I love baseball as much as I love to sew. So, how can my two favorite pastimes be combined? This link is to the archives but it is for a Baseball wallet made from an upcycled baseball.
These super cute … Read More...
MahkaCrafts Plastic Bag Creations
Many thanks to reader Annika for sending her recycled plastic bag ideas my way. For some time she has been repurposing plastic bags into knitting and crocheting projects and just recently has begun to fuse bags together to create new … Read More...
Amelia Makes Art
I am impressed with Amelia’s felting art and on how realistic her pets are and I can see why her ETSY shop “Amelia Makes Art” is so popular.  Several years ago I did the same type of … Read More...
Glass Pendants at Starving Artist Bazaar
I love all the handmade glass jewelry from Starving Artist Bazaar! I had a chance to pick up one of Jennifer’s Layered Amoeba Necklaces at Maker Faire. I think I fell in love with her work after seeing the … Read More...
Dr Who ? Dr Unfair that’s who
Dr who knitting fans have been in an uproar over their favorite Dr Who patterns being terminated off the internet. You could go see the (alleged) offending site but the patterns have now been removed.
it is not the first … Read More...
Yes Please !!
Win a champagne weekend craft break from Oxfordshire Hotels Ltd and The World of Cross Stitching!
Prizes worth £1190!
Enter our fantastic competition this month and you could experience a relaxing break in a beautiful hotel the perfect opportunity to … Read More...
70 Chances To Win
WIN John James Pebbles from John James and Cross Stitch Crazy – worth £155!
70 chances to win a John James Pebble case with tapestry needles!
These Pebbles from John James are designed to hold your needles safely. There are … Read More...
Channeling Cinderella Challenge Deadline May 16th
I just found out about this challenge from Stringing Magazine and wanted to let you all know. Deadline is tomorrow but theres still time to enter!
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Retro Cocktail Apron at craftstylish
Click on the Restyle category at craftstylish.com and a handful of helpful, thorough DIY recycled/repurposed/upcycled crafts articles appear, such as a tutorial on creating a pretty retro apron from a vintage tea towel. This relatively new website was created by … Read More...
Fun with Quilting
Quilting has always kind of gotten a bad rap in the modern crafty world. Visions of red, white and blue Americana themed quilts tend to cloud people’s minds as to really what can be done with this historic craft.
Denyse … Read More...
Gifts and cards!
Hi Everyone:
Instead of creating 1 card why not create a set of cards and put into this wonderful folder as a gift set?
Samantha created this wonderful folder to house a set of cards. This will make a wonderful … Read More...
Knitting Soap Mold
Anne Marie from The Soap Blog wrote about these fun knitting soaps made using the flexible soap mold from brambleberry.com
They would make great gifts for knitters and the mold could even be used for a beautiful handmade lotion bar… Read More...
Folded Pigs on Etsy
I have been waiting for a particular Etsy seller to come back to her shop and the day has finally come! Meredith of foldedpigs.etsy.com is a talented and clever ceramics artists who has a fascination for human brains…and zombies! I … Read More...
Jennifer Squires
Jennifer wrote to tell me about her latest photo collection. “Let me take a minute and introduce you to my newest set of flower photographs just in time for spring. Currently the collection includes roses, calla lilies, tulips, and … Read More...
Floating Butterfly Candles for Summer
Aren’t these floating butterfly candles at Candle Craft gorgeous? They’re made with food grade wax so apparently are even safe for punch bowls. There are several different detailed butterfly designs to choose from.
Other floating candles include beach umbrellas, leaves, … Read More...
BEADS AND CROCHET – A CHARMING COMBINATION
This might be the primo site combining beading and crochet:
This site has kits and beads for sale, how-to’s, and other interesting things to check out.
About.com is always a good site to check out when you want to … Read More...
Vintage Patterns
I adore sewing from Vintage Patterns. The gorgeous lines of a 1940’s dress or the wacky mod picture adorning a pattern package from the 60’s.
Mom’s Patterns is a great online store for vintage patterns. They stock detectable pieces from … Read More...
Book Review – Making Polymer Clay Beads
If I could use one word to describe this book it would be thorough! Making Polymer Clay Beads
 by Carol Blackburn is jam-packed with easy to follow projects. There are tips at every turn, showing you not only how … Read More...
The Pillowcase Challenge Book
The day after IÂ wrote about Lark Books’ upcoming book on recycled plastics I received a message about another chance for recycled crafters to showcase their work (or a chance for collectors to flaunt their stuff). Read on:
The common … Read More...
2 Pretty Wire Wrapped Rings Tutorials
Since I reviewed a wire wrapped book yesterday, I thought some of you would be curious to try some wrapping on your own. I found a couple of ring tutorials to get you started.
There is a simple but stylish … Read More...