Ideas to spark your paper craft Valentines Day muse

Valentines Day is near and our cupid muse is calling us to create expressions of love. Here are a few ideas to help get you started with your Valentines Day paper crafts:
Easy Valentine’s Day Treat Bag (pictured) Easy-to-make paper craft treat bags to fill with love.
Friendship Blossoms Paper flowers [...]

Vanna’s Choice Knitting and Crochet Contest

Don’t put away your needles and hooks yet. There’s still time to enter the second annual Vanna’s Choice Knitting and Crochet contest.

Got fabric, felt, & brads? Make flowers!

I have two main philosophies for card making:

 1) Recycle and/or use what I already have on hand
2) Keep it simple (fancy is fun, too… I’m referring to simplicity in design and function.)
 
In the spirit of this, my latest creation utilized scraps of fabric, felt, colored brads, and a “Thank You” sticker.  This flower design can easily be transferred to any [...]

Vintage Vinyl Record Bowls

This simple craft that allows you to recycle an old warped record into a useful, versitile, and nostolgic bowl.

Inspiration – Planning vs. Doing

Sometimes I get all caught up in having the right tools, materials, scissors, and perhaps a special bag with pockets for carrying around my latest project. Or I peruse all the latest needlework magazines (the pile next to my favorite chair) and planning which projects I will make for the next holiday.
Planning is fun, but [...]

Angel of Hope – Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum

One of my favorite needlework designers is Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum of Told in a Garden.
Several years ago I spent an entire winter stitching one of her gorgeous angel designs, Angel of Hope. According to her website, this angel was designed during Desert Storm and the yellow ribbons represent our hope for peace.
During this trying time [...]

Inspiration – Renewal

Renewing the Creative Spirit
Sometimes it seems as though you get caught in the tasks and activities of your daily life, the rush of working and caring for your family. And then one day you are cleaning out a drawer and stumble upon that needlework project you were working on a few years ago. Or you [...]

New Year Craft Resolutions

It’s a new year and for me that means trying something new. Lately I’ve found myself practicing more knitting than crochet, but that’s probably because I’ve been crocheting for 35 and only recently taught myself to knit (after several false starts over the years), so right now knitting feels new and exciting. I’m eager to [...]

Welcome to Knit and Crochet!

Welcome to the Knit and Crochet section of Creative Mind and Hands. I’m your host, Catherine Chant. I’m looking forward to sharing my love of these crafts with you. I’ve been crocheting for 35 years and it’s been my number one craft for as long as I can remember. In recent years, I’ve taught myself [...]

National Letter Writing Week, Jan 8 – 14, 2010

We journal, we create cards and luggage tags all designed to house our thoughts and sentiments.  During National Letter Writing Week, it’s time to share the joy of expression.
Time to dust off some of the card samples you’ve made or to create a new design to send a note to friends & family “just because.”
If [...]

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