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Enter the Mother Earth art-doll challenge

December 4, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

CP0911Cloth Paper Scissors magazine has issued a reader challenge that will be irresistable to doll artists. The call for entries says,

Create one mixed-media art doll representing your interpretation of “Mother Earth.” Your art doll may be made out of

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Free pattern: Tatted beaded mini-cross necklace

December 4, 2009 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

necklaceTATBit Tats is sharing her original pattern for this beaded necklace that is perfect for someone on your Christmas list. Get the pattern.

Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or check out these Pattern … Read More ...

Tutorial: Dapper Bird Tree Ornament

December 4, 2009 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

bird Urban Threads blog shows us the ins and outs of creating the Dapper Bird Ornament. I’d love to see a whole flock of these roosting in my Christmas tree! You, too? Then go see the tute.

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More great felt Hanukkah crafts

December 4, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

feltHere are several new seasonal crafts from Creative Jewish Mom Sara:

(1) Pom-poms from felt scraps
(2) Felt rosebud bouquet
(3) Festive felt bunting
(4) Felt cake toppers… Read More ...

Allie’s making poppies

December 4, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

poppiesOooooo, look! Allie Aller is making California poppies for her vintage repro crazy quilt. Find out how.… Read More ...

The cutest pincushion of the season

December 4, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

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Adorable pincushions abound. But this one combines so many of the things I love: felt, fake food, latte. Many thanks to The Fabric Shopper for pointing out this precious notion in dottyral‘s Etsy shop. See the post.… Read More ...

Tutorial: Felt gift-card holders

December 4, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

holderGretchen of June at Noon reprises last year’s successful Christmas craft: felt gift-card holders. You know you’re going to need these! Go to Gretchen’s post for links.

Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or … Read More ...

Join cross-stitch challenge #2

December 4, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

gosIt’s time for The Gift of Stitching‘s Creative Cross Stitch Challenge #2. Everyone will be working on the motif shown here. Nice! Go to the GOS blog for rules and details.… Read More ...

Tutorial: Embroidering tiny text

December 3, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

tinyCorinne of So September walks us step-by-step through what we need to know to create beautiful “teeny tiny text” with hand embroidery. See the tute.… Read More ...

Tension is good

December 3, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

temariSabrina of Historical Embroideress copes with modern world offers some wise advice about tension in hand stitching. See for yourself!… Read More ...

Free Embroidery patterns and charts

December 3, 2009 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

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Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy

(1) Free Flower Trio Cross Stitch Pattern from Connie G. Barwick of About.com Cross-Stitch
(2) Calligraphie “amitié” from Aurelle
(3) Winter Night Sky from Embroiderbee’s Blog
(4) Boîte à … Read More ...

A Curated Collection of Free Christmas Embroidery Patterns

December 3, 2009 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

If you’re looking for an exciting way to express your holiday cheer this year, why not give embroidery a try? Embroidery is a fun, creative way to decorate clothes, accessories, and decorations with festive holiday designs. Plus, there are plenty … Read More ...

More vintage patterns from TATBit Tats

December 2, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

tatTATBit Tats is still sharing scans of vintage, out-of-print tatting pattern books, such as this Star Book of edgings from about 1951. See the scan. And be sure to poke around the blog and see some of the other … Read More ...

What Salley thinks of Mimi

December 2, 2009 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

sketchSalley Mavor has posted a brief personal review of Mimi Kirchner‘s work. Needleartist introducing needleartist. I enjoyed this article so much! I think you will, too. Go see it.… Read More ...

Multi-use Christmas designs from Wild Olive

December 2, 2009 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

molliemangerMollie of Wild Olive says,

Each year, my family makes our Christmas cards. Sometimes they are complicated, sometimes simple. But every year the goal is to feature the manger. This year I made simple illustrations for the cover…

We wanted

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