Recent Posts Tagged With 'crafts'

• Soft Records

  Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 08:00 in crafts, etsy, crafting, pillows, vinyl, RECORDS, cool finds, lps

  Once again the good folks at Craftzine have lead me to a wonderful Etsy shop. The owners, Esther and Shelley, have a wonderful collection of items. My favorites are these record pillows. Aren’t they adorable?! ...

• Fun with Vintage Hankies

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 00:19 in crafts, sewing, vintage, crafting, scarves, whimsy, scarf, cool finds, pillow, thrifting, vintage hanky

  I love vintage hankies. They are so delicate and pretty. In the past few weeks I discovered some fun uses for these pretty treasures. Nikki over at Whimsy Love made a Hanky Scarf which is so cool and unique. I have recently rediscovered how much ...

• Crafty Summer Fun!

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 10:55 in fun, crafts, banner, Soap, birthday, summer, crafting, makeover, Projects, valentine's day, silly putty, crowns

  This summer I was happy to do some Isabella Watching. She and I had so much fun making all kinds of goodies. We made silly putty, soap, and puppets. She made a birthday crown on her birthday, of course, and there was much fun had painting. One of...

• My Plaques of Achievement

  Posted on Saturday August 15th, 2009 at 13:53 in crafts, plaques, vintage, crafting, paint, hobby lobby, victorian fashion, wood crafts, mod podge

  Several weeks ago while perusing the booths at my favorite flea market, I came across these lovely plaques and thought I can do that! I immediately began searching for and pricing wooden plaques at Wal-Mart and the local craft stores. I found just ...

• Magnets, Paint, and Crafty Fun!

  Posted on Friday August 14th, 2009 at 09:56 in fun, crafts, retro, crafting, paint, barbie, whimsy, cool finds, magnets, chalkboard, magnet board

  I recently purchased a set of 50th Anniversary Barbie Magnets. They are so cute and quite retro! I wanted to hang them in my little crafty nook and decided to look for a lovely metal vintage tray that could be made into a magnet board. Then, quite...

• Linky Love

  Posted on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 at 12:18 in inspiration, crafts, decorating, whimsical, vintage, antiques, decor, crafting, thrifty, Link Love, whimsy, cool finds

  I have recently found a number of blogs that have quickly made their way to my favorites list. I thought I’d take a moment to share a little of their goodness with you. Wonders Never Cease is written by Becky Ramsy, a writer and a mom, who hop...

• Pretty Pieces of Wearable Art

  Posted on Monday April 6th, 2009 at 13:36 in shopping, crafts, etsy, crafting, pendants, necklaces, whimsy, pins, resin jewelry, ewelry

  I found this wonderful Etsy shop a couple of weeks ago and wanted to share! Picking a handful of these delightful, charming pieces of jewelry to share with you was practically impossible. There are so many whimsical pieces from which to choose. Yo...

• Crafty Fun

  Posted on Saturday March 14th, 2009 at 20:24 in crafts, journals, crafting, clipboard, scrapbooking paper, paperdolls, composition notebook, paperdoll clothes

  I’ve been up to a little crafty fun this week! What do you think? ...

• New Craft Space Finally Completed!

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 20:35 in crafts, decorating, decor, crafting, Thrift, craft space

  Those of you who stop by regularly are aware that I have been converting a small space in our home into a craft space. You have also seen pics of vintage jars, etc that are being used as decor and inspiration. All of these have finally come togethe...

• Photo cube project

  Posted on Thursday February 26th, 2009 at 15:05 in pictures, scrapbooking, crafts, tutorials, crafting, alphabet, photo cube

  Yesterday I awoke with a bit of inspiration. I had seen an idea for making blocks out of photo cubes. I thought it was a cute idea and purchased a few photo cubes so I could give it try. I never got around to making the blocks, however, I still ha...

