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Weekend Arts and Crafts Roundup~ Almost Easter Edition

April 6, 2012 By Linette Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Handmade Tagged With: beading, Easter, Easter crafts, Travel crafts

Arts and Crafts Links In Celebration of Spring!

March 26, 2012 By Linette Leave a Comment

Spring is definitely in the air, at least here in Ohio! The trees and flowers are blooming, and we’ve been having unseasonably warm temps for the last couple weeks, until the last day or two. I’m excited about all the sunshine and green grass! And I’ve definitely got a bad case of spring fever. So do the other girls in the arts and crafts group I’m in by the looks of this weeks great projects. Take a look for yourself! I’m sure you’ll find yourself a little springsperation in this list of ideas. Check out the bunny cupcake craft I made last week. I added it in to the bottom of the list if you want to check them out too.

The Uncommon Artist-Laura Thykeson~ Laura describes two new workshops and gives you a look at one of her other blogs!

Beading Arts~ Cyndi has gotten inspired by Spring Fever! Has that ever happened to you? Do you have some work you’d like to share?

Creative Dreamer~ Spring is definitely in the air… and June has gone a little “green” to celebrate… come see!

Mo(o)re Whimsies~ Trying New Techniques with Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers

Eileen – The Artful Crafter ~ Sew a cute pin cushion bracelet to keep your pins (literally) on hand.

Green Glass Garden Sculptures~ It’s Spring! Which means Cherie is gluing glass together again! This time she’s got green glass (in honor of St. Patty’s Day).

Easter Bunny Cupcake Craft~ With Nutter Butter “bunny” ears. This would be a fun Easter treat to make with the kids!

Have fun!

Filed Under: Handmade Tagged With: Easter crafts, glass cutting, spring crafts

Arts and Crafts Blogger Roundup~ Easter Weekend Edition

April 23, 2011 By Linette Leave a Comment

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Easter weekend! I have some fun art and craft links to share with you this weekend, with some Easter goodness thrown in for good measure.

We’re celebrating Easter on Sunday with my family. I’m sure there will be some Easter egg hunting going on! If you have any big plans from the weekend, please feel free to share them below. Meanwhile, here is some fun weekend craft reading for you to check out.

Peep Flower Centerpiece
Cherie makes a table decoration using what else? Peeps!

Eileen – The Artful Crafter
Learn how to dye Easter eggs naturally. Not everything needs to come from a kit or a mix.

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
It’s fun to make, fun to give these delicious handmade Easter treats.

Taz’s Corner
Laura has an announcement and an exciting opportunity!

Creative Dreamer
All of those altered books June has been doing has left her with lots of pages she has to do something with. Here’s her first project… a frame!

Flowers and Art
This week Kim experiments with monoprinting.

Made By Nicole
Learn how to make graffiti backgrounds using materials you have on hand.

Mixed Media Artist
Cyndi has been sharing a travelog of her most recent trip to Guatemala!

Moore (Gourd)Whimsies
100th Follower Giveaway Winner!!

I hope you enjoy checking out all the links as much as I have!

Filed Under: Featured, Handmade Tagged With: arts and crafts, crafts, Easter crafts

Weekend Craft Roundup~ It’s Spring! Edition

March 20, 2011 By Linette Leave a Comment

Happy first day of Spring! I hope you all had a fabulous day, and a fabulous weekend! I’m always excited to welcome in the warm weather, and days with longer daylight.

I have some really fun craft links to share with you this weekend, and some yummy treats!

Kim’s Flowers & Art ~Kim’s goal: 30 journal pages in 30 days. Take a look at her progress.

Made by Nicole ~ What to do when paint smears… troubleshooting mixed-media meltdowns.

Moore Gourd Whimsies ~ Barbara has some exciting news to share!

Yet More Ways to Use Up Rummage Sale Fabric ~ Cherie makes the third project from the fabric she bought for a quarter.

Creative Dreamer ~ A background technique for the visual journal journey going on!

Eileen – The Artful Crafter ~ Most silk scarf painting/dying is done with a stretcher frame. But if you don’t want to spend the money on a stretcher and are not planning a detailed design, this easy dye method can yield beautiful results as well.

Beading Arts ~ Cyndi posted a tutorial to show how she made her Bead Soup necklace!

