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Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends! This holiday is perfect fodder for your scrapbooks. Here are some ideas that will help you record your precious memories
Sheknows.com has an article on Scrapping Thanksgiving
My friend Marci talks about one … Read More...
Do you get a tie for the man in your life each Christmas? If so, make this year’s gift stand out by personalizing it with a simple embroidered monogram. Martha Stewart tells us how.
Looking for more Christmas … Read More...
Isn’t this the cutest thing? I went browsing online for some seasonal fridgies. I have a wooden mantle calendar that has a changeable shape for each major holiday. I really enjoy having it despite the fact that it’s pretty country … Read More...
Just in time for Thanksgiving here in the States, Posie Gets Cozy has a great recipe for some pumpkin pasta – and while it might be too late to recycle that pumpkin you’ve got laying around from Halloween, you can … Read More...
Ingredients:
1 batch of humorous cartoons about knitting and everyday life.
3 shakes of the inevitable boo boos
and a generous helping of short essays.
Bake until it’s green and you’ll have the cutest little … Read More...
I love the idea of stained glass ornaments for the Christmas tree. The beauty of stained glass is that the sun shines through it and lights it up in magical ways. What about in front of the sparkling lights … Read More...
I’ve been looking for some great gifts for all the women in my life, but also don’t want to spend hundreds over the holidays. One Bag Nation is participating in a Holidays By Hand blog ring, and this post… Read More...
With many people owning digital cameras, our hard drives are overflowing with all the photos that we take. The chance that we will get all those photos into a traditional scrapnook album is slim, so why not take advantage of … Read More...
Candi has decided to set sail, Literally! and is off to become a pirate.. ok she is off to work on a cruise ship.
So we need a new sewing editor who is dedicated and devoted to being and Editor.… Read More...
I’ve made the commitment to buy handmade again this year and I thought I’d pass on to you some of the great gift ideas that I come across on line.
Most of you probably know someone who is a candle … Read More...
I obviously LOVE the idea of recycling as much as possible in my craft time (don’t let my buying of new yarn recently fool you). And so when I heard that Vicki Haninger has self-published a book on the very … Read More...
Why not get in costume this Thanksgiving?
Simplicity Patterns #3723 is a perfect Pilgrim costume.
McCall’s also has a woman’s and girl’s Pilgrim Costume.
Simplicity offers a pattern for Men’s and Women’s Native American garb.
Here is a great… Read More...
Julia Ribbonwiz of Julia’s Place blog put together this lovely gift bag for a swap. But I think her idea would work for anyone on your holiday list who enjoys cooking. Into her embroidered bag she’s putting the ingredients for … Read More...
With Thanksgiving Day fast approaching in the US, you might be looking for some last minute ideas for paper crafts or home decor. Here are a few links that might help
Video: Paper Piece a Turkey
Turkey … Read More...
Hi Everyone:
I am thankful for you coming to this blog and making us a success.
As a thank you I created this card to celebrate YOU! for coming to this blog.
This Thanksgiving, I want to wish you all … Read More...
Perhaps Tom would prefer you nibble on these turkey desserts rather than the real thing! Here are some ideas and links to how-tos for cupcakes, cakes, and more to celebrate turkey day.
The first is the most complicated of the … Read More...
In honor of the the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday … Use these turkey or pumpkin molds to make easy melt and pour gifts for friends and family whom you celebrate with!
The molds are available at Milky Way Molds.
Do you have someone in your life that seems to have everything, and every year you rack your brain trying to figure out what to get them for the holidays? Fret no more. I have your answer:
Glass Slugs
You’re … Read More...
I found this adorable needle felting turkey in Karen Krafts ETSY shop!
Karen Chmielewski, is the artist behind KarenKrafts. She have been needle-felting since 1999 when her grandmother taught her what she had learned in a class; She fell in … Read More...
