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5 Finds on Etsy

2010-03-10T16:55:00Z

www.trendyknitting.etsy.com

www.lovethierry.etsy.com

www.filmmonsters.etsy.com

www.owlsay.etsy.com

www.pendredkeller.etsy.com

I love Martha

2010-03-08T19:55:00Z

I love Martha Stewart. My idol, my craft maven, my sole reason for continuing even when I've glued my fingers together or have thrown half the project in the trash. My advice: don't be afraid to try or even better, do better than Martha herself. Today I'm featuring a craft from her website. These look really cute and are really easy to make. Simple tools are need and the supplies are really cheap. They are toys made from your kids drawings. How cute is that?????

http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/easy-sewing-projects#slide_4

Coupons, A Crafter's Best Friend

2010-03-04T17:10:00Z

I believe coupons are our best friends in this world. They were created as incentive to entice consumers to try new products or in the case of crafting, come to the craft store and spend your money. I value my coupons greatly. Where I live we have 3 major craft stores. All of them offer different deals monthly. Most of the time it's 40% one item (not currency on sale) and 25-30% one cut of fabric. They also send out coupons for different holidays where you can find 50% off one item also. I use these coupons to save money on larger ticket items like (light boxes, expensive glue's, and crafting supplies (Martha Stewart's line at Michaels is awesome but pricey).

I have a golden rule to use a coupon every time I go to the store for something. My coupons come to me two ways. One via Internet, the other via mail. The best way to get these coupons is to ask at the store you patronize. Most likely the will have you fill out a small form with your name, address and e-mail address, the magically they start appearing. What's also nice about these coupons is most craft stores have a home accessory section, so you can also use the coupons to decorate your home, or purchase gifts for others. I always keep my coupons in the car with me so that even when I have no intentions of dropping by the craft store, I have them just in case. Happy Shopping.

5 Finds on Etsy

2010-03-03T17:45:00Z

Welcome to Etsy and 5 Finds on Etsy. Every Wednesday I plan on showcasing random things I find on Etsy. If you don't know what Etsy is, here's a link to the site www.etsy.com. This is the e-bay for crafters. But it's more than that, it's a community full of wonderful people.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/susannajarian

http://www.darriellesclayart.etsy.com/

http://www.fruitionjewelry.etsy.com/

http://www.scrivenerferret.etsy.com/

http://www.justcraftingaround.etsy.com/

Easy Art Project

2010-03-02T16:53:00Z

I made this quick little art in less than 3 hours and from really easy resources. The highlight of the project came from finding the 5x5 canvas frames for $1 in the clearance section of my local craft store. Normally they are like $4 in the art section. I also got the colored images from Ikea. They sell sets of postcards/art cars for $5. The other supplies and instructions are listed below.

Supplies

Painter canvas to fit your art work
Art work (cards and small art ready for framing work well)
Black craft paint
Mod Podge (Gloss or Matt)
Large Paint Brush

This is the $1 canvas that I found. I painted it black.

Then I cut my artwork down so that there would be a 1/4inch boarder when applied to the canvas. I used the Mod Podge to glue the art work down, then when that was dry I painted on 2 coats of the Mod Podge (it's a glue and a sealant). When it was dry I hung the art work up in my bathroom.

National Craft Month

2010-03-01T22:11:00Z

Welcome March and National Craft Month, a month dedicated to all things crafts, crafting and crafty. To celebrate I've decided to re-launch this blog in and effort to 1. Share my knowledge of crafting with everybody and 2. Keep my unemployed self busy till that dream job comes along. I want to provide weekly posts on ideas for crafts, tips on saving money, interesting finds from Etsy, things I've created and projects you can do with your kids. For me crafting is a stress reliever and a way to really challenge your inner child. I an going to try and loop all of this together between Facebook, Twitter, Etsy and this blog, so wish me luck and happy crafting.

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5 Finds on Etsy

www.trendyknitting.etsy.comwww.lovethierry.etsy.comwww.filmmonsters.etsy.com www.owlsay.etsy.com www.pendredkeller.etsy.com

I love Martha

Coupons, A Crafter's Best Friend

5 Finds on Etsy

Easy Art Project

National Craft Month

www.trendyknitting.etsy.com

www.lovethierry.etsy.com

www.filmmonsters.etsy.com

www.owlsay.etsy.com

www.pendredkeller.etsy.com