I saw Yael’s work on Etsy and was entranced by her ability to mix paper, fabric and ink into whimsical and wearable art! Yael is a 39 year old mother of two children (12 and 9 years old) and graphic … Read More...
Crosstitch.com
Crosstitch.com is an excellent pattern source!!! You join the site at varying degrees and are able to download your choice of patterns.Starting with a 1 month 3 pattern trial up to a 2 year unlimited pattern membership. The patterns are … Read More...
A Blast-from-the-Past Book
A banner ad on Craftster prompted me to take my first in-depth look at the book The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts, published in 2006 by Leah Kramer, founder of Craftster.
The book is packed with … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Ribbon Yarn Scarf
This yarn was in the goodie bag at the St. Louis Cardinals’ Stitch n Pitch on August 6, 2007. I must admit that I had never really worked successfully with this type ‘yarn’ before. It’s hard to call this stuff … Read More...
Etsy Feature – Apak
“Aaron and Ayumi Piland are two physically separate beings who are united in art as APAK“. This quirky couple design, print and publish their own line of greeting cards and zines. Many of their designs, such as this cute … Read More...
Pricing Your Crafts
One of the biggest challenges of being an Indie Crafter is knowing what your work is worth in the larger craft market. As a good starting point for those of you who are just beginning I found this About.com article … Read More...
FeltWEST
After visiting what seemed to be a hundred felting sites, I happened on FeltWest. Just sit back and look through their collection of wonderful felted items. This site is filled with worthwhile articles also. Enjoy and let me know … Read More...
Beaded Crochet Bracelet
 Future Girl Craft blog has a tutorial for a beaded crochet bracelet. I love bead crochet but dont’ do it well. This would look great in metallic yarn with crystals, or in silk yarn with pearls and sea … Read More...
Meat for the Beast
Subversive Cross Stitch has a cool,creepy pattern by Ray Fenwick that uses glow in the dark thread!!! This is really great pattern! Hurry over and check it out and for goodness sakes, scope out all the other yummy goodies they … Read More...
Yankee Candle World’s Largest Candle Store
Yankee Candle began in South Deerfied Massachusetts. It has a huge 90,000 square foot store. Their candle store has over 160 scents to choose from and a multitude of accessories. There’s even a “dip your own candles” area where you … Read More...
~Sun Kissed Bud~
Working as a pasrty chef for many years in some of the busiest restaurants in NYC, Sun Kissed Bud owner Ayelet started making her own natural products to help with her aching back, neck and feet.
Now, 5 years later … Read More...
Chopsticks Reincarnated
It’s unfortunate, but billions of single-use chopsticks are disposed of each year, a fact that prompted Bryan Parks to found Kwytza Kraft.
The company collects single-use chopsticks from restaurants in China, cleans them, sanitizes them at high temperature and … Read More...
Animal Print Painted Candles
You can paint on just about any candle as long as it’s clean and you use paint specifically made for candles which you can find in most craft stores.
Debbie Stapley, a DIY Craft Expert shares her painting techniques on … Read More...
Amigurumi Patterns from Ana Paula
Ana Paula Rimoli is the proud mom of Oli & Martina. Oli turned 4 in April and Martina was born last September 12! They are the inspiration for all the toys she makes. She has great talent for designing the … Read More...
Heart Felt
This is an excellent site to pickup roving, yarns and patterns. If any of you have been lusting after Noni bags patterns, Deb has them all on her site. At Heart Felt Knits they are dedicated to bringing you quality … Read More...
A Tote for the Inner Geek
What can you do with old floppy disks — I mean the REALLY old oversized, bendable floppies? Instructables contributor imanalchemist (yes, you read that right) shows us how he made a dashing tote bag from 18 old 5.25-inch floppies, canvas … Read More...
Candle Wedding Favors
Catalina Candles have the cutest candle favors for guests to take home as elegant thank you gifts. They would also make a fun display for them to remember the wedding with.
For a unique beach wedding, check out their “… Read More...
Sabinette Felted Scarf
This felted scarf is so lovely and the pattern is free from:
Berroco
I really want to share it with you.  If anyone makes it I will show it here.
Regards,
Linda
XYZ, Still More Creative Lettering
Lettering is a great way to add style to your pages. XYZ, Still More Creative Lettering by Lindsay Ostrom and Vicky Breslin looks like an great book that will inspire you to be even more creative with your lettering accents. … Read More...
Shaving Cream: Not just for dads anymore
It’s going on 10 days with 100+ degree temperatures, it’s too hot for the kids to even play in the pool, and you’re all going a little crazy in the air conditioning 24/7. What’s a mom to do?
How about … Read More...