I’m proud to be the Featured Artist at Amazing Mold Putty Blog this month. I have a great project to share there today using Amazing Mold Rubber and a favorite stencil by Julie Balzer – TCW229 Rain stencil to create a new project that just opens doors with the stencils combined with Amazing Mold Rubber. My brain is spinning with fun ideas and ways to use this. Here is a
Wait! I Lost My Place Again! Surprisingly Simple Project to Save Your Needlework
Have you found yourself knitting or crocheting in the round and suddenly lost where the beginning of the row should start? I did while crocheting these half-finger gloves I am working on. After a few times, I finally grabbed a giant clip and started trying to pin my first stitch of each row so I could keep count. Then I decided the giant clip was too big and cumbersome.
Burlap & Ribbon Wine Bag
Post has been updated: Our DT Contest has been extended until 11/23/2013, Saturday night at midnight, to give you a chance to make something to share and participate with our Christmas Love Campaign. Please scroll to the bottom of this post for the details how to enter. If you remember my earlier Quick N Easy Prima Bead Hostess Gift project, I have another super quick and easy DIY project
Beaded Knitted Scarf
I decided I wanted to learn to knit. I’ve tried a few times, but apparently didn’t get the hang of it. A good friend of mine and fellow artist, Debi Crouse, from Studio 301, took some time to show me how to knit some basic stitches. When I was sick many weeks ago with an upper respiratory infection, I had plenty of resting time on the couch knitting away at
Hand-Made Painted Christmas Stocking
It is finally time for the 5th Annual Christmas Love Campaign with Susan K Weckesser Inc. This is such a special cause and I hope you will take part with us this year. The Designers at Susan K Weckesser Inc will be celebrating from Nov 2-16 with a Handmade Christmas, sharing projects handmade in honor of this campaign. Thank you to the amazingly generous sponsors at: I used
Canvas Corp Everyday Gal Tote
Some of us collect shoes, I have a passion for bags and totes. Here is an everyday tote bag I created using a tote from Canvas Corp. I painted it with Golden acrylic paints using stencils by Dylusions and The Crafter’s Workshop. The huge flower is a gorgeous fabric flower also by Canvas Corp. I also found a great pen by Koh-I-Noor USA. I used this pen to add a few