Showing posts with label craft blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft blog. Show all posts

Friday, February 19, 2010

Friday Fun Finds - Think Spring!

I don’t know about you but I think I’ve had enough snow to last me quite a while! So this week I am “Thinking Spring!” with my Etsy finds.

For Valentines Day, there was a chalkboard placemat. For Spring, we have chalkboard pots by Chalk Notes. These 5” pots hold your pretty spring buds and have a little space where you can write a quick note! They come in five different colors: pink, purple, yellow, green, and cream.

Now that it’s getting warmer (or supposed to be!), we need to think about getting outside to play. And who doesn’t like bubbles? As a musician, I just love this Treble Clef Bubble Wand by Purple Bus Studios. It is almost 8” long and made of copper wire and colored glass beads of your choice. My kitties would love to chase the bubbles this creates!

And after having all that fun outdoors, you’ll probably have some pictures to display. So put them in one of these “Cool Spools” by Iris Blue Artworks. Made from vintage sewing spools, the curled wire is just flexible enough to hold your pictures, notes, or whatever else you can think of. These come in lots of fun colors and designs, so of course I choose the kitty design. :-)

All pictures were used with permission from Etsy sellers.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Time to Get Organized!

So now that we are well into 2010, I decided it’s time to get this blog organized. It started off as a way to showcase some of the neat things I see on Etsy but then morphed into something more personal. Now that I’ve reconsidered things, I think I’m going to try a more methodical approach: an actual craft blog. What a concept!

My hope is to post more regularly about topics that interest cross-stitchers (in particular) and other crafty-types. There will be some “how to’s,” some product reviews, some Etsy items that strike my fancy, and the occasional update on what project I’m working on. Here’s the general outline:

• Tuesday Tips: stitching tips and “how to’s"
• Thursday Threads: reviews and tips on stitching supplies, fabrics, and threads
• Friday Fun Finds: Etsy items, products, and other stuff I find on the web I want to share with you

I know you can go to many different blogs and websites and find similar topics, but maybe my experiences will give you another view on cross-stitching and needlecrafts. Please feel free to comment anytime or share your own tips relevant to the topic!