tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39193060951282688262024-03-07T18:17:35.407-08:00Handmade ParadeHandmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-89853667359345968532009-03-02T12:40:00.001-08:002009-03-02T12:40:20.266-08:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-85236583473807613642009-03-02T12:38:00.001-08:002009-03-02T12:38:02.664-08:00Pink Brown<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3277444878_7b38c76ed9.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/">Pink Brown</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30298887@N00/">littlelovelies</a>.</span></div><p></p>Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-81932861622937529772009-03-02T11:22:00.001-08:002009-03-02T11:22:32.737-08:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-2157408096494654282009-03-02T11:13:00.003-08:002009-03-02T11:13:56.030-08:00Pink Brown<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3277444878_7b38c76ed9.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/">Pink Brown</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30298887@N00/">littlelovelies</a>.</span></div><p></p>Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-81122832485811608602009-03-02T11:13:00.001-08:002009-03-02T11:13:50.642-08:00Pink Brown<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3277444878_7b38c76ed9.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/">Pink Brown</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30298887@N00/">littlelovelies</a>.</span></div><p></p>Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-71592499590986206262009-03-02T11:11:00.003-08:002009-03-02T11:11:50.138-08:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-4319774543961478402009-03-02T11:11:00.001-08:002009-03-02T11:11:17.024-08:00Pink Brown<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3277444878_7b38c76ed9_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/">Pink Brown</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30298887@N00/">littlelovelies</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-74969394511645070252009-03-02T11:10:00.001-08:002009-03-02T11:10:09.693-08:00Pink Brown<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3277444878_7b38c76ed9_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/3277444878/">Pink Brown</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30298887@N00/">littlelovelies</a></span></div>Hey everyone! We have tons of new things coming your way from the amazing artists here at Glitter and Grunge. We are so excited to share inspirations, works in progress, free project ideas and so much more.<br /><br />You may have already seen Jen Osborn's column on art journaling every Tuesday. Mondays I'll be bringing you the Inspire-9, nine flickr images set to a mosaic with the purpose of inspiring you to do something beautiful! Starting this Thursday I am thrilled to tell you that Katie Trott will be bringing us vintage treasures and more with her column on the thrill of the hunt for those vintage gems we all love.<br /><br />But for now I leave you with this week's Inspire-9 Mosaic:<br clear="all" />Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-59706833628396453582008-12-06T21:43:00.000-08:002008-12-06T21:54:57.990-08:00Our Winner and a little treatThe winner of Chichiboulie's adorable snowman embroidery is .................drumroll please..............<dl id="comments-block"><dt class="comment-author blogger-comment-icon" id="c8156587894327273273"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/12423541821433671733" rel="nofollow">Maggie</a> said... </dt><dd class="comment-body"> <p>I do adore snow people. I think it might be time to learn embroidery. Please enter my name! (patricia at sketchbookmaggie dot net)<br /><br />Best of luck with the giveaway and Happy Thanksgiving!</p> </dd><dd class="comment-footer"> <span class="comment-timestamp"> <a href="http://handmadeparade.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-pattern-giveaway-and-sweet-deal.html?showComment=1227796980000#c8156587894327273273" title="comment permalink"> November 27, 2008 6:43 AM </a> <span class="item-control blog-admin pid-718770216"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=3919306095128268826&postID=8156587894327273273" title="Delete Comment"> <img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/icon_delete13.gif" /></a></span></span></dd></dl>Email me Maggie!<br /><br />And just for fun:<br /><a href="http://www.anthropologie.us/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?navAction=jump&navCount=3&id=HV08&cm_mmc=Email-_-Anthro_08-_-111208AnthroTrim_D-_-Videolink"><br />Cool Little Video!