Do you craft in groups?
January 25, 2009 by Del
Filed under Community, crafts, miscellaneous
Well before the Internet came along and encouraged a virtual togetherness among crafters, people routinely knitted, quilted, tatted and crocheted in groups. Your local yarn shop may have a regular day or evening when crafters get together, over food, fun and fiber.
Do you enjoy craft groups? Do you belong to one at your LYS or do you attend one in someone’s home? If so, what do you like best about getting together with like-minded people?
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Your crafty resolutions
January 6, 2009 by Del
Filed under Community, Creativity, crafts, crochet, inspiration, knitting, miscellaneous, yarn crafts
It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been knitting or crocheting for 50 years, or whether you just started. There’s always something to learn.
With this new year still fresh and full of possibilities, have you made any crafty resolutions for 2009?
Maybe you want to try a new technique, but have always been worried about the results. It’s only yarn — you can unravel it and start over. If there’s something you haven’t tried yet, come on…what’s the worst that can happen?
Join a local knitting or crochet circle. Take a class if you’re a beginner and you just can’t figure something out. Teach someone the craft.
What are you going to do this year that you haven’t done before?
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Making crafty resolutions for the new year
December 29, 2008 by Del
Filed under miscellaneous, yarn crafts
With so many people vowing to start off the new year doing something differently, I wonder how many of us make resolutions related to our crafts.
I made several resolutions at the beginning of 2008 and I didn’t really meet them, so I’m steering clear this year (I think). Still, for others, writing resolutions down is a good motivation tool to:
- Try something new
- Use a yarn you’ve never used before
- Use a different technique in place of the one you’ve used forever
Are you making any crafty resolutions for the new year? What kind?
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Bloggy giveaway- Red cord from Kreinik
October 27, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under contest
Bloggy giveaway carnival is over….
This red color cord is Kreinik’s 3/8″ Trim with wire embellishment cord.
You can make all kinds of wonderful jewelry and other crafts with it. I love it and am so pleased that the lovely folks at Kreinik gave this to me for the contest!
Michelle, who was #23 in the comments won this prize
Congratulations!
The contest is now over……
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I am no longer writing hankering for yarn. You can catch up with me at www.tottietalkscrafts.com
Bloggy giveaway- Gold color cord from Kreinik
October 27, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under contest
Bloggy giveaway carnival is over….
This gold color cord is Kreinik’s 3/8″ Trim with wire embellishment cord.
You can make all kinds of wonderful jewelry and other crafts with it. I love it and am so pleased that the lovely folks at Kreinik have given this to me to give to you!
Jenna, who was #31 in the comments won this prize
Congratulations!
The contest is now over……
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I am no longer writing hankering for yarn. You can catch up with me at www.tottietalkscrafts.com
Bloggy giveaway- Silver cord from Kreinik
October 27, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under contest
Bloggy giveaway carnival is over.
This silver color cord is Kreinik’s 3/8″ Trim with wire embellishment cord.
You can make all kinds of wonderful jewelry and other crafts with it. I love it and am so pleased that the lovely folks at Kreinik have given this to me to give to you!
It was one of the prizes in this week’s Bloggy giveaway carnival.
Mannequin #42 in the comments won this prize Congratulations!
The contest is now over……
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I am no longer writing hankering for yarn. You can catch up with me at www.tottietalkscrafts.com
Artsy Bloggers Roundup from last week - Oct 13 2008
October 20, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under Creativity, links
Things have been chaotic around our house, as we are in the middle of family health crises with 2 of our nearest and dearest, so it means that I am playing a scrambly catch up game….
anyhow… here are the links for last week’s Artsy Bloggers Roundup. (I didn’t manage to get a link in, but I’ll aim to do that this week)
| Celebrate WA, My Place Photos Check out the inspiring photos from WA |
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| Layers Upon Layers Darlene Wilkinson shares her secrets to creativity! |
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| Q & A with Joanna Goldman Read about her original character designs and more. |
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| Remember to Smell the Flowers One of the nicest things about digital scrapbooking is that you can always do a makeover. As your skills and design sense improve or change, you’ll look at your earlier work and think, “Now I know just what that needs!” Here’s one by Eileen that needs just a tiny tweak … when she can find the time! |
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De cluttering - Organize and optimize your stash of yarn
October 14, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under yarn stash
I am in the middle of trying to re-configure my studio so that the spaces work better.
