Art or Craft


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Art or Craft is not a rehash of the art craft debate but a blog with a byline of lessons in creative livelihoods. Alisha Vincent covers topics that relate to the day to day business of earning a living from creative endeavors which are both motivational and practical. I have …

Bottlecaps to pin cushions


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Big Jen’s has a great recycling idea producing a quirky take on the humble pin cushion . If you like them don’t miss this tutorial on how to make them from bottlecaps! There is also a pin cushion challenge on too! Thanks to WhipUp for the lead

All that Jazz news


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I spent the evening yesterday updating the All that Jazz Gallery as they left Australia’s shores yesterday. Jerry had a business trip to the states so he is escorting them over. We had a big glitch last week because Pam Kellog dropped me an email to say that she could …

Charting Trick


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For anyone who translates images into either knitting or cross stitch patterns using one of the software packages designed for this task this Charting Trick from Judy Heim is an extremely handy tip to know. Sorry I did not manage to touch base yesterday I have been having problems with …

Directories of Crochet patterns


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Remember this image from this post last year? I am on a fit of stash reduction here. Freeform crochet is taking over my life. I will post some pictures soon when I have more than blobs to show for my efforts. Its going to be a season of scrumbling for …

Exhibit of crochet and knit bags


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The weather here is turning cool. Last night it went down to zero. So I have been poking about the crochet sites again and found this exhibition of bags which had me browsing for a far too long as ideas of using up scrap wool percolated away.

Katrina Quilts handover


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We have more news on the Katrina Quilts As I am sure everyone knows Annie of Annies Crazy World has meticulously assembled the Katrina fundraiser quilts. She handed them over to me the other night. Annie is literally saying – “There you are ” We are a little behind schedule …