A difficult part of making quilts and purses and then selling them is that you want to be sure not to sell a copyrighted design. One such design was used for carpet at the Hilton Hotel that is connected to the convention center in Houston where I attended the International Quilt Festival. The creator of [...]
QUILTING FEVER by Beverly Page Winthrop, New York I can shop all day and hardly spend a dime. But let me in a fabric shop- I nearly lose my mind! I see those lovely fabrics so pretty and so bright My eyes take on a glassy look (it really is a fright). My knees, they [...]
Jennifer is holding a giveaway of a Keurig Platinum Brewing System with 4 boxes of K-Cups!!! You can find out how to enter by visiting her blog J Leigh Designz. I hope I win. I want one of these soooo bad!
Introducing Dana of Dana’s Jewelry Design. What a talented artist. Check out her blog and her Etsy site, Dana’s Jewelry Designs. She also has shops on Artfire and 1000 Markets. From her Etsy site: I fell in love with this piece of petrified wood and just had to put a tree on it. A hole [...]
I finally feel as if it is the season for Christmas. I wrapped gifts today and set out holiday candles and other decorations. I think some pretty soaps from Vintage Soap Shoppe are in order! Aren’t these pretty? They look good enough to eat but they are soap! Check out Angela’s Etsy site, Vintage Soap [...]
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Quiltcreator. All opinions are 100% mine. I love to make quilts. I love the process of picking out fabric, finding a pattern that excites me and cutting the fabric. Those are only the beginning processes of making a quilt. It takes me many days [...]
Have you ever heard of urban knitters? If you are a knitter, you probably know of this term. It refers to those persons who knit beautiful works of what might otherwise be known as graffiti. Visit CNN to see how artists have used their talents to breathe new creativity and spirit into the machismo of [...]
I love Christmas traditions. I can’t think of any tradition in our house that is set in stone except that we eat Chinese food on Christmas eve. The Whitehouse has many traditions when it comes to the holidays. Each year, the first lady decorates the Whitehouse Christmas tree in a style of her choosing. The [...]
I am inspired by all the Etsy sites who are prompting us to buy handmade when choosing Christmas gifts this year. Handmade does not mean lower quality. In fact, one such Etsy seller is Sandy of Midnight Creations. Sandy commented on her blog, Midnight Creations, of how she is hoping to help by offering high [...]
I have always admired the artists who take items and decorative them using tole art. They come out beautifully. These artists are able to take an ordinary item like a chair, bench and yes, even a bucket and make them beautiful. Nancy of My Idea Center has a fantastic array of books to help you [...]
