How to make your own beautiful napkins at purlbee

Lyn always a good tutorial or two and my recent faves include this rag flower brooch and this dolls dress.

turn a big old mens button up shirt into a cute cap sleeve shirt with this tutorial at craftster

Where do you go to find out the latest knit-alongs that are happening now, or about to begin? Why not check out the 2007 Knit-Along and Swaps website. There is even an rss feed now so that you can subscribe and never miss out on any of the action!

how to sew the pages together and cover – good instructions at day dreaming on paper

Mar Rodríguez(Málaga,Spain) is one of my favorite illustractors. Her prints has been published in magazines and, recently, has created Mar de Color, her own online shop where she shows her personal works.

Besides, she have a blog with a lot of tutorials and craft projects. For example, this octopus cushion(it´s in spanish, but thanks to the pictures is easy to make). More here.

See you next year ;-). ¡Feliz 2007!

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Mar Rodríguez(Málaga, España), es una de mis ilustradoras favoritas. Sus ilustraciones han sido publicadas en diferentes revistas y, recientemente, ha creado su propia tienda online, Mar de Color, donde muestra sus trabajos más personales.

Además, tiene un blog muy interesante, con un montón de proyectos y tutoriales. Por ejemplo, este cojín octopus. Más, aquí.

Nos vemos el próximo año;-). ¡Feliz 2007!

by Betsy Hosegood

Published by David and Charles

I saw a review of this book and they mentioned the circus design layout of it, this completely hit home with me. I was trying to figure out how to describe this sort of bitsy loud and kitsch sort of design and circus is perfect.

Warning: this is not a pattern book. This is a book about knitting, and touches on a bit of history, a bit of popular culture, a bit of the who’s who of knitting. It is a teenage magazine of knitting in fact. Do you know what I mean when I say teenage magazine – filled with silly nonsense and useless facts, quizzes and celebrity gossip, but entertaining for a brief moment. Some entertaining moments included a short bio on a couple of well known knitting bloggers, and a section of famous people who knit, and a few pics of knitting designs in fashion.

I would say that this book might appeal to teenagers who are into knitting or thinking about knitting, it might also be a good fun gift for a friend, but probably not suitable for serious knitters.

I have a bunch of paint chips left over from painting my apartment. They seem too pretty to throw away, so I looked for some ideas for crafting with them.

By Elegant Musings, Paint chips + hole punch = awesome

Tutorial by designverb for paint chip origami into a card holder

Paint chip wallet, which I first ran across in the magazine Readymade a couple of years ago. Designed by Narangkar Khalsa-Glover, who was nice enough to let jesser post a tutorial, plus there’s another tutorial by jensect on Flickr. (Picture is of a nara one.)

From the fab Bella dia

Joy and peace to everyone on this day, whatever you celebrate, wherever you are.

A time to remember the simple pleasures, to rejoice in our good fortune, to think about the less fortunate, and to be with our loved ones.

Give your family and your special ones an extra tight hug, kiss and tickle your children.

Laugh out loud and exclaim your delight in being alive.

Breath in deep and remember what this day means to you and millions of others too.

Love everyone on this day, be nice even to the people who annoy you the most.

If you are alone – call someone. If you don’t have anyone to call go to your local church or community group or charity and be with some people. If you know of someone who will be alone – invite them over.

Did you donate something to charity yet? Blankets or a food hamper or gifts for children – if not there is still time.

This year I will be celebrating christmas in Melbourne, Australia. It is hot. But hopefully not too hot. We will have some BBQ seafood, tapas and tall glasses of vodka and cranberry juice. The kids will go crazy with excitement and a sugar high. There will be drama over the wrong presents and probably a family argument will break out over something. We will put on a video in the afternoon and laze around drinking and eating and sleeping it all off. Then off to Tasmania to see in the New Year, where we head to the beach, do some adventuring and test out some delicious Tasmanian produce. Happy holidays everyone!

Its been a good year – thank you all for reading and hopefully getting some inspiration for some handmade goodness in your hectic lives.

Check out Wish Jar for some inspiration : drop in on soulemama for some solstice celebrations : check in on Knitting Iris for some fresh country air : check out Aussie mum Loobylu who has read my thoughts with her christmas drink recipe : posie gets cozy with some gorgeous christmas cheer : hello photoblog and look-thing for some thoughtful imagery : delicious days, travelers lunchbox and chocolate and zucchini for some gorgeous edibles : Camilla Engman for simple beauty : and don’t forget to drop in at Yarnstorm for colourful family fun :

[the image is from the Wilderness society website and was, on December 20 1999, a towering Eucalyptus regnans, 80 metres (262 ft) tall, the tallest-ever Christmas tree in the world, with 3,000 Christmas lights. The tree is adjacent to a logging road in the valley of the Styx River. It and the surrounding forests were scheduled for destruction in the year 2000.]