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Weekend Arts and Crafts Roundup~ Almost Easter Edition

April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Easter bunny flower pot craft final 1

Can you believe it’s almost Easter already? Usually the grass is just starting to get green when Easter rolls around, and we’re starting to think about getting the mower ready. We’ve mowed the yard 3-4 times already this spring! I’m not complaining though, I’m a warm weather person so I don’t mind.

This weekend I have some fun craft links to share with you. I hope you enjoy them all as much as I have! Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Felt Peep Bunnies
Cherie adds some ornaments to her Easter tree.

Eileen – The Artful Crafter
How to make a beaded pull chain for overheads lights or fans.

Beading Arts
Cyndi is celebrating her travel fever by inviting readers to submit their travel-inspired work!

6 Fun Easter Craft Ideas For Kids
Looking for a last minute Easter Craft to do with the kids, check out some of these ideas.

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End of September Crafty Weekend Roundup

September 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Happy first weekend of fall! I can’t believe fall is here already! It seems like summer just started a few days ago. If you’re a crafter you have to think ahead. Before we know it the holidays will be here! There are several links in this weeks roundup to help you get started thinking about fall and the holidays. I hope you enjoy checking them all out as much as I did!.

  1. Paper Covered Pumpkins With Poetry~ Cherie takes Dollar Store pumpkins and gives them an artsy makeover.
  2. Copper Tube Bead Necklace~ What do you do with copper tube beads? Make a fabulous necklace, of course!
  3. Santa Craft~ June’s finished up a “Skinny Santa” and shows you how it’s done!
  4. Creating Art With Photoshop~ Eileen had fun learning how to create fine art with Photoshop.
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Mid September Arts and Crafts Links

September 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Fall craft ideas

I just can’t believe fall is almost here already! The weather was even “fallish” this last week here in Ohio. I had to break out my sweatshirts and jeans, ugh! It did get me in the mood to start some fall crafts and projects, and it looks like others are in the mood too from this weeks crafty links. Check out these fun links for a little football, beading, Christmas, and candles. There’s something for everyone! I hope you enjoy checking out all the ideas as much as I did!

  1. Matchbox Christmas Ornament- The first Christmas ornament of the season is finished… June shares the instructions to create your own “winter matchbox shrine” ornament.
  2. Soup and Football Scrapbooking- Cherie documents her favorite team’s road to the “Soup-er Bowl”.
  3. Lampwork Glass Turtle Necklace- Cyndi figures out how to showcase a wonderful lampwork glass pendant and shares the steps with you!
  4. Easy Candle Decoration- Step by step how to make an easy diy candle decoration in a jiffy.

Enjoy!

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Weekend Crafty Links~ Mid August Edition

August 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
fair food2

Can you believe it’s almost the end of August already? Many kids are already back in school. My son is going back on Monday. He’s going into Jr. High this year, so it’s a little bittersweet getting him ready to go back. He’s taller than I am now, and I swear he grows about an inch a day!

This summer has flown by! It seems like he just got out of school for the summer yesterday. Why does the summer fly by so fast, with so much going on? Then winter comes and drags on forever. I love fall, but I’m not ready for it yet!

Our county fair was this last weekend. You can always tell fall is coming fast when the fair gets here.

Anyway, I have some really great links to share with you today, and I’m wayyyy behind on posting them. I hope you enjoy checking them all out as much as I did.

Beading Arts
The “Mostly Metal” challenge was a great success, many thanks to Michelle Mach! Come and see all the fun pieces that were made.

Kim-Flowers and Art
Kim continues work on her crazy colorful craft room

Creative Dreamer
From a journal page to a three dimensional piece of folk art, June shares her completed bird!

Glass Garden Sculpture
Cherie makes a glass totem with recyled items for the garden.

Eileen – The Artful Crafter
Did you love finger painting as a child? Here’s a – sort of – grown-up version you might enjoy.

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Artsy Crafty Blogger Roundup

July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
mini cupcakes

I can’t believe it’s midway through the week already! Happy hump day! I’m way behind on my crafty links yet again!. One of these days (Maybe the end of summer?) I’ll be caught up again. I just realized I didn’t post these over the weekend, I put the links in here on Friday, but never finished up and hit the publish button. Ugh!

Beading Arts
Cyndi features beading artist Jaqueline Gikow’s beautiful work.

Book Necklace
Cherie works on a necklace idea for book lovers.

Eileen – The Artful Crafter
Look at this cute coffee can recycling project. It also uses craft stash scraps, so it’s both eco-nomical and eco-logical!

More Altered Book Musings…
Laura – Taz’s Corner

Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
A great cupcake recipe, use it as is, or as the base to create your favorite flavor.

I hope you enjoy checking out all these crafty links as much as I did!

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Mid July Crafty Weekend Links

July 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
butterflies simple changes

This summer has flown by! I can’t believe July is halfway over already! I haven’t done the crafty links the last couple weeks. I haven’t had any time for crafting myself lately. We were at the lake the first part of July, and before that the summer went really fast.

