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Scent-Sations: Mia Bella Gourmet Candles is a company offering high quality candles and bath and body products. There are 90 different scents to choose from for jars and votives.
Mia’s Bella’s bakery section offers realistic scented pie candles including apple, … Read More...
Heirloom Afghans to Knit or Crochet
I hit the jackpot, as it were, at the library this week when I went to the crochet section. There were a number of books I had heard or read about but never had … Read More...
I got a link suggestion recently for Beading Buds. Located in Toronto, Canada Beading Buds is a traveling bead party that comes to you! You provide the space and they provide the beads, instruction, inspiration and lots of fun.… Read More...
Thesweetunfolding call’s itself a little bit arty, a little bit indie. What they don’t mention is how sophisticated and beautiful everything looks.
This site leaves me wanting to host a party, invite friends around for dinner or even renew my … Read More...
For the avid sewers in the group, you’ll know what “selvedge” is. For the rest of us selvedge is the extra edge on fabric that is technically finished, but does not carry with it the pattern from the remainder of … Read More...
Okay, still one of my favorite Seinfeld quotes even though it has been gone for oh too long…. Serenity is just one of those happy places where things come together just as they should, where cares melt away and calories … Read More...
This awesome needle art, Messy Table Cloth, was conceived by Polish designers AZEdesign and stitched by women at the BERDO craft women’s group. A post on dezeen design magazine offers this explanation from the designers: “The MESSY project brings … Read More...
I looked around and found a few pages that feature Tea Cosy Patterns.
This one has every kind of cozy you can imagine. http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/cozies.php
http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/teacosies/knitted-cosy.htm
http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/pdf/StripeyTea%20Cosy%20pattern.pdf
http://needlebook.blogspot.com/2006/02/knitted-tea-cosy.html
Look for a cute seasonal pumpkin tea cosy (pictured) in the Fall 08 … Read More...
… out of nothing at all. Making Plarn! (sorry)
For those of you who don’t have reusable grocery bags, or for those times that you forget them (we do this ALL THE TIME), Kate Austin has a great tutorial for … Read More...
Immedium, Inc. proudly announces the publication of The Woollyhoodwinks
vs. The Dark Patch, the first story of the popular plush dolls known affectionately as the Woollyhoodwinks.
Illustrated by the creators Jeff Root and Scott Runcorn, and written by their … Read More...
I found this crazy Christmas trick candle for kids through Modern Mechanix blog.
You light the wick and the child gets a surprise because the outer shell of the candle comes flying off to reveal a stick of candy. … Read More...
Kermit the Frog lamented that it wasn’t easy being green well, I beg to differ. The opportunities for folks to craft more “earth consciously” has never been easier. I know many folks who have chosen to go the digital scrapbooking … Read More...
Kermit the Frog lamented that it wasn’t easy being green well, I beg to differ. The opportunities for folks to craft more “earth consciously” has never been easier. I know many folks who have chosen to go the digital scrapbooking … Read More...
Everyone’s got sweaters they no longer wear. Either it’s got holes, it’s gotten too small, or it’s just not something you like anymore. And thanks to Neauveau Fiber Arts, you don’t have to let that sweater linger in your closet, … Read More...
Clay Babies has geared up for fall shows in her area and she has some awesome holiday pins to show for it. I just love these frogs on pumpkins. I … Read More...
In asking around for some great ideas for making crafts out of recycled items, one of my peeps over at Homespun Helpers gave me a link to this great idea she had. When your scented candles get down to … Read More...
We all need a way to corral our crochet hooks. I have several hook holders at home. Most fall into the broken handled mug category. That is, the container was originally intended for some other use – coffee, tea, plants, … Read More...
This colorful ornament would be great in anyone’s home this year, no matter what the celebration was ! I just love the rainbow of colors that were chosen for it. I wonder if I can dig out room in a … Read More...
When the appliance companies begin developing machines for a craft, we know that this craft has become very popular. The snowy creek roller felting machine is an exciting looking appliance for nuno felting and will save us much time and … Read More...
I picked up the newest copy of Vogue Knitting yesterday. Now, normally this isn’t something I would do (vogue +northern redneck just aren’t two concepts you’d normally find together) , but the cover caught my eye. Mittens!! And with our … Read More...
