coolness!

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whip up

has been posting links to LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of their prior projects-best of 2009. knit, crochet, sewing, cooking.

do stop by whip up and find something to make!

pic:

Free Crochet Pattern Amigurumi Love Birds

from lion brand (pattern is free but you have to join and joining is FREE too)

a very quick and a very easy project

from threadbanger

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the land of bead fantasies

has a bunch of links to animated tutorials

links 2

links 1

animation via

i want one! (or many)

how to make your own knitted pouf apartment therapy points us over to

The pouf pattern is available from Pickles, a Norwegian site that offers free patterns for knitting, crochet and sewing. Be sure to read the project's comments. We learned some great tips, such as rather than hunt for a thick enough yarn create the pouf, you can make your own by plying — take many different yarns and hold them together as it they were one, cast on and knit carefully. If you start now, you should have a nice cozy pouf by fall! (There's a smaller version too!)



pic from pickles puff daddy knitted stool

if you've not stopped by pickles in the past, i implore you to do so now. it's GREAT

here's a link to the pickles shop as well (NICE yarns

i LOVE this circular vest

minimal sewing and it appears to be wicked easy too. if you made it out of fleece, well then VERY minimal sewing

circular vest from threads
Nicole Smith, contributor


pic from threads

i LOVE these and

i'm going to make some

diy project, kate's log buttons
kate


pic from the design sponge tutorial linked above

someone is VERY lucky

their sister made them this kick ass tetris pillowcase for christmas

via

pic from joel johnson's flickr photostream

merry christmas! (eve that is)

NO video, but click the link for a VERY good christmas song: with special commentary

martha (YES, THAT MARTHA)

has THE most wicked cool felt slippers!!!

i'll bet you can make them in one night too (quick, i'd like a pair under MY tree)


pic from martha's tutorial

this is cute and easy

plus you get to DRINK while you do it!

photo snow blog ornaments from photojojo

pic from photojojo linked above

wicked cool

modern gingerbread houses

they were auctioned off for charity (bidding is closed) but you can click the link above to see ALL of the neat structures!


top:

Nick Milkovich Architects Inc.

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  Sugar Shack

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Eastside Design & Solus Decor

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  The Earthship Lollipop

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look at this pattern at berroco!

a wonderful JELLYFISH

made out of lumina. it just so happens i have some lumina. i bought it because it was cool yarn. i didn't have anything in particular i was going to use it for

pics from the berroco website

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and from one of my all time favorite sites

resurrection fern


gifts to make with your own two hands

tutorials from resurrection fern - which she says can all be made in one evening (SHE said it, not me)

pic from resurrection fern's tutorial: knitting a rag nest

and here's a link to her WONDERFUL etsy shop: knitalatte

i LOVE this

lighted bow tutorial
by Katelyn Thomas
pic from the linked tutorial

whip up has

a mammoth list of festive tutorials

including this ribbon pine cone ornament (pic from the linked tutorial) Ribbon Pinecone Ornament Tutorial by Jenna.

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EL CAMINOxEXIST 1981xTOCAYO from EXIST1981 on Vimeo.

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a felted purse i crocheted

for myself (my old one i made has seen better days). i just use it to stuff my debit card, my phone, my mp3 player my kindle and perhaps a SMALL knitting project into

usually i knit the purses i felt but crocheting is much quicker and i needed it in a hurry. i PREFER knitting mind you

i just used some leftover wool - hence the odd color combos. ah then again, i'm rather ODD my own darn self!

(p.s. the pink yarn is just some white yarn i dyed with kool aid a while ago.

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ohhhhhhhh look look look

what is on design sponge

we like it wild: bits and bits wreath

i am ADDICTED to succulents (i have some in my father's garden). hmmmmmm i think i'll order a bunch more this year (i don't think you can get them until april-ish) and use them in a winter wreath NEXT year


pic from the tutorial at design sponge linked above

spectacular!

y'all know how much i love everything MUSHROOMS

well

bitter betty blogs

gives us:

Sweet Sugar 'Shroomies: The Tutorial

pic from the tutorial at bitter betty blogs linked above

so festive!

On the 9th Day of Christmas: Holly Lariat

Posted by JenniferJangles

pic from the tutorial by jennifer jangles linked above at >art bead scene blog

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the nyt goes all etsy on us!

etsy IS one of my favorite places on the interwebs. i've even toyed with opening a shop online. that just means i'd have to get a bunch of stuff done and on hand (when i make things i usually give them away right away. i always make a FIRST one for me just to test the waters and correct any mistakes i may have made). i cannot make 'on demand'. just can't do it.

that said, i LOVE to support people who hand craft (or craft in general). i have been MORE than satisfied with ALL of my etsy purchases (and i've made a TON)

if you've never etsy-ed i'm telling you to do so right now.

That Hobby Looks Like a Lot of Work

By ALEX WILLIAMS

QUIT your day job?

To some craft enthusiasts that is just the name of a popular blog on Etsy, the fast-growing Web site that serves as a marketplace for crafts and vintage goods.

But to Yokoo Gibran, it was an epiphany.

Ms. Gibran, who is in her 30s, had been selling her hand-knit scarves and accessories on the site for less than a year when she decided last November to quit her day job at a copy center in Atlanta. Thirteen months later, she would seem to be living the Etsy dream: running a one-woman knitwear operation, Yokoo, from her home and earning more than $140,000 a year, more than many law associates.

Jealous? How could you not be? Her hobby is her job. But consider this before you quit your day job: at the pace she’s working, she might as well be a law associate.

