cereal. Find it HERE at The World’s Best Ever.
Caps For Good!
Save The Children is looking for talented knitters and crocheters who would like to contribute a small handmade cap to help keep low-birthweight babies warm during their first few weeks of life. These caps will be delivered through Save the … Read More...
New from SharonB: The Stitch Files
SharonB of Pin Tangle blog has a new treat for beginning stitchers. She says,
… Read More...The Stitch Files…are printable template pages that people can download and use. These worksheets build into a resource file. Today I release the first set of
Free desktop calendar from JMD
October’s free desktop calendar is available now from JMD Designs. Each month’s calendar features another of Janet M. Davies’ beautiful stitcheries. Get the download.
Rainbow Around the Block stunning stats
October for author and fabric designer Anna Maria Horner is all about sewing together the blocks quilters sent in to support her project Rainbow Around the Block to comfort the 2010 flood victims of Tennessee, USA. She said, we’ve … Read More...
Free: October desktop calendar
October’s free desktop calendar featuring the exquisite stitching of SharonB is now available from Pin Tangle blog. Get the download.
Phildar’s PhilDays Sale. Ends 10.10.10
If you’ve been with me on this blog for any amount of time, you know that the first REAL yarn I ever knitted with was Phildar. I don’t even remember the name of it, just that it was Phildar, so … Read More...
Giveaway – New Knit Circus Collection
The newest Knit Circus Collection, I have 3 to give away
Go here and have a sneak peek and then come back and let me know what you’re favorite project is!
Chicago News: Renegade Hosts DIY Home Decor Pavilion
… Read More...On October 2nd + 3rd, 2010, from 11am – 7pm, many of Chicago’s best designers and distributors of handmade, sustainable and refurbished home + garden furnishings will descend on Chicago’s new ‘Design District‘ – Grand Ave. (between Damen and Wood)
Vogue Knitting Live!!!
I have ONE FREE ADMISSION ticket to this event!
Who’s going?
1st commenter gets it, let me know…..
And check out the deets HERE
Quilt Index to go global with grant
The American focused Quilt Index announced this week they are about to fulfill a dream of going international with their digital quilt collection. To get them started on this ambitious project the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded … Read More...
Podcast Wednesday! Stitching and Junk
Mr. X Stitch, Beefrank and Made by Moxie giggle it up in this fun podcast about art and capitalism and anxiety and magic!
I also blog at Thank You For Not Being Perky and on BlogHer.
Craft Gossip Dolly Donation Challenge: Wrap-up and a huge thank you!
Look at all the dollies we collected for Dolly Donations! You guys are FABULOUS!! We collected a total of 29 dollies that will go to children who have no special dolly friend to call their own. The dollies you made … Read More...
Amazing Mosaic Work by Rachel Sager
Through SAMA, Society of American Mosaic Artists I found out about mosaic artist, Rachel Sager and her amazing art. She recently won Best in Show in Mystic Art Center‘s Art in Pieces show “Hemispheres”. The exhibition runs from … Read More...
2011 Wall Calendar from Memory Log
The 2011 Wall Calendar supplement to the Memory Logbook system comes with weekly challenges and full-color sample layouts. The calendar is now available for $24.95. Click here for more information.
Google’s Birthday
Notice this Thiebaud-inspired cake painting when searching on google today? It’s to celebrate google’s 12th birthday. And apparently, it’s not Thiebaud-inspired, but Thiebaud. What a lovely thing. And somewhat strange to google google to learn about the google … Read More...
Cooper-Hewitt Felt Exhibit Fashioning Felt
Martha Stewart has an extraordinary video on her website about the Cooper-Hewitt Felt Exhibit Fashioning Felt. There is a little history about the museum and then takes you into the modern world of felting. Two of the designers are … Read More...
Giveaway: Fulfillment cross-stitch kit
Yiota’s Cross Stitch is giving away a cross-stitch kit based on Klimt’s Fulfillment. Go to Yiota’s site to enter before October 20.
New IKEA Cookbook…in Sweden
I have not stopped thinking about this new cookbook, “Homemade is Best,” released in Sweden from IKEA featured on Craftzine.com. I am in love with the brilliance of the ingredients photography. The cookbook feature was sent to Craftzine from … Read More...
Call for Entries: Halloween Blog Carnival
Surely you are familiar with the vastness of About.com. They have guides in many different categories, and one of the most successful ones is the family crafts section. Sherri Osbourne, the About.com guide for the family crafts section is hosting … Read More...