Visit the Unscripted Sketches Blog every Saturday for a wonderful free card sketch along with lots of great samples made using that weeks sketch. April Hall did the wonderful card shown above, here’s April’s Blog for more great cards from … Read More...
Let’s Sail Away!
This lovely sailboat entitled “Up The Creek” by Terry Kenniston caught my eye in the Craft Gossip Flickr pool today! I enjoy the unique dimensionality that polymer clay brings to his work. Click here to browse through…
Summer Fun Ideas: Make a Mobile
Roots and Wings has a fun idea for making a Fish Mobile out of paper and other things you have in your home. Great way for children to display their artwork as well! They can add glitter or other embellishments…
Summer Fun Ideas: Make a Mobile
Roots and Wings has a fun idea for making a Fish Mobile out of paper and other things you have in your home. Great way for children to display their artwork as well! They can add glitter or other embellishments … Read More...
Tutorial: Photo Editing
Tina Cockburn shows how to lighten, boost colour and add sparkle to a portrait using steps in Adobe Photoshop. I followed her instructions and was quickly able to edit the photo of my son as shown above. Go to tutorial.
…Worst quilt contest winner
A big thanks to The Quilt Woman blog for making me chuckle at the start of a new work week. She found quilt author Ami Simms’ Worst Quilt in the World contest. The winning entrant is shown here. I made a quilt top…
Sew Vintage Bed Sheets into new cloths
K B Vanhorn who writes the blog, A Patchwork World, totally scored this vintage bed sheet she had been hunting for and she worked her magic and turned it into the cutest sundress for her daughter and a coordinating skirt…
Summer body mist recipe
Summer Body Mist from Aura Cacia
Ingredients
4 ounces water-based liquid such as green tea, hydrosol, rainwater or aloe juice
1 teaspoon plain vinegar or herb-infused vinegar (lavender, rose, peppermint, etc.)
28 drops lemon eucalyptus essential oil
6 drops lavender essential oil
4 drops grapefruit essentail…
Scrapping Summer
Looking for ideas to scrapbook all those summer photos? Take a look at this article from Becky Higgins on the CK blog about the layouts she did to capture her kids’ summer events. Go to article
Giveaway: October Afternoon
Win a set of Wild Cards from the October Afternoon Ducks in a Row Collection. Leave a comment on their blog today! Winner will be chosen on July 21st. Go to giveaway.
Giveaway – Socks With Hand Painted Yarns
So is there anyone out there who hasn’t heard of the Sock Summit?? Is there anyone besides me who isn’t going?
Why aren’t I going? I’m a professed addicted sock knitter. Well, for one thing, I’m also a farmer. I also…
Giveaway – Socks With Hand Painted Yarns
So is there anyone out there who hasn’t heard of the Sock Summit?? Is there anyone besides me who isn’t going?
Why aren’t I going? I’m a professed addicted sock knitter. Well, for one thing, I’m also a farmer. … Read More...
Free chart from My Little Stitches
This adorable pattern is free for your personal use from My Little Stitches. Get the chart.
Tutorial: “Weaving” with chain stitch
The freestyle-weaving series continues on Tenar’s Cave blog with a tutorial on “weaving” with chain stitches. Cool! Go see the post.
Free string-art pattern
DJ of Prick and Stitch Is My Craft shares the news that a free shell pattern has been added to the String Art Fun site. DJ says, “If you are a string art enthusiast or fancy having a go at string art this is…
New Manufacturer: Kiki Art
Kiki Art is a new manufacturer out of Montreal Canada, and will be exhibiting at CHA Summer in Orlando. The company produces papers, chipboard puzzle pieces, decorative tapes and more. Shown above is a sneak peek from the JARDIN Anthology.…
New Manufacturer: Kiki Art
Kiki Art is a new manufacturer out of Montreal Canada, and will be exhibiting at CHA Summer in Orlando. The company produces papers, chipboard puzzle pieces, decorative tapes and more. Shown above is a sneak peek from the JARDIN Anthology. … Read More...
See the embroidered-poetry-slam
Don’t miss today’s post over on MrXStitch. It’s full of photos of lovely works of stitched poetry, including a piece by one of my favorite stitchers, Cathy Cullis. Check it out.
Tutorial: Messenger from recycled dog food bag
Jill from Living My Simple Life shows how she transformed a dog food bag into this messenger bag. The strong graphic elements of the dog food bag give the messenger a hip, edgy look. Want to make one yourself? Go to her…
Tutorial: Messenger from recycled dog food bag
Jill from Living My Simple Life shows how she transformed a dog food bag into this messenger bag. The strong graphic elements of the dog food bag give the messenger a hip, edgy look. Want to make one yourself? Go … Read More...