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Mid July Crafty Weekend Links

July 17, 2011 By Linette Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: arts and crafts, beading, coloring pages, crafts, mixed media

Crafty Weekend Links For Mid April

April 17, 2011 By Linette Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Handmade Tagged With: beading, cake decorating, crafts, dollhouse miniatures, gourd crafts, journaling, mixed media, spring 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 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

Mid July Crafty Weekend Links

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Weekend Craft Roundup~ It’s Spring! Edition

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

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