Fun Kitschy applique

I love buying from other crafters. This is going to sound weird but I especially love buying stuff I COULD make myself but find the time/aggravation levels to do them too high. I love getting something I want to make, but never find the time or motivation to do it. I just place and order, and WHOOSH, there it is-all fresh and beautiful.

Last year I was needing some new FAB kitchen towels, I had embroidered ALOT of them in the past but they take so long. And a couple of rounds of barbeque sauce or mole sauce and they are trashed. I just wanted to buy something cute, durable and atomic. And I found them from Jessica at http://www.in-hope.com/.

This past week while sick, I was perusing Etsy and I got this FAB little clutch purse from her as well. I love it, its the perfect 'small bag' size, where I can fit my wallet, phone, keys, makeup bag, tissues and not have it bulging at the seams. She's super quick to ship and will custom make stuff (like my towels!) if you ask.

Cut Out + Keep

I first met Cat Morley on the Readymade magazine forums. Later I found her on MySpace and began to follow her blog at www.cutoutandkeep.net. Cat is a crafty computer whiz from the U.K.

I am telling you all this because, it just so happens that Cat recently launched a site (not so much a site as a new "home" for crafty types. The Cut Out + Keep site has all kinds of free crafty goodness - from craft projects to Cat's blog on all things artistic, to a forum where you can post your own questions and projects. And get this - Cat even writes and designs her own online magazine called Snippets.



Check it out, sign up for an account, post some projects, and as it says on the logo "don't run with scissors."