Category Archives: Handmade

Tast Week #3

This week the challenge stitch is the buttonhole stitch, my Favorite!!  My Grandmother taught me how to embroider when I was very young. She was making a quilt with triangles that would eventually be pieced together.  She taught me how … Continue reading

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Tast week #2

Week 2 is the fly stitch.  Enjoyable stitch to stitch but hard to get it even…I failed!!  But I enjoy the finished work. I worked the fly stitch into pine trees and I made them along the hem of my … Continue reading

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Take a Stitch Tuesday

I love to do any kind of hand stitching, so I joined a group “Take a Stitch Tuesday” (TAST). This is a challenge group where every Tuesday you are challenged with learning a new stitch. I have always wanted to … Continue reading

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The Handmade Forum!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1493604044232813/ The Handmade Forum is proud to present a 24 hour Christmas Sale featuring handmade shops from a round the globe! Every shop will have the same coupon code: SALE2014 with various discounts up to 25% off. Perfect for your … Continue reading

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Spa Day Challenge

Today featured shop in our Spa Day Challenge is Stella Ziganti Designs….Stella’s work is AMAZING!! I love these earring….They are Root Beer color!! These earrings are so delicate…. The stones on these earrings are so cool, I love the streaks … Continue reading

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Spa Day Challenge

  Today’s feature is Lisa of Insomniac Treasures…..This is some of the most amazing jewelry I have ever seen.   Here are a few pieces that I just love…I would take any one of these necklaces….beautiful This is so neat … Continue reading

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Mother’s Cooking…………….

My Mother is an amazing cook!!!  She loves to cook and bake and it shows in the meals she serves. She is a no-nonsense cook, and everything she makes is from scratch!!! I have been trying to think of my … Continue reading

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Spa Day Challenge

Todays featured shop is so cute.  Sammy does all the work in making these amazing creations.  If you like unique and funky creations this is the shop for you!! Love this little bone, how cute it this?? This necklace is … Continue reading

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Spa Day Challenge

  Today’s special Spa Day shop is DixSterling, meet Dix the owner and creator of all these amazing pieces of jewelry.Here are some of my favorite pieces….I love purple!!! The shape of these are too cool, I just love them. … Continue reading

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Spa Day challenge

  Today’s featured shop is Make Mine Patchwork owner Karen….Karen does some amazing work.  She not only sews cute bibs she is an amazing artist as shown by her fantastic quilts!!These little bibs she makes are so cute, makes me … Continue reading

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