Craft Site Directory Newsletter: April 2007
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SECTION 2):*~*: Free Craft Projects for April
Links to craft project instructions that have been added to various websites this month. Many of these projects would be suitable for Mother's Day cards and gifts. In most countries, Mother's Day will be celebrated May 13th 2007.
Issue 41 of Craft Creations Magazine is now available online for your viewing. 16 free card making projects are available for download. Included in this issue are 6 3D decoupage prints, the first in a set of animal alphabet cards covering letters A through F, a paper patchwork card making project made from an aperture card and folded paper, a stitched(paper embroidery) boat pattern and much more:
http://www.craftcreations.co.uk/pages/magazines/issues/issue41.mhtml
Here are a couple 'Teacups for Two' cross stitch designs from Krieinik.com that would be quick to stitch as a gift for Mother's Day:
http://www.kreinik.com/kshop/product.php?productid=16724
CraftPlace.org is featuring a project idea on how to make tye-died quilts and pillows to brighten up any young girl's room for spring:
http://www.craftplace.org/cgi-bin/craftfinder.cgi?func=FeaturedCraft&home=1
Annie's Attic Plastic Canvas didn't have a new project for April but their May 2007 project is available for download. Here you can find instructions to make a 'Breezy Butterfly Windsock' with plastic canvas and ribbon that would make a great Mother's Day gift.
http://www.anniesplasticcanvas.com/features/feature_page.php?_id=130
DebbieMumm.com's new quilt project for April is a 'Many Thanks Quilt' with applique flowers:
http://www.debbiemumm.com/Projects/Quilting/2007/04/
Card Making @ CircleofCrafters.com has added three different 3D vintage rose pyramid sheets with matching printable tea bag folding tiles and greetings this month. This card making project would be suitable for Mother's Day:
http://www.cardmaking.circleofcrafters.com/anyoccasionproject7.html
Sewing.org has added this terry cloth braided rug project to their website for April. It would make a good weekend project:
http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/ehd_sunny__terrycloth_rug.html
Check also the Sewing.org main sewing enthusiast page for more new April projects including a pretty 'Garden Tales' quilt:
http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/enthusiast.html
Iris Folded @ CircleofCrafters.com has added a vase iris folding pattern with paper pieced flowers and leaves for April:
http://www.irisfolding.circleofcrafters.com/patternofthemonth15.html
Free Crafts Unlimited is featuring a crocheting pattern and instructions to make jar covers:
http://www.freecraftunlimited.com/crochet-jar-covers.html
Vermillion Stitchery has added new sample cross stitch designs to their 2007 'Design Potpourri' collection:
http://www.vsccs.com/Sample%20Designs/SampleDesigns.html
The new quilt block pattern at McCall's Quilting is called 'Dove in the Window':
http://mccallsquilting.com/qb/pattern_407/
Marcus Brothers Textiles has added 3 new projects to their website. The first is a QuiltSoup pattern called 'Spoonful of Sugar'. The second project is for a Janome needle felting machine to make a 'Wool Swirl Handbag'. The third link is the pattern and instructions to make an easy wool spring bag, click on the image of the patterns to download the PDF file containing the printables:
http://www.marcusbrothers.com/makeit/projects/spoonful_of_sugar/index.html
http://www.marcusbrothers.com/makeit/projects/wool_swirl_handbag/index.html
http://www.marcusbrothers.com/makeit/projects/easy_wool_spring_bags/index.html
Crocheters, don't forget to check Annie's Attic free pattern of the day:
http://www.anniesattic.com/free_pattern_day/index.html
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SECTION 1):*~*: What's New at CraftSiteDirectory.com?
SECTION 2):*~*: Free Craft Projects for April
Links to craft project instructions that have been added to various websites this month. Many of these projects would be suitable for Mother's Day cards and gifts. In most countries, Mother's Day will be celebrated May 13th 2007.
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