</a>Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-38831601359473675892008-11-26T21:39:00.000-08:002008-11-26T21:56:02.338-08:00New Pattern, a Giveaway AND a sweet deal!!<div style="text-align: center;">All in one post, friends! Crazy!! So, the new pattern we are introducing is a downloadable PDF pattern for the cute little snowman and mouse here. This sweet pattern was created by Gretchen Fabre of Chichiboulie just for Handmade Parade!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZBQCmVz-H9oLgvB3UzIVzQHtm3_q-sHY3o5WSrcPIIC3ZyoJnU9WpTHI6wq-xN_r0TZPs932GevqPYYizYPEY_AaVBEbR7YB0hrSruiZv9SMqFFxnvrYQQ6KNBGr4LnxofCbQGhKC7o-/s1600-h/chichiboulie_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZBQCmVz-H9oLgvB3UzIVzQHtm3_q-sHY3o5WSrcPIIC3ZyoJnU9WpTHI6wq-xN_r0TZPs932GevqPYYizYPEY_AaVBEbR7YB0hrSruiZv9SMqFFxnvrYQQ6KNBGr4LnxofCbQGhKC7o-/s320/chichiboulie_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273208680374495874" border="0" /></a>If you would like to score this pattern for yourself you can can cruise on over to her <a href="http://www.handmade-parade.com/ChichibouliePP.html">Pattern Page </a>on Handmade Parade. A 5x7 download of this little guy is $3.50, <span style="font-weight: bold;">but for tomorrow only you can get it for $2! </span><br /><br />Now, for the fun stuff! If you leave a comment on this post I will enter you into a drawing and send this sweet embroidered guy right to your doorstep in time for holiday decorating! Good Luck!Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-59254194182800529672008-11-20T17:55:00.000-08:002008-11-20T18:11:15.554-08:00We have a winner!<div style="text-align: center;">I decided since there were two ornaments I would give them to two winners! I used the random number generator to get the winner and the first winner was commenter number 1!<br /><br /></div><dl style="text-align: center;" id="comments-block"><dt style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" class="comment-author anon-comment-icon" id="c3264084711750402230"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://glamasaurus.etsy.com/" rel="nofollow">Andreanna</a> said... </span></dt><dd style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" class="comment-body"> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Those are cute. I made something like that as a kid.</span></p> </dd><dd class="comment-footer"> <span class="comment-timestamp"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://handmadeparade.blogspot.com/2008/11/tutorial-yarn-wrapped-christmas.html?showComment=1226908020000#c3264084711750402230" title="comment permalink"> November 16, 2008 11:47 PM </a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-1359054811"><a href="delete-comment.g?blogID=3919306095128268826&postID=3264084711750402230" title="Delete Comment"> </a> </span> </span> </dd></dl><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBlwQ__NdRJzJdUioBPZzUuyXRTSEPr6ezz8sqSBWCtkWesPicarnhzJDCX6VIOrtdE0WJefsUXZN_sO2EXsjjHhddBv8saJMUiD5g45QxX_vGpBFO5z-pWSvb8aCNd1gb8RSiYC0NXpd/s1600-h/IMG_4002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBlwQ__NdRJzJdUioBPZzUuyXRTSEPr6ezz8sqSBWCtkWesPicarnhzJDCX6VIOrtdE0WJefsUXZN_sO2EXsjjHhddBv8saJMUiD5g45QxX_vGpBFO5z-pWSvb8aCNd1gb8RSiYC0NXpd/s320/IMG_4002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270926152199283746" border="0" /></a>and the winner of our next ornament is:<br /><br /></div><dl style="text-align: center;" id="comments-block"><dt style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); text-align: center;" class="comment-author blogger-comment-icon" id="c1180143614228849422"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="profile/08000203811799484291" rel="nofollow">I Am Nacho Mama</a> said...</span></dt><dt style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); text-align: center;" class="comment-author blogger-comment-icon" id="c1180143614228849422"> <span style="font-size:85%;">These are so cute. What a neat idea.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="comment-timestamp"></span></span></dt><dd style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); text-align: center;" class="comment-body"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="comment-timestamp"><a href="http://handmadeparade.blogspot.com/2008/11/tutorial-yarn-wrapped-christmas.html?showComment=1227190320000#c1180143614228849422" title="comment permalink">November 20, 2008 6:12 AM </a></span></span></p> </dd><dt><br /></dt><dt>who was commenter #12! </dt></dl><div style="text-align: center;">Congrats girls! Email me at thehandmadeparade@gmail.com and<br />I'll get your prizes to you right away!