February 2012 M T W T F S S « Jul 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 Categories
- Arts, Crafts & Design (83)
- Books (7)
- Buy Stuff (10)
- Cafepress Store (20)
- Drawing Sketching Painting (3)
- Etsy (11)
- Fabric Stash and Sewing (8)
- Food & Drink (18)
- General Ramblings (72)
- Handbags and Purses (3)
- Knitting and Crochet (16)
- Project Runway (5)
- Tutorials (6)
- 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: uncategorized
Oscars 2008 and SKY
Well as per usual this is shown in the middle of the night for us people in the UK, and I wouldn’t mind staying up for it, but unfortunately it is only shown live on SKY Movies – a premium … Continue reading
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Nano endo
So this is the last day of nanowrimo and I can’t decide whether I want to try and be a winner or whether I am happy being a non-winner (ie a big loser lol) I have a day off, I … Continue reading
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ho ho ho
There is such a thing as being too politically correct… AFP – Thursday, November 15 02:45 am SYDNEY (AFP) – Santas in Australia’s largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas’s traditional “ho ho ho” greeting because it … Continue reading
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Brrrrr
I can’t believe that it’s minus 2 outside this morning! Everything is covered in white frost and when I opened the door this morning I was hit with a blast of icy air! brrrr At least in my new house … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo and Writing
So we are now into week two of NaNo and does the slowness of the site bug the crap out of anyone else or is that just me? And what’s with the ‘disabled author search’? Yeah yeah they exist on … Continue reading
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Halloween, writing contest, book group, university and the kitties
Halloween So it’s Halloween again. I keep meaning to make tablet but keep forgetting to buy the ingredients, and besides I’d just eat it and watch myself expand, so it’s probably a good thing really. (still thinking of nipping down … Continue reading
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Artweaver Banner Tutorial 5 – Using Brushes – Nozzles & Image Hoses 2
Welcome to Tutorial 5 for Artweaver. Here is the effect we are going to achieve in this tutorial: Ok so normally I wouldn’t actually have this many stars and in this colour but this is just an example for the … Continue reading












