Crafts Carnival #6
Hurray…this is Crafts Carnival #6 and I am so glad that crafters out there are continuing to submit posts so we all can share in your wonderful work! Your tutorials give me so much inspiration to get out my stash of craft materials and do something new or forgotten. Your one of a kind displays of creativity and hard work allow us to marvel in your talent. Thanks so much everyone for submitting your posts and contributing to this monthly Crafts Carnival!!
Here goes…
Quirky submitted this cool project called Keeping Quirky Dolls Out of Trouble. These Quirky Dolls keep you company and actually help you out by holding your pins while you sew! I bet you could talk with your Quirky Doll while you’re working…it’s always nice to have an approving smile once while you mend and sew. You need to take a look at this post at Bonding Moms & Daughters To Navigate Our Crazy World ……….Oh Yeah AND Crafts!!!.
Cyndi has compiled her favorite collage and art quilt techniques and you can see it at Collage and quilt techniques posted at Mixed Media Artist. Cyndi shares her a bunch of techniques to make incredible collages and provides handy links to teach you collage methods that she has worked on over the years. There are packing tape transfer collages, organic collages, digital collages and more. Please stop on by Collage and quilt techniques.
Heather has conceived a clutch to store and protect all the necessities and tools of knitting. At How to: The Knitting Clutch QUiD essential posted at QUiD essential, Heather shares a step by step tutorial on making your own knitting clutch. The tutorial includes terrific photos and simple instructions so you too can make your own clutch. I’m sure this clutch would be great storage and handy carry-along for many of your fine projects such as beading, sewing, etc.
Lyndsey did a phenomenal job of turning a vintage t-shirt into a stylish baby onesie. At Baby Vintage Reconstruction posted at Life of Lyndsey, Using fabric from recycled t-shirts. Lyndsey creates fantastic baby clothing out of a pattern that she has designed herself. Wishing you much success on your custom made venture!
I love this next project because it’s easy, inexpensive and I can do it with my kids and teach other kids how to do it as well. Wendy Piersall shows us her Tissue Paper Flower Topiary posted at Craft Jr and demonstrates the steps she took to make her fabulous topiary. Just add a personal note onto the topiary and present it as a sweet Mother’s day gift.
Welcome Michele all the way from Finland where the weather is brrrr….cold. Michele presents an outstanding Bangle wristwarmer tutorial at A House Called Nut - Life in the backwoods of Finland. She teaches teaches us how to make a set of funky, knit bangles that are great for yarn leftovers. For those of us living with warmer weather, this will be an excellent time to start on winter gifts for friends far and near!
I’ve always enjoyed making clothing for dolls/stuffed animals but I’ve never managed making loafers for dolls. But now Tarja Simpanen provides a superb tutorial at Loafers for Agnes Dreary on Fashion Doll Shoes that is tempting me to make a go at this fine project. I wonder if making these a little bigger would work for little human feet to toddle around the house?
Well this concludes the 6th edition of the Crafts Carnival and I hope you have had a good time. Thank you once again stopping by and for submitting your enjoyable blog articles for all to read. If you would like to participate in the next edition of crafts carnival, please use the carnival submission form to send your articles. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
Have an amazing day!
May 6th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Thank you so much for including me in your wonderful carnival!
May 6th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Thank you for including me in the carnival. I’m sure you could make the shoes in bigger scale for toddlers, but then you’d need to sew everything instead of gluing. And make sure to use sole material that won’t slip.
May 7th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Thanks so much for including my clutch in your how to line up! Lovely!
May 16th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Lots of fun and interesting craft posts. The fashion doll shoes are so cool and I really like the baby onsie project that was upcycled from an old tee-shirt.
May 24th, 2009 at 11:11 am
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