“I have to wake up around 8, get coffee or tea, and knit for hours and hours and hours and hours,” said Ms. Gibran, who leveraged the exposure she got on the site to forge a deal with Urban Outfitters. “I’m like an old lady in a chair, catching up on podcasts, watching old Hitchcock shows. I will do it for 13 hours a day.” And even after all those hours knitting, she is constantly sketching new designs or trading e-mail messages with 50 or more customers a day...........

i may have posted this before

but since our windchill is supposed to be about zero i think it appropriate to post again (and i can HEAR that wind too. i dread the thought of leaving for work in a bit)

this is a quick crafted item as well

how to make hand warming gloves by

Diane Gilleland, contributor

pic from diane's tutorial at the link above

there's a bit of sewing involved BUT it's all hand sewing and it's not much and will go quickly.

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attention attention the new

winter 2009 knitty is up!!!

here's one i like a great deal by Pauline Wickens

tentacular

model: B. Wickens photos: L. Lindgren

floating world views

has a cool paper wreath tutorial for us

pic: from the floating world tutorial linked above
found via whip up

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zakka life has links to

some of her favorite christmas crafts

including HER own Mizuihiki Knots for Gift Bows (which i've linked to before, but sure will again!)

pic: from the tutorial she did on Mizuihiki Knots for Gift Bows

made me smile

i like i like

(although there IS a little sewing involved)

these remind me of something you'd see on a 50s christmas tree

How-To: Dimensional Felt Ornament

By Diane Gilleland

pic from diane's tutorial on craftzine linked above

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look what jennifer perkins of

naughty secretary club shows us how to make

parisian pinecone PEEPS!!!

pic from jennifer's tutorial

(p.s. diy network, I MISS JENNIFER AND I MISS VICKIE. GET THEM BACK ON YOUR STUPID NETWORK)

if you'd like to visit jennifer's store

naughty secretary club PLEASE do so!

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i made another QUICK simple beaded necklace

yesterday


here's the first one i made

they're quick gifts. you can use expensive beads or cheap beads. i used waxed linen in white this time. last time i used black. all you need is a bit of that, a donut bead for the central point and then a few other beads. as many or as few as you like

(the blog where i got the idea for this doesn't seem to exist any longer. i gave it credit in my first posting linked above, but as i said, it ain't there any more)

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from craftster

ZaneyMcBanes

a julia child amigurumi (no directions but i HAD to post it) pic from zaney's craftster post linked


via geekcrafts

some gift container ideas from

crafting a green world

pic from the link above

how about orange

has a listing of links to tutorials on how to make felt ornaments

(i'm ALL over these skate ones from better homes and gardens

here's a link to the howaboutorange etsy store

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this is a GREAT and a QUICK and an EASY*

gift for someone. male or female. cathie and steve are batiking their scarves. i have used fabric paint on mine. draw designs or a picture or squiggles. anything!

let dry, and there's your gift!

now, i get fairly inexpensive plain undyed silk scarves at jerry's art - o - rama. so if you have one in your hood, check 'em out


i also make silk beads out of the plain scarves. i've posted before how i did it (i'll link back when i have time to find it). basically, you just cut strips (or rip them) use fabric paints and mod podge and whatever else you have (i used some craft wire, yarn, beads, etc) wrap around straws and let dry. the necklace has one of the silk beads i made AND a resin bead i made

Quick and Easy Gift Idea: batik silk scarves
pic of the scarves: from cathie's blog tutorial linked above

other pics are mine

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fly or hop on over to the crafty crow

and they'll direct you to a place you can see how to make these

pic from the link above

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cute holiday idea

and goddess knows i have a TON of green yarn (in my car even). my friend asked if he could borrow some green yarn (for halloween. don't know why, but i said sure). i filled a bag with some of the greens i had and tossed it in my car. he decided he wasn't going out for halloween so he never took any of the yarn. NOW i know what to do with it!

from craftstylish (pic by Photo: Zach Desart from there as well)

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make a yarn wrapped wreath

from cyndi at mixed media artist

how to make fabric hearts

pic from cyndi's tutorial

whipup points us on over to a new site

make & meaning creative community in conversation

About

Make & Meaning: Why We’re Here

Acts of making are important – whether they involve yarn and knitting needles, wood and tools, pots and pans, brushes and canvas or anything else.

When we make things, time and worry fall away. We’re more aware, engaged, and excited – and we find it easier to connect with others. In truth, making connects us to our best selves.

We believe in making, and we love the fact that the internet allows makers to meet and geek out together, regardless of geography. There are many, many websites that celebrate making in all its forms. We created Make & Meaning to celebrate all the ways making enhances our lives, and all the things it causes us think about.

from the whipup introduction

The bloggers are:
Sister Diane – http://www.craftypod.com
Paul Overton – http://www.dudecraft.com
Pip Lincolne – http://meetmeatmikes.com
Betsy Greer – http://www.craftivism.com
Alice Merlino – http://www.futuregirl.com
Kim Werker – http://www.kimwerker.com

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want

all of these and MORE from cardboard safari (all pics from their website)

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this is amazingly beautiful

ruffly felt rosette wreath tutorial


(from domestifluff (pic from there as well)

found via whip up

oh wow

resurrection fern has published a link to a MESS o' her tutorials (great to make for holiday gifts). look at this HAT (made from her handspun. i have some beautiful handspun, which i didn't spin.... that's white with purple threads running through it. very bulky. will look GREAT knit up into this hat)

nahanni hand knit hat

and here's the link to gifts to make with your own two hands


pics from resurrection fern

and as i've mentioned before, not only is she (margaret) a crafter and a blogger, SHE A PRACTICING FAMILY PHYSICIAN

resurrection fern is a blog you should visit ALL OF THE TIME by the way.

really you should!

bet you could make a few cut things out of this

die cut santa

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once again, WREATHS!

nifty!

customizable fleece hats

Author:ryzellon

pic from ryzellon's

instructable
(there's a bunch of great examples on the last page of the instructable)