• Random Tidbits of Life

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 16:06 in books, shopping, fashion, crafts, crafting, flea markets, cool finds, thrifting, papercrafts, lucky magazine, waldenbooks, victorian figurines

  Friday was a good mail day! I had signed up for a free trial issue of Lucky Magazine sometime ago. I received a bill for further issues, but no magazine and then on Friday they arrived. I now have my trial issue and the first of issue of my subscr...

• Bookstore Closing

  Posted on Thursday January 15th, 2009 at 22:08 in books, crafts, Everyday Life, crafting, tennyson, bookstores, alfred lord tennyson, joanne fluke, junk jewelry, waldenbooks, green crafting, bookstore closing

  I received some rather sad news today! Our local Waldenbooks is closing its doors. It is one of three business in our mall that are currently going out of business. I hate to see a good bookstore leave the area. It seems there are so few. Hubby ...

• Handmade Love

  Posted on Monday January 12th, 2009 at 06:04 in family, jewelry, fashion, crafts, handmade, beads, crafting, necklaces

  Simply had to share these beautiful necklaces made by my cousin, Lindy. She is so talented! The first two necklaces are mine. One is a gift from Lindy’s mom, my Aunt Vickie, and the other is a gift from my mom. The last one belongs to my ...

• A Warm Little Snowman

  Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 21:12 in crafts, knitting, crafting, scarves, whimsy, snowman, loom knitting, looms, knifty knitter

  Christmas has come a little early this year! My dear, sweet hubby presented me with this beautiful, fun, delightful scarf. He made it himself, using a Knifty Knitter. Isn’t it the cutest, most adorable scarf you have ever seen? I believe th...

• More Sock Monkey Fun - Website of the Week!

  Posted on Saturday December 6th, 2008 at 22:09 in fun, wow, crafts, Monkeys, etsy, socks, crafting, whimsy, cool finds, sock monkeys

  I received a lovely comment from Jan Christiansen at Sock Monkey Ranch regarding my post about Blue Sapphire and her sock monkeys. Well, I had no choice but to visit Sock Monkey Ranch and instantly fell in love. You must go and meet Miss Millie and...

• Sock Monkey Fun

  Posted on Thursday December 4th, 2008 at 15:28 in shopping, crafts, etsy, crafting, whimsy, cool finds, sock monkeys

  Aren’t these cute? If you love sock monkeys or just have a soft place in your heart for them, then you must visit Blue Saphire at Etsy.       ...

• Website of the Week - Doe-C-Doe!

  Posted on Monday December 1st, 2008 at 11:11 in shopping, wow, crafts, embroidery, Rings, green, patterns, vintage, crafting, earrings, whimsy, reuse

  One day last week while perusing Craftzine, I came across these charming vintage pattern embroidery collages. I immediately clicked on the link to see more. This led me to Doe-C-Doe’s blog and Etsy store. Doe-C-Doe’s blog is delightful...

• Pieces of Me Pendants

  Posted on Monday November 17th, 2008 at 15:56 in jewelry, fashion, crafts, etsy, crafting, pendants, whimsy, cool finds, pieces of me pendants, scabble tiles

  I found this wonderful shop courtesy of Modish’s November Giveaway! Lisa makes a vast array of adorable pendants using scrabble tiles. She also accepts custom orders and right now she has a buy 2 get one free sale happening. She has fifteee...

• Butterfly dress

  Posted on Sunday November 16th, 2008 at 19:45 in technology, fashion, crafts, sewing, crafting, butterfly, dress, whimsy, butterflies, cool finds

  I found this dress on Craftzine! The butterfly wings flutter with the wearer’s heartbeat. This is so cool! I absolutely love it! Visit Craftzine to learn more. You can also click here to get an overview of the dress design.   
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• Website of the Week - All About Papercutting!

  Posted on Monday November 10th, 2008 at 12:27 in art, wow, crafts, crafting, cool finds, papercutting

  I stumbled upon this website today and immediately thought of my readers. I have noticed that one of my most popular posts has been the one about Chinese Papercutting. This blog has been put together by an artist living in California. She has rece...

