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August 11
Beverly, MA
“Wrought by Her Hand” – New England Samplers 1734-1884
Sponsored by the Beverly Historical Society & Museum at the John Cabot House, 117 Cabot St., Beverly, MA 01915. Featuring antique 18th and 19th century samplers from … Read More...
Using only a pair of scissors, Instructables member xavtek has been making these mini trays from aluminum cans for years. They’re meant to be used as ashtrays, but they function just as well as jewelry holders, soap dishes, spare change … Read More...
Let’s face it, sewers are stashers! We love stuff, collect stuff and hoard stuff. However this can be a problem when it takes up more space than you have! I will share my ideas that have worked for me and … Read More...
Nothing beats a hot cup of tea for an excuse to take a break from the busyness of life. Here is a great sewing project that uses up scraps. I have made these for craft and fundraising sales but filled … Read More...
Here is a tutorial by Lise that shows you just how to make felted beads and the results are awesome as seen in this picture and the site has several more felted beaded goodies.
I love Flickr (a photo social networking site, if you’ve never heard of it before) and the ability it gives to photographers (or just plain old photo takers) to meet people with similar interests. Flickr even has their own scrapbooking … Read More...
Okay I’m a little late so it’s more like blogtipping evening. In case you missed it last month blogtipping day is the first calendar day of each month and we’ll be tipping and/or offering compliments to crafty blogs.
Blogtippee 1. … Read More...
Pink Ribbons are popular with anyone involved in Breast Cancer Awareness, and I came across this pattern while seeking out some brooch ideas for our local support group.
Lenore English has published this pattern on her website making it free … Read More...
Embroidables have released their latest designs
for machine embroidery with a very cute birthday collection and diva animals.
Glen Harris is an embroidery digitizer for Outback Embroidery and is offering his designs at 30% off until August the 5th at the Secrets of Embroidery website. If 30% off is still not quite in your budget then check out … Read More...
Plastic canvas is not as popular as it used to be, but don’t think for one second there isn’t a whole world of Plastic Canvas Artists out there. If you would like to try your hand at plastic canvas then … Read More...
One of my favorite types of embellishments is rub on decals. I think they are a neat way to add pictures to your scrapbooking pages. While browsing through CraftBits.com I found this tutorial on how to make your own Rub … Read More...
Esty.com has made some changes to their billing process and as a result all etsy store owners should
be aware of some of the errors which may come your credit cards way.
Check out the announcement on their website to … Read More...
With 4569 members this yahoo bath and body group is a great source of inspiration and support.
Bath and body is a group dedicated to new recipes, tips and ongoing advice for all levels of crafters and
if your having … Read More...
Photo supplied by (ALAN J. BRACKETT)
July 21, 2007 the former Bernat Mill in [tag]Uxbridge MA[/tag], which housed 65 local businesses, burned to the ground. This 10-alarm fire shocked the community, and destroyed one of the few remaining Northern Mill … Read More...
If you’re like me – always drooling over all of the different types of paper available for scrapbookers, Paper.com may be the website for you. Besides offering categories for almost every type of paper imaginable, Paper.com also has a … Read More...
Have you discovered you-tube? I’m not terribly techno-savvy, but I love finding online sites that help me crochet better. There are 2.740 videos listed when you type ‘crochet’ in the search box at the website www.youtube.com
Here are some of … Read More...
Creature Candles online candle shop offer unique adorable hand crafted creature candles. There’s cats, pigs and dogs to choose from. Shown here is pig and piglet candles. They almost look like polymer clay sculptures but they’re wax. The nice … Read More...
What a wonderful site, there are so many delightful things to see, learn and buy. You can see tutorials on How to Make a Felt Flower Brooch, how to make Silk Paper and how to Make a Silk … Read More...
Not all things that you want to scrapbook are things that you want to glue or cut to fit your scrapbooking page. Envelopes are great ways to add things – just as they are – to your scrapbooking pages. Envelopes … Read More...
