For this month’s e-newsletter giveaway, I asked subscribers to email me their favorite election crafts. It was the day after the election and I just couldn’t resist. These were my favorites: Obama Bean Portrait – Love this! Legumes in Action! Hallmark Magazine’s Hartford Election Cake – I really like this […]
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Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts – Amigurumi
I’ve had the desire to learn how to crochet amigurumi for quite some time. I keep imagining all the cut little softies to be made and had and how great it would be for little scraps and just so cute. So cute all the time. I have picked up and […]
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Generosity of the Craft Community and a Book Review
I have been fortunate enough in my life to receive many things through the generosity of others. My grandma gave me all of her craft supplies getting me started on my life adventure of pattern writing, craft leftovers, fiber arts, and now teaching classes and workshops.
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Basic Crochet Stitches :: The Harmony Guides
I have waxed poetic about my love of Erika Knights books before and here I am again. She edited this great series of books called the Harmony Guides and after purchasing Harmony Guide: Basic Crochet Stitches: 250 Stitches to Crochet, I am considering buying the other guides. I feel like […]
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The Martha Rules :: Finding my inspiration in Martha?
I fell prey to the Martha Stewart Living craft a day and recipe a day email newsletters. I started clicking on the recipes and the crafts and ending up on her website more and more. Well I started reading about her more… then I started picking up back issues of […]
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Dresser Redress Part II
Today was the day to start putting the drawers back together. They were all painted and as dry as they were going to get in the humid weather we have been having lately. This is what I started out with this morning: First I put the drawers back together. It […]
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The Woollyhoodwinks vs. the Dark Patch
I am a fan of full disclosure, so I want you to know upfront that the fine people over at Immedium Publishing emailed me last week and asked if would like to review this book and sent me a preview pdf. They thought you might like to hear about it. […]