Archive for November, 2009
Latrobe woman knits sweater for movie scene
by Paul Paterra When moviegoers see Russell Crowe rip the arm of a sweater worn by Elizabeth Banks in the film, “The Next Three Days,” it will be from a garment knitted by a Latrobe woman. Heidi Kozar knitted five sweaters in a little more than two weeks for the movie, which began filming in [...]
Tutorial: Make a Yarn Wig from a Mesh Produce Bag
by Julie Finn “My kids, ages three and five, are at excellent dress-up ages. They own everything from swords made of cardboard to thrifted silk dresses with loads of ribbons and lace (each with a “handmade by Grandma” tag, egads!) to complete costumes bought at at 90% discount from Wal-mart the week after Halloween. When Willow asked [...]
Necklaces made of paper beads sell locally, benefit Ugandan women
by EMILY ANDERSON More than 100 women in Uganda are feeding their families and sending their children to school because of a program started by two Fruita Monument High School graduates. Morgan Hansow, 27, and David Hansow, 28, created the nonprofit organization Light Gives Heat in 2007 while adopting their daughter, Jadyn, from Uganda. After [...]
Crafters create ‘green’ Christmas gifts
by Erin McKeon This Christmas, those who have made a hobby or living from re-purposing or recycling items into beautiful works of art or nature-friendly attractions encourage people to look outside of the box when thinking of Christmas gifts. Not every good present comes from a box. Washer earrings, paper beads, typewriter key necklaces and [...]
25 Days of Crafts: Beaded Necklace
by Chris Nigrin Even inexperienced jewelry-makers can create this fun and funky necklace as a gift. It requires just a few materials that you can find at local bead or craft stores and the ability to tie knots. Supplies: Waxed linen stringing material Various sizes, shapes and colors of glass beads Small goldtone metal spacer [...]
Woodcarving Illustrated – How to Magazine for Carvers
The Central Texas Woodcarvers Association has donated a gift subscription of Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine to the Round Rock Public Library. Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine is dedicated to the wood carving enthusiast with regular topics on carving duck decoys, realistic animals, santas, chess sets, chip carving and more. The Central Texas Woodcarvers Association invites anyone to join. [...]
Colleyville woman’s handmade ornament collection was decades in the making
by JAMIE KNODEL Of course Betts George is picky about where her Christmas ornaments and figurines go. The Colleyville woman spent countless hours over the course of several decades crafting the delicate creations, so it stands to reason that she’s meticulous about showing them off. So meticulous, in fact, that she starts putting everything out [...]
Crossroads quilters sew busy helping others
by Marion Vendituoli On Dec. 5 some lucky person will exchange a $1 raffle ticket for a beautiful handmade quilt, sewn and quilted by members of the Crossroads Quilting group. The quilt depicts the mountain empire of Sonoita, Elgin and Patagonia through traditional quilt blocks, appliques, local ranch brands, wine labels and photo images transferred [...]
Artist prepares to present thousands of beads at Winterfair
by DONAVON CAMPBELL Mikelle Hickman-Romine sits at her dining room table in her Merion Village home, the radio mumbles quietly in the next room. Surrounded by thousands of tiny beads and pieces of her own jewelry, she deftly threads an almost imperceptibly thin needle through bead after bead, one at a time. “I love it,” [...]
How to:Santa’s Gift Bag
by DecoArt Acrylics and scrapbook paper make this Santa come to life. You can give all your friends some great gifts in this Santa gift bag. You can make it in five easy steps, so start crafting. For materials and instructions go to - http://www.favecrafts.com/Quick-and-Easy-Gifts/Santas-Gift-Bag-from-DecoArt
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