“Olympic Giveaway 4: Top-Down Knitting DVD” plus 18 more

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• Olympic Giveaway 4: Top-Down Knitting DVD
• Mosaic of Flickr Finds
• Sand Fibers Giveaway
• Two Free PDF Projects from Jill Wiseman
• Knit List: The Spoked Cardigan
• Day 2 Winner
• Tutorial: Drapey knit Abbey Road Top
• DIY Anthropologie Style Lamp – Felted Flower Goodness
• Giveaway: Fox Hollow fat quarter bundle
• Tutorial: Fully Loaded Circle Skirt for girls
• Tutorial: Add a side seam split when hemming trousers
• Tutorial: Advent bag
• Free embroidery patterns
• Win a Sabine Lippert Original!
• Pinata Cupcakes
• 61 Birthday Cakes to Make
• Tutorial: Stamped Resin Jewelry
• An Outstanding Bag
• Easy Ombre Earrings

Olympic Giveaway 4: Top-Down Knitting DVD Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT I thought we’d start the first full week of the Olympic giveaway off with something fun: the “Knitting from the Top Down with Wendy Bernard” DVD from Knitting Daily Workshop. This hour-long DVD covers the basics of knitting top-down, seamless pullovers and cardigans. It covers two patterns (there’s a website you can go to to download the patterns; it’s listed …

Mosaic of Flickr Finds Posted: 29 Jul 2012 09:23 PM PDT Found some neat stuff scrolling through Flickr! Clayers do the neatest things! Flickr – and Pinterest – are fabulous places for a hit of polymer clay awesomeness. 1. OOAK Polymer Clay Baby Girl, 2. 202_2, 3. Dental Braces / Zahnspangen?, 4. Polymer Clay Covered Compact Mirrors, by Polymer Clay Shed…

Sand Fibers Giveaway Posted: 29 Jul 2012 09:08 PM PDT Carol Dean Sharpe, who is one of the featured beading artists in Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry, is giving away one of her pieces created for the book! The giveaway ends July 30, so don’t hesitate! Head to Sand Fibers to enter now!…

Two Free PDF Projects from Jill Wiseman Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:45 PM PDT If you can’t wait until Jill Wiseman’s Beautiful Beaded Ropes is released, you can get two free PDF projects to preview now! Jill‘s Flirtation Bracelet and Bohemian Earrings are available now at Lark Jewelry & Beading along with more information about her exciting new book.…

Knit List: The Spoked Cardigan Posted: 29 Jul 2012 07:00 PM PDT Since the giveaway of the day is books about Noro, and a few people have commented thay haven’t seen or used the yarn before, I thought I would share one of my longstanding works in progress that happens to be made in this yarn. The Spoked Cardigan by Carol Feller was featured on the cover of Interweave Knits Weekend in …

Day 2 Winner Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:51 PM PDT Hi there! Glad to hear so many people are interested in learning more about dyeing — this book is a great one for that, and it will be going home with commenter 26, Kylie C, who says she’s dyed fabric before but is interesting in dyeing and overdyeing yarn now that’s she doing more crochet. We’ll ignore the last part …

Tutorial: Drapey knit Abbey Road Top Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:45 PM PDT Katy from No Big Dill guest blogs in the Sewlebrity series at Family Ever After with a tutorial showing how to make her drapey knit Abbey Road Top.  She made it for her tween-age daughter, but it would also be a nice style for adults.  Get the tute. [photo fro No Big Dill]…

DIY Anthropologie Style Lamp – Felted Flower Goodness Posted: 29 Jul 2012 01:43 PM PDT Meghan Berney, of “Another Crafty Day” lives in a historic little city called Federicksburg, Pa. Megan hopes you learn something new on your visit to her blog. She created this charming lamp shade something like the one she loved from Anthropologi.  We would all love to shop at Anthropologi but our budgets hold us back.  Using felt and a purchased …

Giveaway: Fox Hollow fat quarter bundle Posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:24 PM PDT Moona Fabrics is this week’s sponser of the fabric giveaway at Maureen Cracknell Handmade.  They’ll give a stack of TEN fat quarters from Fox Hollow, an organic fabric collection by Monaluna Fabrics.  It has the cutest woodland theme with tree stumps and mushroom houses and little foxes and other woodsy creatures.  Go to her post to get the details and to get …

Tutorial: Fully Loaded Circle Skirt for girls Posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:12 PM PDT Jennifer from Un Petit Design guest blogs in the Skirting the Issue charity sewing series at Simple Simon & Co.with a tutorial showing how to make her Fully Loaded Circle Skirt.  She gave it that name because it’s packed with details.  It’s fully lined, with a ruffle peeking out at the hem.  It has pockets as well as a pair of shorts …

Tutorial: Add a side seam split when hemming trousers Posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT Sherry from Pattern Scissors Cloth shows how to add a small slit to the side seam when you’re hemming your pants.  You can also do this on the hems of shirts or sleeves.  Go to her post to find out how to do it. [photo from Pattern Scissors Cloth]…

Tutorial: Advent bag Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:55 AM PDT  Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make an Advent bag.  This is such a brilliant design!  It’s a super simple Advent calendar design – a bag that hangs from the door.  Velcro numbers on the front mark the days, and the bag holds the treat.  Change the numbers (and add a new treat) each day throughout Advent.  Get …

Free embroidery patterns Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:28 AM PDT (1) Ajiro Sashiko pattern from Royce’s Hub (2) Needles and Pins from The Painted Quilt (3) Five motifs from Broderie d’Antan (4) May All Your Weeds be Wildflowers from Red Brolly (includes needlekeep pattern) (5) Do Your Best from Hudson’s Holidays (6) Dog Tags digital stamp suitable for embroidery from Digi Ditto (via CraftGossip’s stamping blog) (7) Snail Applique Block…

Win a Sabine Lippert Original! Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:13 AM PDT Lark Jewelry & Beading is giving away a Queenie Bracelet made by Sabine Lippert! How can you enter for a chance to win? Vote for your favorite technique – bead embroidery or beadweaving – on Facebook by August 10! (*Please note – the giveaway is for U.S. residents only.)…

Pinata Cupcakes Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:57 AM PDT First there were Pinata cookies…. and now, Pinata cupcakes! A chocolate dome is all you need. Find the how-tos HERE at La Rec­eta de la Feli­ci­dad, spotted on handmade charlotte.…

61 Birthday Cakes to Make Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:52 AM PDT I’ve posted on these collections of birthday cake ideas from Parenting before, but now they have them all collected neatly on one page, organized by theme, so you can easily pick and choose what masterpiece you’ll create without having to thumb through pages. Find 61 birthday cakes to make HERE at Parenting. …

Tutorial: Stamped Resin Jewelry Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:43 AM PDT The Resin Crafts blog has direction on how to use stamped images, resin and some bling to make some stunning jewelry pieces. Visit their blog for complete how to’s. -Heather…

An Outstanding Bag Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:28 AM PDT   WOW!  I think this is an outstanding ‘sampler’ style bag.  To begin with, I’m a fan of this shape purse AND I like the colors used.  But, I think it’s the stitch variations that really make the look. Haven’t tried broomstick crochet (that peacock-eye-looking stitch)?  No worries.  Not only does Laurie offer us this pattern for free, she’s …

Easy Ombre Earrings Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:26 AM PDT Rachel’s lovely ombre earrings are quite simple to make and equally lovely. Make a pair in every color of your wardrobe and for great gifts, too. See Rachel’s tutorial at Lines Across.…

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