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For other ideas on these Prayer Shawls, go here: http://www.shawlministry.com/
A free, easy pattern using any soft, warm yarn, is here: http://www.standrews-bigrapids.org/p8-9.pdf
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Lisa Day is launching The Creativity Project as a way to encourage scrapbookers (and others!) to do something creative every day.
Lisa says:
Imagine the creativity you will unleash inside when you have to find something fun and creative to … Read More...
Shamrock notepaper and cute animals from Urban Debris and Lotta Bruhn respectively.
[tags]scrapbooking, freebies, printables[/tags]
Last week I alerted you to a bead that had copper electroforming in the center. Now you can learn to electroform yourself. Vickie Hallmark has written a five part tutorial that explains, in depth, what it is and how … Read More...
Click on over to Obsessed with Scrapbooking to find numerous posts on everything you need to know about using your Cricutmachine, as well as lots of other great scrapbooking information.
[tags]scrapbook blog of the week[/tags]
Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads
: Stringing Instructions and Techniques for Necklaces, Bracelets, and Much More by Kim Gover ISBN: 978-1-59668-104-0Whatever your skill or interest level, you’ll find lots to inspire you in Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads. By … Read More...
Jennifer Casa from J Casa Handmade designed this kids’ wall tote, and they sold like hotcakes from her Etsy shop. Now she’s offering a free pattern so you can make your own. Get the pattern.
[via Crafty Crow]
I love this soldered stained glass pendant from Almondtree Designs. The elegant curves of the wire and the shiny soldering
around the edges of the graceful curve of the glass.
How to Enter:
Create a project using only materials supplied by “Phat” shops. Your tools (knitting needles/hooks/wheels/felting needles) may be of mass commercial origin. The point of the competition is to explore the Indie Phat Shops. You may do searches … Read More...
Revoluzzza offers a tutorial for making this monster stuffie. He’s so cute I could eat him up! Instead, I think I’ll just sew a little guy just like him. Get the tutorial and make one for yourself.
[via mmmcrafts]
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If there’s one thing that doesn’t go out of style it’s stained glass window sun catchers. Don’t you agree? This minimalist rendition of cherries is just sweet and I love the contrast with the snow in the background.
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Spring 2009 Twist Collective is up and ready for viewing! This issue features a tour of a sheep farm (from farm to yarn), painting lace with dye, knitting with wire, as well as the usual sweater, sock, shawl, baby… patterns … Read More...
I am so obsessed with fabric houses lately. These tiny houses by Marichelle from hearthandmadeblog are the latest to catch my eye. They’re so…. TINY. And so colorful, and so textural. If you want to own one of these tiny … Read More...
Hop over to the Helmar blog and leave a comment for a chance to win some of their adhesives.
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Looking for Scrapbooking adhesives? Check these out from Scrapbook.com
First they told us all about zippers. Now BurdaStyle shares some interesting tidbits about the history of buttons. Go to the article.
[tags]sewing, buttons, history[/tags]
3 Bugs in a Rug has released several new lines including Snips and Snails, and Butterfly Kisses shown here.
[tags]manufacturer, new releases[/tags]
Easy knitting with adorable embroidery embellishments make this sweater/purse set from Creative Knitting just the thing to knit up for your girls for spring. Up here, spring sweater weather doesn’t really arrive until mid May or so, so there’s plenty … Read More...
When the going gets tough, the tough get… out the paper? That’s what Jennifer Stern at CraftStylish suggests doing when trying to get the kinks out of a pattern, whether it’s a pattern that you’re designing or a commercial pattern … Read More...
