These aren’t your ordinary origami-inspired paper birds. Cotton Bird Designs‘ little beauties are created from colorful vintage storybook pages (shown), the finest vintage fabrics and interesting newsprint. The fact that they’re entirely hand-stitched makes them even more precious. This … Read More...
Polymer Clay Candy Hearts
i’m sure there any many ways to create polymer clay hearts, here is one tutorial to get you started. You could also use one of the mold compounds from the craft store to make a mold of an actual conversation … Read More...
Junk Mail Portraits
S.A. Schimmel creates striking portraits not with paint but with junk in the form of flyers, mail, greeting cards and colorful ephemera. The artist, who graduated with a degree in psychology and painting, has a diverse art career, ranging from … Read More...
WORKING CLASS HEROES
iPod touch pouch wideLaptop Wallet Easy // 17inch Mac book
Eye Glass Pouch
Wonder of wonders, I found the Working Class Heroes on a site that promotes design and as I followed the links, I ended up on … Read More...
10% Code For Supplies
10% Code For Supplies
Stitch & Craft 2008
Stitch & Craft 2008
27-30 March 2008 Olympia
Stitch & Craft 2008 will be staged from Thursday 27nd March to Sunday 30th March. Opening hours are 10.00am through to 5.30pm except Sunday when the show closes at 5.00pm. The National … Read More...
Promote Business With Candles
Leneaire (promotional products) has over 1,000 products to choose from. Their candle selection is particularly extensive.
It’s a wonderful way to promote your business since almost everyone loves candles and they’re found everywhere. Imprinting your logo onto a candle increases … Read More...
Win A Scrapbook Factory Deluxe
Thanks to Craftbits.com you have the chance to win Art Explosion Scrapbook Factory Deluxe 4.0 Software
Preserve precious memories to share with loved ones and future generations with Version 4.0 of America’s #1 selling scrapbooking software. Art Explosion Scrapbook Factory … Read More...
BROOMSTICKS AND HAIRPINS?
Recent crochet sightings have awakened an interest in me to learn these two crochet techniques – hairpin lace and broomstick. To that end, I’ve done some surfing and come upon some great sites to learn these techniques. So, as usual, … Read More...
Felting Artist, Patty Benson
I located Patty’s ETSY shop via a blog site called “M Stetson on Design†where they feature some outstanding artists, not just felting but arts of all kinds. To quote them “waging a war on crime through … Read More...
30% Off Albums and More
Joann.com has a few items on sale this week but I thought
it was worth mentioning these ones there is 30% off Albums and 40% off DVWV Stacks, an d 30% off Stickers and Stamps
For a full list … Read More...
Don’t You Just Love Polymer Clay?
In the hands of 12 different artists, this chameleon clay is yielded into each artist’s vision. 12 different color palettes, 12 different directions. Stamped, painted, sculpted, caned, molded, the possibilities are endless. What’s not to love about a material that … Read More...
Gocco Supplies
In case you have not been sucked into the Gocco craze yet, here are some fellow indie crafters who are selling the goods for this awesome printing system:
Felt Cafe on Etsy is selling the systems for $100 from Japan.… Read More...
Knitted Dust Bunny
I have a few of these Dust Bunny’s around my house at the moment and thought how cute this little knitting project was.
You could stuff these with secented petals or use a fragrant oil for a fun, house warming … Read More...
Recycling Old Candles
Since I have been on a candle making kick for quite some time I have built up an enormous supply of wax bits all over the house.
Some of the larger candles simply fizzled out because I didn’t use the … Read More...
Artist Interview-Jean Yates of Pretty Kitty Dog Moon Jewelry!
I am so excited to share this WONDERFUL interview with all of you. The super stylish Jean Yates of PrettyKittyDogMoon LTD Jewelry was very generous with information about herself, her business and how she works.   She’s a super … Read More...
Rubbish Sneak-Peak
I was fortunate to get a sneak-peak at the new book Rubbish! Reuse Your Refuse, by Kate Shoup. This step-by-step project book is the perfect read for dumpster divas, second-hand shoppers and treehuggers. License plates, tin cans, game board … Read More...
Create a simple border with your stamps
Happy Monday!
This weekend was a very productive weekend, I created several scrapbooking pages using my favorite stamps.
I plan on using my stamps to create more scrapbook items such as borders and backgrounds.
I wanted to keep this lay … Read More...
Textures Treasure Hunt
I’ve just recently started playing around with textures in my polymer clay work. I admit to looking at every object in my house now as a possible texture tool! Mossy Owl has given a great list of texturing ideas from … Read More...