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I Want My Knitting Daily TV!!

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Hosts Eunny Jang, Kim Werker, Liz Gipson, and Shay Pendray of the Knitting Daily crew are busily assembling, knitting and taping their 2nd season of Knitting Daily TV.

The Emmy Award Winning (well, among knitters anyway) 1st season is available … Read More...

Easy Bake for the New Millennium

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I wish I was ten again so I could get the “Cupcake Maker” by Girl Gourmet. This dandy little kit, that includes microwaveable cupcake mix, decorates cute cupcakes with the pull of a lever. They even offer refills, cupcake displays … Read More...

Zombie Rag Doll from Tattered Rags

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Zombie Rag Doll

Now that it’s October, I can officially start thinking about my favorite holiday: Halloween!

Not only is it the season for costumes and candy, but it’s also a wonderful time for crafts of all types, from cuddly to creepy.

Jodi … Read More...

Etsy Shop Love

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With so many Etsy shops out there selling top notch goods, it can be overwhelming trying to find items that use recycled and upcycled materials. I thought today I’d feature a few for those of you who are still newish … Read More...

Inspiration- Costumer Orry-Kelly

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I adore old movies and one of my absolute favorites is Some Like it Hot starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. In addition to the zany story line, the costumes are divine! Designer Orry-Kelly was able to transform … Read More...

A little inspiration

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Sheila K. Hrasky is a fine art artist of the West who works ceramics, oils, acrylics, and watercolors. Sheila is known for her nesting ceramic flower bowls and on location paintings. She remains true to the process and produces original … Read More...

NEW CROCHET DECK FROM INTERWEAVE

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101 CROCHET STITCHES BY INTERWEAVE PRESS

Interweave Press has struck gold again with their latest offering of crochet publications.  Yesterday, in the mail I received ‘The Harmony Guides 101 Stitches to Crocheet’ Card Deck.  My initial impression was positive, but I was rushing to get to … Read More...

Practically Punk Jewelry

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Tape Measure Bracelet

Craftster.org member Hollistercobabe whipped up these cool and colorful Tape Measure Bracelets with some scraps of measuring tape and jewelry fixtures.

Perfect for the punk rock crafter who finds herself in need of her trusty measuring tape on the go … Read More...

Aromatherapy Thymes contests

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Aromatherapy Thymes Magazine is currently running three contests on its website.

In the first, you just tell them what your favorite essential oil is and why for a chance to win an essential oils kit.

The second sweepstakes is for … Read More...

Go back to the nineties

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Pattern from The Workbasket courtesy Claudia of stitchado handmadeThanks to the generosity of Claudia at stitchado handmade blog, we can all go back to the nineties – the eighteen-nineties, that is. These embroidery patterns remind me of one of my mom’s Christmas projects when I was a girl. … Read More...

Use your stash!

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Hi Everyone:

I’ve been looking forward  to use my older stash and upgrade them a bit to make them more modern.. I’ve found  some of them, fit my new scheme quite well….

Well cleaning I found this old Chatter Box … Read More...

Reycled Tin Cans Reuse

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Looking for an inexpensive (and surprisingly crafty) way to redo your bathroom drawers? Use tin cans! Simply wash them out after use, sand down the edges if they’re rough, and drop them into your drawers. They can hold everything from … Read More...