I just had to share this monster package of mushrooms my DH brought home from the store. I put a table knife at the top to give you an idea of how large these suckers are. This is just one example of why it’s dangerous for husbands to go to Sam’s! There are only two of us living in this house, so I’m not sure who he thinks is going to eat these. Needless to say, we are eating in this weekend, and mushrooms will be on the menu! At least I have plenty of blog links to check out a keep myself busy as I’m eating 104 various mushroom dishes this weekend!

Farm Girl Roots, City Girl Style
I may have to tackle a t-shirt quilt—I’m getting ideas from all directions.

Mixed Media Artist
Cyndi has a copy of “The Art of Fabric Collage” to give away!

Naughty Secretary Club
Jen is in the midst of wrapping paper week with clever how-to idea, uses for wrapping paper that have nothing to do with gifts & a Wrapagami book giveaway.

Cross Stitch at About.com
Do you find solace in your stitching? Vote in the poll, read the comments, and share your own experiences.

The Artful Crafter
Do you know how to make a secret box book? It’s not hard – well – except on your fingers. Eileen shows you how. She took lots of photos since she won’t be able to type for a while. LOL.

Stefanie Girard’s Sweater Surgery
How to make a Cone Candy Holder Candelabra inspired by a pretty project from Paperie for Inspired Living by Karen Bartolomei

About Family Crafts
September is National Sewing Month! Why not celebrating by making one or more of these easy sewing projects.

Cathie Filian
Melt up some soy wax and make some easy candles with Cathie.

The Crochet Dude
Check out Drew’s super cool Crochet Word Search that he has as a free download on his blog! I wonder how quick I can finish it!

The Impatient Crafter
Get your teens ready for Back to School with these recycled denim book covers from The Impatient Crafter for I Love to Create!

Vickie Howell-Craft.Rock.Love
Join Vickie & Lands’ End for a Twitter Party to celebrate the FeelGood campaign to benefit the homeless!

Alexa Westerfield a.k.a. Swelldesigner
It’s the return “Terrorific Tuesdays” on Swelldesigner’s blog! Learn about how you can participate in all the fun, spooky Halloween action!

CraftyPod
Check out Sister Diane’s newest ebook – Creating a Blog Audience: An Unconventional Marketing Guide

Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world
Craftside’s got a fun skull quilt tutorial inspired by a quilt in the new book Quilting Art, how-to’s on painting rocks like skulls, eyes and more for Halloween, tips for re-purposing in the studio and the correct terms for the parts of a book.

Aileen’s Musings
Have you heard the term Altered Art or Altered Artist and wondered what exactly that means? Aileen has given her explanation of what Altered art is and how YOU too can become an Altered Artist!