Each year after our visit to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, I enjoy highlighting a few of the artists and handcrafters we discover in the local Arts & Crafts Community. This year we spent some time in the Morning Mist Village at 601 Glades Road, which has more than 25 arts and crafts …
Disclosure: I was not paid for this post, but I was provided the Starry Night Master Art Kitz and the Kangaroo felt animal kit to review at no charge. All opinions are entirely my own, and may differ from yours. I am an affiliate of Uncommon Goods, and will receive …
An Innovative Bow-Making Tool I am happy to introduce the Craft-Dee BowZ bow-making tool to my readers along with a giveaway from the designer, Donna Maligno! The Craft-Dee BowZ is a lightweight, totally self-contained bow making tool that has hit the ground running. Craft-Dee BowZ had the honor of being …
The following featured post is by guest author Molly Pearce. Teaching your children to have an appreciation for art is one of the best gifts that you can give them. After all, art not only has the ability to cause an emotional response in the viewer, but it can also …
Warm Fuzzies I loved creating Christmas ornaments and other crafts out of felt with my Mom when I was a child, and now when I buy felt for kids’ crafts it brings back warm memories! I’ve noticed lately on Etsy and around the web that felt seems to have …
The North Staffordshire area in England is known as The Potteries. It gets its name from the fact that it was once home to a thriving pottery industry. But what led to this arising in this particular area? This historical account is from guest author Jesper Harter. The fundamental reason …
‘Art Journal Inspiration’ by cottonridge Treasury tool by StylishHome. Sophisticated Journaling When I was young, my Mom and Grandma told me how Victorian ladies used to save greeting cards, poems, and other ephemera. They would spend hours cutting and gluing these snippets in a memory album. It sounded wonderful to …
I’ve enjoyed two visits to Jamestown, Virginia to watch the glass blowers making glass vessels in the same manner as the colonials. After reading this article by Patrick Whalen, Wheaton Village is on my list to visit! Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center Located in southern New Jersey, Wheaton Village …
Thank You Many thanks to ImpressArt and the editors at Craft Gossip…this kit is wonderful! I had decided to try metal stamping and look for the supplies, then happened upon the Giveaway on CraftGossip a few days before the deadline. This is the first time I have won something …