Congratulations to the two winners of the book giveaway I announced last week. After I posted details about the giveaway, I was contacted by a representative of the publisher, FW Media, who offered to kick in a second copy. Pretty cool, huh?! The two winners of Lisa Lam’s book, A bag for all reasons, are …
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am starting to offer crochet patterns in my Etsy shop, JN Originals. There are others on Etsy, however, who have been selling their crochet patterns for quite a while. I’d like to highlight some of my favorite designs, as well as share some crochet sites that offer …
One of my most frequently used paper crafting tools is the Zutter Bind-it-All. This tool allows me to punch holes in paper or chipboard, and to compress owire so that I can spiral bind the books I craft. It is so flexible, in fact, that I have used it to punch through layers of fused …
As we approach the holiday season, lots of beautiful Treasuries are being curated on Etsy. I am thankful to those who have included my handmade creations, both crochted and paper-crafted, in their collections. Below is a sampling of blue and brown noteworthy items from these curators’ shops. If you click on the large image, you’ll …
In early September I was reading Nancy Zieman’s sewing blog, and commented on one of her posts, String Quilts—What’s Old is New Again! In that post, Nancy introduces sewing sisters Virginia Baker and Barbara Sanders, promoting their book titled String Quilt Revival. Because string quilting makes heavy use of fabric scraps, Nancy asked her readers …
Once again, I’ve absented myself from blogging, mainly because I’ve been tied up with Destination Imagination® (DI) marketing efforts, Web site issues and preparations for two upcoming craft shows. In my last post I mentioned that our DI state Web site was hacked and that I had the privilege of learning how to fix it. …