Featured Crafter: Maddylane from Miycreations.com
April 1, 2010 by Dawn
Filed under Featured Crafter, General Crafts
In today’s edition of Featured Crafter, we interview an inspired at-home crafter, Maddylane (Madeleine Langlois). She specializes in creating “Make it yourself” (Miy) craft projects for kids, teens and the whole family. The Miy mantra is to make things naturally simple, and have fun with recycling! She showcases great projects to make and decorate all year round, including Easter, Christmas, Halloween, St Patrick’s and more.
Continue reading to learn about Miycreations, and Maddylane’s projects and inspiration!
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Spiral Bead Ring
February 15, 2009 by Dawn
Filed under Free Craft Patterns, Jewelry

Wire rings are hot this year! This is one of my favorites and is sure to attract attention. Bead Studio has a step-by-step picture tutorial for creating your own wire wrapped ring.
Click here to go to Bead Studio’s Spiral Bead Ring tutorial!
Finger Knitting
January 5, 2009 by Dawn
Filed under Craft Videos, Knitting
Step by step how to finger knit.
How to Make Polymer Clay Beads
January 5, 2009 by Dawn
Filed under Craft Videos, Jewelry
Step by step easy instructions to make polymer clay beads for any jewelry project.
Fun Winter Crafts from Oriental Trading Company
December 13, 2008 by Dawn
Filed under Craft Videos, General Crafts, Seasonal Crafts
When the weather turns cold, bring the kids indoor and warm up with these fun and easy tropical craft projects from Oriental Trading Company. They’re a great way to entertain kids and on winter days, while watching your budget too.