8 Fun Easter Cake and Cupake Ideas ~ Easter’s just around the corner, I share some yummy treats to get you started over at Kid’s Fun Review.

Filed Under: Featured, Handmade Tagged With: beading, cakes, crafts, Easter crafts, mixed media

Artsy Blogger’s Weekend Roundup

March 29, 2010 By Linette Leave a Comment

I’m late on my weekend arts and craft links this week. It’s been a super busy weekend at our house, and it’s the start of what’s sure to be a crazy busy week. Hopefully you’ll still have time to sit down and take a look at some of the fun links we have this week.

There are several spring and Easter inspired projects in the group, hopefully they’ll inspire you to do some spring creating. Check them out!

Noreen was inspired by some links from the Artsy Bloggers group and has designed some adorable paper Springtime eggs.
Are you ready for spring? Cyndi’s made a spring bracelet sponsored by Artbeads to celebrate this most wonderful of all seasons.
This month has been a month of give aways, there have been twelve “doodles” so far, with three more to go, and one art doll still to find a new home…here’s one final “bonus” doodle.
Have you seen Xyron’s Creatopia? Prepare to be amazed by the baby booties going through a Creatopia in the video!
A trip to the Dollar Store yielded the supplies to make this fun Easter craft.

Have fun!

Filed Under: Handmade Tagged With: arts and crafts, crafty links, Easter crafts, spring projects

Artsy Bloggers Link Roundup~ A Roundup of Some Really Cool Arts and Crafts

March 20, 2010 By Linette Leave a Comment

I have some really cool arts and crafts links to share with you today for your weekend reading enjoyment.

I don’t know about you, but the weather has been beautiful here! Sunny and spring-like all week. I think we’re supposed to get some rain Sunday, so I’m taking advantage of the sun while I can.

I hope you find as much inspiration in this weeks links as I have. Enjoy!

At Tottie Talks Crafts Noreen talks about Zentangling (something I’d really like to try) and how doodling is so much more than mindless twiddling with a pencil- it can be a great source of design inspiration.
At Beading Arts Cyndi worked out a pattern for a simple but pretty floral seed bead chain!
Looking for canning jar art ideas and supplies? Let Eileen at The Artful Crafter help you out with resources and tips.
It’s a month of give-aways over at Creative Dreamer…and she’s half way through. Go check out what’s going on and toss your name in the hat!!!
At Gadabout DIY you can learn how to turn a fabric remnant into a pretty and stylish fringed scarf in an afternoon.
Did you art your mission statement this year? Katelyn at Crafty Blogger finally got her yearly mixed media mission statement done and is hanging it right in front of her desk so she stays inspired to follow it.
Here at The Home and Garden Cafe I shared a paper mache Easter table centerpiece that was super simple to create.

That’s it for this weeks crafty inspiration. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Filed Under: Handmade, Home Tagged With: arts and crafts, crafts, Easter crafts, mason jar crafts, mixed media, zentangling

Arts and Crafts Blogger Roundup

March 12, 2010 By Linette Leave a Comment

I have a new feature I’m starting here at The Home and Garden Cafe! Every weekend I’ll have a roundup of fun artsy projects and information for your enjoyment from some of my talented blogging friends. I hope you enjoy it!

I have a few arts and crafts up my own sleeve to bring you in the next couple weeks, so stay tuned!

Here’s what’s up for this week:

Cyndi has a fabulous Zulugrass bracelet to giveaway at Beading Arts!
Let’s finish the book…Creative Dream shows you how to put together your own book...come see how it was done!
Chloe at Gadabout Media DIY shares how to use your sewing machine to help decorate for Easter with some cute embroidered Easter eggs.
Gadabout Media Holidays invites you to spring into warmer weather with mixed media wooden letters.
Takes a spin with Eileen and Shaaron at the Artful Crafter on the Craft-N-Spin crafting turntable.
I posted some fun St. Patrick’s Day craft ideas for kids at The Kid’s Fun Review.
A friend of Noreen’s mentioned that she uses her doodling for inspiration in crochet. That inspired Noreen to make a Doodle Doll with spool knitted arms and legs. Check out how to make a Doodle Doll at Tottie Talks Crafts.

That’s this weeks crafty inspiration for you, hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Filed Under: Handmade, Home Tagged With: arts and crafts, crafts, Easter crafts, make a doll, mixed media, St. Patrick's day crafts