Mar
15
Once you watch this video and hear the price the artist Jenn Docherty charges for her adorable creations you will want to try one yourself. Do pick up her book http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Needle-Felts-Projects-Wear/dp/1600610390I want to make the bunny or the chick. …
Jan
30
When I received this book from the publisher and opened it I was very impressed that the first few pages in this book is autobiographical. most books we read give us little information about the authors and now I feel…
Nov
30
The designs and designers in this book are so spectacular you will want to leave it out just to page through it. I am not a quilter but I am a fiber lover, this stunning book “Kaffe Fassett’s Quilt Romance”…
Nov
24
How lucky can we be to have a pictorial tutorial for this stunning pillow from The Storque, etsy’s handmade blog, “How-Tuesday project”. Michelle has not crafted with felt since she was a child, but since picking up a copy of…
Nov
1
I have never used Noro yarns or knit these patterns, but this book is filled with wonderful and fun projects for the fashion knitter and I will try one using Noro yarn. The colors are amazing as are the patterns. …
Aug
22

Vivian Peritts had a strong desire to be a stay-at-home mom, so she quit her job as an art teacher. Soon she started making and selling soft sculpture dolls, which she sold at craft fairs and stores to bring…
Aug
14

This is such a great idea! Google books have displayed several pages from the book for us to view and print with complete instructions for projects. I was so thrilled when I found these books. This book “Fresh…
Jul
20
This is a very bittersweet review of Barbara Albright’s “The Natural Knitter”. Barbara wrote both knitting and cooking books. Sadly she died last fall of a brain tumor at the age of 51. This was her last book, and regrettable…
Jun
30
No matter what your fiber of choice, you will stockpile inspiration from Karen Bartolomei’s “Paperie for Inspired Living”. First off this book is a beautiful hard covered addition for your library and brilliantly illustrated. Each page holds divine designs…
Jun
16
When I received this book and first thumbed through all the projects, the words “up-cycling and recycling” kept popping into my mind. Sherri uses many items that we have stockpiled in our crafting areas that can be used to create…
Jun
2
Whether it is called up-cycled, re-cycled, altered designs, deconstructed or reconstructed, many of us are trying this eco friendly crafting and saving money in this repressed economy. I know when I go through my wardrobe I am more…
May
13

Our winner of “Simple Needlefelt by Jayne Emerson” is Fleece2Fantastic
She has a blog Fleece2Fantastic if you would like to stop by and take a look at what she is up to.
Many thanks to Jayne Emerson author of Simple Needlefelt for…
May
11

Nikola went to the farm to see the animals up close, but she so a group of women making fuzzy hats and poking crazy needles into the fluffy pieces of fiber. She relates that she almost knocked everyone over…
Apr
28
Jayne Emerson, author of Simply Felt was trained at Loughborough College of Art before completing her Masters at Central St Martins in 1997. Since then her work has taken a wide-ranging path that has allowed her to express her creativity…
Apr
22

Who is greener than Betz? I have done a couple of articles on Betz White and she has an amazing imagination on recycling wool sweaters into a adorable cupcakes, teacups and either can be used as a pincushion. Betz has…






















