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Did you know that Craftsy offers free video courses? By registering for a free mini course, you can check out the Craftsy learning platform including video lessons that you can watch anytime, anywhere. I thought it would be fun to share about some of the recent free Craftsy classes I took myself. Here’s my quick review of each one: 1. Creative Quilt Backs: I’ve only started to experiment with making pieced quilt backs. My...
I recently signed up for Leah Day’s Free Motion Fillers, Volume 1 on Craftsy (more on that below)! I figured that while I was practicing my free motion quilting I might as well use up fabric I had on hand (although the class does give instructions and a pattern for a practice quilt). About a decade ago, I made a bunch of pillow for my college dorm room with no concern for matching up...
If you need some handmade business inspiration to keep your New Year’s goals in check, you’ll love the book “Creative Thursday” by Marisa Anne. Check out the video trailer for a sneak peek at what’s inside the book, and enter to win one of two copies, courtesy of Fabric Seeds, below! creative thursday book trailer from Marisa Anne on Vimeo. Giveaway! Want to win one of two copies of this great book? Leave a...
Did you see yesterday’s fun Q&A with Jeanne Lewis, CEO and founder of Creativebug? Today, we thought it would be fun to go behind the scenes with modern quilter Heather Jones, blogger behind Olive & Ollie and one of the newest instructors for Creativebug‘s video workshops! — 1) Heather, can you tell us a little bit about your new class on Creativebug? What can we make? I’m so excited to be helping Creativebug kick...
I am so excited to share this inspiring interview with Jeanne Lewis, CEO and founder of Creativebug. If you’ve ever stepped out and taken a leap of faith to follow your creative passion, you’ll instantly recognize that it takes determination, and many 80-hour work weeks, to see your dream come to fruition. Creativebug is a website where you can sign up to watch instructional craft videos in sewing, yarn crafts, quilting, jewelry making, paper crafting...
I’m so excited to be back today sharing our second installment of the Video Chats at Craft Buds series! Last month, we chatted with bloggers Jessica, Andrea and Heather about their tips for writing sewing patterns as a business. Today, I’m excited to introduce a chat on Sewing and Blogging Tips with my friends Sara Lawson, Kim Niedzwiecki and Erin Sampson. Through no fault of her own, Kim wasn’t able to connect with us...
Each year, we are inspired by the changing of the calendar to take a look back at the year and remember the everyday moments that stand out, crafty and otherwise! If you were around, you might remember our 2011 Year in Review and Link Party, which was so much fun that we’ve decided to do it again! In 2012 at Craft Buds, we made: - Valentine gifts like the LOVE T-shirt and cinnamon heart...
Have you heard of Whimseybox? It’s a subscription service where you get a box in the mail each month, filled with a grab bag of craft supplies. The Whimseybox site has craft tutorials and ideas for how to use your box each month, and you can interact with other members of the site to share your creations! It’s a fun idea, right? When I saw that Whimseybox was having a holiday promotion, I jumped...
If you heard the big announcement, you know that we’ve been working to launch the new Video Chats at Craft Buds series! We are excited to kick off the series today with a chat on How to Write Sewing Patterns with our fun and informative panel of experts. Jessica Abbott, SewSet and Me Sew Crazy Andrea Pannell, Go To Patterns and The Train to Crazy Heather Valentine, The Sewing Loft In this Craft Buds...
I’m so excited to be participating in Margot Potter’s Shameless Self Promotion Blog Hop! Not only is this a fun event to celebrate an e-book for crafty entrepreneurs, but everyone participating in the hop is taking some time out to practice that fine art of shameless self promotion. Easier said than done, because it can be a little difficult to toot your own horn. But, I’m going to give it my best shot with...