Hi Everybody:
My dd was doing the laundry while I was sick, She must have used half of the box of the dryer sheets.
She said she luved the smell of them on the clothes.
Anywhoo I’m left w/a … Read More...
A Tiny Sweater Challenge
I ran across these darling tiny sweaters that are being used for gift embellishments. They are just knitted and not felted. I am going to try some and I would like you to knit or crochet one or two and … Read More...
Free patterns: Needlepoint bookmarks
Tracy Lambert, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog, has posted a couple of terrific patterns for needlepoint bookmarks. (Would these patterns work with floss and perforated paper? I’m going to try them and find out.) Choose the watermelon (shown … Read More...
Free patterns: Needlepoint bookmarks
Tracy Lambert, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog, has posted a couple of terrific patterns for needlepoint bookmarks. (Would these patterns work with floss and perforated paper? I’m going to try them and find out.) Choose the watermelon (shown … Read More...
Free patterns: Needlepoint bookmarks
Tracy Lambert, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog, has posted a couple of terrific patterns for needlepoint bookmarks. (Would these patterns work with floss and perforated paper? I’m going to try them and find out.) Choose the watermelon (shown … Read More...
Free patterns: Needlepoint bookmarks
Tracy Lambert, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog, has posted a couple of terrific patterns for needlepoint bookmarks. (Would these patterns work with floss and perforated paper? I’m going to try them and find out.) Choose the watermelon (shown … Read More...
Posie is in a holiday mood
Alicia Paulson of Posie Gets Cozy fame is putting together a few Christmas ornament kits for her fans. Considering the popularity of the felt-applique revival on Etsy and other venues, Posie’s kits are bound to sell out in a flash. … Read More...
Quilting Arts TV: A Show Across Generations and Genres
A few months ago I got an e-mail from Jaime Guthals at Interweave Press. She wanted to share the news about Quilting Arts Television. Quilting Arts TV (QATV) is the new craft television show that launched this year on … Read More...
New patterns from Amy Cluck
Amy Cluck – one of Pimp Stitch‘s fab designers – just released two new embroidery-pattern sets. The Caffeinated Collection includes three yummy and popular beverages. The Breakfast Club is…well, delicious! Check them out.
Scent-Sations: Mia Bella Gourmet Candles
Scent-Sations: Mia Bella Gourmet Candles is a company offering high quality candles and bath and body products. There are 90 different scents to choose from for jars and votives.
Mia’s Bella’s bakery section offers realistic scented pie candles including apple, … Read More...
SOME NOT SO NEW BOOKS THAT ARE WORTH THE $$
Heirloom Afghans to Knit or Crochet
I hit the jackpot, as it were, at the library this week when I went to the crochet section. There were a number of books I had heard or read about but never had … Read More...
Inspiration: Jude Hill
Did you see the movie Being John Malkovich? The premise is that there’s a secret doorway on an odd half-floor of an office building. And if you pass through this doorway, you end up in the mind of actor John … Read More...
Beading Buds-A Traveling Bead Party
I got a link suggestion recently for Beading Buds. Located in Toronto, Canada Beading Buds is a traveling bead party that comes to you! You provide the space and they provide the beads, instruction, inspiration and lots of fun.… Read More...
Inspiration: A Collaboration
Have you been following A Collaboration blog? It’s the record of a year-long artistic challenge between futuregirl and ruby-crowned kinglette. Every two weeks, they choose a new word to interpret in embroidery on 4-inch linen squares. You should check … Read More...
The Sweet Unfolding – Unfolded
Thesweetunfolding call’s itself a little bit arty, a little bit indie. What they don’t mention is how sophisticated and beautiful everything looks.
This site leaves me wanting to host a party, invite friends around for dinner or even renew my … Read More...
Swap your scraps!
Quilt Pixie is putting together a December swap of quilt scraps. What fun! And this sounds like an especially tasty treat for crazy quilters. If you’d like to join in, post a comment (including your e-mail address) on Pixie’s August … Read More...
New Use For That Leftover Selvedge
For the avid sewers in the group, you’ll know what “selvedge” is. For the rest of us selvedge is the extra edge on fabric that is technically finished, but does not carry with it the pattern from the remainder of … Read More...
Crafting for a cause: Collage Mania
The call for entries has gone out, and Collage Mania 2009 is on the calendar. This annual online show of fiber collage benefits the American Cancer Society through Fiberart for a Cause. Last year’s event raised more than $13,000, and … Read More...
Serenity Now!
Okay, still one of my favorite Seinfeld quotes even though it has been gone for oh too long…. Serenity is just one of those happy places where things come together just as they should, where cares melt away and calories … Read More...
The coolest table cloth EVER
This awesome needle art, Messy Table Cloth, was conceived by Polish designers AZEdesign and stitched by women at the BERDO craft women’s group. A post on dezeen design magazine offers this explanation from the designers: “The MESSY project brings … Read More...