The Natural Wax Candle Company, home of It’s a Soy make all their candles from soybeans and vegetable waxes grown in the USA. They use cotton wicks for their candles and do not use any paper or metal. Their company … Read More...
The Business of Beads
Ever want to know what a polymer clay cottage industry looks like? Well the team behind She Beads fills us in during this quick video. I love watching them make those huge canes and check out the storage shelves … Read More...
~Little Flowers~
I was turned on to Little Flowers by a friend of mine who herself makes amazing bath, body and perfumery products.
Imagine my shock when she told me that she, the Queen of All Things Scented “hoards” the Goat’s Milk … Read More...
Christmas Cards
Christmas cards are exchanged, hung on strings, card holders, trees and displayed on bench tops around the world so why shouldn’t we make them just that little bit nicer than a cardboard mass produced card.
Cross-stitch cards are fun … Read More...
Pine Mountain Designs
With all the beautiful designs, this site will command a huge chunk of your time, but it is SOOOOOOOOOO worth it! It’s very well constructed and easy to follow. You can download a form to order through the mail. There … Read More...
Glitter Junkie
This one is for the digital scrappers.
Sugarsnapscraps has the most adorable name but if you are like me a little bit of a glitter junky, ok so I LOVE glitter what’s wrong with that? at least my world is … Read More...
Gothic Halloween Candles
These goblet candles from Silly Jokes Party Shop would make a scary display at the entrance on your Halloween table.
At Fright Catalog where they make scary shopping easy, they have this unique 10 skull candelabra. Sort of creepy but … Read More...
Mill Hill Beads
Did you know that Mill Hill Beads has a HUGE online store? Well they do!!! You CAN purchase directly from the site, which is wonderful, because you have access to all their inventory. Not to mention their other products! Hurry … Read More...
Leg Warmers — for Your Arms
I’m in love with these handcrafted arm warmers, “Armies,” by Gaye Abandon. Made from recycled sweaters, the entire line of Armies gives wearers the mobility they need in their hands without the more-often-than-not ragged look found in fingerless gloves. Plus, … Read More...
Stitch n Bitch Audio Book
Stitch n Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook
by Debbie Stoller, read by the author.
Debbie Stoller comes from a long line of Dutch knitters including her grandmother who is mentioned during the book. What’s an Audio knitting book you ask … Read More...
Show us your Halloween Flava and get profiled!!
I’m hoping all these Halloween posts have been inspiring to you and your jewelry crafting.
Not only would I love to see what kinds of tricks & treats you’ve been making, but I’d love to profile one lucky jewelry … Read More...
Cute Japanese Fabrics and Craft Books
You can find some reall cute cotton print fabrics and craft books at Mwenda’s craft book and supply shop on Etsy. The shop is located in Singapore, but the prices are good and products well worth the wait!
Another great … Read More...
A New Kind of Bottle Cap Craft
Burned out on bottle cap crafts? Then maybe you haven’t seen this: Kawaii Crafter of zakka life presents a unique take on bottle cap functional art in her understated but artsy bottle cap bowl, made from the colorless plastic … Read More...
Online Needlework Show
I must admit I was not aware of this show until one of my readers asked me about it. The information is a little vague and the site design isn’t exactly doing it justice but it’s the needlework content that … Read More...
Decoupage Candle Projects
I found this gorgeous Hawaiian lumunaries project at DIY network. There are so many fun designs you could come up with to decoupage onto vases and what an impressive display they would make.
For a more kid friendly decoupage project, … Read More...
MacGyver Runners-Up
I hope ReadyMade magazine continues to show the MacGyver contest runners-up on its website, because there are lots of great ideas that unfortunately didn’t quite make the cut to be used in publication. For example, runner-up Brie Neel of Sophia, … Read More...
PINK PURSE PERFECTION??
Well, not perfections, surely. But, finished nonetheless. Have I told you that I’m not a perfectionist? You probably have that figured out by now.
So, here is a picture of the finished pink purse below and the flower detail above. … Read More...
Mafia Made Craft Show This Sunday!
SF Craft Mafia’s Annual Fall Shopping Extravaganza
Mark your calendars and get your Holiday shopping started EARLY
What: Mafia Made – over 40 artists and designers of amazing goods along with mini workshops and demos by Craft Gym, The … Read More...
Polymer Clay Masks
Yes, you can even use polymer clay to create a Halloween costume! It’s Friday, time for a little weekend inspiration and polymer clay goofiness. Here are some fun masks from Flickr, both in polymer and traditional clays. Hopefully you’ll find … Read More...
Mash-Up Contest
The Instructables / ReadyMade magazine Mash-Up Contest is a recycled artist’s dream. The idea is to take two unseemingly related objects and “mash” them into one “I never thought of doing that!” end result. The Instructables site even lists a … Read More...