I have been poking around You Tube again and found a few tutorials that might be handy this time of year.
This tutorial demonstrates how you can make Paper Gift Boxes from gift wrap, recycled greeting cards or decorated paper. It is a unique way to wrap a gift!
Friday freebies is a regular series in which I highlight free resources online, free patterns and links that are of interest to fiber folks. All posts in the series are in the Friday Freebie category I hope you enjoy them.
It has been a while since I have done a round up of what has been happening on the blogs. I decided today I was in the mood. So make a cuppa aand take a break while I share some good links with you.
Over on Plays With Needles Susan Eliot has come up with a great idea on how to turn your kids into angels. She has even given us as step by step tutorial … dont miss it. Jokes aside it is a great idea.
Over on Planet June you will find a Beaded Poinsettia Tutorial which employs a Victorian beading technique to make a small poinsettia.
Annet over on Fat Quater had written a tutorial on how she stitched the TAST 2012 logo
There are a few great ribbon tutorials over on Inspirational Tips, Techniques and Tutorials. First there is directions on how to make a Christmas Ribbon Rosette . Also a tutorial on how to make a Handmade Poinsettia Ribbon Flower Tutorial. Another is instructions on making Vintage Twisted Ribbon Roses
I really liked these Embroidery Floss-Decorated Hair Combs Found with thanks via Craftzine
There are some Aemilia Ars Needle Lace Free Patterns. Details can be found on the Italian Needlework website
Over on TextileXplorations Susan has written a demonstration of how to use Tumble Dyes
This pattern for a beaded snowflake will not only make a great tree decoration but I can also see it as a crazy quilting embellishment particularly if you making crazy quilted Christmas Stockings. Found with thanks via Beading Arts
Over on Stitching by A Cornish Sea Shore there is a blog give away
Sue Bleiweiss has a give away on her blog too!
Dont miss the fantastic blog highlights and resource links over on Needlework craft gossip particularly this round up of Free hand-embroidery patterns
Well that is more than a cuppa’s worth of reading and browsing. Enjoy!
Look out for some interesting pieces from Wordcast on the craft of craft and hobby blogging. During February a series of articles will focus on how crafters in all walks of life are using the web to connect, learn and share. I am sure readers will find them interesting.
I will be following, curious to see what other crafters think about this new form of communication and I will be interested to read about how practitioners, teachers, designers, community organisers and suppliers all use the web to enhance their enjoyment, passion careers, business and skills.
According to Lorrelle every month there is an estimated 70,000 searches for key phrases that contain the word “craft”, so we are no longer a small corner of the web. So if you have not encountered Wordcast before do check it out and keep an eye on WordCast Craft month
For those who are thinking about starting a blog over on Empty Easel, Alyice Edrich has written a good article How To Set Up A Free Art Blog On Blogger (In Just 8 Steps).
Alyice Edrich has illustrated each step of the tutorial with a screen shot. This takes away the fear for those who are tech illiterate making the process easy to understand.
If you have not yet discovered Emptyeasel.com make a cuppa and browse for a while as there are many articles that although aimed at visual artists can be applied to any craft business too.
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