Sharon Bennett writes:
My latest Craft template book is just out and available from Amazon - just in time for Fathers day projects =) packed with over 400 templates to use as a guide in general crafting.
I can definitely imagine stitched versions…
Silk ribbon giveaway
Don’t miss Helen Gibb’s latest giveaway. She says,
Anyone who purchases a Ribbon Catalog during the months of June, July and August will be automatically placed in a drawing to win $25 in free ribbons. The winner of the drawing will be…
Silk ribbon giveaway
Don’t miss Helen Gibb‘s latest giveaway. She says,
… Read More...Anyone who purchases a Ribbon Catalog during the months of June, July and August will be automatically placed in a drawing to win $25 in free ribbons. The winner
Yarnbowl Challenge….
Serendipity Needleworks in Tuscaloosa, AL has come up with a way to use college rivalries to help infants.
The owner, Ellen Johnson, challenges other nearby Yarn Shops to knit and crochet caps for infants. So far this program has netted 3,284…
Tutorial: Indian lunch bag
Leena of Creativeinstincts blog tells us a bit about Indian customs and shows us how to create a bag for an Indian-style lunch — complete with a sweet hand-embroidered decorative band. Now that’s lunching in style. See the tute.
Tutorial: Puzzle patches baby bib
Image from the object project
The folks at the object project had this to say about the puzzle bib,
These puzzle patches are so simple and fun to make, you won’t be able to stop at just one!
Kind of like me and potato chips!…
Maker Faire’s Winner of The Editor’s Choice Award-Craftside-Turns Scraps into Swag
TreeHugger shares a great post about how the Craftside people turned the paper that gets printed in the beginnig of the printing process while callibrating the ink and colors into Makeready Journals that they gave away at this past weekend’s Maker Faire.
…Maker Faire’s Winner of The Editor’s Choice Award-Craftside-Turns Scraps into Swag
TreeHugger shares a great post about how the Craftside people turned the paper that gets printed in the beginnig of the printing process while callibrating the ink and colors into Makeready Journals that they gave away at this past weekend’s … Read More...
Patriotic Socks Are Just Cool!
These are just gorgeous! Who wouldn’t want a pair?
Very pretty, these might have to be next on my to do list.
From DreamWeaver Yarns, here: http://www.dreamweaveryarns.com/catalog/heartstrings-patriotic-socks-pattern-a80p-p-2909.html
Knitting Pattern – Patriotic Socks Are Just Cool!
These are just gorgeous! Who wouldn’t want a pair?
Very pretty, these might have to be next on my to do list.
From DreamWeaver Yarns, here: http://www.dreamweaveryarns.com/catalog/heartstrings-patriotic-socks-pattern-a80p-p-2909.html
Grab a Pretty 4th Of July Patriotic Shawl Pattern – As the … Read More...
Kids Knit Caps For Cancer Patients.
How cool is this? A group of 7th graders in Galesburg, IL is knitting caps for cancer patients to help ease the embarrasment of patients who lose their hair due to chemo treatments. Go here to read the whole story:…
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Star Trek Meerkats?
I found this on niftyknit’s etsy page.
Since I know virtually nothing about meerkats and close to less than that about Star Trek (no, I never joined the trekkie groupies) we’re just going to have to go with her description.
This new design…
Rowan Does It Again…..
This is called “Hush” and it’s designed by Sarah Hatton as an exclusive design to Knitrowan.com from Rowan Studio 15.
Doesn’t it look comfy? I imagine this in a summer weight bamboo blend. Would be just perfect for our cool summer…
Tutorial: Shorten a skirt from the waist to preserve hemline
When you’re shortening a skirt, the obvious choice is to just cut the extra length off of the bottom and then re-hem. But if the skirt design includes a simple elastic waistband, an easier approach might be to preserve the…
Tutorial: Shorten a skirt from the waist to preserve hemline
When you’re shortening a skirt, the obvious choice is to just cut the extra length off of the bottom and then re-hem. But if the skirt design includes a simple elastic waistband, an easier approach might be to preserve the … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a two-layer yoyo
If a simple fabric yoyo is pretty, it stands to reason that a two-layer yoyo is doubly so. Shira Cooper shares a tutorial on Whip Up showing how to take the fabric yoyo to the next level by adding another layer. Go…
Tutorial: Sew a two-layer yoyo
If a simple fabric yoyo is pretty, it stands to reason that a two-layer yoyo is doubly so. Shira Cooper shares a tutorial on Whip Up showing how to take the fabric yoyo to the next level by adding another … Read More...
Patience = more stash
Image from Amazon
Amazon sellers list this out of print Barbara Brackman book 1 new from $195.93 and 9 used from $77.87. Here is what the author Barbara Brackman has to say about the high prices:
This book brings outrageous prices on the used book sites…
The Inspiration Collective
This brand new site launches today with the goal to inspire and inform you. It is the collaborative effort of a group of scrapbookers (including yours truly), who were all brought together over the years through contributing in some way to…