The Crafty Princess Diaries

Tammy Powley’s Crafty Weblog

March 6, 2016
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Beads, Stitches, and Crafting Fun

Paper Bead Review

Terry Jeanette, Tappingflamingo, experiments with her paper beads. How do they hold up if they get wet?

Sisters Craft and Podcast

Do some virtual crafting as you watch this fun podcast from the Crafty Princess and Tappingflamingo.

Crocheted Edging on a Tea Towel

Make your kitchen a little cuter by adding simple, colorful crochet borders to tea towels.

Art Therapy with The Artful Crafter

Art therapy ideas to help you weather the flu: craft videos & online classes, sketching, mixed media art that’s not too taxing and lots of rest.

Beading Arts

Cyndi shares a fun and easy method for binding and finishing a small quilt!

Snap out of it, Jean! There’s beading to be done!

Jean reviews Rebecca Ann Combs super new book, Kumihimo Jewelry Simplified: Learn to Braid with a Kumihimo Disk–so pretty and fun!

Diamond Fifteen

Connie’s added the next section of her free SAL. There are only 10 more sections to go, but there’s still time to get in on this project!

February 28, 2016
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Craft Link Goodies

Crochet for Knitters: Chain and Single Crochet

Sarah is trying to improve her crochet skills this year, and she’s sharing tips and tutorials for knitters and others who haven’t yet mastered this fun craft.

Everything’s Coming Up Rosy

The latest free chart at Connie Gee’s Designs is Rosy Square and it has blossoms to brighten your day.

My Twinn Doll Art

The My Twinn line of dolls, at one time, were truly works of art no longer available these days.

Book Review: Art & Faith by Cherie Burbach

Cherie’s Burbach’s new book, Art and Faith: Mixed Media Art with a Faith-Filled Message, is a beautifully produced compendium of art narrated by the artist.

Beading Arts

Cyndi shares her tutorial for a small quilt that “celebrates” a life experience 🙂

Snap out of it, Jean! There’s beading to be done!

Jean goes off the grid and onto the griddle as she explores a different form of creativity: she reviews a fun new cookbook! It’s The Clever Cookbook,Get-Ahead-Strategies and Tips for Stress-Free Home Cooking !

February 27, 2016
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FixnZip Easy Zipper Fixes

I recently received some “Fix N Zip” products from CTF Enterprise. These are designed to fix zippers on any items such as shirts, pants, dresses, backpacks, heavy jackets, luggage, and much more. They show how to use them in this YouTube video:


Crafters, of course, will find these useful since we often add zippers to items we make. I know I have an old jacket around here somewhere that I didn’t want to get rid of but haven’t been able to wear in a while because of the zipper going bad. Now I can actually fix it and wear it!