May 2012 M T W T F S S « Mar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Categories
- Arts, Crafts & Design (83)
- Books (7)
- Buy Stuff (10)
- Cafepress Store (21)
- Drawing Sketching Painting (3)
- Etsy (11)
- Fabric Stash and Sewing (8)
- Fashion (1)
- Food & Drink (18)
- General Ramblings (72)
- Handbags and Purses (3)
- Knitting and Crochet (16)
- Project Runway (5)
- Tutorials (6)
- TV etc (1)
- uncategorized (66)
- Zazzle (17)
On the Bookshelves
To Be Read:
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AntiCraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister by Renee Rigdon
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The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques by Nick Robinson
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Fashion by David Kunzle
Reading:
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Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston
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Couture Sewing Techniques by Claire B. Shaeffer
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The Knitter’s Year by Debbie Bliss
Just Finished:
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DomiKNITrix: Whip Your Knitting Into Shape by Jennifer Stafford
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Sewing Lingerie by Linda Neubauer
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The Encyclopedia of Beading Techniques by Sara Withers
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Easy Crocheted Accessories by Carol Meldrum
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Crafty Resources
- 3dBeading.com
- Alexander Henry Fabrics Inc
- Amity Mama – generic man gift ideas thread
- Amy Butler Design
- Antimony & Lace
- Burda Open Source *free* sewing patterns
- Craft Boom (marketing an art and craft business online)
- Craft Leftovers craft blog
- Crafting a Green World
- CraftStylish Magazine
- Crocheted Shrug Tutorial
- Etsy
- Fabric.com
- Family Fun – handmade Christmas gifts
- Ghees
- Goth fashion links – buy or DIY
- Goth sewing pattern links
- Hancocks-Paducah
- Handbag Supplies (UMX)
- Harmony Art
- Kirin Notebook – textiles, design and craft
- Knit and Tonic
- Knitting Pattern Central
- Kona Bay Fabric
- Lion Brand Yarn
- Men’s fleecy hoodie instructions
- Michael Miller Fabrics
- Michael’s
- Moda Fabrics
- Near Sea Naturals
- Organic Cotton Plus
- Period Fabric
- PM Organics
- Poetic and Chic – LV necklace
- Rifferaff
- Sew Mama Sew
- Sew Mama Sew – gift ideas
- Tall Poppy Craft
- The Fat Quarter Shop
- The Knitting Site
- Tina Givens
- Tissuepapers Tie-on Slippers
- Tula Pink
- U-Handbag
- Yarndex
Category Archives: Cafepress Store
Cafepress new designs in store today
I have two sets of new designs in the shop today. The first set, honestly I don’t know what happened but I created them in May and then never uploaded them and obviously they’re not doing anything for anyone sitting … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Crafts & Design, Cafepress Store
Tagged cafepress, journals, keep calm and carry on, notebooks, pinup, vintage, writing
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Birthday Present for Mum finally arrived!
This is what I ended up giving mum for her birthday using the painting I did last month. Unfortunately it did not arrive in time for her birthday last week, it arrived late so I only just gave it to … Continue reading
Father’s Day
Father’s Day cards are now available in the shops. Cafepress went up a couple of days ago and Zazzle went up today. I’m working a few weeks ahead of schedule for a change so these are up in plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in Buy Stuff, Cafepress Store, Zazzle
Tagged cafepress, cards, father's day, gifts, Zazzle
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Birthday present for Mum
I’ve been working on something as a present for mum’s birthday at the end of this month. Here it is so far This is a small version of it but the original is huge. It’s taken me four hours of … Continue reading
Posted in Cafepress Store, Drawing Sketching Painting
Tagged art, birthday present, chinese brush painting, cs2, peonies, photoshop
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Yoga Mats at Cafepress! Now you see them now you don’t :(
One minute I had just discovered that Cafepress were now offering yoga mats for customisation and I was over the moon and instantly thought up some great ideas and the next minute I discovered that they had been withdrawn with, … Continue reading
Eye eye, zazzle, fabric mayhem, book group
So my eye has been bleeding again. It seems to bleed at night when I’m sitting down doing nothing and not exerting myself, sneezing or being stressed – unless of course it’s just a delayed reaction to what I’ve been … Continue reading
Christmas mailing etc
Just a reminder that today is the final posting day for overseas mail that is “guaranteed” to get there for Christmas (of course it doesn’t mean that if you post after today that it won’t get there but it’s not … Continue reading












