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What is Tophatter.com?

Jenny — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:10:46 +0000

This is a question I was asking myself when representatives at TopHatter.com approached me and asked me to take a look at their auction website. Unlike other auction sites, this one is LIVE- that means, you must be present and online to bid and win. It’s a fast-paced, fun way to bid on handmade items, [...]

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A Guide To Online Fabric Resources

Guest Star — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:21:00 +0000

Today’s guest is Carla Macklin, co-owner and designer of Clever Charlotte, a company that designs and sells clothing patterns for “modern children.” She’s immensely talented and is the most talented sewist I’ve ever met. Oh, and she’s my cousin-in-law, too- which meas that when we have family get-togethers, Carla and I compare notes on blogging [...]

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Holiday Photo Cards by Minted.com

Jenny — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:45:06 +0000

Every year our holiday cards change. Some years I make them all by hand, some years we sadly wait until the last minute and order quick photo cards at the last minute. This year we had some professional photos taken in Mexico, and I just KNEW that they would make fabulous holiday photo cards- and [...]

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Craft App Review- eScrap App by DCWV

SaraCarns — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:39:00 +0000

The last few times we were at CHA and I stopped by the dazzling booths of DCWV, (Die Cuts with A View), I noticed that they were advertising a new digital scrapbooking app. I hadn’t tried any yet so I decided to give this a go for on-the-go scrapbooking- the eScrap app! Here is how [...]

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Totally Green Crafts & The Totally Green Contest

Jenny — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:33:05 +0000

So y’all know I am WAAAAAY into recycle crafting. In fact, if you take a look at my projects, over half of them are upcycled or recycled. So when my “internets friend” Johnnie Lanier reached out and let me know that she was partnering with Suzy Myers to create Totally Green crafts, I was all [...]

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Craft App Review: Tim Holtz App

SaraCarns — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:27:47 +0000

When I first saw Jenny at CHA in Chicago and we sat down to chat about what’s new and popular she asked me, “So how long did it take you to download the new Tim Holtz app?” I said, “Minutes!” And it’s true! I went back and looked through my twitter feed and it took me [...]

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Craft App Review: Paper by 53

SaraCarns — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:01:06 +0000

While sitting at the Innovations presentation at CHA, I whipped out my iPad to take notes when a few people instantly asked around me, “What app is that?” “This?” I say, “This is Paper. I use this more than any other app.” And it’s true. Paper by 53 is a streamlined drawing and sketch app. [...]

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TV and Online Show “Noodle and Doodle” For Kids Features Crafts, Recipes

Jenny — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:57:57 +0000

I was up earlier than usual this Sunday AM and found a fun show for pre-kinders and early elementary grades while flipping around. It’s called Noodle and Doodle and airs on Sprout, or on NBC Kids in the early AM. I looked it up online, and here how it’s described on the Sprout website: Craft, [...]

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Website Review: UPrinting.com

Jenny — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:10:50 +0000

I’ve notice that there is a trend for turning your photos into canvas prints lately- but I’ve always wondered if they work. I was approached by UPrinting.com to give it a go….for free…. so how could I turn that down? I’m always a skeptic, and I like to really see for myself if A) the [...]

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The Perils Of Pinterest

Jenny — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:15:59 +0000

Earlier this year I wrote an article called “ Pinterest and Why Crafters Love It!” Since then, Pinterests’ shiny image has gotten a little tarnished. Unclear and contradictory Terms of Service, the hijacking of affiliate marketing links, and the fear of intellectual property infringement are now causing artists and crafters to delete their pinboards and [...]

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