PAT WINTERS GATHERINGS.....



My latest Featured Artist is the wonderful PAT WINTERS of PAT WINTERS GATHERINGS.  Now I have to have full disclosure and say that I am totally biased in regards to this simply stunning bag!  Pat has created this beauty using one of my vintage digital images.  Everything about this piece of art is beautiful from the beadwork to the lovely embroidery stitches. 



You can find out all about this wonderful artist by visiting her Etsy store HERE and her blog HERE, you will not be disappointed that you decided to stop by.

You can find this image at my Etsy store YOUR CRAFT POSTCARDS by clicking HERE.

I have happily linked up with MARCIA'S BLOG you can find her by clicking HERE.

YOUR CRAFT BOOK BLOG GIVE AWAY......



The lucky winner will receive a $25.00 Gift Certificate to YOUR CRAFT EPHEMERA, displayed are a small selection of the digital images that are availabe in this Etsy store for you to choose from, enjoy!  Check it out to see more of the collection, you can print these images on paper, cardstock or fabric!

There are a number of ways you can enter this competition and they are listed below......

 


The rules are very easy for you to follow:
The blog give away will run from tonight February 13th, 2012 until my blog reaches 70 FOLLOWERS......



(1) For every comment left on any of my blogs from February 13th, 2012 until the closing you will be entered into the give away. The more comments you leave the more enteries you will build up and increase your chances of winning.



(2) Placing my blog give away button on your blog will count as an entery (you will have to notify me that you have done this). Just simply copy and paste the top blog give a way button.



(3) Following me on Google will count as an entry.  If you are already following me on Google you will automatically receive a free entry, enjoy!



(4) Adding my YOUR CRAFT BOOK link button to your blog sidebar will also count as an entry (Again let me know that you have done this) this is on the right hand side of my blog.

(5) Lastly adding my blog www.yourcraftbook.blogspot.com to your Favorite Blogs List will also count as an entry.

Have fun and the best of luck......

Please take a moment also to visit a great fun link party at Cindy Adkins blog WHIMICAL MUSINGS.

I am also taking part in a wonderful link party at DEBBIEDOO'S, stop by for a visit.

FEATURED ARTIST - MY VINTAGE WHIMSIES






Wonderful Etsy art work by LORI LUNDY of MY VINTAGE WHIMSHIES.  Please be sure to check out these beautiful creations HERE.  You can always find something delightful from this very creative Etsy artist, enjoy looking at her work.

These lovely pieces of artwork have been created using images from YOUR CRAFT POSTCARDS......

For more images from YOUR CRAFT POSTCARDS click HERE.





FEATURED ARTIST - VINTAGE BY CRYSTAL......



OK I have to admit that I am addicted to Crystal's work.  Who could not be, feast your eyes on some of her Valentines Day creations!




Love the pink glitter heart......




Out of this group my favorite is the figure with the baby, how cute is that!




Valentine Day cuties......




I always love the owls, I think I need to  buy some of those!!!

Please be sure to check out VINTAGE BY CRYSTAL it is always full of wonderful whimsical treasures.  You can find Crystal HERE at her blog or HERE at her Etsy store, enjoy......



BLOG GIVE A WAY - SPUN COTTON DOLL TUTORIAL......





I am beginning today my very first blog Give A Way, the winner of the Give A Way will receive a PDF copy of this wonderful Spun Cotton Paper Doll Tutorial from my Etsy store YOUR CRAFT BOOK, available HERE.

There are a number of ways you can enter this competiton and they are listed below, have fun!!!

The rules are very easy for you to follow:
The blog give away will run from tonight January 11th, 2012 until January 31st, 2012 11.59 pm Eastern Time......

Any or all of these, the choice is yours......

(1) For every comment left on any of my blogs from January 11th, 2012 until the closing date and time you will be entered into the give away. The more comments you leave the more enteries you will build up and increase your chances of winning.

(2) Placing my blog give away button on your blog will count as TWO enteries (you will have to notify me that you have done this). Just simply copy and paste the top blog give a way button.

(3) Following me on Google will count as TWO entries.  If you are already following me on Google you will automatically receive TWO free enteries, enjoy!

(4) Adding my YOUR CRAFT BOOK link button to your blog sidebar will also count as TWO enteries (Again let me know that you have done this) this is on the right hand side of my blog.

(5) Lastly adding my blog www.yourcraftbook.blogspot.com to your Favorite Blogs List will also count as an entry.

Have fun and the best of luck......

RETRO REVIVAL......

Everything retro seems to be the thing at the moment.  From the fifties onwards all is new again.  These images capture the charm of the 1950s Pin Up, wonderful to look at, impossible to attain, though many tried. my mother included!




The Barbie doll was invented in the late fifties and you can certainly see the iconic Barbie in these wonderful vintage female forms.

 



Sex appeal had a certain naive charm unlike today!



The 1950s Pin Up Girl!

Happily found on calenders all around the country in the early fifties.  Enjoy my homage to this wonderful era!

You can purchase these images HERE at my Etsy store YOUR CRAFT BOOK.

HAPPY TO SHARE......

I just wanted to take a moment to share with you this lovely Santa spun cotton ornament that was made by a lady called Pat.

Pat purchased from me two of my spun cotton tutorials and has gone on to create some wonderful holiday ornaments. I cannot thank Pat enough for all of the encouraging comments that she has sent to me and also the wonderful photographs of her creations.

I hope that Pat continues to enjoy this fulfilling craft, thank you again for sharing!

HOW TO MAKE A SPUN COTTON ORNAMENT......

I think it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, cool air and days that are getting shorter.  Just in time for the holiday season are these detailed instructions on how to make a spun cotton Santa figure.  What could be a nicer way to start the holiday season off than making your own special Christmas decoration and not something massed produced from China.

Enjoy creating many different Santa's from this great tutorial and have fun changing the faces, colors and trims.

Have a great holiday and Christmas season and enjoy!


Full instructions on how to make this Victorian Style Santa available at my Etsy store http://www.yourcraftbook.etsy.com/

BANNER FREEBIE......



Click on image to enlarge and right mouse click to save......





Cut outside side of the lines with pinking sheers and you will get a pretty white decorative border, enjoy! Use in your crafting projects but remember they cannot be sold as digital images or on digital collage sheets

 

This is a pretty give away for you to use in your home crafting projects.  This pretty bunting has been created with the summer in mind.  There are all the colors of a pretty summer's day with blue skies, pink roses and sweet floral flower beds.

I hope that you create something pretty for your home.  These images are a high resolution and you will be able to enlarge the bunting and not loose any quality.

Have fun!

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