Favorites Friday
May 11th, 2009 at 03:56pm
Under Favorites Friday+ Kids
I love summer-time. The warm sun beating on my face and the bright blue sky just make me smile and think there’s not a care in the world. Summer is also the time kids are off from school and playing with their friends. My nieces live right down the street from me so it’s fun [...]
Continue Reading Summer is Just Around the Corner
Tags: crafting with kids, food, kids crafts, shoe clip, skewer, summer crafts
By Christine
April 3rd, 2009 at 08:41am
Under Favorites Friday+ Sites We Love
Ahh, spring is in the air. Isn’t it fantastic? The bright red tulips in our back garden are opening up and bushes are starting to bloom. Luckily, my desk is right next to sliding doors out to the garden, so I can occasionally stare lovingly at the emerging colors. Here in Ireland, April is considered [...]
Continue Reading Favorites Friday: Spring Crafts
Tags: knitting pattern, papercraft, spring
By Caley
March 13th, 2009 at 05:13am
Under Favorites Friday+ Green Crafting
We are always keen on craft projects that utilize recycled materials. Turning potential waste into something useful or at least pretty is magical. Crafting with recycled materials is a great way to teach kids about the importance of recycling and create a fun activity. In addition to the environmental benefits, using recycled materials allows us [...]
Continue Reading Favorites Friday: Recycled Crafts
Tags: Green Crafting, recycled materials, upcycling
By Caley
March 6th, 2009 at 10:36am
Under Favorites Friday+ St. Patrick's Day
As a current inhabitant of Dublin, I am particularly excited about St. Patrick’s Day (even if none of my Irish friends are). This will be my second St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland, and I plan on doing a better job this time around of attending events in the four-day-festival the city now holds. Though I [...]
Continue Reading Favorites Friday: St. Patrick’s Day
Tags: craft links, Irish Craft, St. Patrick's Day
By Caley
February 27th, 2009 at 05:42am
Under Favorites Friday
If you like to craft, somewhere in your home (or many places in your home) is likely awash with yarn, patterns, paints, magazine clippings and various machine manuals. To keep from drowning in buttons and be able to see all the available craft supplies for projects, crafters need to give a little extra attention on [...]
Continue Reading Favorites Friday: Get Organized!
Tags: corkboard, inspiration, organization
By Caley
February 13th, 2009 at 09:00am
Under DIY+ Favorites Friday+ Green Crafting+ Knitting+ Tutorials+ Wearable Craft+ winter
Even though we’ve seen gorgeous weather this week in Chicago (sunny and 60 on Tuesday!), the groundhog recently predicted six more weeks of winter, and we’ve been in the Midwest long enough to know spring never comes early. So while we’re gearing up for the five inches of snow predicted for Valentine’s weekend, cozy up [...]
Continue Reading Winter Crafts Round-Up
Tags: Favorites Friday, wearable crafts, winter
By Mindy
February 6th, 2009 at 10:45am
Under Favorites Friday+ Valentine's Day
Mindy’s Picks
Valentine paper globes are such a unique idea. This post links to a pattern so you can make them yourself.
There aren’t many cute, heart-shaped things that make acceptable male Valentine’s Day gifts, but no one could turn down mini cheesecakes. Last weekend I bought two mini springform heart pans to make my boyfriend chocolate [...]
Continue Reading Favorites Friday: Valentine’s Day
Tags: roses, Valentine Craft, Valentine decor
By Caley
January 23rd, 2009 at 08:08am
Under Favorites Friday
In honor of Obama’s inspiring inauguration this week, we have put together a round-up of our favorite patriotic crafts. For those of us living in Chicago, the new President is all the more special. When Obama spoke at my graduation convocation at Northwestern several years back, when the campus was more excited than when Kanye [...]
Continue Reading Favorites Friday: Patriotic Craft
Tags: 4th of July, American craft, patriotic
By Caley
January 16th, 2009 at 09:15am
Under Favorites Friday
Though I am not a huge fan of handbags or purses, I do appreciate the necessity of a good bag. Ideally, we crafters would make one. But with time and skill restraints, buying handmade from independent sellers is even better. For this Friday, we decided to do a round-up of our favorite bags, both projects [...]
Continue Reading Favorites Friday: Bags
Tags: handbags, purses, totes
By Caley
January 9th, 2009 at 07:47am
Under Favorites Friday
Since we posted so many sewing tutorials yesterday, this round-up is of our favorite tutorials on sewing machine covers. All these gracious bloggers have shared a tutorial on how to rescue your sewing machine from that boring but necessary cover and give it something more aesthetically pleasing. A cover actually extends the life of the [...]
Continue Reading Favorites Friday: Sewing Machine Covers
Tags: Sewing
By Caley
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