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| How-To: Sew a Ruffled Scarf One day I decided to put away all my deadlines and all my unfinished projects, and to instead design something just for fun, to please only the fiber-artist-fashionista within me. I dug around in a bin of wool sweaters and found a truly hideous gray knit poncho. I plugged in my sewing machine and started playing around with a method that I used in Feltique, where the edge of a knit sweater gets a ruffled edge. It's an easy technique that my friend Alix of Treehouse 28 taught me way back in the day. But I tend to be chronically unsatisfied and wanted even more ruffles. So I gathered the whole thing up on a long black ribbon. It was the perfect touch. I had made myself a scarf that really embodies who I am as a crafter right now. It's got pure drama, ruffles and ribbon, and a versatile look that can be altered on a whim. Plus, the whole thing is made from my current favorite material: recycled wool. Crafting has major roots in self-expression. And contests are all about challenging yourself. I encourage you to listen to your own inner creative voice, and to really trust your personal design process. Submit your scarf, with a description of how it aligns with your personality, to the Singer Contest: Me, My Scarf, and I. The grand prize is an amazing Singer ProFinish Serger, and I know that's just what you've always wanted!Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: DIY Coffee Stencil Here's a fun way to add a special touch to your coffee or cocoa or even cupcakes and cakes. Jessica of How About Orange shows how to create your own stencil for dusting the top of your winter beverages and treats. I may have to try this on Brookelyn's Grown-Up Hot Chocolate. Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Cereal Box Houses Cassie at Bella Dia shows you how to make these adorable cereal box houses. I love that this can be any kind of box (cookies, oatmeal, etc) that can be reused and made into fun toys for the kids, holiday decor, or gift boxes for presents.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Nocopi Technologies, Inc. Announces a Multi Year Renewal of an Exclusive License for the Children's Arts and Crafts ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Today, Michael A. Feinstein, M.D., Chairman and CEO of Nocopi Technologies, Inc. , a company dedicated to providing solutions for product counterfeiting, diversion and creative ink technologies for national and international clients is pleased to announce: us.rd.yahoo.com |
SHE fashions is its own
world away from mall (Dayton Daily News) Dorinda Wells, general manager of SHE Fashions, continues to transform the family business that started as quilting instruction in the 1970s. Today , the retail shop at the Mall at Fairfield Commons reflects years of changes from quilting to crafts, to folk art and jewelry, to its present-day offerings of feminine and vintage clothing, gifts and jewelry.“That’s a lot of years of evolution ... us.rd.yahoo.com |