The Fabric Square Shop is having another fabulous giveaway. Up for grabs this time are a jelly roll and charm pack of Mary Engelbreit’s Isn’t Christmas Jolly line for Moda. The contest ends December 23. Enter the giveaway.
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Handmade Holidays – Part 2
As part of our Handmade Holidays series, I’ve found some free Christmas Stocking Patterns for you. It’s not too late, you know, these are quick, easy and so totally doable, before Christmas.
Get your needles ready, no excuses!
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Janet’s on a roll!
Whoa! Janet Perry has been piling on the updates to her resource site, All About Needlepoint. Recent additions include articles on adapting other artforms to needlepoint, threads and pins, ornament conversions, last-minute needlepoint gifts, and Christmas decorating with needlepoint. … Read More...
Special deal on the Making Memories Slice!
This just in from Scrapbook.com
… Read More...Today, we’re offering a never-before-seen discount on the BRAND NEW Making Memories Slice – Cordless Design Cutter!
For just 24 hours (December 9th), you may purchase the Making Memories Slice – Cordless Design Cutter for
A few cool things to check out
For those of you local to Orem Utah, American Crafts is having a Warehouse Sale until December 20th
Try out a sample class for the Sense and Sensibility Symposium coming up in January on Get it Scrapped
Jessica Turner is … Read More...
Thrifted Holiday Trees
Yet another great felted sweater sweater project for the holiday season helps you use up even the smallest bits of your felted pieces. The Long Thread offers up a great tutorial to make these recyled Christmas Trees, a great project … Read More...
Win 1 of 3 Pay It Forward Little Frosty Doll patterns
Hi all, this is Linda Lanese the felting editor and I am doing sewing posts for awhile along with the felting area.
I bought three of three pattern form an ETSY shop called Tomorrows Treasures and I am offering them … Read More...
ANOTHER BOOK GIVEAWAY!
Back in July, 2008, I wrote a less than glowing review of this book. Since then, I’ve acquired another copy – shiny and new. So, I’m gonna give it away.
The book is quite attractive. You can read my review … Read More...
Handmade Holidays Part 1 – Create Your Own Christmas Stocking
Knitting your own Christmas Stockings puts you in a happy place. Besides, look at the perks, they don’t really have to fit, there doesn’t have to be the dreaded “second sock syndrome”, you can make them with huge needles and … Read More...
HHH Enterprise Designer Pendant Kit Review part 2
Yesterday I told you about what was in HHH Enterprises Designer Pendant Kit, now I’ll show you what I did with it!
First I cut out a couple of the pre printed Friendze papers. They are really nice quality, … Read More...
Hand-blown, solar-powered string of lights.
Not is this string of hand blown (mouth blown?) lights delightful for any decorative holiday display, they’re powered by solar energy!
You can find them at furniturehomedesign.com.
Holiday Cookie Contest
Enter the FamilyFun.com cookie and gingerbread house contest.
Sneak peek at new Heather Ross fabric for Kokka
Heather Ross has given us a sneak peek on her blog at her new fabric coming out from Kokka of Japan.
I’m still not over how cute her mermaids and fish fabrics were and now UNICORNS?! Will we ever … Read More...
Scrap Green
Visit the new website Ecologue for ideas on how to reuse items and scrap green! Of particular interest at this time of year is a video showing how to make scrapbook page embellishments from wrapping paper.
The site has a … Read More...
Wear this close to your heart!
Hi Everyone:
I’ve been wanting to make a jewelry fondant of my DD but have stayed away, thinking there’s no way I can achieve a nice result.
My Friend Julia Stainton created a great step by step tutorial with fabulous … Read More...
HHH Enterprises Designer Pendant Kit Review Pt 1
I recently got the Designer Pendant Kit from HHH Enterprises. This is a GREAT kit if you are new to resin and want to try it out without buying a large amount that may go to waste. This is … Read More...
Recycled Sweater Hat
Grab some sweaters from your local thrift store or even your closet and make some great hats to give away as presents or to donate to a local charity.
Eco-Friendly Coasters
With “eco-friendly” holding strong as the latest buzzword, those of us that love to make crafts out of recycled materials can rejoice – we’re way ahead of the curve.
Take these coasters featured at Apartment Therapy recently – all are … Read More...
Upcycled Old Soccer Ball Into A Bag
Have you ever wondered what to do with those old soccer balls from your glory days? Well, here’s proof that you can truly upcycle just about anything! Take one of those worn-out soccer balls and give it a brand-new purpose … Read More...
Elegant Blown Glass Christmas Tree
Who knew a collection of one item could be so diverse?
Heth over at the Slaton Christmas Blog shares a bit of her Christmas Tree collection which includes this beautiful blown glass rendition. What a great taste of tradition with … Read More...