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Blog Etiquette or Blogtiquette Photo from Celia I've had a couple requests for Blog Etiquette hereby known as Blogtiquette. Not that I'm an expert - just looking out, as usual. #1. Give credit where credit is due. If you saw a post, meme, idea, etc. that you love and want to recreate on your blog - go ahead. Just be sure to give link love to the person you blogjacked it from. #2. Saint Patrick's Day Crafts We already had a Saint Patrick's Day birthday party last weekend, but the Irish fun isn't over yet. I have been looking for a few fun and simple ways to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with my family. Here are my top picks for Saint Patty crafts, activities, and snacks!

HELLOmynameisHeather Embroidery patterns are here. Printed with heat-transferable ink for your ease and convenience, our FOUR new embroidery patterns make stitching beautiful needlework fun and relaxing—perfect for your holiday break. • 11" X 17" pattern sheet with heat-transferable ink.Each design can be heat transferred multiple times. • Instructions for a variety of transfer methods includingtracing options. Quiling I can't get over how amazing these are. I wouldn't be surprised if Yulia invented quilling. She is a 28 year old artist from Moscow who creates beautiful designs from vertical pieces of thin paper and her website is full of inspiration in color, line, shadow and technique. You don't have to be a fellow quiller to wish you were like this great lady. Even though her pieces would be amazing if they were drawn, it was the fact that they are 3d that caught my attention. I imagine one of her expert pieces would take hours, which I do not have...

3 tips for craft blog etiquette Starting a craft blog can be a fun but also daunting prospect. If you are a blog lurker and eager to start your own blog but not quite sure what to write or if you already have a craft blog and would like to build your audience and participate more fully in the craft blog community – then tune in over the coming weeks for tips and ideas on how to build a better craft blog. 1. Wall Flowers I bet you guys thought the color today was gonna be Tampico Punch Orange! You are shocked beyond all belief that it's TEAL right!?!? Frankly, I was a little surprised myself. So here we go! Today's Color: Teal (Hello teal, this is Lolly... I'll be right over for my daily dose of cupcakes and sunshine!)

Sew Modern I only had my iphone with me this time, so the pics aren't that great, but they're still pretty fun! Sample Spree haul! Melody Miller in her adorable booth: Tutorial: Quilled Monogram Letter If you haven't checked out the work of Yulia Brodskaya, which I first saw on Cake Wrecks, click this link NOW. Seriously, you will want to look for hours. I was so inspired by her, I knew I wanted to create a monogram, ala Yulia's amazing work.

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