| Subversive Cross Stitch Giveaway! Our longtime bestie and CRAFT Subversive Finds columnist Julie Jackson has a special deal for all CRAFT readers to win $50 worth of free kits or patterns on Subversive Cross Stitch! YAY! Just tell us why you'd like to win the comments to this post. All comments will be closed by Noon PST on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The lucky winners will be chosen randomly and announced later on the site. Good luck!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
Yan crafts burger over a lifetime Crafting the perfect burger has been a lifetime project for longtime celebrity chef Martin Yan. timesherald.com |
Food Crafts For Kids Featured On Wednesdays At RRL Children in grades K-5 are invited to play with their food at the Rockbridge Regional Library in Lexington on Wednesdays in September from 4:00-5:00 pm. rockbridgeweekly.com |
Book Review + Giveaway: The Earring Style Book Jewelry Designer Stephanie Wells from Double Happiness Jewelry has a new book out called The Earring Style Book. Can I just say this book had me at hello? The cover image of these Rio earrings just captured me. Aren't they gorge? Inspired by shattered glass, the beads are stacked straight. This is just one of the interesting techniques in the book which you can vary and create some amazing looks. Wells' designs are favorites among top celebrites and fashion stylists and you can tell why just by browsing through the book. She starts of with jewelry basics from wrapping wire into her standard forms to detailed descriptions of various beads. You can make a simple pair of earrings in just a twenty minutes or in about an hour and a half, make the Rio earrings shown above. Throughout each section, Wells' sparks your creativity with her mood board pages that are peppered with fashion photos, fabric swatches, beads, vintage letters and more. Pick up this book if you are looking for ways to stylishly up the ante in your jewelry crafting. As for me, I'm off to the bead store now.Book Giveaway Time!Thre lucky CRAFT readers will win a copy of The Earring Style Book. Just tell us why you would like this book in the comments. All comments will be closed by Noon PST on Monday, September 27, 2010. The lucky winners will be chosen randomly and announced later on the site. Good luck!new InsightBookReader('preview', '9780307463937', 'The%20Earring%20Style%20Book', 'Stephanie%20A.%20Wells', '0', '', 'http://www.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin/buy_landing.php?isbn=9780307463937');Take a preview inside the book with this slideshow.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Books and Magazines | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Winners of Mohawk Fine Papers Envelope Kits Congratulations to Anna from Occidental, CA, Kelley from Pearl River, NY, and Melissa from Peru for each winning a Mohawk Fine Papers envelope kit from our recent giveaway. Thanks to all who entered!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Contests | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |