CRAFT Newsletter for January 5, 2007

Sew a Clutch Purse, Make a Mouse Pad Cover, Refashion a Men's Shirt into a Cute Cap Sleeve Top, Make Your Own Journal, Knit a Binary Scarf, Make a Cigar Box Purse, CRAFT Podcast Pattern - Stitch Diva Studios Hairpin Chandelier Earrings

Hi Crafters,

Happy New Year!

Now that you've made all your gifts for friends and family, isn't it time you start to craft a little something for yourself? If you need some inspiration to get started, I've put together some fun projects that you can start right away!

Cheers,
Natalie Zee Drieu
Associate Editor, CRAFT Magazine
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nat@craftzine.com
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From the CRAFT Blog

HOW TO - Sew a Clutch Purse

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I've always seen these cool clasp frames at the craft store but figured it was too complicated to figure out how to sew. Lisa of U Handbag has a great how-to on exactly how to sew these kinds of cute bags, good for coins, crafty notions, etc. I love her fabric here too! Link.


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HOW TO - Make a Mouse Pad Cover

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Anna Torborg of Twelve 22 has a great tutorial (PDF) on how to make your own mousepad cover with cool fabric prints. Link.


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Refashion a Men's Shirt into a Cute Cap Sleeve Top

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Kath at Whip Up points to a super refashioning project by Paperdaisies on Crafster.org on how to make a cute button down cap sleeve shirt from an old men's shirt. [ via ] Link.


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HOW TO - Make Your Own Journal

Daydreaming Sewingbook
Kath at Whip Up has linked to a great tutorial at daydreamingonpaper.com on how to make your own journals. The close up photos are great, especially for the techniques on sewing up the binding. [ via ] Link.


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HOW TO - Knit a Binary Scarf

Bytebeauty
It's all zeros and ones to me...literally. Now you can make yourself this cozy binary code scarf, from Knitty's cool new winter issue, of course! [ via ] Link.


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HOW TO - Make a Cigar Box Purse

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Amie Gillingham, director of EBSQ, pointed us to their most recent live demonstration on how to make a cigar box purse. Link.


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CRAFT Podcast Pattern - Stitch Diva Studios Hairpin Chandelier Earrings

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Crochet yourself some beautiful chandelier earrings created by Jennifer Hansen, the amazing designer behind Stitch Diva Studios. Her work in crochet and knitting has an edgier fashion feel and these earrings are a great way for you to get started with knitting with wire. Check out the knit and crochet with wire tutorials to learn the steps to make great jewelry. As Jennifer says, "A girl can never have too many earrings!"

  • Download this week's CRAFT pattern PDF - Link.
  • Subscribe to the CRAFT podcast and get this pattern and other CRAFT content delivered automatically via iTunes - Link
  • Stitch Diva Studios Hairpin Chandelier Earrings Page - Link.


Related:
Stitch Diva Studios Wire Earring Collection for Knit and Crochet - Link.


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