The Crafty Princess Diaries

Tammy Powley’s Crafty Weblog

June 14, 2015
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Free Projects, Patterns, and Inspiration Links

Art Bead Scene

Check out Heather’s beautiful color palette from our gorgeously vibrant monthly challenge piece!

Guitar String Bracelet Tutorial

Here is a fun idea for recycling old guitar strings. Terry shows how to make a bracelet and gives other ideas to make out of old instrument strings.

Much Crafting!

Crafty Princess published another crafting video podcast where she shares all the crafting madness, crochet, knitting, and beading!

Father’s Day Craft Ideas

Father’s Day is June 21st. Here are 18 project ideas to check out.

Beading Arts

Cyndi has posted a tutorial for a quick and easy little bead embroidered pendant for the summer, featuring a beautiful painted button!

Connie Gee’s New Pattern

Connie has added a new Welcome Sampler Cross Stitch Pattern to her Etsy shop. It is colorful and suitable for stitching on Aida or Linen. She’s also added a new free pattern to the site, so be sure to check out recent blog posts.

June 7, 2015
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Love Some Craft Links

Making Beaded Stitch Markers

Learn to combine beads and findings to make pretty beaded dangle stitch markers for knitting.

More Glass Bottle Flowers

Cherie’s still making bottle flowers for the garden. This time with paint and beads.

Father’s Day Pocket Album Card

What’s in your stash? Almost all the supplies for Eileen’s pocket album card were free. A mini photo album for Dad lifts out of the pocket for viewing.

Beading Arts

Cyndi has a brand new e-book in the works…Arm Candy! Come see what will be included.

May 31, 2015
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May 31st – Last Day to Enter to Win!

The month has slipped away from us, but there is still time today to post your beautiful finished crafted projects on the May Finished Objects thread in the Crafty Princess Diaries Ravelry group. Below are the details. After reading them, make sure you go over and post right away!

Share your finished objects this month, and be entered to win! This month’s prize is a $5 giftable Ravelry pattern, and if I get at least 50 posts in this thread, I will add another prize (probably a knitting or jewelry making book since I just got a bunch in from Sterling recently to review).

ALL types of crafts are eligible …yarn, needlework, beading, whatever you make…post a photo of it the May FOs thread on the Princess Diaries Ravelry group and give us a little info about it. You must be a member of this group to participate. However, you can post as many finished objects as you like.

Feel free to chat as well in this thread. I will just pull out chatting when I pull the prize after this month is over. Chatter does not count as entries too by the way.

May 31, 2015
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Crafting Links to Share

Honey Inspired Jewelry

See what Andrew and the other participants of the Sweet Honey Challenge created!

Art Bead Scene

Check out what Erin has selected for our perfect pairings this week

Amigurumi Cuteness

Princess Knits is hanging out her shingle, which includes some adorable bunnies and bears.

Marshmallow Clay Recipe & Information

Clay artist Eva Stosic has taken the term marshmallow clay to a new level and uses real marshmallows in her air-dry marshmallow clay recipe!

Glass Cobalt Bottle Flowers

Cherie makes some glass garden flowers out of cobalt bottles and bowls.

Beading Arts

If you’re looking for gifts for anyone this spring, Cyndi has a review of a brand new book from the editors of BeadStyle magazine. It’s got some of the best beginner projects and instruction you’ll find anywhere!