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...
Homespun Elegance
With all the really great designs out there by Homespun Elegance, I probably don’t even need to mention them! But as they are one of my personal favorites, let me!!!! The site is a dazzling array of eye candy … Read More...
Win Free Craft Books
Who doesn’t want to win something for free? Abe books is giving you the chance to win a set of 4 craft books. Including Craftivity, Bend-the-Rules Sewing, Scrapbooking Made Easy and Sock & Glove. For your chance … Read More...
EVERYDAY CROCHET?? No, A Special Day!
Look at this pretty sweater! It’s the first project I want to make from the new Doris Chan book, Crochet EverydayEveryday. Yesterday was my birthday – and, as usual, my dear husband forgot!! After 32 years of marriage, you’d … Read More...
Knit Aid
Knit Aid
is the new book vickie howell. I have not seen the book so please note this is not a book review more of a book notification.
It is (according to the press release) full of how-to scoop: everything … Read More...
Halloween Polymer Clay Clock
It’s scary how time flies! To add a little Halloween decor to your desk, try this Gothic inspired clock by artist Heather MacFarlane. You can find clock bits in your local arts & crafts shop. You can also reuse … Read More...
Make Your Own Silicone Candle Mold
Bruce Hirst was generous enough to share several methods of making your own molds using various compounds including silicone mold maker. There’s clear step by step illustrated instructions and I particularly liked his idea for making a supportive box with … Read More...
JBW Designs
For those of you who love the elegant simplicity of JBW Designs you really should check out the website! While you can not purchase the patterns or kits online, she gives you an alphabetical listing of shops,as well as a … Read More...
Knitted Golf Club Covers
Even dad will enjoy receiving a knitted item this Christmas if you just knit something to do with golf and these golf club covers are an ideal project. Obviously you need to think about getting started as christmas is getting … Read More...
Christmas Candle Project Gift Ideas
Craftbits has some wonderful project ideas for handmade candles that would be perfect for gift giving. The holidays are approaching fast and creating baskets full of gifts you made yourself is fun.
Here are three easy candle projects from Craftbits:… Read More...
Vinyl Record Rings
Laura Beamer‘s bottle cap jewelry featured in yesterday’s post, Bottle Cap Beauties, briefly mentioned her stunning vinyl record work, but I think they deserve a post of their very own. Shown are her popular and stunning vinyl rings, … Read More...
Little Cat Blogs
Really great blog by Karen from Cheshire England! Wonderful photos of her WIP,finished projects and her beautiful son Riley. Lots of wonderful info and informative links. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Cute Halloween Lampwork Beads
Daphne Hess has some really cute and inexpensive Halloween lampwork beads up on her website. I love the little Bat beads and at $5 they are a steal!
My only complaint about the website is using the scanner … Read More...
PenFelt Felted Wearables
Check out all the beautiful felted wearable’s by PenFelt by fiber artist LeBrie Rich. What great gifts these pretty items would make and the holidays are just around the corner. Everything PenFelt is designed and hand made in … Read More...
Portable Bobbin Winder
The SideWinder bobbin winder
is a fabulous and smart new notion. From Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson of Me and My Sister Designs had the bright idea to create a bobbin winder … Read More...
Easiest Photo Transfer Method
Want a fast and fool-proof photo transfer method for adding images to polymer clay? My favorite is Dotty McMillian’s Picture Perfect Color Photo-transfers. The secret is using t-shirt transfer paper
for ink jet printers. Works perfectly every time!
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Knit For Kids
Knit For kids Is a charity knitting sweaters for children all over the world.
If you would like to be a part of Guideposts Knit for Kids, simply download one of the following sweater patterns:
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