Featured Crafter: Julie from Miss PrettyPretty

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Julie from Miss PrettyPretty. Julie’s playhouses are incredibly imaginative, be sure to check out her store to view all her themed houses. They are customizable so your little one can have their own unique playhouse.

Tell me a little bit about yourself.
My name is Julie. I am married to a really wonderful man, and we have two children, a boy who is 5 and a girl who is 4. I am an “older” mom who feels very lucky to have started a business that enables me to be at home with my kids!

Where can we find you? (website, craft shows, etc.)
You can find me at missprettypretty.etsy.com . I am too busy with my online business these days to do craft fairs, but I am definitely an arts/crafts fair veteran! I earned extra money and sometime supported myself on craft fairs for about 20 years. Back then, I made a lot of embellished clothing, denim shirts, sweatshirts, etc. All of that applique work was a good foundation for making my playhouses.
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Featured Crafter: Nikki from NikkiInStitches

In this Featured Crafter, we hear about Nikki from NikkiInStitches. Read on to learn how Nikki joined forces with her mother-in-law to build NikkiInStitches into a wonderful shop for baby items.

Where can we find you? (website, craft shows, etc.)

Most of our products are available on our website, www.NikkiInStitches.com. Custom requests are the most fun for me to work on. I feel like I get to be even more creative with them. Those are available at any time, just contact us through our website for details. We can do custom apparel similar to what you see on the website, but also blankets and quilts to match any nursery decor or theme, as well as cards, invitations, and birth announcements. Nikki, In Stitches products can also be found at craft shows in Pennsylvania and Connecticut this upcoming fall.
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Featured Crafter: Mia from PiccolinaDesigns

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Mia from PiccolinaDesigns. Read on to hear the unique place where Mia finds her inspiration for her gorgeous children’s clothing designs.
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Amy Butler’s Sexy Hexy Love Quilt

Amy Butler has come out with another great new FREE pattern. It’s called the Sexy Hexy Love Quilt. The pattern looks complicated but is rather easy to assemble. The example is using Amy Butler’s newest line of fabrics Love.

Sweet Greetings – Large & Small Portfolios

Amy Butler’s website has many free sewing patterns, including everything from quilts to yoga bags.

Here is the link for the instructions and measurements to create your own Sweet Greetings – Large and Small Portfolio. You will need to have an Adobe® Reader® to be able to view the pattern.

Melanie from BagsByMelanie

In this week’s featured crafter, we talk to Melanie from BagsByMelanie. Read on to learn more about Melanie and how she started creating bags to sell.
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Crafting for Charity

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of others with your crafting skills? There are many charities looking for crafters to donate their skills. Your crafty skills would be welcomed and could help comfort others. Read more

Sock Monkey

Craftbits has put together a wonderful tutorial on how to create a Sock Monkey. It has very clear pictures showing each step clearly. Click here to go to CraftBits Sock Monkey tutorial!