Mothers Day Gifts: Necklace GIVEAWAY

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:: Handmade Mothers Day Gifts :: WIN: one-of-a-kind DESIGNER NECKLACE (this post) + MAKE: Free Jewelry-Making Tutorial (see link) + ADMIRE: an new ‘A Stitch Above’-awarded. (see below) MOTHERS DAY GIFTS from Ineseda Today is a special day at Fine Craft Guild. Lots of gifts, sharing and recognition. Let me begin with saying that both [...]

School Paper Craft Sweepstake ~ AstroBrights

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Elementary school teachers, kids, designers and all others loving bright paper to play/work with: pay attention!!!: I want to highlight the happy, ultra-bright colored papers from AstroBrights. (image credit: AstroBrights) :: Yes, I’m paid to do so, but there is something in it for you also: i.e. a chance to win $30,000 in supplies for [...]

Craft Book Giveaway

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This craft book will be published in Fall, but its publisher, Lark, is offering readers a chance to win an advance copy of this professional standard jewelry book, signed by the author and all!  That’s 432 pages with photographs of top jewelry design, free. This jewelry book includes bead stringing, bead embroidery and bead weaving.  [...]

Native American Art Residence :: Call for Artists

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I get a lot of artist opportunities in my mailbox, but only from time to time share them with you all on the blog. This is a unique opportunity to reside on a Haida North American reservation, to be inspired by this great and ancient culture and to contribute to the local community there with [...]

Annual World Peace Art Competition

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Each year, WorldPeace.org organizes an International Children Art Competition for Peace. The artwork is featured on the International Day for Peace, posters are made, etc. The children’s artwork will be touring around the world as part of the International Peace Pals Art Exhibition. Over the years, this peace exhibition has inspired the global hearts of [...]

Decorative Pillows :: Beautiful Birdcage Craft Giveaways

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Did you see this fabulous bird pillow tutorial made by Bev from Flamingo Toes for us?  It’s a beautifully embellished pillow tutorial with lots of techniques and tips to get the ‘just so’ detail.           This bird pillow is a match to two other pillows she’d just designed, one of a [...]

Call for Artists: Art Residency in Banff Centre, Canada

Now that Vancouver has been so in the news lately for the Olympics, I thought  to share with you another art opportunity that is open to us all. This Call for Interests is at one of Canada’s most beautiful places, Banff. In winter it is like Vail, the ultimate sky resort. In summer, it transforms [...]

2010 Challenge: 20 Days, 10 Crafts

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A  new year, a new plan. That’s how it is at FineCraftGuild. Lots of things to do!!!  A craft a day ~ set the timer on…. Let 2010 be an action-filled year.  We hope you’ll join our 2010 craft challenge. You can join any time during the year. The best entries will be featured here [...]

Free Soap Contest – Last Day

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The Real Soap Company (http://cottageinstincts.blogspot.com/) Cindy at Cottage Instinct, the brain behind this hand-made soap, is having a give- away… TODAY!!! Better hop over right away before she wakes up, as she’ll be drawing the winner when she gets out of bed…. probably. Anyhow, as I just moved into a new home and shed all [...]

Free Handbag GiveAway

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Who does not love Free? Well, you’ll love it free even more when you see these absolutely beautiful bags to be given away!! Aren’t they gorgeous?!! I am seldom drawn to craft giveaways as, well, I have no place to put other people’s craft. I don’t even have enough space for my own. And I [...]