I have been busy in the Etsy shop this weekend as well as surfing around the net for some crafting goodies. Enjoy today’s links.
Eileen – The Artful Crafter
Do you know how to avoid clay shrinkage and distortion with clays baked in the home oven? Let Eileen tell you.
Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter
Madge shares the third free project from her new book Bead Chic with a giveaway!
Mixed Media Artist
Cyndi has one more metalcraft book to give away this summer. Come sign up for your last chance to win!
Stefanie Girard’s Sweater Surgery
See how to make an apron for an Amineko or an 18 inch doll from the book All Dolled Up.
About Family Crafts
Discover creative ways to personalize your notebooks and text books.
Aileen’s Musings
Join Aileen’s creative torso challenge–you can download and embellish your torso tag and enter to win a free collage sheet.
Carmi’s Art/Life World
Carmi test a new scoring tool to make a star book in one hour.
Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world
This week at Craftside there is a tutorial on how to paint faces on natural elements, two chances to win a copy of 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse in a “recycle your Swag contest”, the first sneak peek into the new book 1000 Artisan Textiles and an interview with the author of Sew Retro, Judi Ketteler.