Blog Party Sunday -- Show Off Your Handmades

Welcome to our Blog Party Sunday.    We would love to have you show us what you are crafting.


You are allowed to add 3 links to your shops or your blog.


The rules are simple:

1. Follow our blog

2. Handmade items only.

3. You may list up to 3 items each week.

4. Family friendly items only.


The success of this link party depends on the participants so spread the word to your friends, visit the shops,  post about it on your  blog, in a forum or on your favorite social networking site, grab the button and put it on your blog or website.

Just click on the Add Your Link button below and add your items.

And if you would like to add a link to the party you can grab this button below.

<a href="http://www.byyourhands.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy110/ByYourHands/blogparty.jpg">, </a>

It's Time For a Giveaway!!

It's giveaway time!    Today's giveaway is sponsored by Deena Davis of Ewe-N-Me Printables. Deena is a designer of printable paper crafts and web graphics.

Today's giveaway is for one of her fall blogger designs. If you have a blog hosted at blogger.com and you're ready for a fall makeover, this giveaway is for you.

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This giveaway includes the backgrounds shown and the topper that will be customized with your business name.  It also includes installation on your blog, or if you prefer, instructions can be sent to show you how to install it yourself.

You can earn up to three entries by doing the following...

1. Visit Deena's website,  www.ewenmeprintables.com or etsy shop www.ewenmeprintables.etsy.com and come back here and post a comment with your favorite item. Be sure and leave your email address so we can contact you if you win.

2. Earn one extra entry by becoming a follower of this blog thru Google Friend Connect or Linky Followers.  Already a follower? Just let us know so we can give you credit.

3. Earn an extra entry by sharing the link to this giveaway on your Blog, Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter. Be sure and let us know you have done this and where.

The giveaway will start today, Saturday, August 24, 2013.   The last day to enter will be Sept. 6, 2013 and the winner will be announced on Sept. 7, 2013.    We will announce it here and contact you by the email address you have left.

Good luck!

Today's Featured Shop -- Bella Blitz

Today's featured shop is Bella Blitz.   Jodie specializes in custom made baby items with the stylish mom in mind. 

Baby Girl Spring Dress

Barbie silhouette onesie with a hot pink bow

Baby Dress Set

Baby Carrier Cover Girl Canopy

Be sure and visit Jodie's shop to see all she has to offer.  https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaBlitz

Witches Stitches - 3 Easy Ornaments

The Holidays are coming up and we are going to be decorating our homes with great looking handmade items. Here are a few ideas for some very easy ornaments.

1 – Paper cones. These are very Victorian and look great on a tree. All you have to do is find a great antique holiday image and print it out on card stock paper of your choice. After you print it out cut around the image in a long triangle form. Now take the shape you just cut out and place it on top of another piece of card stock. Sew the two together leaving the top open. Cut the back piece to match the front. You now have a paper cone. Take a bit of fiberfill and place it in the bottom to hold it open slightly. Now place holiday greens in the cone.  Use a piece of wire or pretty ribbon for handle by gluing it into the inside sides. I use white glue; you could also use your glue gun. It takes minutes to make these and they look so wonderful on the tree or hung in the panes of you window.

2 – Very Prim Candy Canes. These are so easy, yet really look Prim. All you have to do is purchase a pack of red pipe cleaners and one of white.  You can get them for very little at your local craft store. Take one white and one red and now twist them together. You will see right away how they start to look like a candy cane.  Make a strong cup of instant coffee and run your twisted red and white pipe cleaner through it. Now take your fingers and run them down the pipe cleaner squeezing the extra liquid out. This also leaves it looking like it has been around for years. Now set it aside on a paper towel to dry. When it is dry cut the pipe cleaner twist in half. Now just bend the top into candy cane shape. These look great on a small tree or in the hand of a prim snowman.  If you want to make a long one do not cut it in half and use 4 pipe cleaners, 2 of each color so it is thicker.

3 – An easy window decoration is as follows. Take a few clippings from your Christmas tree, or from any extra greens you may have. They should be about 6” long. Bundle 3 of these together and tie it with matching green sewing thread. Now add one of the candy canes you just made with a bit of red thread.  This will give you a branch bundle with an antique looking candy cane on it. Make a few and hang them in the panes of your window. Do not place them in every section; just do maybe 3 per window. These are so simple, yet look so good. You can use tiny suction cups to hang them.

If you have any questions please give me a shout.  Have a great day.

Faith

Handmade Spotlight - Here Kitty Kitty

Check out this great selection of handmade black cats. You can view this entire treasury 

by Clicking Here, or you can click on each item to see it in greater detail.

 

Primitive Wood Fall Plaque P... Primgal $16	Custom order for Barbara Har... emsprims $18
JINXY hand painted black kit... primchick $25	Primitive Needle Punch Pillo... thetalkingcrow $30
Primitive Black Cat Hallowee... VintageHare $14.95	Vintage Style Feather Tree B... countryroutepr... $5.5
Halloween Quilt Black Cat Mi... NeedlesnPinsSt... $24	Primitive Black Cat Hallowee... MorningMistDes... $39.95
Black Cat In Party Hat Primi... Handofbelapeck $25.5	Halloween Jewelry Bracelet B... Jynxx $38
OOAK Halloween Folk art orna... WitchHollowPri... $12	Halloween Carnival Retro Bla... funhouse777 $12
Completed Cross Stitch Primi... Stitchcrafts $17.5	Instant Digital Download Vin... VeenasMercanti... $5
Hand stitched Primitive-Folk... JennysToleShed $25	Salem Massachusetts, Black C... MoonlightPrimi... $10

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