Title – Knitting Know-How Authors – Dorothy T. Ratigan & Judith Durant Publisher – Krause Publications, Ohio ISBN – 9781440218194 Although I have been knitting since I was a small girl, I bought this book as I
Most Exciting Visitors to Tin Teddy Shop…….
Like many businesses, my websites and Etsy shops are analyzed by Google Analytics so I can find out things like what countries visitors come from, how long they stay on particular pages and whether some pages are being ignored or
Craft Product Review – The Ultimate Bead Loom by Peak Dale
Ultimate Bead Loom I had a basic metal sleigh loom for many years, but lost one of the rollers and had been meaning to get a replacement. Then I saw the Ultimate Bead Loom on Amazon and I decided that
10 New Year’s Resolutions for Crafters
It is traditional to come up with some New Year’s Resolutions to serve as goals for the coming year. As well as the ‘traditional’ ones (lose weight, be more organized etc etc) I decided to make a few craft related
Bottle cap necklaces… and more bottle cap necklaces!
I have been busy making bottle cap necklaces for the craft stall that my mother and I are having this weekend. These one are on quality Chinese cotton cords
Some More Vintage Collage Sheets Added
The vintage collage sheets have been proving very popular lately, so I have been busy sourcing, tidying, tweaking and organizing some lovely new collage sheets. You can easily see all the popular 1″ circle range in an album on the
Elegant couch – bargain of the day…
Just Lounging Around… On Tuesdays there is what is usually referred to as ‘the junk market’ in my nearby town. This rather rude name is unfortunate, but there certainly is an odd selection of stalls. I think it is officially
Monsters! But not the scary sort…
My Etsy shop has been invaded by monsters! It is just as well they are very cute and harmless ones. There are 12 toy monsters with their funny little faces and happy grins. They have nice bold outlines so
Scrapping the big things – Scrapbook snippet no 11
We all like to scrapbook the special moments in our lives like birthdays, holidays and family gatherings. But have you tried scrapbooking world events – the big things that affect our lives. After playing a racing game one day, I
Experiment with colour – Scrapbook snippet no 10
Being Brave with Colour For a long time I was very nervous about using colour in my scrapbooking – and other crafts. I knew about the spectrum from school art classes. I knew that there was three primary colours –