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For all of you/us who love wood hooks, I’ve gathered a long list of links that will take you to a site that sells wood hooks. Many of these are cottage industries, home-based businesses that are true labors of … Read More...
Stampington & Company, publishers of well-known art-and-craft magazines such as Somerset Studio and Belle Armoire, are slating four new publications for 2009, including Art Quilting Studio. Stampington is already calling for entries of readers’ work. Get your … Read More...
Indie Shopping is one of my favorite websites for scoping out up and coming crafty talent. This week the ladies interview Michelle of Moushart Jewelry. All kinds of fun insider information like how Michelle worked for Cirque Du Soleil, … Read More...
Sue Bleiweiss, blogger extraordinaire and publisher of Fibre&Stitch online magazine, is giving stuff away! Just comment on this post. For each 25 comments, Sue will draw a winner to receive the latest issue of Fibre&Stitch or the winner’s … Read More...
Call to Artists!
Presenting the second Mend donation project, “The Altered Toy Project”. Mend is a non-profit educational arts organization, located in Boise, Idaho USA. As an organization, we are interested in exploring the … Read More...
Fellow CGer Jennifer Perkins sent me this great spread from an Australian publication. Ok, I know that most of it’s technically crochet and not knitting, but since they’re wearing knitted sweaters I thought I’d post it anyway–it’s too awesome not … Read More...
The Golden Thimble has posted a list of 527 links to free craft projects, many in the realm of needlework. You’ll find everything from pom poms to aprons. Thanks to Tipnut for the heads-up!
Yay! My favorite show, Project Runway is back for a brand new season! The Season Premiere was last night and boy, was it good. Seriously, a LOT of design talent coupled with some interesting folks, to say the least (including … Read More...
I got an Oriental Trading Company catalog a few days ago. If you have never heard of them, they are the party supply people-with all the crazy cheap favors, decorations and whatnots to make any occasion festive. Everyone loves them, … Read More...
Tipnut.com has been running a series of free cross-stitch patterns for gingham-look flowers. They would make a darling tea towel set or a sweet addition to a little dress. The whole series is now gathered together in this post, … Read More...
Are a few days of uninterrupted stitching in an Australian mountain retreat your idea of heaven? (That’s certainly where I would like to spend the afterlife.) If so, you still have time to sign up for The Needlework Boutique’s 2008 … Read More...
Heartstrings Embroidery is having a big Christmas in July sale. New designs are being released each day through July 25, and all new releases are 25% off through that date. There are lots of other freebies, sales, and specials, … Read More...
Sponsored by NICHE magazine, the annual NICHE Awards competition celebrates excellence and innovation in American and Canadian craft.
Categories include Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood, Jewelry, Home Furnishings, Judaica, Recycled, Teapots and many more. Two new categories have been added … Read More...
Iris Niebach has posted a tutorial for tatting around a wire – a useful technique for making tatted jewelry and other projects that need a bit of stiffness and shaping. See the video.
Check out this FREE crochet jewelry pattern from Roxycraft. This is for the Cherry Pickers crochet earrings pattern. Super sweet and very vintage. You could resize it and make a necklace like this, I have one my grandmother made … Read More...
WoooHOOO! Pimp Stitch is giving away a rockin’ stitching kit! Included are “a full fat quater of osnaburg fabric, 4 colors of floss, an embroidery needle and a super cute staight pin for pinning your pattern to your fabric for … Read More...
I ordered this book, sign unseen, because of its name and because it is a Japanese Crafts book. I have always admired Japanese designed crochet and thought this would be a nice addition to my library.
Sadly, although the book … Read More...
ElectricQuilt.com is sponsoring a “mouse hunt.” You have until August 31 to find and report images of the mascot mouse hidden throughout the site. Prizes include quilting books and designs, so it’s time to get hunting! Find out more.
I walked to the grocery store and bought 12 mason jars
to make container candles.
They only cost eight dollars and I like the fact that they have lids so you can put them back on when you’re not using … Read More...
