Here is a very neat site “SALVESEN HOME PAGE” on felted that shows you step by step how to make a lovely lace felted scarf.   Following photos show some of the steps in making … Read More...
Chewed Away
Great blog!!! Gill from Australia,provides an amusing and literate veiw into her stitching world. I only wish I stitched as fast as this girl!!! And her work is exquisite,I mean heart stopping. Go check her out and don’t forget her … Read More...
Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and this post is a little early, however, there is a great kit that will be available late September through Elegant Stitch. It is called “With All Your Heart” by Blue Ribbon Designs, … Read More...
Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco
Bazaar Bizarre began in 2001 in the Boston-area as a hodge-podge of friends and acquaintances cobbling together their handcrafted DIY wares to sell and staging an offbeat entertainment extravaganza. The Bazaars in Boston, Cleveland, Los Angeles and San Francisco happen … Read More...
Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco
Bazaar Bizarre began in 2001 in the Boston-area as a hodge-podge of friends and acquaintances cobbling together their handcrafted DIY wares to sell and staging an offbeat entertainment extravaganza. The Bazaars in Boston, Cleveland, Los Angeles and San Francisco happen … Read More...
Doodle Stitching by Aimee Ray
This is an excellent, just released book for embroidery fun! Below is a quoted description from Amazon.com;
“Asian-inspired lampshades embellished with flying fish. Canvas sneakers decorated with pink and white swirls. A pretty pillow adorned with a sleeping bunny, sweetly … Read More...
Friends to Seniors
 More charity opportunities.Â
Friends to Seniors site matches stitchers to needs from the elderly in their area. According to the literature they are branching out to other areas. There are several different ways to help. Check them out!!!
CROSHAY BEANIE
I wanted to bring this to your attention. It’s the best beanie pattern I’ve seen – and it’s free once again, thanks to the croshay lady. Please visit her site to obtain the free pattern:
http://oscrochet.blogspot.com/
And, here’s her website … Read More...
Unusual Candle Holders
I’m just popping in to show you these beautiful candle holders from Unusual Gifts.
Shown here is a Moroccan style star shaped candle lantern. I love the stained glass and the fact that you hang it. You can put … Read More...
127 Sale
Tammy Jones of HGTV.com approached the world-famous Highway 127 Corridor Sale with crafting in mind, and came up with some unique creations.
“The key to yard sale crafting is to try to envision an object’s potential — brightened with a … Read More...
Red Sheep Yarn
Owner Lynn Li of Etsy shop Red Sheep Yarn proclaims “I provide a bevy of handspun yarn, woven items, bath products and the occasional redneck leather goods. Sometimes I might throw in an occasional sewn item, such as quilts. I … Read More...
Red Sheep Yarn
Owner Lynn Li of Etsy shop Red Sheep Yarn proclaims “I provide a bevy of handspun yarn, woven items, bath products and the occasional redneck leather goods. Sometimes I might throw in an occasional sewn item, such as quilts. I … Read More...
Speciatly Rulers For Rotary Cutting
I love speciality rulers for my quilting projects. I’m a bit of a notion nut. If you are, too, check out this Curved Corner Cutter ruler
from Creative Grids.
It never … Read More...
Quilts 4 Kids Charity Quilts
Wonderful charity stitching Quilts 4 Kids!!!
This is a great source for all their stitching opportunities. They make quilts containing cross stitch squares for kids from infant to age 19 who are suffering from illness .
There are tons … Read More...
Polymer Clay Shines in Belle Armoire
Be sure to check out Belle Armoire’s Jewelry Volume 3, on newsstands now. It features quite a few polymer clay projects like creating faux china pattern jewelry and hammered “metal” lentil beads. These special issues are always full of … Read More...
Essential Oils in Burners and Candles
One of the simplest way to use essential oils in aromatherapy is in an oil burner. Many of them use a tea light candle to burn the oil above them. A few drops in the burner bowl with some water … Read More...
Vintage Book Review- ADVENTURES IN CROCHETING – the third rerun
This ‘Plain Jane’ book is a true gem! The copy I have from my library is bound in orange with white lettering on the spine. This is no indication of the wealth of information that is within the covers. While … Read More...
The Creative Bazaar
The Creative Bazaar is looking for people to donate promotional items for their upcoming events. They will be giving away items in 100 goodie bags to registered attendees of justBe…Connected and at a promo table set up at The Creative … Read More...
The Creative Bazaar
The Creative Bazaar is looking for people to donate promotional items for their upcoming events. They will be giving away items in 100 goodie bags to registered attendees of justBe…Connected and at a promo table set up at The Creative … Read More...
The Jeanne Rose Newsletter
Jeanne Rose, aka The Grande Dame of AromaHerbalism has a free online newsletter titled “Jeanne Rose News ~ Online!”
You can subscribe to the newsletter by visiting HERE. There’s a wealth of information on aromatherapy and herbalism in the … Read More...