• Gift Bows

  Posted on Friday November 7th, 2008 at 14:56 in crafts, magazines, green, recycling, crafting, gift bows

  Not long ago I named the site, One Pretty Thing, as a website of the week. One of things I found on that site was a gift bow tutorial on Craftster. I recently sat down with an old magazine and tried my hand at making a bow. These are the results. ...

• Fall Leaves Garland

  Posted on Wednesday November 5th, 2008 at 15:41 in crafts, crafting, Autumn, leaves, fall, ribbon, garland

  Yesterday America voted and we voted for change! Talk shows, news shows, etc, they are all talking about Obama and the election. It seems somewhat easy to become indifferent until one realizes that we are living history. I wonder what our grandch...

• Paint color card notepads

  Posted on Monday November 3rd, 2008 at 08:38 in crafts, green, recycling, crafting, stickers, halloween, gift tags, notepads, paint cards

  I have been seeing these adorable notepads on the internet and just couldn’t wait to try them myself. I made up some Halloween ones for the Jabberwocky egg hunt prizes at our Halloween party and some just for fun. You can find a tutorial fo...

• Halloween Party Success!

  Posted on Monday October 27th, 2008 at 17:46 in family, fun, food, crafts, holiday, party, crafting, costumes, halloween, tea party, egg hunt, decorations

  After months of planning and a week of decorating, shopping, and cleaning the big night finally arrived! Our friends came, music played, and the party began. It was deemed our “best party ever!” Our friend and fellow host arrived Satur...

• Paper Pumpkins

  Posted on Wednesday October 22nd, 2008 at 13:21 in paper crafts, crafts, decorating, crafting, halloween, Autumn, whimsy, pumpkins, fall, decorations

  I found these cute paper pumpkin decorations on Craftzine. You can find the tutorial on hostessblog. While you’re there look around. I’ve been doing a bit of exploring myself and found some really cool stuff.     &#...

• Website of the Week - One Pretty Thing

  Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 08:58 in crafts, DIY, sewing, tutorials, magazines, crafting, recycle, origami, cool finds, aprons

  I love finding tutorials on the internet and getting the opportunity to try new things. Rachel Klein at One Pretty Thing has made it so much easier to find cool tutorials and diy projects. Rachel and her kitties scour the world wide web in search o...

• Indie Fixx Giveaway!

  Posted on Wednesday October 15th, 2008 at 10:32 in crafts, embroidery, Giveaway, crafting, indie fixx, cornucopia, sublime stitching, autums

  Indie Fixx has a wonderful giveaway happening right now! You have until November 14th to enter. Visit Indie Fixx to see all the wonderful items up for grabs in this cornucopia of goodies. Some of my favorite items are embroidery patterns from Subl...

• Go Green!

  Posted on Tuesday October 14th, 2008 at 18:37 in fashion, crafts, sewing, magazines, green, patterns, crafting, go green, simplicity, corsets

  While looking through the Simplicity costume patterns, my husband stumbled upon these corsets. They are made out of magazines and the words Go Green were printed clearly across the page. I couldn’t find a Go Green catagory per se, but I did f...

• Website of the Week - Anticraft!

  Posted on Sunday October 12th, 2008 at 16:18 in wow, crafts, dark, crafting, gothic, angels, macabre, anticraft

  This is a unique and fun website that I highly recommend for any crafter with a novel sense of humor and perhaps a love of the macabre. These crafters love creating and making things that are highly eccentric and fun. This is definitely not your gr...

• Website of the Week - Natural Beauty Workshop

  Posted on Sunday October 5th, 2008 at 23:38 in skin care, beauty, Natural, wow, crafts, green, organic, bath and body, crafting, powder, body and skin care, powder puffs

  I want to share this website. Naturalbeautyworkshop is a blog sponsored by from Nature with Love. From Nature was founded by Kibby and Jay. They first became aware of natural and organic ingredients in skin care when their daughter was diagnosed w...