Craft of the Week - Lip Balm Cozy

The craft this week is so simple that you could make it for yourself. Why make it when it is only $3.50 on the artists website? You decide.....



CraftLadyLeah is a stay at home Mom of 2 kids. According to her website, she has been crafting for years. She has tried lots of different crafts. Her relationship with the Etsy community has affected her positively. "All of these wonderful, creative people have given such a surge of ideas I can hardly sleep at night for all the new possibilities bouncing around my head." she writes.

Please visit her website at:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11115959

Craft of the Week - Pretty Pincushion Tutorial

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/42860/how-to-make-a-pretty-pincushion-with-a-button-center

This Pretty Pincushion tutorial is easy to follow and is a quick project for the weekend. This project would be good to use up those small scraps of fabric. Even children could do this easy pincushion.

Thanks to www.craftstylish.com for bringing such cute projects with tutorials!!!

If you like pincushions, check out the Aunt Edna Pincushion on our Blujay store

Craft of the Week - Chicken Little Pincushion

This cute little chicken pin cushion was created using some leftover felted wool sweater pieces. She sits on a vintage look lace nest and is secured atop a solid wood pedestal. It's a great way to use up all those scraps of wool, although fabric scraps would work well also.

This design is the creation of Janet Metzger of Warrenton, Va. She has the privledge of working in her home studio every day. Her dear husband created the studio for her. She has two sons that she adores. She gets to watch the sunset over the Blue Ridge Mountains every evening.

Janet maintains a loveley blog in which she takes us through many of her projects and shares the creative process. Her blog can be reached by going to the following link:

http://theemptynest-janet.blogspot.com/

She also has an etsy shop. You can purchase the Chicken Pincushion for $19.95. She also offers some great aprons, re-conditioned wool fingerless gloves (great for icefishing), cell phone cozies, wool pouches, scarves, bags, purses, clothing, notecards, prints and original works.

Please visit her Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5507556

Please remember that this design belongs to Janet and should not be re-produced for commercial means without her permission.

Craft of the Week - Shamrock Pin

The Tiny Taylor Ranch Craft of the Week comes from a cute blog called Stitcher Scribbler.

The Stitcher Scribbler has created the cutest Shamrock Pin. She includes a tutorial to make her creation. She also has an etsy site where you could purchase these little darlings. That says alot about the generous kind of person she is.

Stitcher Scribbler Blog:

http://missniff.blogspot.com/2009/03/shamrock-freebie.html

Stitcher Scribbler Etsy Store:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5893646