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xxrs7G-VfWhXWr7soj5jckZK4AdATUua5ouZuO6LOKoMwnkPwavgfkVA4mVgwbWT9qUC3WQGxqwhj0ayrvaA0V56kI2cP0qTs1hBHV0am120RlCwGUDycuqh0Po1sqn8WPGVzhaIMGs_/s1600-h/IMG_4010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xxrs7G-VfWhXWr7soj5jckZK4AdATUua5ouZuO6LOKoMwnkPwavgfkVA4mVgwbWT9qUC3WQGxqwhj0ayrvaA0V56kI2cP0qTs1hBHV0am120RlCwGUDycuqh0Po1sqn8WPGVzhaIMGs_/s320/IMG_4010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270926157765445890" border="0" /></a>Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-24330616186601612452008-11-16T21:15:00.000-08:002008-11-16T21:53:27.115-08:00Tutorial: Yarn Wrapped Christmas Ornaments and Giveaway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtSxVU5O4Fwds1yCPKq3xAWoDDfCpCHObfKzZcXK7ATmwDS8Uh8i-dN7AjLURAkRZywZ_MWaoPVQqzcknpJ5AFYzWULyrYuVRdTgvZrtO5gcKAM5eOHzsRjwhgvxtTUqDH5xnG_S9p9vm/s1600-h/IMG_4002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtSxVU5O4Fwds1yCPKq3xAWoDDfCpCHObfKzZcXK7ATmwDS8Uh8i-dN7AjLURAkRZywZ_MWaoPVQqzcknpJ5AFYzWULyrYuVRdTgvZrtO5gcKAM5eOHzsRjwhgvxtTUqDH5xnG_S9p9vm/s320/IMG_4002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269496978876389746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmJXrUHL4WRi-0BxNkQ6JDW5hjuYeiqpu9U3_OBaEmJCVdsu0HlSmmjYX2ZPK_vYbVLiUah6NKiu0wqNV0yzyYpvRajHK2TwgyvJFEZKHxee3nvez7KZPqdI_-XCS9oWuf2M0Ia31zObc/s1600-h/IMG_3986.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmJXrUHL4WRi-0BxNkQ6JDW5hjuYeiqpu9U3_OBaEmJCVdsu0HlSmmjYX2ZPK_vYbVLiUah6NKiu0wqNV0yzyYpvRajHK2TwgyvJFEZKHxee3nvez7KZPqdI_-XCS9oWuf2M0Ia31zObc/s320/IMG_3986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269494574812958242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the supplies you will need:<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Tacky Glue<br />Yarn or ribbon<br />A metal cookie cutter<br />Buttons<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4rHiM28sSsBVgxnOmsrPRMLDEbS9P5Dk_DamMxyVeb0b3U230D3AbcCGwBM3SCqmxp5jQFke5roWVZu6FLTk_gyb-em7sLVBiUuZQ941TBmiXL_Ev5NA-0Mg0dpi2hMjU_a1-40RwkuU/s1600-h/IMG_3982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4rHiM28sSsBVgxnOmsrPRMLDEbS9P5Dk_DamMxyVeb0b3U230D3AbcCGwBM3SCqmxp5jQFke5roWVZu6FLTk_gyb-em7sLVBiUuZQ941TBmiXL_Ev5NA-0Mg0dpi2hMjU_a1-40RwkuU/s320/IMG_3982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269494577470722114" border="0" /></a>Wrap your yarn or ribbon completely around the cookie cutter.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuv79uOLfnzvliksp7n4uQXyvFL7DBGPRqqy-gvjGGoQpybDUTlq1MjZpd2EApqlDFW48FElJlbCizS6IFaeCqrckQDhz2wszzDxA9m2_VptnCt73o7xEZLGqx2RgoZL0FvCIYt8znEdm/s1600-h/IMG_3989.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuv79uOLfnzvliksp7n4uQXyvFL7DBGPRqqy-gvjGGoQpybDUTlq1MjZpd2EApqlDFW48FElJlbCizS6IFaeCqrckQDhz2wszzDxA9m2_VptnCt73o7xEZLGqx2RgoZL0FvCIYt8znEdm/s320/IMG_3989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269494583420806114" border="0" /></a>If your yarn is a bit thick take a safety pin or needle threader (I couldn't kind mine!) and push the yarn through the button you want on your ornament.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqv5Vk8MgvDc-l8mlFaZ1d7RB0VGonRAA7Envowz8oBqB9oy0Yms8Z4BbWWSE3T5jT3lgJLBx1QUMYbQI-kblqeI03opVpOtva9Ojwio5eYak2tG3W9tfdXMYJvsOl0AU7pc6YTW4l0Ov/s1600-h/IMG_3995.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqv5Vk8MgvDc-l8mlFaZ1d7RB0VGonRAA7Envowz8oBqB9oy0Yms8Z4BbWWSE3T5jT3lgJLBx1QUMYbQI-kblqeI03opVpOtva9Ojwio5eYak2tG3W9tfdXMYJvsOl0AU7pc6YTW4l0Ov/s320/IMG_3995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269494596027821042" border="0" /></a>Glue the button in place with tacky glue and hold it tightly in place until the glue sets up a bit. Tie a piece of yarn or ribbon to make a hanger and you have a very simple, very cute ornament!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpe6vPVZlA9Krc7zePL2tCGC6D_W0RHSyZX_jSLkGnL7uawBsFje5Qo3TbD-PD6r37VwsloyP_DNnWeaE07HwhutQWkdGrFZnHDCMQiqI5b-Mgb_m4Wm_mwUKeH5nQeJQaQ4YOGpIySElY/s1600-h/IMG_4010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpe6vPVZlA9Krc7zePL2tCGC6D_W0RHSyZX_jSLkGnL7uawBsFje5Qo3TbD-PD6r37VwsloyP_DNnWeaE07HwhutQWkdGrFZnHDCMQiqI5b-Mgb_m4Wm_mwUKeH5nQeJQaQ4YOGpIySElY/s320/IMG_4010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269496977255092466" border="0" /></a><br />If you like these ornaments post a comment because we are giving them away again! Comments will close on Tuesday and I'll choose a winner Wednesday. Good Luck!Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-43098279691009164792008-11-16T20:27:00.000-08:002008-11-16T21:11:58.100-08:00Party Favor Pack Winner!<span style="font-style: italic;">Finally!</span> I have had a terrible time with my computers lately - three (yes THREE) have died on us in the last couple weeks. So because of ridiculous technological issues I haven't been able to post much, but we are good to go now! As you may recall I posted these little notebooks and cupcake picks and now I am finally picking the winner for the set of eight picks and books.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHNCWAi-t9qHNjo4dXLSMHmKHSjt0Q96qs2L1Lqv_9TnHiBcS658v7rN4ncLYPSU8-3g0P2ztQOHSH8Fld2HJNXC9H9UYTTdMusUau9Odu96iAzfFt85a33Y71zKfnlWh7CAYYlRRRiVU/s1600-h/IMG_3615.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHNCWAi-t9qHNjo4dXLSMHmKHSjt0Q96qs2L1Lqv_9TnHiBcS658v7rN4ncLYPSU8-3g0P2ztQOHSH8Fld2HJNXC9H9UYTTdMusUau9Odu96iAzfFt85a33Y71zKfnlWh7CAYYlRRRiVU/s320/IMG_3615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269488892888025602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Xp3hTwUU1E0AyjBUqsn0-jJbj0kkh_McXHnZWCwOLhGsovZap5rNyJS5xMng7BJ2XXFoaua3ITYJUE4nLHHZ9VchkLMTKTJ_NAkPUguyM7Sqcs8LZhDTEtvwhngZtOEnBDEgxCFA8DP4/s1600-h/IMG_3591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Xp3hTwUU1E0AyjBUqsn0-jJbj0kkh_McXHnZWCwOLhGsovZap5rNyJS5xMng7BJ2XXFoaua3ITYJUE4nLHHZ9VchkLMTKTJ_NAkPUguyM7Sqcs8LZhDTEtvwhngZtOEnBDEgxCFA8DP4/s320/IMG_3591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269488883365237426" border="0" /></a><br />Through the oh-so-official pick a paper from a bowl method, Amy is our winner! Yay Amy! Email me at thehandmadeparade@gmaildotcom with your address and your prize will be on its merry way!Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-83837226782717092402008-11-05T19:20:00.001-08:002008-11-05T19:20:20.952-08:00Painted Frames on Flickr<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/simbiosisbyjulia/3006360616/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/3006360616_e9b51e0d9d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/simbiosisbyjulia/3006360616/">After</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/simbiosisbyjulia/">Simbiosis on etsy</a></span></div>Flickr user Simbiosis_on_etsy painted some so-so thrift store frames and made them super fab! I am in the process of a little room makeover at our house and fun frames like these are totally on my list of things to find!<br clear="all" />Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-32217066623733674362008-11-05T08:31:00.000-08:002008-11-05T08:36:52.082-08:00Dollar Store Crafts Sushi Clock<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kDmSjmP52Efojrj8qOBhBgxaI4ad5kNgmKoDTDU04D5kdliH6100LG1RfnVYU7Yy5GyiYTB96yihuMeVXdgR8gxM5p3sVucDl5szcQHp86zTatR9pYh5SrR9KyP38VHCWYKxjraInzgc/s1600-h/sushieraserclock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265212266836165778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kDmSjmP52Efojrj8qOBhBgxaI4ad5kNgmKoDTDU04D5kdliH6100LG1RfnVYU7Yy5GyiYTB96yihuMeVXdgR8gxM5p3sVucDl5szcQHp86zTatR9pYh5SrR9KyP38VHCWYKxjraInzgc/s320/sushieraserclock.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My new favorite craft site is quickly becoming<a href="http://croqzine.com/blog/"> Croqzine's Dollarstore Crafts </a>site. Who could blame me when they post awesomeness such as this <a href="http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2008/11/sushi-around-the-clock/">Sushi clock</a>?</div>Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-84972515533078618152008-11-03T10:27:00.001-08:002008-11-03T10:27:55.571-08:00Closer<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirstyneale/2889166449/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2337/2889166449_ebb42940e4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirstyneale/2889166449/">Closer</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kirstyneale/">PlanetCoco</a></span></div>This is one of my flickr favorites. I love it and think it would be so cool to make one for all four seasons. This one was made by PlanetCoco and I am about to go check to see if she has an etsy shop for these great creations!<br clear="all" />Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-46002736615981585442008-11-02T08:29:00.000-08:002008-11-02T08:32:15.714-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhLKHWq2FQIU2Mesi3Dg2lFm09TXBdPtWsL1BE1nSH_KYm6A_wP_R-YS31ADXm0s18fBmHaXZi3xWOEltgyD0NrS3dy26ktDxnGok4ouQ6EvKQKffO4_5upu33zz9dPabaY-TPaUrkfh8/s1600-h/pdf-bookplates.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264098400426263666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhLKHWq2FQIU2Mesi3Dg2lFm09TXBdPtWsL1BE1nSH_KYm6A_wP_R-YS31ADXm0s18fBmHaXZi3xWOEltgyD0NrS3dy26ktDxnGok4ouQ6EvKQKffO4_5upu33zz9dPabaY-TPaUrkfh8/s320/pdf-bookplates.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><a href="http://www.sweetjessie.com/2008/11/bookplates.html">Sweet Jessie</a> is offering these adorable bookplates for download (hey she <em>is </em>sweet!). For $5 she'll even personalise them for you! Sweet deal!Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-71581162961999023772008-11-01T11:46:00.001-07:002008-11-01T11:46:11.826-07:00HeCraft<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/2991969743/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2991969743_55635ae24a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298887@N00/2991969743/">HeCraft</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30298887@N00/">littlelovelies</a></span></div>The group is open now! Upload your entries to the He:Craft Flickr group as soon as you can. Remember there are two categories Boys and Men, so be sure to designate which group you want your entry entered in. You can also enter as many times as you like!<br clear="all" />Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-66462589238779713962008-11-01T10:25:00.001-07:002008-11-01T10:25:18.170-07:00Sugar Skull Softie Stack<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesmallcatclub/2495930746/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2495930746_77f6cb3f04_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesmallcatclub/2495930746/">Sugar Skull Softie Stack</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/thesmallcatclub/">the small cat club</a></span></div>Today is known as the Day of the Dead (or all Saint's Day, but that is a totally different holiday, lol!) and pretty suggared skulls (prs softies made to look like them) are the thing of the day! These were made by flickr user the small cat club.<br clear="all" />Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-83043510129226573582008-11-01T10:17:00.000-07:002008-11-01T10:22:57.027-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_ggq5IIjvFMRdCZQhQs4ZJf9L2tjHeTLd3RLuxpVmLRUqTmKBwQzIovgYIlIA4SXyLlI9gh2qWganCrA6LPr3Q31z04sJ3lx1zmhNaKeo0UA58qTnKPbx4mceRRN-j-yyguR_H8AJNNU/s1600-h/6a00d83451903f69e2010535c129a0970b-500wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_ggq5IIjvFMRdCZQhQs4ZJf9L2tjHeTLd3RLuxpVmLRUqTmKBwQzIovgYIlIA4SXyLlI9gh2qWganCrA6LPr3Q31z04sJ3lx1zmhNaKeo0UA58qTnKPbx4mceRRN-j-yyguR_H8AJNNU/s320/6a00d83451903f69e2010535c129a0970b-500wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263740027931191074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Melissa Haworth of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5146233">Haworth Handmade</a> and <a href="http://underconstructionblog.typepad.com/">Under Construction</a> made these jams and jellies for her mother in law. I just looove how she packaged them up! Melissa has a lovely blog full of great ideas and is frequently featured on this blog. If you need any great holiday gift ideas besure to check our tutorials from last year-several are from Melissa!Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-68936135314507079722008-11-01T10:04:00.001-07:002008-11-01T10:05:46.979-07:00Hankie Journals by Little Pink Studio<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlepinkstudio/2992456604/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/2992456604_3771206d46_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlepinkstudio/2992456604/">Mine</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/littlepinkstudio/">littlepinkstudio</a></span></div>I was thrilled to sign into Flickr and see these little creations by Cerri of <a href="www.littlepinkstudio.typepad.com">Little Pink Studio</a> (who is also featured in this month's Artful Blogging magazine).Cerri, her mother and grandmother made these delightful journals as a celebration of her Gram's birthday! I couldn't possibly think of a better way to celebrate a birthday.<br /><br />Check out her amazing<a href="www.littlepinkstudio.typepad.com"> blog </a>(and don't forget to go shopping, too)Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-88645883500839410312008-10-31T15:17:00.001-07:002008-10-31T15:17:49.121-07:00hubble bubble<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/prairiemouse/2990287256/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2990287256_b231eb9e3f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/prairiemouse/2990287256/">hubble bubble</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/prairiemouse/">prairie.mouse</a></span></div>Happy Halloween! <br /><br />The ADORABLE witchies were found in prairie.mouse' flickr stream. <br /><br />Hope you all have a great time trolling for treats. One thing I loooove about having kids - I can steal their treats!<br clear="all" />Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-13061185427711446682008-10-30T07:33:00.000-07:002008-10-30T17:50:26.760-07:00Notebook Party Favor or Stocking Stuffer Tutorial (and a giveaway to boot!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir35qWURl0LS7Nz5f1BIru9JVw1bG7b20K0TRH2aJQo5NOErvpnG0PUn34UizIss0TrX1UsCEA5hqlJzD9WIiJfOWIgUem2BCWWhUVW45aZQ_hyphenhyphenM9_KjT79FMQ5Ov2t7UKH-vnr6SJpk_6/s1600-h/IMG_3615.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir35qWURl0LS7Nz5f1BIru9JVw1bG7b20K0TRH2aJQo5NOErvpnG0PUn34UizIss0TrX1UsCEA5hqlJzD9WIiJfOWIgUem2BCWWhUVW45aZQ_hyphenhyphenM9_KjT79FMQ5Ov2t7UKH-vnr6SJpk_6/s320/IMG_3615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262782859082657570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cute, huh? Wanna know how to make 'em? Thought you did!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnpdQ18kdasSaNufqBU3VrJeAzMBnsS4ltt3DPL74NqGsEGQ0mOSjihZb5UY795Gi1e0g57L3O3DfIow_CWCKn5p4bhoiKlCxj9THt5Zz7_8g1CJkQzQOkdafZbv2OhORAU3afXExRZe9/s1600-h/IMG_3608.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnpdQ18kdasSaNufqBU3VrJeAzMBnsS4ltt3DPL74NqGsEGQ0mOSjihZb5UY795Gi1e0g57L3O3DfIow_CWCKn5p4bhoiKlCxj9THt5Zz7_8g1CJkQzQOkdafZbv2OhORAU3afXExRZe9/s320/IMG_3608.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262780587829576786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You'll need:<br /><br />A notecard<br />two sheets of paper<br />paper cutter<br />corner rounder<br />crayons<br />and not shown, but you still need...<br />sewing machine<br />ribbon<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fl53iwxVSPgiTHLa5yKHWNeWOO6XfXaLKCjfNMo5XGbDTVcEyBFV6L63CMHzp6U3bMlHBN5numOibWGSzzs-F8QpyEVqhNY1GiRfDYPM4r4-maO_MI4_O5wA7lokQiVwgTQN23FNvg67/s1600-h/IMG_3609.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fl53iwxVSPgiTHLa5yKHWNeWOO6XfXaLKCjfNMo5XGbDTVcEyBFV6L63CMHzp6U3bMlHBN5numOibWGSzzs-F8QpyEVqhNY1GiRfDYPM4r4-maO_MI4_O5wA7lokQiVwgTQN23FNvg67/s320/IMG_3609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262780592683232018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cut two sheets of paper in half<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXQdsp7DU37yrRPzKT4e-vgQ13oAHeOkc264bL-VXhwS2Ek-nH-65EfYWKYWjC-SsZFvGa37qiTu-NcRlGklTnqHQj1OCmf2-4IPEiL3rT0ZkJ_mAJQaUPJXKLmzn10h86LMuqIEEgnKl/s1600-h/IMG_3610.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXQdsp7DU37yrRPzKT4e-vgQ13oAHeOkc264bL-VXhwS2Ek-nH-65EfYWKYWjC-SsZFvGa37qiTu-NcRlGklTnqHQj1OCmf2-4IPEiL3rT0ZkJ_mAJQaUPJXKLmzn10h86LMuqIEEgnKl/s320/IMG_3610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262783596821358930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Trim your paper to fit the card you are using to make the notebooks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihol0gyA_dq4dr7Gr3uH68xv5BGhVl6QZgbvwO_Fa_8AcIauZBvAu4RKvLYkaqKrTWhmyG4o6pcNWpBL1GlZB3Nx84CIDNb-lYxwPas-1gcIZvGVVxsW-3aFwbIxeQo3mATyh7pKTLuDKu/s1600-h/IMG_3612.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihol0gyA_dq4dr7Gr3uH68xv5BGhVl6QZgbvwO_Fa_8AcIauZBvAu4RKvLYkaqKrTWhmyG4o6pcNWpBL1GlZB3Nx84CIDNb-lYxwPas-1gcIZvGVVxsW-3aFwbIxeQo3mATyh7pKTLuDKu/s320/IMG_3612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262782850779663474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />flod your cut sheets of paper in half and place into the card. Sew along the fold to make a binding.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuHKM-Hhp8VCM6qqCM_FZmtA7Ncknhy6pEsghnLB3KZZZoEhghjugFzdQd-Q_97ji9y1A6QVgNeFL2L4s8USBq3X4s9ZXUW-wrVVshT7fRm84pFx9nTPzyrcKzQlJ8kzx6eMC7sxIO8Jp/s1600-h/IMG_3613.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuHKM-Hhp8VCM6qqCM_FZmtA7Ncknhy6pEsghnLB3KZZZoEhghjugFzdQd-Q_97ji9y1A6QVgNeFL2L4s8USBq3X4s9ZXUW-wrVVshT7fRm84pFx9nTPzyrcKzQlJ8kzx6eMC7sxIO8Jp/s320/IMG_3613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262782854877220178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Round the corners of the notebook and attach the box of crayons with ribbon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCYdPY5il4hJOUFQypi5LlkCnQSqx3QpSwL353SL8DsAmb1LpkNJeneXZimMVueVsSBrg2YPgKecx66X6PB6Vh-RBcB7WRvSK-qji74RPm5bk3G6LAnT7NCgDclIQINo0O0_KOXDlp2il/s1600-h/IMG_3606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCYdPY5il4hJOUFQypi5LlkCnQSqx3QpSwL353SL8DsAmb1LpkNJeneXZimMVueVsSBrg2YPgKecx66X6PB6Vh-RBcB7WRvSK-qji74RPm5bk3G6LAnT7NCgDclIQINo0O0_KOXDlp2il/s320/IMG_3606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262780578029512066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And now you have yourself a super cute party favor that took all of 5 minutes to make! They impressed both kids and moms alike at the birthday party and each one cost probably less than 50 cents to make. No lie, my friends, no lie.<br /><br />Hopefully this next tidbit will make your day! We are going to be giving away a little party pack to one lucky commenter! It will include 8 notebooks and eight cupcake picks (and maybe some extra treats, too!) . We'll make them in gender neutral primary colors so you can use them for a boy or girl (or maybe just for fun for yourself!).<br /><br />So comment on this post by Tuesday and I'll pick a winner! If you want an extra chance to win just blog about the contest on your own blog (let me know in your comment that you blogged about it or intend to!) and I'll throw your name into the hat twice!Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-20081303486440559142008-10-29T21:29:00.000-07:002008-10-29T21:40:41.448-07:00CHA contest!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuCiDZ3048eOmrdLEYbfYOMV-8nhdvF3LOXoo7NsXvoGy-NYCFuyrcC-Smxvvr1OwHGt9_VX43U0jdJYw5wnNQY94Ui4ZIkIcTBnaeLYtD4dO0AXXcqOJYLUZVYye9Urq5nZGMdc4n26s/s1600-h/tn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuCiDZ3048eOmrdLEYbfYOMV-8nhdvF3LOXoo7NsXvoGy-NYCFuyrcC-Smxvvr1OwHGt9_VX43U0jdJYw5wnNQY94Ui4ZIkIcTBnaeLYtD4dO0AXXcqOJYLUZVYye9Urq5nZGMdc4n26s/s320/tn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262802146210240466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >Allison Adoff of <a href="http://www.craftandhobby.org/">CHA </a>emailed me last week and asked me to blog about a wonderful new contest and booth they are putting together for <a href="http://www.chashow.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx">January's CHA</a> in Anaheim. They are launching new booth celebrating indie crafters and artists and are looking for 30 exceptional pieces to showcase in their Indie Craft booth!<br /><br />She says, "</span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:10;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The purpose of the Indie Craft booth is to introduce Indie Crafting to the general craft industry and to get them excited about this growing movement. The highlight of the Indie Craft booth will be a display of the 30 Indie craft project winners submitted for the CHA Indie Crafting Contest which I am announcing this week. This contest is open to <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">all</span></b> crafters."<br /><br />Here are the nitty-gritty details!<br /><br />If you’re interested in sharing your crafts with the world this is your chance!<br />Just send us a photo and description of your work and we will select the top 30 projects and display them.<br /><br />Guidelines:<br />- Project must be innovative and creative<br /><br /> This contest is open to ALL crafters<br /><br /> Completed winning projects must fit in a 1 ½’ wide by 3’ high by 1’ deep space or 3’ wide by 3’high by 1’ deep space.<br /> You may enter up to five projects<br /><br />How to Enter<br /> Email a photograph and description of your project(s) to aadoff@craftandhobby.org.<br /> Entrants have until November 21, 2008 to submit original ideas to be considered in the contest.<br />We will notify you if you are a winner by December 19, 2008.<br /><br /> Winners will be chosen from entries received based upon quality and originality.<br />Winners are responsible for shipping projects to CHA. Projects will be returned free of charge.<br /><br />Opportunities for Winners<br />1. Extensive visibility and promotion. Projects will be displayed in a showcase located in the Indie<br />Craft section of the Innovations booth on the Show floor.<br />Over 15,000 show attendees will have the opportunity to view the winning projects.<br />2. Selected winners will have an opportunity to provide individual promotional sheets that will be<br />available at the booth for attendees to take.<br /><br />For more info please visit the<a href="http://www.craftandhobby.org/"> CHA</a> site!<br /></span></span></span>Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919306095128268826.post-17133760654196719692008-10-29T16:13:00.000-07:002008-10-29T17:02:03.625-07:00Cupcake Pick Tutorial<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4bmxSxURfWKH2dyRGvSVL8ypyneMibRPPc2fzfEWRhxTSOxX7qINT0INe-TGAUhJBtP-6xdxr3mDnD2wH-KYw0rsW31ucyzOH-yleWu9_8qxGNdsAUIMZ4jH3sPao38HrCYD43LdGv8m/s1600-h/IMG_3583.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4bmxSxURfWKH2dyRGvSVL8ypyneMibRPPc2fzfEWRhxTSOxX7qINT0INe-TGAUhJBtP-6xdxr3mDnD2wH-KYw0rsW31ucyzOH-yleWu9_8qxGNdsAUIMZ4jH3sPao38HrCYD43LdGv8m/s320/IMG_3583.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262724137027588546" border="0" /></a><br />October is the beginning of hardcore cupcake season for us. My older daughter's birthday is in October, husband's is November, holiday parties in December followed by my son's birthday in January. That's a lot of cupcakes! For my daughter's third birthday last week I came up with these super easy cupcake picks using a few simple office supplies I had on hand. Office supplies for cupcakes? Read on, my friend, read on!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtZgRg5TNZWQC8QAZYZ4AIARsYEd0gsFQrEbBM8LtfAbxvwfdy27QG8xWHNQ6TA7KMUqPcWXj4n2IVJo4A2fEGjN_59d-sBX8yve9yRbI7qzA_w8cM59qEpSxxX_-QfrDKTjM4qTn5bW3/s1600-h/IMG_3596.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtZgRg5TNZWQC8QAZYZ4AIARsYEd0gsFQrEbBM8LtfAbxvwfdy27QG8xWHNQ6TA7KMUqPcWXj4n2IVJo4A2fEGjN_59d-sBX8yve9yRbI7qzA_w8cM59qEpSxxX_-QfrDKTjM4qTn5bW3/s320/IMG_3596.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262724150410522274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First, gather these supplies:<br /><br />toothpicks (preferable the flat kind)<br />tacky glue<br />Office supply dots (labels) in two sizes; mine are 1 inch and 3/4 inch<br />stamps and ink pads<br />super fine glitter<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzHloiGw6HIz_6cWh6vi72CKgNoM13i9jOjKBQfV4VoP4EwP3TV4fwgM-mfPFBUXXE16Qaa0ue-_7f83wN3i_o3Hmb_iQ2eZzdKcs048MfKVtyyoZ0X7Zjn8_3ErDaH7FAssoayqKcYFz/s1600-h/IMG_3597.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzHloiGw6HIz_6cWh6vi72CKgNoM13i9jOjKBQfV4VoP4EwP3TV4fwgM-mfPFBUXXE16Qaa0ue-_7f83wN3i_o3Hmb_iQ2eZzdKcs048MfKVtyyoZ0X7Zjn8_3ErDaH7FAssoayqKcYFz/s320/IMG_3597.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262724159540182930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stamp images onto your office supply dots. Make sure the stamps you use take up as much space on the dot as possible.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwpXI63QiX3Ws67OJQvT9Qd4vjbXVjYiwv3jkL87WSz9WXU6L6M9qvjtuFuJNYF7ETeOSfptrEW7wqLum4dh9cEfRuxZwDWE6ueijkvfGk7rpu6m9hDChvY_sO133a23rFMAbsPCl8Wc5/s1600-h/IMG_3600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwpXI63QiX3Ws67OJQvT9Qd4vjbXVjYiwv3jkL87WSz9WXU6L6M9qvjtuFuJNYF7ETeOSfptrEW7wqLum4dh9cEfRuxZwDWE6ueijkvfGk7rpu6m9hDChvY_sO133a23rFMAbsPCl8Wc5/s320/IMG_3600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262724169950132818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Take the bigger of the two dots and place the toothpick on the sticky side and dab with a dot of glue (your dots may be sticky enough not to need the glue, so don't use it if you don't need to).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzuuqLMtU0bSaaLcfNbWgTMDu_WZIRduqVXeTWqw_sJhl1RdnLh3dRrcnODW2BmPUGv7WCj6LcyRFNz_Jf3w8YsdbEaCfPiBbHDxTke6jqcgCuM7WigFddY2yJxYDCSgKxmPjBqHkxBbh/s1600-h/IMG_3602.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzuuqLMtU0bSaaLcfNbWgTMDu_WZIRduqVXeTWqw_sJhl1RdnLh3dRrcnODW2BmPUGv7WCj6LcyRFNz_Jf3w8YsdbEaCfPiBbHDxTke6jqcgCuM7WigFddY2yJxYDCSgKxmPjBqHkxBbh/s320/IMG_3602.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262727438977241666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next stick the smaller sticker on top of the bigger one sandwiching the toothpick in between.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVYzYFCZ2_F8hT6lvWiGyKJGn5Ei1H2Duqod3F34eWo6DSC5OI0yecW6Pa4V5dsfX3iQm6hTw7AW2Lu3tSMRcxiffaZRtfJy4RvCyzOdu9X4OhOYyLO6eEQhbfS8GWrfdHdDi1cP-P4Bt/s1600-h/IMG_3603.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVYzYFCZ2_F8hT6lvWiGyKJGn5Ei1H2Duqod3F34eWo6DSC5OI0yecW6Pa4V5dsfX3iQm6hTw7AW2Lu3tSMRcxiffaZRtfJy4RvCyzOdu9X4OhOYyLO6eEQhbfS8GWrfdHdDi1cP-P4Bt/s320/IMG_3603.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262727422915882850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's the cool part: Because the larger sticker shows behind the smaller one, we have the perfect canvas for putting the glitter on! Glitter that baby up and there you have it! Glittered cupcake picks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpyOTxfBrYQxSqrz2Cy2_VX3WG_xmvWWe4STz0WIptD33LhEbOv3ALmgCn4ggaKxztwF7LD1qFbT4mIkneRXFP5FDbNhPuwgKL4gF73VyfeDrMxfz3yLczCCZx9AhXWunOJCyXke_l6V_/s1600-h/IMG_3605.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpyOTxfBrYQxSqrz2Cy2_VX3WG_xmvWWe4STz0WIptD33LhEbOv3ALmgCn4ggaKxztwF7LD1qFbT4mIkneRXFP5FDbNhPuwgKL4gF73VyfeDrMxfz3yLczCCZx9AhXWunOJCyXke_l6V_/s320/IMG_3605.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262727441610907154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5XIyrtVuOGnMl0yn2hdgFP9sHgyF6PfshpRQZZzNmsmW-73PpUuk8RuvpQRqbuff7LC4c3YbRmTN_699oQhpuJn9kXmS7Lj4-KPD_AIsJG8oLKi6MydPueR0gHJoBeJKDBVs4xHPViix/s1600-h/IMG_3592.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5XIyrtVuOGnMl0yn2hdgFP9sHgyF6PfshpRQZZzNmsmW-73PpUuk8RuvpQRqbuff7LC4c3YbRmTN_699oQhpuJn9kXmS7Lj4-KPD_AIsJG8oLKi6MydPueR0gHJoBeJKDBVs4xHPViix/s320/IMG_3592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262724155777917522" border="0" /></a>Handmade Paradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197516924316332557noreply@blogger.com