FQ giveaway at Bee Square

December 19, 2008 by Denise Felton

You could win a fat quarter of this adorable Japanese fabric, Sweet Sweets, from Bee Square blog. Enter before December 22. Get the details.

How much do you love Nicki Lee‘s hand-dyed laces? You could win some. In fact, you could win a whole CQ stash that also includes glass beads, charms, gold and copper threads, buttons, polymer clay floral beads, trims, white … Read More...

Magazine Trees

December 19, 2008 by robyn charles

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)

Another gift bag idea

December 19, 2008 by Francine Clouden

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

My Waaayyy Cute Sweater Jacket and A Note About Sizing.

December 19, 2008 by Terrye

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

December 18, 2008 by jd wolfe

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

December 18, 2008 by jessica neaves

Now that the weather has turned chilly, try this tropical coconut bath recipe to remind you of the warm tropics!

Last Minute Holiday Projects

December 18, 2008 by Francine Clouden

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...

Make your own festive holiday cake stand!

December 18, 2008 by Minnie

I’ve been wanting a cake stand for a while now. What!? If I had a stand I would make cake right? It’ll be great. Cake for everyone!

I’ve been seeing people make cake stands out of a vintage plate and … Read More...

Shawl Pins Make Really Cool Stocking Stuffers… Just Sayin’…..

December 18, 2008 by Terrye

I have got, are you ready? THE MOST GORGEOUS SHAWL PINS I’ve ever seen to show you! I’ll let that one sink in for a bit.

Gorgeous!

Absolutely Stunning!

I’ve actually had this pin for quite awhile and was waiting … Read More...

Great Ideas From Re-Nest

December 17, 2008 by robyn charles

We all know I love me some Re-Nest. They’ve had some super great ideas lately that I wanted to pass on.

Make some gorgeous snowflakes!

Check out some new uses for vintage ceiling tiles.

My favorite so far? … Read More...

Recycled Holiday Card Ornaments

December 17, 2008 by robyn charles

I’m betting some of you have the motherload of cards hanging all about your house at this point, and with school about to be out for holiday break, you’re about to have kids hanging all over the house as well! … Read More...

Wonderful fused glass pieces by Lyn Latimer.

December 17, 2008 by lori greenberg

Angela Gerhard over at Color. Life. Metal. Fire. highlighted the fused glass art of Lyn Latimer recently.

As you can see, this is no ordinary fused glass. Lyn has such a sensible sense of color and has translated it into … Read More...

Shaving set

December 17, 2008 by jessica neaves

The Art of Shaving has great gifts for the man in your life. From fancy shaving brushes to shaving soap to ingrown hair treatments, The Art of Shaving has many great products for the discriminating man. They also have great … Read More...

Knit Your Ribbons!

December 17, 2008 by Terrye

Everyone knows that there are different ribbon colors associated with different illnesses, support groups… The Pink Ribbon for Breast Cancer is perhaps the most famous and well known.

Here is a free dishcloth pattern that utilizes the Pink Breast Cancer … Read More...

This Holiday Use your stash!

December 17, 2008 by maggie Lamarre

Hi Everyone:

Kimberly has created this fabulous Scrapbook Memory page for the Holidays,using Rub ons. As crafters we all have tons of rub ons this is a great way to deplete your stash and create a n elegant quick album… Read More...

BOOK GIVEAWAY WINNER!!

December 16, 2008 by jd wolfe

I promised to announce the winner of the book giveaway (Lacy Crochet) on December 16. The date almost got away from me! Not only did I drive my daughter to work in our icy weather today, I also had to … Read More...