Archive for December, 2008

When Good Crafts Go Bad…Salt Dough Ornaments

Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in Cool Crafters, Craft Projects | 4 Comments »

You have to check out this video from Ana Arujo... it's a hoot. She's trying to convince her daughter that dough ornaments are a good thing... and her daughter is ... Read more..

Christmas Craft Book Winner

Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in Commentary | 1 Comment »

Baby Girl picked the name out of the basket .... AND THE WINNER IS... BRENDA!!!! Thanks to all who left comments, and happy holiday crafting! Feel free to drop me a line and ... Read more..

Ideas for Holiday Gift-Giving- buy Fair Trade Crafts!

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Posted in Craft Resources | No Comments »

If you are here, than you know that my mission and passion is to bring the joy of hand-crafting to everyone. BUT... if time has gotten away from you, or ... Read more..

Christmas Craft Book Give-away

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Posted in Craft Resources | 10 Comments »

I wasn't going to do another give-away so soon, but I ran across this book in my collection and figured I'd better pass it along before the season is over. [caption ... Read more..

Craft Ideas Using Recycled Cards

Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in Craft Projects, Medium: Recycled Materials | No Comments »

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Use components from cards to make cool tags!"][/caption] So I wasn't sure if I should share this now, or wait until after the holidays. I figured that ... Read more..

Ideas for Holiday Crafting, part one

Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in Craft Projects | 1 Comment »

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Pick it, Paint it, Present it!"][/caption] OK, the holiday season is upon us, and many of us would like to give a hand-made gift. But since time ... Read more..

Colbert Reports on Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting

Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Cool Crafters, Craft News | 2 Comments »

OK, so I blogged about the Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting show in Scotsdale AZ months ago, but Stephen Colbert also did a piece regarding "renegade knitters...."- very funny! Enjoy! The ... Read more..

Scrap Fabric Postcard Swap

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in Craft Projects, Medium: Fabric Arts, Technique: Stamping | No Comments »

Even though it's the holiday season, and I'm well over my head with projects, I couldn't resist jumping into one more swap at ClothPaperStudio Yahoo group.  The idea was to ... Read more..

“Pins and Tins” Polymer Clay Class at Grand River Beads

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in Craft News, Crafts for Kids, Medium: Polymer Clay | No Comments »

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="292" caption="A "Mom and Me" class!"][/caption] We'll be making a polymer clay gift set with a pin and coordinating keepsake tin. We’ll fashion a block of clay into ... Read more..

Wild Women Swaps Received

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in Craft Projects, Medium: Beads, Medium: Fabric Arts, Medium: Recycled Materials, Technique: Beading, Technique: Sewing | No Comments »

I got a package from the UK today containing my goodies from the Wild Women Swap I did on CPS. (To see the pins I made, click here.)  So here ... Read more..

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