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Indie Emporium is happening this October 26th/27th in beautiful downtown Tulsa. The show will feature the hippest craft vendors, a fashion show of all handmade clothing and accessories, make-and-take crafting stations, a fine arts gallery space, workshops and demos led … Read More...
When most people think of jewelry, they picture rings, necklaces and bracelets. But another way to adorn yourself is with pretty hair accessories. No matter how long or short your hair is, there’s always a way to add a bit … Read More...
Bob Sherman generously shares his method for making this moon/asteroid candle. It could pass for a golf ball too. One of the tools used to make this is a ball peen hammer. I never heard of that before today but … Read More...
Where is your favorite place to shop for scrapbooking supplies?
My two favorite places to shop for scrapbooking supplies are Hobby Lobby and Archivers. Both stores have great supplies. You can always find really good deals on supplies at Hobby … Read More...
Yet another phone book company delivered a book of “friendly” yellow pages to our front door this month — for a total of three giant phone books from three different companies — for our two-person household. I don’t remember the … Read More...
Artbeads.com shows us how to make the perfect wire spiral with these full instructions.
Once you have it perfected check out this Spiral Wire Ring Project.
Interior designers and architects receive a fair share of carpet samples and then discard them the next year when they receive the latest-and-greatest shipment of samples from the same carpet manufacturers. This year the Ample Sample Design Contest challenged designers … Read More...
I admit it, I’m a Harry Potter fan. I have all the books, (I’m almost finished with the last book – don’t tell me the ending!!!) all the DVD’s and have seen all the movies in the theater except this … Read More...
scrapbook.com has some great coupons up for supplies at their store right now. I don’t think anyone is against saving money, so be sure to check these coupons out and see if they are anything you can use!
Coupon Codes … Read More...
The fourth annual Hooked on Wire retreat September 22nd- 24th or September 28th-30th Burlingame, California.
Experience three days of intensive wireworking instruction from three of the premier wirework artists in the country. Each instructor has prepared an original day-long workshop … Read More...
Twila Lenoir came up with this unique and decorative candle holder project idea. She was looking at the legs on her daughters old headboard and noticed how pretty they were. Some of those wooden spindles are truly beautiful. I recall … Read More...
Trying to stay cool this summer? How to make a USB-powered personal fan from a used CD. It’s more techie than crafty, but it definitely would make your co-workers green with envy. Just don’t get too close to the … Read More...
[tag]Fittner Knitter[/tag] has a great site full if interesting items. This page however, fits in with my current recycle theme of the past few days.
Cindy writes “These bags are made from 100% [tag]recycled wool[/tag] sweaters. No patterns were used … Read More...
Craftbits.com has a cute little gift thats sure to be a hit amongst your friends.
The Guardian Angel Survival Kit is easy to put together and is perfect for last minute quick gifts.
Some of the things you will need … Read More...
Cozy Illuminations started in April of this year and have candles for just about every occasion you would want. Their candles are high quality, functional and decorative. Cozy Illuminations is a very flexible company and will custom make your order … Read More...
Picture courtesy of KnitWit site. Have you tried to recycle yarn? Have you bought a sweater at a resale shop and tried to take it apart to reuse the yarn in your project and pulled your hair out in the … Read More...
I have wanted to try doing the felted medallions onto a scarf. Due too many factors that were my fault, I now have my Oops Scarf. First when I made the medallions I forgot to use the bamboo … Read More...
k-joi studios is a website full of scrapbooking goodness! Searching through the site you’ll find inspiring layouts, freebies for digital scrapbooking as well as embellishments that you can buy from the k-joi studio shop. I’m looking forward to using … Read More...
Old denim has been repurposed into many crafty things, but these simple pot holders by Canadian crafter Lise Farynowski caught my eye (OK, they actually caught the eyes of ReadyMade editors as they were sorting through the entries of their … Read More...
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