Today's Featured Artists --- The Old Farmhouse Gathering Etsy Team

Are you ready for winter? The Old Farmhouse Gathering etsy team is definitely ready.

Now thru October 9, 2011 the OFG Team is having a Warm Winter Wishes Celebration. This talented group of professional crafters have created all new items just for this celebration. You'll find everything from primitive style snowmen to winter sheep.

Simply visit etsy.com and enter WWHOFG in the search bar, or CLICK THIS LINK to find the items. Be sure to visit often.

Deena and Bette
www.byyourhands.blogspot.com

Here is a "very small" sample of what the OFG Team has listed.

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Giveaway Blog Party ----Add Your Giveaway

Our weekly giveaway link opportunity is a way for you to share your giveaways with our readers.

This is a continuing link party and giveaways are removed as they end.   Please don't forget to add the end date of your giveaway to the name of your giveaway.

The rules are easy:
You must be a follower of our blog.

Add our logo to your blog sidebar.  This is very easy to do.   Save our logo below to your computer,  select add gadget in your blog settings,  choose add picture and select our logo from  your computer and then link it to http://www.byyourhands.com





When you enter the title of your giveaway, please add the end date of your giveaway.  

Be sure the url is the direct link to your giveaway blog post. Make sure you are linking directly to your giveaway.

Family friendly giveaways only.

Handmade Spotlight - Bottle cap Beauties

Bottle cap beauties

  Curated By: AshleesTrinkets

ArtFire.com

Handmade Jewelry

Tuesday Tutorial - Sewing Kit In A Jar

I just emptied out a small jar yesterday and was wondering what I could do with it. It was too nice to just throw away, so I washed it with no idea what I'd use it for, well, today I know EXACTLY what I'll be doing with it.

I've found three different tutorials for sewing kits in a jar and although, they're all the same concept, they're all made slightly different. They all have complete instructions with photos (which I love).

Here's the first one,  it's from www.fun.kyti.me (love that URL - very clever isn't it?)

The next one is from www.thecottagehome.blogspot.com. I love all the pink!

Last, but not least is this sewing kit jar from www.momtastic.com

I really think these would make cute little gifts for friends and family who sew. They'd even look cute just sitting on the shelf as a decoration too.

Be sure to check out the links for more info. Thanks for joining us again today!
Deena Davis
www.byyourhands.blogspot.com

Organizing - Misc. Ideas

Today, I'm sharing a few miscellaneous ideas to help us get and stay organized.

The first one is a "why didn't I think it that" idea. We all have bungee cords... right. Look what I found at www.MarthaStewart.com. Simply hook them to nails driven into the wall studs and you have a great small storage space for fishing poles, rakes, etc.

How about this idea for your measuring cups and measuring spoons. Mount a strip of hooks inside cupboard doors. This idea comes from www.familyhandyman.com

Have any old shutters? Hang one and use it as a mail station. This idea is from www.diyideas.com

This would be so handy in a laundry room or mud room... just grab your cleaning supplies and go. This idea is from www.lowescreativeideas.com

Enjoy your week!

Deena Davis

www.byyourhands.com