There are so many cool and useful promotional third party tools for Etsy cropping up it’s hard to keep up!
Own The Hour (http://etsy.ownthehour.com/) is the most recent one I’ve noticed.
The Own The Hour home page is a 12 … Read More...
OUTTA TIME? LAST MINUTE CROCHET GIFTS!!
http://www.orble.com/free-lastminute-christmas-coaster-crochet-pattern/ (There’s a free pattern for this at the linked site.) NOTE – THIS LINK DOESN’T WORK PROPERLY – BUT WILL IF YOU CUT AND PASTE IT INTO YOUR BROWSER’S ADDRESS BAR. SORRY!
I ran across this pattern and it … Read More...
Grandma’s apple pie lip balm recipe
Try this yummy recipe to make apple pie scented lip balm!
If you need lip balm tins or tubes, Brambleberry is always a great resource for packaging.… Read More...
Switchcraft giveaway from Burdastyle
Today’s giveaway from BurdaStyle is a copy of the book, Switch Craft: Battery Powered Crafts to Make and Sew. This book includes instructions to make 20 projects that integrate technology into your sewing. To enter, all you have to do … Read More...
Toy Displays As Decoration
Who thought displaying your collections could be considered crafty? I didn’t, but crafting your space is a very big part of being someone who lives their every day in a crafty way. So displaying your collections (in this case, toy … Read More...
Cool Down this Christmas
Cool down with Christmas recipes for those in the Southern hemisphere.
More last minute ideas
Caroline and Joy from the Studio Calico Design team came up with a huge list of last minute projects.
There’s an adorable paper leaf wreath with instructions on the Chatterbox Blog
Denise LaBorde shows a great idea for Holiday Table … Read More...
Wine Box Lamps
In keeping with the reuse of wine theme, you can take that box your wine (or higher end liqour) came in and turn it into a lamp! (source)… Read More...
Free Slipper Pattern
Well I looked all over the net and couldn’t find what I needed. So, I did what any crazed idiot sane responsible knitter would do. I took a pattern I liked and adapted it.
These slippers: 
are from Knitting At … Read More...
Concert Ticket Coasters
Looking for a way to preserve the memories of all those concerts you saw in your youth? Grab all those ticket stubs and follow this tutorial for turning them into coasters. Also works great with movie ticket stubs, theater performance … Read More...
Wrap It In Maps!
Looking for an eco-friendly way to wrap your holiday presents? Consider wrapping them in maps! Grab that out-dated atlas or road map out of your car (you know you’ve got three in there) and start tearing out the pages. For … Read More...
Sew a bow tie to help the American Cancer Society
From BurdaStyle, here’s an opportunity to put your sewing skills to work to raise money for the American Cancer Society (ACS). Sew a bowtie to be auctioned off at the Pink & Black Tie Gala this spring. Deadline is May … Read More...
Wine Bottle Plant Nannies
I’ve avoided having house plants as much for my kitties as for my inability to remember to water plants. And all the plant nannies I’ve seen have been ridiculously overpriced. Now, thanks to this great idea, all I have … Read More...
Book giveaway! Knit to Be Square: Domino Designs to Knit and Felt
I am pleased to tell you that Interweave Press sent me” Knit to Be Square: Domino Designs to Knit and Felt
Magazine Trees
I think these magazine trees are gorgeous! And the best part of them? You can make them using all those holiday catalogs you’ve been getting in the mail! (source)… Read More...
Another gift bag idea
Check out this post on Scrapjazz showing you how to make a gift bag from scratch using 2 sheets of 12×12 scrapbook paper and ribbon… Read More...
My Waaayyy Cute Sweater Jacket and A Note About Sizing.
This is one of the projects currently on the needles here at knitting.craftgossip.com
It’s from Sandra, The Knitting Magazine, Dec. 03. (pretty bad scan, the magazine is close to totalled). I ran into a snag, as the pattern is supposedly … Read More...
FOR LOVERS OF VINTAGE CROCHET
Here’s an example of a book available at this vintage crochet site. There are so many wonderful antique crochet books available there. Nothing for free that I could find, but well worth a browse.
http://www.heirloomcrochet.com/hcduff.html
Here’s a wikipedia.org article about … Read More...
Tropical coconut bath recipe
Now that the weather has turned chilly, try this tropical coconut bath recipe to remind you of the warm tropics!… Read More...
Last Minute Holiday Projects
Yes, there is still time to get some holiay crafting done, still one week left! Here are a couple of cool ideas.
1. A tree made from a catalog, instructions from the Just Like Martha blog (by her daughter so … Read More...