2008 November | Craft Test Dummies

Winner of Origami Book Give-Away!

28. November 2008

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 horrible writing, congrats to Sue! Happy crafting!

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

24. November 2008

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(((Please note: this item has been given away. Thanks for visiting, and read on, anyway!))) 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. I was into making little gift boxes for a while, [...]

Last Minute Hostess Gifts- Leaf Wine Glass Coasters

23. November 2008

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If your life is anything like mine, you constantly need little gifties to hand out. (Thankfully, it’s a small price to pay for someone else cooking dinner!) Anyhoo, I ran across this cute idea at CraftStylish and I’m going to get a-sewing so that I have a set of these for my Thanksgiving Hostess. (By [...]

Polymer Clay Resources

14. November 2008

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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 was so “in the moment” that I forgot to take any photos! I did promise, however, to put some of my favorite resources up for [...]

New Mokume Gane beads…

12. November 2008

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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 wearing it. I have a gazillion beads in this color way, so I took some over to Eva at Grand River Beads, and she’s going [...]

Wild Women Pins for CPS Swap

9. November 2008

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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 like sassy ladies. I started with my standard fiber fusion technique- layering batting, then fabric, and then sprinkling thread snippets, fabric scraps, yarns, and Angelina [...]

Magic Glos Addendum

7. November 2008

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I decided to try out Lisa Pavelka’s Magic Glos today on a polymer clay pendant I’m working on. I spread out the material, being careful to use enough product so that the edges wouldn’t pull back. Happy with my progress, I set it under the UV lamp that I bought from her. I clicked on [...]

Bead On a Wire Bangle Revisited

4. November 2008

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Just to let you all know I’ll be teaching “Bead on a Wire Bangle” at Grand River Beads in November. (The 8th, Saturday afternoon, and the 13th, a Thursday Evening.) We’ll be making swirly lentil beads with inclusions, and you’ll get the bonus of learning to make wire coils to complete the bracelet in class. [...]

Yo-Yo Handbag

4. November 2008

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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, as well as how to make yo-yo’s. If you missed my review on the Clover Yo-Yo makers, you might want to check that out, [...]