Christmas ornaments
One of the favorite holiday traditions at Noreen’s house is making an ornament for their family and friends. This year, it’s the Angel of Gratitude.
Favorite Upcycled Etsy Holiday Finds
Dominoes, quilts, plastic strips, aluminum cans, corks and more were used in these homemade holiday creations.
Hand Embossed Velvet Gift Bags
Do you know how to hand emboss velvet? Learn how with this project for an elegant embossed velvet gift bag. Beaded fringe optional!
Layers Upon Layers
Image transfers can sometimes be challenging. Cyndi’s giving you 4 chances to win Tilano kits that help …read more

How to hand-sew sequins
Add some glitz and glamor to your holiday crafting with this easy how to sew sequins tutorial.  
Layers Upon Layers
Profiled artist Nicole Braun combines her love of mixed media arts with her photography.
Making Festive Ice Wreaths
If it’s freezing, you can make the perfect ice wreath!
More Ornament How-tos
Come see some beautiful and easy-to-make Christmas ornaments created by Eileen’s new helper elf.
Spool knitted and woven heart instructions
Noreen has re-worked the instructions for her spool knitted and woven heart. It’s now available as a pdf. The original heart was made …read more

Christmas shopping for fiber-aholics with Tangled Thread
Need a gift idea for the fabric or fiber-aholic in your life? Chloe has put together her favorite picks to delight the crafter on your list.
Freaky Friday #138
A visual journal prompt using photos & images of your family.
Green crafts – A new hand made book from recycled wood & paper
Noreen’s been working on Christmas presents. She’s just finished making a journal for her sister in law, using old wood from a stage set, and recycled paper. She’s binding it all with spool knitted cords, and has embellished …read more

  2008 Advent Calendar
Heather Blakey is making another advent calendar this year.
Fabric Beads – Fun to Make and Use
Quilters and fabric artists enjoy making fabric beads for their various creations.
Featured Prize: Let’s Knit!
Learn more about this book for beginning knitters, and enter to win by Nov. 23.
How to weave a prayer or healing shawl on a narrow loom
Noreen’s been weaving prayer and healing shawls on the Cricket rigid heddle loom, using a nifty technique that she has developed – a mitered loop.
Layers Upon Layers
Cyndi has a whole new set of mixed …read more

Chic Junk Art from Light Bulbs & Plastic Bottles
Discover Dutch artist Carolien Adriaansche.
Christmas Ornament Ideas
Are you looking for directions for making Christmas ornaments? Look no further. Eileen has lots of ideas for you at The Artful Crafter.
Christmas for Crafters: Prize Packages for the Winning
First giveaway ends Nov 17, so if you miss it, check for the next one!
Green crafts – Twig buttons
Noreen was given an old leather coat that had really boring buttons. She made wonderful new buttons for it from arbutus twigs and her spool knitter. Voila! a fun …read more

Christmas crafting with Tangled Thread
Get a head start on your Christmas ornament crafting with these fun patterns.
Fall Doily Bread Basket
When you say Thanksgiving grace, let this lovely bread bowl grace your table. After the meal, you may want to make the empty bowl a gift to someone at the table that day.
Harvest Themes for Quilters
Now that November and harvest time is here, Mary Emma discusses harvest theme ideas at Quilting and Patchwork.
Introducing the Newspaper Bench
Oscar Lhermitte found a beautiful and functional use for newspapers.
Layers Upon Layers
Cyndi has declared that …read more

Emergency Response Studio Complete
Once an old FEMA-style trailer, now an off-the-grid mobile artist studio, ERS is a must see.  
Layers Upon Layers
Collage artist Tom Brennan mixes it up in his paper arts!
Spooky Halloween Spiders
You’ll love these spooky spiders made by Eileen’s crafty friend Shaaron. Lately Shaaron has been specializing in crafts that are easy and/or can by done with the kids. You have just enough time to create a bunch of these creepy critters in time for Halloween. So get busy!
What to do with those little scraps of yarn? Fiber fusion!
Here’s a …read more

13 Tips for Quilting Inspiration & Design
Mary Emma at Quilting and Patchwork provides some ideas to give you inspiration for your quilting and fabric art.
Boo-tacular Halloween crafts
Tangled Thread has put together a list of her favorite free patterns for Halloween crafts – for all ages.
Layers Upon Layers
Making art with recycled bottles and jars…that’s Alyice Edrich’s thing!
More Spring Ideas
Some great spring activities.
Service with a Smile
Eileen responds to a customer’s question about one of her most popular original patterns: a panadiere or fabric bread basket. These bread baskets make lovely …read more

We’ve got a short Artsy Bloggers link round-up this week – but there’s some great stuff, so enjoy!

Celebrate WA, My Place Photos
Check out the inspiring photos from WA
Layers Upon Layers
Darlene Wilkinson shares her secrets to creativity!
Q & A with Joanna Goldman
Read about her original character designs and more.
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!” …read more

Celebrate fall colors
Tangled Thread is inspired by fall colors to create a new fall flower wall hanging.
Change Your Writing Tools
Encouragement to use differernt writing tools in your journal.
Layers Upon Layers
Come see some of the work that has arrived at the home of the “Ties That Bind” collaborative art project, raising money for ovarian cancer research.
Make It Pink Challenge at CraftStylish
Upload your pink craft project to CraftStylish and they’ll donate to breast cancer research.
Men in Quilting – Does Grandfather Make Quilts?
After discussing the role of women in quilting for so long, …read more