Indie Crafts!

With time quickly creeping away, Christmas is nearly upon us once again.  Get in early and create some beautiful handmade Christmas Cards that are sure to impress family & friends. 

Craft Cards stock a huge range of blank cards, stickers, embellishments, glues etc.

Everything you need to start creating your unique Christmas Cards for this coming Christmas Season. 

You don’t need to wait until Christmas to buy what you need, Craft Cards have a huge range all year round.  No matter what the occasion you can create something special.

What a great way to use coconut shells.  These Coconut Candles from Coco Candle Nuts not only smell great but look great to.  A fantastic way to add a touch of the tropics to your home.  Each candle is hand poured from Palm Wax which is paraffin free.  Beautiful tropical scents and wonderful colours. 

Welcome to the July 1, 2008 edition of all things crafty.

Jason presents Why Can’t You Set That Monkey Free? posted at Zola Jones Designs by Jason Loper, saying, “My newest backpack design - and an ongoing blog about my little indie craft business. :)”

Samir Bharadwaj presents Rediscover The Pure Pleasure Of Paper Crafts And Pop Up Cards posted at SamirBharadwaj.com, saying, “The story of my pop up card about ‘home’.”

Tiffany Washko presents Eco Friendly Crafts for Kids posted at Natural Family Living Blog.

SeaBird presents SeaBird Chronicles: art.design.craft - SeaBird Chronicles posted at SeaBird Chronicles, saying, “My latest Artist Trading Cards!”

Jose DeJesus MD presents How to Send Emails that get Delivered and Read posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

Margaret Mary presents Limoges Porcelain Painting posted at The Earthly Paradise.

JC presents One of THOSE projects posted at Garnfiti.

Vera Lang presents Scrapbooking Pet Page Ideas for a Unique Pet Album | Fine Pet Care .com posted at Fine Pet Care .com, saying, “Creating a pet-themed scrapbook album will preserve the special moments you share with your pets. Consider these scrapbooking pet page ideas to make an album just for your pet photos.”

Alvaro Fernandez presents Cognitive and Emotional Development Through Play posted at SharpBrains, saying, “We sometimes neglect to mention a very basic yet powerful method of cognitive and emotional development, for children and adults alike: Play. Dr. David Elkind, author of The Power of Play: Learning That Comes Naturally, discusses the need to build a more “playful culture”.”

presents How to Make Your Own Free Printable Wedding Invitations posted at Home Life Weekly, saying, “Wedding invitations can be very expensive so I have made some unique printable wedding invitations. Which are fully customize the wedding invitation wording in side.”

Henk ter Heide presents Drawing a story posted at See me draw.

Redd Horrocks-Maier presents A Wedding Shawl, or How Much I Love My Sister posted at Earthlier Happy is the Rose Distilled, saying, “Giving the gift of knitting to my sister for her wedding.”

Dora Renee Wilkerson presents Y-2K Hippie: 06/19/08 posted at Knitting, horses, and my family., saying, “I am not sure if my post is really crafting but we made shampoo, cheese, and berry berry jam!”

Kelsey presents Handmade Burp Cloth Tutorial posted at Vanilla Joy - Family Fun and Education.

Yi Hui Chang presents How to face paint your kid with make up posted at The Simple Wealth.

nimuae905@yahoo.com presents Free Twisted Log Cabin Quilt Block and Layout posted at Hidden Threads, saying, “The log cabin quilt is one of the most popular and pleasing to look at. If you’ve wanted to take your log cabin to the next step, try twisting it. The twisted log cabin quilt pattern offers unexpected complexity for a relatively simple block. Come find out why.”

Jane @ Kidzarama presents Fun Painting Ideas posted at Kidzarama, saying, “Next time your little preschool artist is doing some painting, try some of these ideas to add a little something different.”

Terry Candee presents Pretty Sassy Straw Purse for Tween Fashionistas posted at Bonding Moms & Daughters To Navigate Our Crazy World ……….Oh Yeah AND Crafts!!!.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of all things crafty using our carnival submission form. Technorati tags: all things crafty, blog carnival.

Thanks to everyone who submitted for the May Carnival - yet another amazing bunch of people and their creations.   Be sure to check them all out.

Jessica Donnovan presents The Perfect Gift for Golfers - Golf Ball Carvings posted at Carved Golf Balls.

Julie presents Fun Family Crafts and Projects Made Easy with the Cricut posted at M4K Parenting & Family.

Linda presents Amigurumi Carotte : sewing posted at Mes crazy expériences.

Jane Eldershaw presents Junk Jewelry: finding yourself in objects posted at Junk Jewelry.

Terry Candee presents Dress a Bunny ( Plushie of course) posted at Bonding Moms & Daughters To Navigate Our Crazy World ……….Oh Yeah AND Crafts!!!.

Chrstine Verstraete presents Searching For A Starry Night - mini Petey! posted at Candid Canine.

Jane presents Make Some Cute MiniBooks posted at Kidzarama.

Condo Blues presents How to Make a Bottle Cap Tile Picture Frame posted at Condo Blues.

Jackie presents MOOD JEWELRY posted at A Keeper’s Jackpot.

Rosemary Rugnetta presents Creative Interior Painting posted at Her Home Blog.

Linda presents Amigurumi Carotte, tutorial simple crochet posted at Mes crazy expériences.

