Welcome to the first weekend in October! This marks the official kick-off to holiday crafting. Gifts, ornaments, wearable art, you name it and it is probably on your crafty to-do list. If you are looking for some crafty how-to’s or just a little inspiration to get your holiday craft juices flowing, then take a look at this week’s craft blogger links.

Cross Stitch at About.com
Connie’s been having some fun with FurTaStitch floss. See what she’s been up to and learn more about stitching with textured flosses.

Layers Upon Layers
Be inspired by artist Nicola Dale’s amazing book arts!

Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter™
Margot has made the executive decision to split her blog in two. Introducing the brand spanking new The Impatient Crafter™ blog! A new destination for all things crafty!

Stefanie Girard’s Sweater Surgery
A 10 commandment bracelet is in surgery this week and gets a make over into an asymmetrical necklace.

About Family Crafts
Want to surprise your neighbors this Halloween? These unique gift ideas will get your entire neighborhood into the Halloween spirit!

Aileen’s Musings
Stop by and meet Zoraida the good witch; she’s just flown in on Air Broom. She wanted to be here in plenty of time for the Art Muse Contest Aileen is hosting!

Cathie Filian
Take a sneak peek at the Emmy Nominated, Halloween craft show, Witch Crafts on DIY Network and check out the complete project list (with instructions) from the series.

Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world

There are crafty tasty treats this week at Craftside with an inside peek into the book Artisan Chocolates, a recycled book slider idea, design points from Singer Decorative Machine Stitching, eye and soul candy from the new book Knitting Art and a secret square altered art page tutorial.

Crafty Princess Diaries
As crafters we have an advantage over most folks because we can often wear what we make. See what Tim Gunn from Project Runway has to say about what to wear this season and how accessories play a part.