2008 December | Craft Test Dummies

When Good Crafts Go Bad…Salt Dough Ornaments

15. December 2008

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 not enjoying the mess. That being said, bread dough ornaments ARE fun, easy, and cheap!!!! They would be fun to make on a snow day, [...]

Christmas Craft Book Winner

15. December 2008

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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 or a pic about what YOUR making for the holidays….

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

11. December 2008

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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 you have extra, last-minute gifts to GIVE and no more time to MAKE, I have an excellent solution for you. Visit WorldofGood.Ebay.com, and you find [...]

Christmas Craft Book Give-away

9. December 2008

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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. The book is called Spirit of Christmas by Leisure Arts and is CHOCK-full of all kinds of Christmas crafts in different styles: Southwest, Romanic, folk-art, [...]

Craft Ideas Using Recycled Cards

7. December 2008

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So I wasn’t sure if I should share this now, or wait until after the holidays. I figured that if you’re like me, you still have last year’s holiday cards, or if not, make sure you don’t toss them on December 31st! Here’s the deal: Aileen from Aileen’s Musings came up with the idea of [...]

Ideas for Holiday Crafting, part one

6. December 2008

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OK, the holiday season is upon us, and many of us would like to give a hand-made gift. But since time is growing short, I thought I’d toss out an idea for a fun afternoon field-trip that will result in a great holiday gift for someone. Even you! I’m talking about a paint-your-own-pottery store. Sure, [...]

Colbert Reports on Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting

5. December 2008

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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 Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Nailed ‘Em – Radical Knitting Colbert at Christmas Colbert Christmas DVD Green Screen Bill O’Reilly Interview

Scrap Fabric Postcard Swap

4. December 2008

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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 make an “artful” fabric postcard, using scraps. When the sign-ups were happening, I was cleaning out my studio and had scraps out the wazoo. Then [...]

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

3. December 2008

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We’ll be making a polymer clay gift set with a pin and coordinating keepsake tin. We’ll fashion a block of clay into a great gift for your favorite Mom or Grandma or to keep. Class fee of $42 includes all materials. Age 10 and up may work independantly but under 10 must be accompanied by [...]

Wild Women Swaps Received

3. December 2008

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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 are my swaps: The top one is a hand-woven piece, topped with a yo-yo and a polymer clay face from Diane the YarnGoddess… the “Red-Headed [...]

Mokume Gane Wire-Wrapped Pendant by Eva

2. December 2008

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I’ve been making Mokume Gane pendants and beads, and my dear friend Eva (who owns Grand River Beads in Rocky River, Ohio) used one of my beads to wire-wrap for a group she’s in. Her group, Creative Wire Forum, is doing a “piece a week” project, encouraging members to make-yup, you guessed it- one piece [...]