Barbra Sundquist presents Edible Creations: How to Make a Fruit Bouquet posted at Edible Creations.

Alex presents How to Make Your Own Free Thank You Cards posted at Home Life Weekly.

Lavender Farms- Young Living presents Studio 5 Features Young Living Lavender Farm posted at For the Love of Lavender.

Melanie Rimmer presents Make A Little Birdhouse In Your Soul posted at Bean-Sprouts.

Lenna Green presents Unfinished Craft Projects…I have a plan! posted at Stitching Cow.

Enna from My Scrapbook Room has created the most gorgeous chipboard shapes for scrapbooking.  What started as bare timber has been transformed into the most stunning creations.   

The next Make It From Scratch Blog Carnival will be hosted by Heather at It’s all for the best.  Be sure to get your submissions in and share your creativity with us all.

I have the pleasure this month of hosting the Make It From Scratch Blog Carnival.  Don’t forget to keep the submissions coming for next month’s host - It’s All For The Best

GP presents In the Eye of the Beholder posted at Innstyle Montana- Your Home on the Range.

Homespunhealers presents Sugar Free Carrot Cake W/ Sugar Free Cream Cheese Frosting posted at Homespun Healers.

Jen Carlile presents Quick Purple Kohlrabi Pickles posted at Modern Beet.

Lizzie presents Chicken Fajita Salad posted at A Dusty Frame.

Valereee presents Recognizing rural America: soybeans posted at Cincinnati Locavore.

Sveinung Skoglund presents How To Make Window Blinds posted at Window Treatments.

Erika Jurney presents Make your own Bisquick substitute. Because that’s about as home-made as I get. posted at Plain Jane Mom Blog.

Julie Artz presents Make it From Scratch - Yogurt posted at chezartz.com.

Stephanie presents Our Favorite Homemade Pizza Recipe posted at A High & Noble Calling.

Cindy’s project this week is a felted wool project made from a scrap of yarn to create a Ipod Nano cozy. It is crocheted and then felted which makes a nice and soft cozy. Get the pattern free here.

Cathy from Chief Family Officer shares with us her favourite bolognaise recipe

Mother Hen shows us how to enjoy squash by making delicious Squash Muffins

Stephanie presents Poke, Bacon and Eggs posted at Stop the Ride!.

Heather L. presents Homemade Chinese Yo-Yo posted at It’s all for the best.

Melanie Rimmer presents Zen and the Art of Mowing the Lawn posted at Bean-Sprouts.

Kate presents Our Red House: Unbaked Lemon Coconut Slice posted at Our Red House.

HowToMe presents How To Make a Knight?s Costume posted at HowToMe.

Dawn presents Finding Treasures in Books posted at Frugal For Life.

This month will see us hosting our own All Things Crafty Blog Carnival and also being host to Stephanie Appleton’s Make It From Scratch carnival.  Make It From Scratch will be up from the 7th of May - check it out.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Blog Carnival for April.  Once again some amazing contributions. 

SeaBird presents SeaBird Chronicles: art.design.craft - SeaBird Chronicles posted at SeaBird Chronicles.

Zork presents UFO Recession Tip 42 - Save Money by Making Your Kids Toys posted at It’s the Recession, Stupid!.

Margaret Mary presents Arts and Crafts Projects from Across the Blogosphere posted at The Earthly Paradise.

George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To - How To Make Placemats From Greeting Cards posted at George L Smyth.

Rebecca from Kindred Creations shows us how to add a title to a digital scrapbooking layout as well as other great scrapbooking ideas.

Linda presents Korean amigurumi posted at Mes crazy expériences.

Zork presents UFO Recession Tip 33 Learn to Sew posted at It’s the Recession, Stupid!.

Jerry Gabra presents 22 uses for Toothpaste posted at LifeJelly.org.

Stickers & Donuts presents Easy Linoleum Print How To posted at Stickers and Donuts.

Steven chang presents Re-using Your Baby Food Jars posted at Gagazine.

Sara Ost presents Japanese Eco Gifting: It’s a Wrap posted at Sara Ost.

Kelsey presents Organize with Baby Food Jars posted at Vanilla Joy - Family Fun and Education.

SeaBird presents Crafts for young children (and Swap!) posted at SeaBird Chronicles.

Dwayne Tucker presents How To Take A Photograph Of A Traffic Light. posted at Dwayne Tucker - PhotoShop Blog / Tutorials.

Terry Candee presents Bonding Moms & Daughters To Navigate Our Crazy World ……….Oh Yeah AND Crafts!!!: Silly “Rattle” Snake and Laboring to Smile posted at Bonding Moms & Daughters To Navigate Our Crazy World ……….Oh Yeah AND Crafts!!!.

Having two daughters, I have loved decorating their bedrooms as they grew up.  As they have gotten older they have taken over the duties and created their own space within our home.

From feature walls to decals and shell decorated mirrors, the girls have created the most stunning bedrooms so they have their own piece of the world, just the way they like it.

Now that they don’t need me for their decorating I have turned my attention to being creative, online.  I am about to launch my complete craft store as well as having just launched my Wall Decals site.   

Wall Decals is all about showcasing the best of the best in wall art, wall murals and wall decals, in the one spot, giving everyone the best choices available.