This weekend has flown by too, I can’t believe it’s Sunday night already, and I haven’t even posted this weeks crafty links. Here they are. I hope you enjoy checking them all out as much as I did!

Experimenting With Mixed Media
Cherie plays with mixed media techniques for a picture.

Eileen – The Artful Crafter
There are probably as many art journal techniques as there are artists who keep visual journals. See which ones Eileen chose for her first art journal page.

Beading Arts
Cyndi shares the instructions for making a freeform peyote stitch necklace. Now the piece just needs a name!

Butterfly Coloring Pages
Linette played with different ways to create coloring pages.

 

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Arts and Crafts Bloggers Roundup First of June Edition

June 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
campfire pie fire

I know summer doesn’t officially start for a couple more weeks, but at our house it’s officially summer! My son is out of school and summer activities are in full swing. We we’ve already had a couple campfires, and swimming is starting this week.

I hope you enjoy reading this weekends crafty links as much as I did!

Recovering Estate Sale Chairs
Cherie gets a find at an estate sale and shows how to recover old chairs.

Beading Arts
Wire tutorials and resources galore on Beading Arts this week!

Flowers and Art
Kim shares a needle felting tutorial she did last year- give it a try!

Creative Dreamer
June is having problems with watercolors, come see what’s going on.

Eileen – The Artful Crafter
See how to make zero-calorie fortune cookies for your next party. Hint: they’re made in the craft room – not the kitchen.

Campfire Pies
A fun summer campout treat idea.

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Arts and Crafts Roundup~ Memorial Day Weekend Edition

May 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
baseball photo collage

I’m so excited it’s Memorial Day weekend. For us it really is the official start to summer, even though summer doesn’t officially start for a couple more weeks. My son only has one more week of school, and the pools are all opening this weekend.

This weekend also makes me reflect on family members who are no longer with us. In between campfires and cookouts I try to find time to reflect on the memory of loved ones.

I hope you all are having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend where you are. Here is some fun crafty reading for you to check out in your down time. I hope you enjoy the links as much as I did.

Beading Arts
Cyndi has been featuring wonderful wire artists all this month…take a look at what these folks are doing!

Creative Dreamer
June’s got another give away going! This time it’s a village for your wrist… come see!

Eileen – The Artful Crafter
See how Eileen used a 3D Valentine’s Day card template to make a 3D card suitable for many special occasions,

Mo(o)re Gourd Whimsies
Show-Me State Gourd Festival

Baseball Photo Collage
Created with a brick matte background andd Artistic (textured) Letters

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Weekend Craft Roundup~ Mid May Edition

May 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
pinwheel craft 3

This weekend flew by! I can’t believe it’s Sunday night already! I was hoping to get some work done in the garden, but we’ve had rain most of the weekend, with some crazy storms last night, so no gardening, and no baseball for my son.

I have some really fun links for you this weekend, from bling to poetry and everything in between. I hope you enjoy checking them all out as much as I did.

Moore (Gourd)Whimsies ~ Put a little bling in your life!

Made By Nicole ~ Learn how to make easy paper flowers with this step by step tutorial.

Beading Arts ~ Cyndi shares her method of making a charm necklace from a vintage button!

Eileen – The Artful Crafter ~ Believe it or not, a friend of a friend whom Eileen had never even met gave her everything she needed to explore the luscious art of silk painting.

Laura – Taz’s Corner ~ A Recap of Found Poetry and Altered Text

Pinwheel Craft ~ A fun and easy summer project for kids.

Have a great week!

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Crafty Weekend Links For Mid April

April 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
beads

Happy tax weekend! My son’s birthday is April 15th, and usually falls right on tax day, but this year he misses it since they extended the deadline to Monday. We’ve had our taxes done for several weeks now, so we weren’t pushing up against the deadline. I’m hoping you aren’t either, and you have time to check out all these cool craft and arts links this week.

I found quite a bit of crafting inspiration here, and I hope you do too!

Kim- Flowers & Art
Kim loves dollhouses! Come see a miniature chandelier she altered to give it more style!

Made By Nicole
Nicole shares a mixed-media art piece that is filled love for family and friends.

Moore (Gourd)Whimsies
Last Day for the Giveaway!

Homemade Mirrors With Poetry
It’s National Poetry Month! In honor of that, Cherie is showing off a mirror she made using lines from one of her poems.

Eileen – The Artful Crafter
Make these darling lamb place card holders for Easter or any special spring dinner. So cute!

Creative Dreamer
Just a reminder that the visual journal June created all through is going to given away to one lucky follower! But you have to hurry… the give away ends at midnight on Saturday!

Beading Arts
The final chapter of Cyndi’s e-book is now available! “Fibers, Fabrics, and Beads” challenges you to integrate all the fiber arts that you already love with your bead embroidery!

Affirmations Page – Art Journal Background
Check out this easy journal background!

Make a Fish Cake
If you have a fisherman in the family they’ll love this fun cake idea!

Image: sxc.hu

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