Crafting Up A Storm and A New Spot To Find My Patterns

I have been a busy woman this month, with several letter pillows to create for customers as well as taking some time to start making some of my favorite Christmas paper crafts, as you see above. I am also currently crocheting a red letter Z, which I am very happy to do since it [...]

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Etsyhooker of the week….Red Berry Crochet

I was looking through the offerings of the Etsyhookers and found many wonderful items. Since Christmas is coming soon, Red Berry Crochet’s banner, with its beautiful holly pin, caught my eye. Click on any of images to see more photos and information about purchasing from Red Berry Crochet.

The pin in her banner may [...]

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CASTteam Christmas Contest….

UPDATE:
Congrats to the winners:
Hurdler4Eva, Ulixis, DebsRandomArt, and Saire
Here are some details of a contest to win lots of nifty prizes from etsy artists. Check the CASTteam page for contest dates. If you have not registered at etsy.com yet, please let them know “lauraslefthook” sent you.
To enter:
Read through the Christmas Carol “O Holy [...]

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Advent by candlelight night

Our church held an Advent by candlelight for the women this evening.  It is a good way to prepare for the holiday season and to get into the proper mood and have the right focus for this coming month.  We enjoyed songs, Bible readings, good food, and the company of women.
My oldest daughter wanted to [...]

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Christmas decorating

So, this site is definitely decorated for Christmas, but my house is not. I do not even feel ready to start pulling out the boxes yet. I constantly feel like the house needs a week of cleaning. Perhaps by next weekend I will force myself to give up on getting things any [...]

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My latest crafting interest….

Origami boxes — another look
shades of blue
I just started getting interested in origami. I started with some ideas on line and have now progressed to getting about five books from the library. Right now I am trying to find ideas that would sell, but I also like making things for myself and the [...]

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What is the secret here?

So, I am making these to sell to make some money for my craft supplies (but mostly for bills right now since we are severely underemployed in our household ), and somebody wants to know how to make them. I want to say, “Buy one and take it apart and figure it out yourself.” [...]

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