What happened to the month of July? Bingo Bango, it’s August already! Like many of my fellow crafters, July has been a busy month, and it doesn’t look like August will be any different. Here’s what they have been up to this week.
About Family Crafts
Is it time to start planning your Christmas crafts?
About.com Cross Stitch
When do you do the back stitch on your needlework projects? Vote in the poll and let us know.
Aileen’s Musings
Visit Aileen’s Musings to find out what Firecracker Martinis and Christmas have in common.
Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world
Kicking off the summer Craftside brings you a password for 15% of Voyager Press titles through July 8th, a funky woven lamp project, the Making Designer Jewelry with Hardware, Gems. and Beads contest extended, a quick and easy party banner idea and some fun pictures from Swap-o-rama rama.
Crafty Princess Diaries
Tammy is “so” learning the ropes over at Etsy.com with her new jewelry making supplies shop. Is it too much of a hodge podge? How big of a learning curve are we talking about here?!
Layers Upon Layers
Cyndi has DVDs to giveaway from “Beads & Beyond” Magazine!
Polymer Clay @ Craft Gossip
No batteries required – Heather shares a list of low-tech tools for creating with polymer clay.
Stefanie Girard’s Sweater Surgery
There are giant pom poms, a giant aluminum craft project, “Superfly”, and a fun video from the Knitty Gritty peeps.
The Impatient Blogger
A link to three fabulous free projects on the Simply Beads website and some thoughts about inspiring creativity from a professional designer.
