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Product Review: Personalized Stamps from Three Designing Women

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Even if you don’t consider yourself much of a stamper, Three Designing Women’s personalized stamps are a must-have for any crafty gal. These handy stamps are super easy to use and can be personalized with your name, address, and whatever other details you want. The “Handmade for You” design featured above is perfect for adding a personal touch to your cards, homemade gifts, and any DIY party favors.

Speaking of parties, Three Designing women stamps feature a revolutionary removable plate. This means you can use several different stamp designs with just one base. Check out the “Let’s Party” invitation I made below, using my Three Designing Women stamp and a few supplies from the dollar section at Michaels. I can’t wait till Christmas so I can use one of their holiday stamps to make my cards and gift tags! (There are also several cute baby themed stamps, if you are planning any baby-related projects in the near future.)

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By default, your all-in-one stamp base comes with black ink. However, if you’re looking for a little more color, you can buy ink pads that can be changed out just as you swap out the removable plates to change your stamp design. If your main complaint about stamping is that it’s just too messy, this is the system for you! (It’s also a great choice if you have a small craft room, since this system takes up less space than traditional wood-mounted rubber stamps and standalone ink pads.)

Visit Three Designing Women to review the full selection of stamp designs. To find out where to purchase, you’ll need to check out the store locator section of the site.

Disclaimer: Product samples were provided by the manufacturer for the purpose of preparing this review.

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Some knitters have trouble coming up with projects they can both knit and wear when it’s warm outside. Especially if you’re not ready for garments (thought tank tops and summer tops are great first garment projects!) it might seem like there’s nothing to do when it’s hot outside.

One way to remedy this situation is by knitting headbands. Headbands are great any time of year to keep hair out of your face and make you look a little more pulled together without any effort. Wider headbands double as ear warmers when it gets colder, but skinnier ones are great throughout the year.

A couple of great examples are from designer Elly Donner, who has a set of headband knitting patterns on Ravelry you can buy individually or as an ebook. Homebody, shown here, is worked in garter stitch (the ties are crocheted but you could also use I-cord), while Slipstream uses slipped stitches and garter ridges, and Sounds of Spring has little cables. The patterns use DK weight yarn and are a great way to use a little leftover yarn from another project.

I also recently came across the lovely Plush Braided Headband by Yevgeniya Li. A free pattern on Ravelry, this wider design is covered in lush cables for a sleek and fancy look. It uses worsted weight yarn and you can customize the length for a perfect fit.

Celeste Knitwear’s Spikelet is a simple twisted headband with columns of eyelet lace to keep it from being too heavy. It’s worked flat and sewn together to make the twist, and uses DK weight yarn. It has three sizes available.

This skinny lace headband from Lusi Knits is another cute choice. It calls for fine weight cotton yarn, but you could use heavier yarn if you have it on hand to make a wider headband (or use any fine yarn you have available). It uses ties to customize the fit.

And if you want to go super basic but still really cute, try the easy ring headband from Lulu Pattern. The sample is knit pretty wide, but you could make a narrower version if you want, and the little ring turns it from a plain loop into a bow with very little extra work. It calls for worsted weight yarn but you could also use whatever weight you like for this one to change up the look and size.