Here is a tutorial by Lise that shows you just how to make felted beads and the results are awesome as seen in this picture and the site has several more felted beaded goodies.
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The Sampler is an innovative marketing & promotional tool for indie businesses. Each month, independent crafters, artists, shops, zines and record labels, send samples and promotional materials to a contribution pool. All the samples are photographed, posted to the site… Read More...
Scrapbook Group on Flickr
I love Flickr (a photo social networking site, if you’ve never heard of it before) and the ability it gives to photographers (or just plain old photo takers) to meet people with similar interests. Flickr even has their own scrapbooking … Read More...
Blogtipping Day at Candle Making
Okay I’m a little late so it’s more like blogtipping evening. In case you missed it last month blogtipping day is the first calendar day of each month and we’ll be tipping and/or offering compliments to crafty blogs.
Blogtippee 1. … Read More...
Pink Ribbon Tatting Pattern
Pink Ribbons are popular with anyone involved in Breast Cancer Awareness, and I came across this pattern while seeking out some brooch ideas for our local support group.
Lenore English has published this pattern on her website making it free … Read More...
Embroidables New Designs
Embroidables have released their latest designs
for machine embroidery with a very cute birthday collection and diva animals.
Outback Embroidery 30% off Sale
Glen Harris is an embroidery digitizer for Outback Embroidery and is offering his designs at 30% off until August the 5th at the Secrets of Embroidery website. If 30% off is still not quite in your budget then check out … Read More...
Plastic Canvas
Plastic canvas is not as popular as it used to be, but don’t think for one second there isn’t a whole world of Plastic Canvas Artists out there. If you would like to try your hand at plastic canvas then … Read More...
Make Rub On Decals
One of my favorite types of embellishments is rub on decals. I think they are a neat way to add pictures to your scrapbooking pages. While browsing through CraftBits.com I found this tutorial on how to make your own Rub … Read More...
Etsy.com Makes Payment Errors
Esty.com has made some changes to their billing process and as a result all etsy store owners should
be aware of some of the errors which may come your credit cards way.
Check out the announcement on their website to … Read More...
Bath and Body Yahoo Group
With 4569 members this yahoo bath and body group is a great source of inspiration and support.
Bath and body is a group dedicated to new recipes, tips and ongoing advice for all levels of crafters and
if your having … Read More...
Bernat Mill Complex Burns
Photo supplied by (ALAN J. BRACKETT)
July 21, 2007 the former Bernat Mill in [tag]Uxbridge MA[/tag], which housed 65 local businesses, burned to the ground. This 10-alarm fire shocked the community, and destroyed one of the few remaining Northern Mill … Read More...
Paper.com
If you’re like me – always drooling over all of the different types of paper available for scrapbookers, Paper.com may be the website for you. Besides offering categories for almost every type of paper imaginable, Paper.com also has a … Read More...
Recycled Barbie Doll and Friends
Up for an indie recycling art show?
San Francisco’s 5th Annual Altered Barbie Show, “Out of the Box: Reclaiming and Recycling Barbie,” features 75 artists and vendors celebrating Barbie’s (and Ken’s and Skipper’s) second life. The art show, which … Read More...
YouTube Crochet Videos You Need To Watch
Have you discovered you-tube? I’m not terribly techno-savvy, but I love finding online sites that help me crochet better. There are 2.740 videos listed when you type ‘crochet’ in the search box at the website www.youtube.com
Here are some of … Read More...
Creature Candles
Creature Candles online candle shop offer unique adorable hand crafted creature candles. There’s cats, pigs and dogs to choose from. Shown here is pig and piglet candles. They almost look like polymer clay sculptures but they’re wax. The nice … Read More...
Fibre Spacecrafts
What a wonderful site, there are so many delightful things to see, learn and buy. You can see tutorials on How to Make a Felt Flower Brooch, how to make Silk Paper and how to Make a Silk … Read More...
Make Your Own Envelope
Not all things that you want to scrapbook are things that you want to glue or cut to fit your scrapbooking page. Envelopes are great ways to add things – just as they are – to your scrapbooking pages. Envelopes … Read More...
DIY Star Jar Candle Holder
Cindy Trombley submitted this great star jar candle holder project to Craftbits.com. The main materials needed are a pickle jar, paints, brushes and contact paper. The ribbon is a nice touch and I love how the candle peeks through the … Read More...
Vinyl Sign Jotters
Leslie Herger of Comfortable Shoes Studio upcycles colorful and funky vinyl signs into one-of-a-kind covers for her delightful — and very reasonably priced — handmade jotter notebooks. She gets her sign vinyl from a grocery store chain where she works … Read More...