December 22, 2013
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Heritage Christmas Cookie Recipes Caught up in the holiday whirl? Take time to think back on family holiday traditions. Heritage cookie recipe included! Mixed Media Artist Cyndi reviews a new book that all mixed media artists are going to want … Continue reading
November 13, 2013
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Looks like he needs his tooth glued down a little better, but here is one of the few monsters I’ve been making lately using a free pattern over at the CraftyisCool weblog. I added arms and a tiny amount of … Continue reading
November 12, 2013
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I have had to take a break from Crafty Princess Diaries for awhile because I just had too much going on, including a jewelry book deadline and, more recently, a new dog in our house. My to-do list is still … Continue reading
September 15, 2013
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Craftside: A behind-the-scenes peek at our crafty world How to tie a Ring Hitch, Double Ended knot from the book What Knot? Worthy Postcard Cherie makes a postcard for June’s mail art exchange. Alaskan-inspired quilt Cyndi shows how she went … Continue reading
September 8, 2013
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One of the charity organizations that my college craft club likes to help out is the Save the Chimps Sanctuary. We did a donation drive one year, and we have also made fleece blankets for them, an item always on … Continue reading
June 11, 2013
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Ta da! She’s done, and she’s a monster size at 20 inches tall. Compared to many amigurumi projects I do, it seems like she took forever to make, but luckily, I recorded her progress under my Ravelry.com project section, and … Continue reading
June 10, 2013
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The doll’s parts and pieces are now attached, but the girl is naked! Now it is time to crochet her dress, and that means I am “this close” to finishing her. Funny that when I was about half way through … Continue reading
June 7, 2013
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Stacey Trock published some new patterns for dolls recently. You can buy them either individually or as an ebook. Plus, when she first published the ebook, called A Doll Like Me!, she had a special offer for $18 versus the … Continue reading
June 1, 2013
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I have a number of projects in the works right now. For example, I recently purchased the new doll e-book from Fresh Stitches, and I’m attempting to make a doll using the different options she has in the book. I’m … Continue reading
May 13, 2013
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This was the last little dude to make into my box of toy donations. He is a free pattern called “Howie the Holiday Penguin” and is available on the Fresh Stitches site. And he is so, so, so cute! Seriously! … Continue reading