Archive for November, 2008

Winner of Origami Book Give-Away!

Friday, November 28th, 2008 Posted in Medium: Paper Crafts | 1 Comment »

Happy Black Friday.... this morning I put the names in the basket- 25 of them- and drew out the winner of the origami craft book: So if you can't read my ... Read more..

Thanksgiving Give-Away: Origami Book (and resources,too!)

Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in Craft News, Medium: Paper Crafts | 25 Comments »

Well, I've got a little Thanksgiving give away for you: a book called "Fantastic Folds: Origami Projects" by Andrew Stoker. It's chock-full of origami animals, boxes, envelopes, and other goodies. [caption ... Read more..

Last Minute Hostess Gifts- Leaf Wine Glass Coasters

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 Posted in Craft News, Craft Projects, Craft Resources, Medium: Fabric Arts, Medium: Recycled Materials, Technique: Sewing | No Comments »

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="264" caption="Cute Little Wine Class Cozies!"][/caption] If your life is anything like mine, you constantly need little gifties to hand out. (Thankfully, it's a small price to pay ... Read more..

Polymer Clay Resources

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Craft Resources, Medium: Polymer Clay | 1 Comment »

I had a lovely class last night at Grand River Beads, and we had a great group of 5 ladies making polymer clay beads for bangle bracelets. As usual, I ... Read more..

New Mokume Gane beads…

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in Medium: Beads, Medium: Polymer Clay | 1 Comment »

I'm finishing up a new batch of Mokume Gane beads, and I fell in love with this one so much I stuck a "taco bail" right on it and started ... Read more..

Wild Women Pins for CPS Swap

Sunday, November 9th, 2008 Posted in Medium: Beads, Medium: Fabric Arts, Show & Tell | 3 Comments »

I've gotten back to the sewing machine- a little- and have made some pins for the ClothPaperStudio Yahoo Group swap. Our theme was "wild women pins," but mine are more ... Read more..

Magic Glos Addendum

Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Craft Product Reviews, Medium: Polymer Clay | 3 Comments »

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="108" caption="Not a Good Craft Day"][/caption] I decided to try out Lisa Pavelka's Magic Glos today on a polymer clay pendant I'm working on. I spread out the ... Read more..

Bead On a Wire Bangle Revisited

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Commentary | No Comments »

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Featuring Polymer Clay swirly lentil beads"][/caption] Just to let you all know I'll be teaching "Bead on a Wire Bangle" at Grand River Beads in November. (The ... Read more..

Yo-Yo Handbag

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Craft Projects, Technique: Sewing | No Comments »

You know I love my yo-yo's.... so when I ran across this goodie at CraftStylish, I had to share it. I want one. The instructions include step-by-steps for making the bag, ... Read more..