great post and tutorial at Echoes of a dream blog
Simmy writes I did a tongue-in-cheek post about getting over the granny square addiction by just making a few and turning them into pincushions. I thought your readers, who like me want to make that blanket but haven’t quite got the stamina to see it through, might be interested:
Karrie from girl on the rocks has started up a whiplash group over at flickr – great idea … check it out.
Good luck! can’t wait to see all the fab entries and showcase some here on whipup!
Check out why, and continue to support this terrific indie handcraft shop. ::shanalogic
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when: May 3 to May 5 – times vary – check the website ::Melbourne Made
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Heather wrote: I wanted to let you know that our craft mafia chapter, the Charm City Craft Mafia, is now accepting applications for our upcoming event (June), Pile Of Craft. Interested parties can visit ::the website to apply and get more info. Thanks!
Thank you to everyone for entering, sorry if your entry did not make it to the final eight. It was a tough decision, there were lots of great entries. And now I want to see which one YOU the readers like best, to that end I will be running three polls to see which banner is going to be the new WhipUp Banner.
You will need to go the banner competition page to view the eight finalists.
check out the winners of the softie awards. ::via craftzine ::softie awards
Your work must be of an original design in the needlearts areas of knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, needlepoint, or embroidery. Each needlearts category will have winners in the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels. The contest entries are open from April 4 though May 31, 2007. ::stitch & pitch contest info
Which tutorial is making you want to get crafting? Let me know because I will featuring some of the whiplash tutorials in the coming week.
