AllCrafts.net Update

 
AllCrafts.net Crossword Puzzle
Paper-Crafts Crossword

Think you know scrapbooking, rubber stamps and card-making? Test your knowledge with our crafts crossword puzzle.
5/23/2005 | Permalink | Email this to a Friend
 
AllCrafts.net Arts & Crafts Book Review - Hip Handbags: Creating & Embellishing 40 Great-Looking Bags
This book gives you the patterns & instructions to create seven basic handbag and shoulderbag types. Then the author shows you creative materials and embellishments that will inspire you to create a truly individual purse. Each variation is explained thoroughly. Several new techniques are shown in these projects.

All of the essential purse shapes are covered - clutch, tote, large purse, messenger bag, envelope and more. The patterns are in the text on graph paper. They're easy to scan into the computer and create any size.

This book begins with a great introduction on designing handbags. Just this section alone made me consider several projects. If you just want to dip your toes into making purses, the first few projects use ready-made purses.

Another chapter discusses fabric choices in depth and illustrates basic techniques like lining and pockets. These construction details help you customize your designs.

My favorite thing about this book is that this approach really teaches you to design your own bags. It is very clear how to follow one of the designs, but they also provide that extra information to help you if you stray away from the pattern, as I usually do…
Finally, if you would like to go totally hip with your bags, there's an outrageous photo gallery of the most modern of handbags.
5/23/2005 | Permalink | Email this to a Friend
 
Painted Clouds Go With Everything

While searching the Internet for painting ideas, I came across this cloud-painting kit. I was blown away by the completed project photos. I found this info on their website-

Painted Clouds Go With Everything

Whether your baby has hand me downs from an older sibling or a brand new everything, clouds go with everything. If you have a little boy and sailboats are your theme, include some sailboat-shaped clouds floating over a puffy white cumulonimbus on its way to dream land.

Painted clouds create a feeling of whimsy and make a lofty addition to any room. You can build clouds on an accent wall, above a chair rail, on the ceiling or all over the room. The look is timeless and fits every childs room.
The Cloudwash kit by Watercolor Walls has everything you need to complete your dream room. All you need is a white wall and some inspiration.

Come See Pictures of our Cloud Painted rooms.


5/23/2005 | Permalink | Email this to a Friend
 
AllCrafts.net Update - Lots of new free arts and crafts projects
AllCrafts.net Update - Lots of new free arts and crafts projects New issue of our email newsletter.

FROM WENDY AT ALLCRAFTS.NET

Hello Crafters!

Welcome to the AllCrafts Update, the free newsletter of AllCrafts.net, the Free Crafts Network. www.allcrafts.net

FYI -- This newsletter is also available in three other formats:

There's a new section at AllCrafts.net - Arts and Crafts Auctions Directory. Browse online auctions for great buys on crafts supplies. Let me know if you'd like to see any other categories or types of crafts items.

Don't forget to submit your arts and crafts project for the newsletter. We'll publish it here and at AllCrafts.net.

PS -- Visit us at the AllCrafts.net Message Boards.


5/23/2005 | Permalink | Email this to a Friend
 
Crochet and Knitting page updated
Updated all the links on the Crochet and Knitting page.
Added lots of new projects and reorganized all of the patterns.
I've listed the knitting projects first, then the crochet projects.

KNITTING PROJECTS ADDED


CROCHET PROJECTS ADDED


5/15/2005 | Permalink | Email this to a Friend
 
Craft Show Success E-Book Review
Looking to turn your crafts into a business? Considering the craft shows? I've just read an e-book for you! "Craft Show Success" is full of advice from the trenches of the local craft show up to juried fine art shows. Excellent for the beginner to novice craftsperson.

First, the book covers the basics of going into business with your crafts and many of the issues involved. The author goes into detail about how to design products, as she advises that your inventory should change about 30% per year.

Other chapters cover:

* Setting your business up for success
* Keys to selecting the right crafts shows
* Tips and ideas for a better booth
* Using a marketing plan to expand your business

This book is excellent for those starting to sell at craft shows and great for those wanting to be more successful at shows, too.

This is an e-book that you can buy online and download immediately.
5/08/2005 | Permalink | Email this to a Friend
 
National Scrapbooking Day Layout Contest
Enter the National Scrapbooking Day Layout Contest for your chance to win a CreateForLess shopping spree!
5/08/2005 | Permalink | Email this to a Friend
 
SEE YOUR PROJECT HERE!
Do you have a great arts and crafts project? We'd love to hear about it!

Whether you have it published on the internet or not, we can help.

How it Works

We will use your project as an article in our newsletter, the AllCrafts Update. You will receive a byline at the end that includes a link to your website or an email address.

Some Guidelines

We accept only projects that are a good fit for AllCrafts.net - please take a look around before submitting your project. We've been crafting a long time... show us something new! Of course, we appreciate a new take on an old favorite, too!
5/08/2005 | Permalink | Email this to a Friend
 
FROM WENDY AT ALLCRAFTS.NET
Hello Crafters!

Thanks so much for your support and encouragement to restart the AllCrafts Update, the free newsletter of AllCrafts.net, the Free Crafts Network. www.allcrafts.net

We do love to read your emails and we really enjoy the great group of people at the AllCrafts.net Message Boards. Please join us!

The new format for the newsletter will include one reader-submitted arts and crafts project and our review of a recent arts and crafts book or product.

Submit your craft - read below to submit your arts and crafts project idea. We'll publish it here and at AllCrafts.net.
5/08/2005 | Permalink | Email this to a Friend

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