March is National Craft Month, and we can’t wait to celebrate all month long by getting our craft on. We’ve enjoyed the Photo a Day Challenge from Australian blogger, Fat MUM Slim, so we decided that it would be a great to adapt her idea especially for crafts.
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Posts Tagged ‘craft’
Celebrate Craft Month with Our Craft-a-Day Challenge
Monday, February 27th, 2012New Year, New Craft. Win a Book to Keep Your Crafty Resolution
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012The beginning of the new year is the perfect time to break out of your comfort zone and try a new craft. We’ve shared some of our authors’ resolutions for 2012. Now CrafterNews wants to know what’s on your list. Since we all know how hard it is to stick to a resolution, we’re giving away five beginner-friendly books to help you on your crafting adventure!
Any Crafters Out There? Vampire Knits for Halloween
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
And now for something completely different . . . a knitting book! We’re thinking some of you RIFers out there might be crafters, and our friends at CrafterNews have generously offered copies of Genevieve Miller’s Vampire Knits, just in time for Halloween! Surrender to the allure of knits inspired by the immortals we all love to fear. If you adore Twilight, True Blood, or The Vampire Diaries, this collection of 28 imaginative and beautiful projects is sure to captivate. And we’re excited to offer another special book for giveaway this week (hint: Martha Stewart).
New York Sheep and Wool Festival Recap
Thursday, October 20th, 2011We love attending the New York Sheep and Wool Festival held each year in Rhinebeck, New York. Who can resist all the gorgeous yarn on display, lamb cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, dog herding competitions, and (our personal favorite) the pumpkin chucking contest? Despite a few passing downpours, the festival was in full effect!
Free Pattern – Basketweave Pillow from Home Knits by Suss Cousins
Monday, April 25th, 2011
In Suss Cousins’ Basketweave Pillow Pattern, you make just one piece to sew to the top of an inexpensive cotton pillow. You can vary the pattern by using yarn and linen, yarn and yarn, yarn and felt – so many possibilities! It makes a great gift.
Free Pattern – Crochet Lace Necklace from Twist and Loop by Annie Modesitt
Monday, April 25th, 2011
We found another great classic, free pattern from Annie Modesitt in the PotterCraft archive – the Crochet Lace Necklace.
The Creative World of Mixed-Media Artists by Jane Davies, Author of Adventures in Mixed Media
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
In Adventures in Mixed Media, artist and teacher Jane Davies fearlessly breaks down the boundaries between art, craft, painting, quilting, and collage.
Embellished Chaos Earrings
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
To celebrate his new book, Scott David Plumlee is happy to share a beautiful project from Chain and Bead Jewelry Creative Connections. “Embellished Chaos Earrings”, as Scott calls them, adds color and visual weight to another beautiful design from the book, his “Chaos Earrings”.
• Download Embellished Chaos Earrings from Chain & Bead Jewelry Creative Connections (from Issuu.com)
Eat Me Daily Applauds Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Popular food blog, Eat Me Daily, recently raved about Karen Solomon’s “wonderful” Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It:
