The holidays are all about spending time with family and friends. We at CrafterNews have a good old-fashioned solution to passing those long, lazy vacation days: checkers!
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Posts Tagged ‘potter craft’
Travel Checkers from Sew What You Love by Tanya Whelan
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 Introducing ePatterns from Potter Craft
Monday, December 12th, 2011Start creating! Potter Craft announces the arrival of individual knitting and crocheting ePatterns for sale from five of their most popular books. Available in all electronic formats including reflowable and fixed format for usage on devises such as the iPad, Kindle and Nook, as well as downloadable PDF. These are available wherever eBooks are sold.
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).
Mochimochi Photo Contest and Giveaway
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Anna Hrachovec just announced the fifth annual Mochimochi Photo Contest on Mochimochi Land. Since we at CrafterNews are quite obsessed with Anna’s adorable mochimochis, we are re-posting the contest rules, and also adding a giveaway of our own.
Celebrate Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts with a Holiday Planning Calendar
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
From New Year’s Eve to Valentine’s Day to Christmas and every holiday in between, Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts contains page after page of projects, tips, techniques, and inspiring ideas. To assist in your holiday planning, CrafterNews—taking inspiration from Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts—created craft calendars for the months of October through December. Featuring photos from the book of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas crafts, and highlighting dates when you should begin to think about crafting, you can prepare for the season with ease!
Savor the Little Things in Life with a Teeny-Tiny Food Slideshow and Giveaway
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 To celebrate the publication of Anna Hrachovec’s Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi, along with Peter Callahan’s Bite by Bite from Clarkson Potter, CrafterNews has teamed up with The Recipe Club to offer you an exclusive peek at both books. What better way to showcase the huge fun than with a slideshow of teeny-tiny, bite-sized food!
Q&A with Anna Hrachovec and Free Project from Her New Book, Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 Mochimochi mastermind Anna Hrachovec’s new book, Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi hits bookstores today! To celebrate, CrafterNews sat down with Anna to discuss the new book, her favorite mochimochis, and more. Read the Q&A with Anna, check out the Tiny Chicken project on Scribd, and start creating your own teeny-tiny mochimochi!
A Sneak Peak and Free Pattern from Wendy Knits Lace by Wendy D. Johnson
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Although this much-anticipated book won’t be in stores until August, we’re offering a special preview with a free pattern! We love this quick and easy scarf from the wonderful Wendy D. Johnson that will keep you looking pulled-together, whether you’re dashing out the door to make it to class or just running errands around town.
Log Cabin Quilting for the Fourth of July by Susan Beal, author of Modern Log Cabin Quilting
Friday, July 1st, 2011
The Log Cabin quilting design is one of the most American of patterns, and I’ll be wearing my Block Pocket Apron for our little Fourth of July barbecue this year. If you’d like to make an apron for yourself, too, July is the perfect time to stitch one up!
Potter Craft Goes to TNNA
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011Every year we look forward to going to Columbus, Ohio, for the National NeedleArts Association trade show. Once there, we catch up with old friends and see what’s new in the world of knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and cross-stitching.
