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July 26th, 2007

Art & Design channel monthly showcase

It’s that time of the month again!  Bloggers from b5 media’s Art & Design channel have gotten together to share our “Christmas in July” posts.

Tammy from Jewelry & Beading is hosting this month - to check out all of our posts, just click here.
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July 26th, 2007

contests run in the family

My mom and my fiance have put together a fantastic giveaway contest over at Hankering for Yarn :-)
Go check it out!
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July 24th, 2007

sewing wishlist

Do you wish sometimes that there was a place to connect with other sewers (that always looks so bad when you type “sewers”!) to find the pattern you tossed in 1995 or the bobbin for your forty year old sewing machine?
Tada!
There’s the “Sewing Wishlist“,  a free online wanted ad site.  You can request items or […]

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July 21st, 2007

online sources for water gel crystals

I realized after I wrote yesterday’s post on making cooling bandannas that it might be useful to find an online source for the water gel :-)  After all, not everyone has easy access to a gardening supercenter!

Lee Valley Tools carries “Soil Moist” in 7 ounce containers and for a very good price too :-)
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July 16th, 2007

The Quilt of Belonging

Normally I try and not post about quilts too much, after all, we’ve got a wonderful quilt blogger - Mary Emma, over at Quilting & Patchwork, but I had to share this with you all:

That photo is of the “Quilt of Belonging”, a massive tapestry measuring 120 feet long and 10 feet high! It […]

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July 7th, 2007

Planet Textile

I only have about five minutes to spare today - so it’s going to be a short post!  :-)  I’ve got a book review to do, a bunch of projects & tutorials for you all… maybe even a contest somewhere…
And no spare time!
In the meantime, I need some way to keep you all entertained and […]

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July 6th, 2007

cool contest from Etsy & Instructables

I love Etsy - it’s a great place to discover new artists, find great clothing, accessories - even stuff for your house!  Did you know that I have my own etsy shop?  It’s here :-)
Etsy & their sister site, Instructables, are coming together to host a great contest, “Sew Helpful“.
They are asking people to make […]

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