May Sponsors

May 24, 2013 1 Comment

Every month I share some lovelies from the Sponsors of The Crafty Mummy. These are businesses that have a special spot over there in my blog sidebar so you can check out their fabulous fabric, cute kids clothes, and wonderful wedding quilts. (It’s all about alliteration tonight!)

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Loving this new range from Riley Blake at the Fat Quarter Shop

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Have you signed up to become a quilter for Wedding Quilts yet? They are collecting interested quilters to launch later this year so check it out.

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Chevrons are hot over at Wrapped in Fabric – and check out the latest newsletter to find out how you can get 25% off on Fridays, 20% off on Saturdays and 15% off on Sundays.

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Babes & Tots Designs have gorgeous kids clothes which you can find on Facebook and in their Handmade store - isn’t this singlet cute?

If you’d like to become a Sponsor here at the Crafty Mummy and have your handmade or craft-related business or blog exposed to the thousands of readers who visit each week, drop me an email at tonya {at} thecraftymummy.com

Pinterest: Rich Pins

May 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

pinterest rich pins

There’s a new feature on Pinterest that is great for those of us who sell their handmade items on Etsy. It is called Rich Pins. It means that anything pinned from Etsy onto a Pinterest board automatically has a special new section below the pin which is updated automatically with the price and availability of the item.

There are also rich pins for some recipes which include information about the cooking time, ingredients and more. Some movie pins, for example those from Netflix, will have rich pins which include ratings and more detailed movie information.

You can read more about Rich Pins on the Pinterest Business pages. There is a way to apply for pins from your site to be rich pins as well, but the technicalities were way over my head! I would love to see rich pins apply to my Madeit and Ecwid stores as well so I hope this is something that is added soon.

Finish a UFO Challenge

May 20, 2013 7 Comments
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An idea has been growing in my head lately… I seem to have heaps of UFO’s – Un-Finished Objects – stashed away in my craft room, waiting for me to one day get back to them and finish them. Quilts. Sewing projects. Crochet blankets. Clothes for the kids. Scrapbooks. But I’m the kind of girl [...]

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Madeit Lovelies: Kids Winter Clothes

May 19, 2013 1 Comment
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Winter is certainly coming here at my place so it got me thinking about clothes for the kids. Madeit has lots of lovely kids clothes so I just had to share some of the lovelies that I found over there. Click on the pictures or the links to visit each store and browse more. Remember [...]

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Crafty Kids: Lego Creationary

May 18, 2013 2 Comments
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More Lego. We don’t really need it but the kids LOVE it! This time it was thanks to Aunty J. Mr Happy has a birthday soon so a couple of weeks ago (yes, why wait until his birthday, right?) she gave him a Lego game, Creationary. I’ve looked at the games before but the kids [...]

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Another Crochet Ripple Blanket Finished

May 17, 2013 2 Comments
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I love crochet ripple blankets! After making my first very colourful “rainbow” one, I made a second one with a lots of cream and various other left over bits of yarn. This blanket has a more standard colour palette, but one that I love and I think is really classic – red, navy and grey. [...]

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April Quilt Block

May 13, 2013 2 Comments
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The April quilt block from the Craftsy free Block of the Month class was a challenge for me. I haven’t pieced curved seams before. I haven’t created a circle in a block like this before. I haven’t appliqued around a circle for a long time. I haven’t used the blanket stitch on my sewing machine [...]

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New Craftsy Classes

May 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
Craftsy Improvisational piecing class

One of the new things I am enjoying this year is the free Block of the Month quilting class over at Craftsy. I have been loving creating the blocks bit by bit, and I had planned to share the April block with you this week but somehow the week got away from me! Look out [...]

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A Gift to a Weekly News Reader

May 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
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Earlier this week I sat down to write my Weekly News, the newsletter I send out every week from The Crafty Mummy. It includes links to all the posts from the previous week, plus some extra reading links and an exclusive discount code for my Shop. I got a wonderful surprise when I found that [...]

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Mother’s Day Gifts: Bags & Purses

May 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
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Today I’ve gathered a few more Mother’s Day Gift ideas for you. This time it is a collection of bags to make. Click on the pictures or links to see the tutorials. {Bee in my Bonnet has a tutorial for these cute lunch bags} {Reversible tote from Happy in Red} {Sew a super practical personalised [...]

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