Free Patterns – 10 Valentine’s Day Crochet Patterns

I am not sure how I feel about Valentine’s day. It’s never been overly romantic or special so maybe that’s why I have an aversion to it. However since having kids I have had a whole new admiration for it, the kids think it’s fun so we always do something special. We love decorating the table with hearts and eating heart shaped pizza and making heart posters for the wall. I usually get the kids a heart shaped trinket as a gift. I love that I can have fun with them. The thought of going out and spending it alone with my husband kinda feels sad. (am I weird?)

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How To Store Your Dies

Here's a nifty how-to from book artist Melissa Schnaible for easy-access die storage rather than keeping them stacked in boxes. You'll use your cutting machine more often as creativity is inspired just by glancing up at the dies you own. She details how her boards were constructed. See the full article here.

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Craft Planner

This wonderful planner by Aneta is sure to spark your creative imagination in 2020. She designed this planner as a place to keep track of your arts and crafts projects through out the year. It's a great way to stay organized and at the end of the year a fun way to look back at all your creations. She's sharing …

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Card Challenge

A recent post from Wendy at SugarPea Designs really rang true to me personally and if you're a card maker it might be true for you too. She talked about loving to make cards but not always following through with sending them or maybe creating just to create and not giving those card to someone. I know I'm very guilty …

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Flowers and Watercolor Layout

Nathalie added a big splash of blue watercolor to the background of her layout. Adding a wreath of lovely blue and yellow die cut flowers to frame her photo. The layering on these floral 3D dies from Altenew adds wonderful texture and dimension with a realistic look. Visit the Altenew blog for more info. -Heather

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