I want to be able to get at my yarn and tools quickly and easily, but keep them away from mischevious cats and small wicked dogs (yarnaholic animal companions are a pain in the skein!).
I am blessed with a large studio that we heat with a wood burning stove in winter and big south facing windows.
This is great, but oh so dusty, so I can’t have my yarn displayed openly.
Having a big studio means we have a tiny bedroom. That’s mostly okay, as I spend my waking hours in the studio, and don’t need much room to sleep- :o)
BUT that also means storage in the bedroom is just about non existant. erg.
So, when closet organizing popped up from Martha Stewart’s website, I went to have a look.
Her expensive options are totally out of the question for us, but the cheapest option looks kind of useful…..
here’s the link: closet makeover
Do you have some good ways of organizing your stash?
and yes, I know - give away give away give away…… I’m working on it!
Artsy bloggers roundup for Oct 4-2009
October 5, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under Creativity, crafts, inspiration, links
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| Homecoming Mum Ribbon Weaves It’s homecoming season! Find illustrated instructions for love chain weaves at The Artful Crafter - award winning site (Yahoo Buzz, Knol & Wikipedia) for Homecoming Mums. http://the-artful-crafter.blogspot.com/2008/09/homecoming-mum-ribbon-weaves.htmlJuicy Pens, Thirsty Paper Heather has just ordered SARK’s new book. Have you read it? http://www.acreativejournal.com/juicy-pens-thirsty-paper/ |
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| Layers Upon Layers Learn to combine texture shots into a whole new digital image! http://www.layersuponlayers.com/making-ghost-in-the-wall-digital-steps/ |
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| Milk Bottle Artist Steps Forward Find out who’s been surprising folks with milk bottle art. http://www.junkcreation.com/milk-bottle-artist-steps-forward |
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| The 4-Patch - Quilt Patch of the Week Check out the 4-patch quilt pattern for an easy one for beginning quilters. Mary Emma, blogger at Quilting and Patchwork, learned to quilt with her grandmother, using this pattern. http://www.quiltingandpatchwork.com/2008/09/28/quilt-patch-of-the-week-the-4-patch/ |
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| Vintage treasure or worthless scrap?
Recently,my sister-in-law and I found a wonderful vintage lace collar in a second hand store. The shop lady didn’t see it that way. To her it was a worthless piece of junk. It’s another case of trash becoming treasure- what do you think?http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/vintage-lace-collar-or-worthless-scrap Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright |
Artsy bloggers roundup for Sept 27-2008
September 27, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crafts, links
13 Frugal Finds for Quilting & Fabric Art
Quilters have always been resourceful when it comes to finding fabric, embellishments, and other supplies for their work. Today is no exception. Here’s the link:
Crocheted baby earflap style cap for Save the Children
My contribution to this week’s Artsy bloggers roundup is my design for a tiny crocheted earflap style baby cap for the Knit One, Save One campaign of Save the Children. Here’s the link:
http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/crocheted-baby-earflap-style-cap-by-noreen-crone-findlay
Flying Pig and Other Junk Art
Bill Morris shares his junk creations made from shovels, barrels and more.Here’s the link:
http://www.junkcreation.com/flying-pig-and-other-junk-art
Free Autumn kids crafts
Chloe from Tangled Thread has compiled a list of free & fun kids crafts to celebrate the Fall.
http://www.tangledthread.com/pumpkins-and-more-free-fall-crafts-for-kids/
Layers Upon Layers
The second year of the Bead Journal Project has just started, and Cyndi has her first piece finished.
Window Envelope Card Ideas
There are many uses for eye-catching window envelope cards. Today Eileen talks about making window envelope cards for mailing.
http://the-artful-crafter.blogspot.com/2008/09/window-envelope-card-ideas.html
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