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Please say hello to Allison Korleski, Acquisitions Editor for Interweave Books! Allison is here with some very helpful information for aspiring craft book authors about how the process works. We are so excited to have her insight today as part of Craft Book Month at Craft Buds. Welcome Allison! Can you tell us a little bit about your job as an acquisitions editor? I started a little over a year ago. Before that I...
We’ve added a new giveaway for the Craft Book Month linky party. It’s a copy of the Girl’s World book by Jennifer Paganelli, courtesy of Sis Boom! We absolutely loved this book, and you can read our full review of it as well as a fun Q&A with author Jennifer Paganelli. If you like sewing for girls, this book is a must-have. And you can win a copy just by linking up your craft...
Happy Labor Day weekend! With some extra time around the house, perhaps you’ve been wanting to reclaim your crafty space by doing a little organizing. And what better place to start than the bookshelf. Here are some crafty bookshelves that we love. 1. New Bookshelf, 2. Cool bookshelf, 3. The coolest bookshelf ever, 4. Wall Crates, 5. Invisible Bookshelf, 6. Clever Bookshelf How cute would your craft books look piled onto that branch?...
It’s back-to-school season, and September is time to hit the books. Craft books, that is! Big, beautiful craft books. Stunning photography. Crisp, glossy pages. Hard covers or soft. We just love craft books, and we know you do, too. All month long, we will celebrate modern craft books by reviewing new releases, interviewing authors and editors who make the magic happen, and crafting projects from the books we spotlight. What’s in Store? Weekly craft...
Here are this week’s fabulous Fresh Picks! Please stop by tomorrow for a HUGE announcement. Catch All: Steph at The Silly Pearl shows off this incredibly cute upcycled yarn basket, decked out with Martha Stewart paints and stencils. Ear Blings: Petra shows off her new earrings, made from cardboard, fabric and jewelry findings. Get the tutorial at her blog, DIY! Dinner & Dessert: We can still taste summer with this balsamic strawberry pizza with...
I’ve been making a lot of covered buttons lately, to turn into adoption fundraiser earrings. Today I wanted to share with you a basic tutorial on how to make fabric covered buttons. It’s so easy to do as long as you have the right tools! Supplies: Dritz and Maxant are two companies that specialize in cover button kits. When purchasing a kit, make sure you pay attention to the size of the buttons (size...
We’re happy to introduce Pattern Patti, a new shop featuring PDF sewing patterns in fun, accessible designs! Cindy, any meaning behind the name of your shop? Well, funny you asked. One Sunday evening, I was struck with the desire to open an Etsy shop selling sewing patterns. I was looking at all of the beautiful boutique sewing patterns and thought,”Why can’t I sell those”. Then I thought, “I will sell those. What should the...
Today, I’m happy to welcome Kelley to Craft Buds. Kelley is a both a blog friend and a real-life friend of mine, and I was lucky enough to score her as my wedding photographer five years ago! Kelley has established herself as a go-to products photographer, shooting inspiring images for many Etsy shops and food photos for magazines. She shoots weddings in and around the Indianapolis area and blogs at Kelley Jordan Photography. Without...
Have your kids gone back to school? With orange buses back on the road, here are some crafts to make for kids or things to try with them after school. You may even learn something new. Don’t forget to visit the giveaways page for lots of crafting supplies and handmade giveaways, including a gift certificate to Crafty Girls Workshop! Tattle Monster: Mariah turned a tissue box into a tattle monster to teach kids not...
*** This giveaway is now closed. Make sure to check out all the current handmade giveaways around the web in our Giveaway Roundup! *** Crafty Girls Workshop is offering a $25 gift certificate to her shop to one lucky Craft Buds reader! If you’re local to San Antonio, you could also visit her for studio time at the brick-and-mortar shop. In her online store, Anna sells great patterns like the Sea Views Quilt e-Pattern...