| Fabulous French Knot Monogram Project For embroidery folks, the French knot tends to be a stitch you love or hate. (I'm in the "love" camp, primarily because of the trick I learned from Jenny Hart for fool-proof French knots) I love seeing French knots worked in interesting ways, because they create fantastic texture and depth, especially when they are used in high volume. That's why I'm in love with this monogram project from Fourteen Countess. The way she worked the knots to coordinate with and accentuate the pattern in the fabric is just plain brilliant. My mind is exploding with ideas using this kind of application ... [via Feeling Stitchy]Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
Crown Crafts Expects 10% Increase in Net Sales for Fiscal 2011 and Adjusted EBITDA of Approximately $11.8 million, or ... Crown Crafts, Inc. provided guidance today that based on the continuing progress of its long-term growth strategy and the impact of recent acquisitions, combined with steadily improving market conditions, the Company expects to achieve further improvement in net sales and Adjusted EBITDA in fiscal 2011. biz.yahoo.com |
Kitchen 101: Cooking Bacon in the Oven By Katie GoodmanI prefer to cook bacon in the oven vs. on the stove top in a skillet or frying pan. Cooking stove-top always ends up covering my stove in grease spatters (and sometimes the spatters hit my hands - that doesn't exactly feel good!). I also think it's tedious and slow. It makes so much less mess to cook bacon in the oven than on the stove top. Depending on the size baking pan you use you can usually cook the whole package at once instead of just a few pieces at a time. Also, instead of cooking your bacon in a pan full of grease, the grease drips away from the bacon as you cook when you use the method that I'm going to explain after the jump.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Food | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Arts & Crafts a hit Susan BarrKern Valley Sun Warm weather and the pleasant shade of Kernville’s Circle Park made for an enjoyable experience for visitors to last weekend’s 46th Annual Sierra Arts and Crafts Festival. kvsun.com |
How-To: Nutella Thumbprint Cookies Because there really is no better vehicle for getting Nutella to your mouth than a chocolate cookie .... the Nutella thumbprint cookies from The Recipe Girl. [via bakeat350tweets]Related: Nutella CheesecakeRead the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Food | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |