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Some parents claim that their child is a true ‘artist’, sure that the random drawings they create reflect natural talent and ability. Now for them it may be true, but for my daughter and many other young kiddies out there this is simply not the case. If you are anything like me though, ever the [...]

Ack! Real life has hit CraftBlog hard lately. I’m currently at high risk for pre-term labour and I’m under strict instructions to take it easy and spend as much time horizontal as possible – a hilarious concept to anyone familiar with mothering a toddler! Because of this I haven’t been able to dedicate as much [...]

Night-Night Mushrooms by Florence Forrest – Yay for mushrooms! These little guys seem so calm and peaceful, a really beautiful design! Booties by Ollie Rose – For obvious reasons, I’m all about the baby stuff at the moment, these booties would look adorable on any bub’s feet, they look so soft and cosy. Laptop Cover [...]

Just a quick reminder to all you craftsters that the Stitches & Craft Show is on in Sydney from Wednesday 20 August (tomorrow) until Sunday 24 August. There will be lots of demo’s as well as lots of goodies to purchase! (If my wallet wasn’t being so mean to me I’d be there for sure!). [...]

Things have slowed up a little bit here in Craft Blog land but never fear! We are still here, and we’re still crafting! Fern, being the craft master that she is, is working on a super special project at the moment… She’s concentrating on making a baby and crazily put a call out for baby [...]

As we’re coming to realise Melbourne is a craft mecca! Not only are there an abundance of crafty folk out there blogging for all to see there is also a wonderful craft market community. Here in the inner city in the last few weeks we’ve been lucky enough to have quite a few markets running, [...]

The Random Number Generator spat out 12 meaning that Courtney is the winner of the needle roll giveaway! Courtney – I will email you at some point today to get your mailing address Thank you for everyone who entered the giveaway and took the time to link to us to let other people know about [...]

Better late than never for this weeks tutorial from me I recently wrote about my dramas after messing up some measurements when I was ordering some fabric to make up cushions for our playroom, I thought I might share the cushions as a tutorial! Envelope openings are (IMO) the easiest option for cushions, no zips [...]

Hippo by Kate Henderson – I kind of cheated and asked Kate to add this to the pool because I fell in love with this little guy! Just a really beautiful softie. On my desk… 6 Aug 08 by Two Cheese Please – I really need to get in on this “on my desk” thing, [...]

Welcome to all the visitors coming from the Create & Celebrate post on SMS today! Feel free to say hello and introduce yourselves! If you want to find out more about the team behind CraftBlog then read our about page. You might be interested in our top posts right now, as usual, they’re all tutorials! [...]