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| Fair Arts and Crafts Show-Youth Art Winners (Tyler Morning Telegraph) The East Texas State Fair congratulates the Arts Crafts Show-Youth Art winners and appreciates all of the entries. This year the Arts Crafts Show awarded ribbons to all winners in every category, premiums were not paid in adult categories if fewer than 2 items were entered in a category. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Popular holiday luncheon, crafts fair on Saturday (The Manteca Bulletin) The perennially popular Holiday Luncheon and Crafts Faire sponsored by the St. Anthony School Parent-Teacher Group is bigger and better this year. us.rd.yahoo.com |
âKidsâ Clubâ to meet for crafts Dec. 2, 17 in Madison (Madison Eagle) MADISON - The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, 9 Main St., will host two after-school “Kids’ Club” sessions in December, as participants take part in “hands-on” activities and explore the museum’s many facets of Early American history. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Salted Caramels with Orange Scented Sugar By Katie GoodmanCaramels are another fun and delicious treat to make for gifting this time of year, though they can be tricky. You will rely heavily on a candy thermometer, so make sure that is working before you start. You will need to monitor the temperature closely. You can go from soft caramels to hard candy very quickly, so choose a time to make these when you won't be distracted. In other words, don't make these when you've got two kids playing loudly in the background or you might have to make a second batch. Just sayin', not that I would know anything about that.Before you start this project you will also need find out what your elevation is and adjust the temperatures accordingly. For every 1,000 feet above sea level, you will need to subtract 2 degrees. For example, I live at 5,000 ft. above sea level, so I subtract a total of 10 degrees from each of the indicated temperatures.If you would like a stronger orange flavor, adjust the extract accordingly. These aren't meant to be orange caramels, but just have a small hint of flavor in the background.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Crafting on the Go: Craft Space Organization #1 (Photo by: Laura Malek)During our Craft Spaces interviews, we posed a couple of questions relating to crafting on the go to our spotlighted crafters. One of the questions we asked was:How do you organize your craft space to allow for quick pick-up-and-go crafting? (Possibly for workshop teaching?)Find out the answers from the crafters we've profiled so far below. You can visit their Craft Spaces Q&A by clicking on their name. (Pictured above is Ellen Luckett Baker's craft room.)Kristin Roach: I teach a lot of workshops locally, so it's important that I'm easily able to grab what I need and go with it. Everything having a home makes it easy to find and then put away my workshop supplies. Also, keeping supplies grouped by type really helps, if I'm teaching book binding, I grab that bin and I know I'm good to go.Diane Gilleland: I do a lot of teaching, so I have a whole series of ziploc bags in the garage filled with those materials. I have a big bag of scissors, one of needles, one of glue bottles, one of pencils, and so on. When I need to go teach, I just pull out the bags I need and pack my teaching suitcase.Betz White: I have a few big clear plastic bins that I use for storing workshop supplies, trunk show samples, etc. I have them labeled and stacked in the eaves of the house at the ready!Ellen Luckett Baker: I try to keep a notebook in my purse, but I often jot down pattern ideas and drawings on receipts, envelopes, or whatever is handy. When an idea strikes, I am frequently unprepared!Susan Beal: I usually teach bead or button crafts, and those plastic boxes with snap-tight lids are so easy to pack into bags or boxes for workshops. For bigger classes, I have 25 sets of flat-nose and round-nose pliers and wire cutters organized with rings of colored tape around the handles. I keep each set of 25 in a huge Ziploc bag and it's so easy to sort them fast by looking at the tape colors.Cathy Callahan: Those big canvas tote bags that have been a lifesaver. One of the places I teach has street parking so sometimes it's a block or two walk so having something I can easily carry is essential. I keep my class supplies stored in the bags so i'm always ready to go. I got mine form Land's End - look for sales - they are very well made and will last you for years. I got the large one on sale last year and it was only about $15.Check back tomorrow morning to find out how these crafters organize their on-the-go craft supplies! Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |