How to Make a Parasol Bird Pillow
Share Today we’re starting something new: FEATURED GUEST BLOGGER CRAFT TUTORIALS. What I mean is that I’m inviting lovely and really talented craft bloggers to guest post tutorials for their wonderful unique crafts on FineCraftGuild. Our first guest blogger is the creative Beverly from Flamingo Toes, based in California. Ahhh. Look at the sewing project [...]
Ruffle Tote Bag & Coin Purse Tutorial
Share It’s Tote Bag Monday and we’re featuring a beauty of a tote bag today. I love that ruffle on the front, don’t you?! If you’re a quilter with loads of matching leftover fabrics, than this is the bag for you this year. These days we’re in love with robin egg blues and [...]
Tutorial Polymer Clay Bracelet & Earring Set
Share A fun and easy polymer clay jewelry set make a great Valentine’s Gift for a girl friend. Tip: You can use this tutorial as the basis, from which to make more complex designer jewelry. Even changing the colors to chocolate, powder blue and off-white will shift the style of the piece to be more [...]
Inspiring Free Crochet Patterns
Share Crochet Anyone? Here are the best crochet patterns out now, and they’re free. Read on… (it has cost me a ton of time to make this article, but it’s worth it… you’ll see) A friend of mine is a crochet and cross-stitch veteran, who has been way to busy with work lately, not sewing [...]
Couples Halloween Costume Ideas
Share Many of the women and men Halloween costume ideas can be extended into Halloween costume ideas for couples. Here are some special ideas to create outfit sets: The Pirate Couple: his costume + her costume + her sexy hat Frankenstein + his bride Costume * Couple of ghosts costumes (Size:Large 44-46)* Adam & Eve [...]
Fashion Camp New York City, This Weekend Sept. 12-13th, 2009
Share FashionCamp New York City Sept. 12-13th, 2009 We all know New York FASHION Week is ON NOW. However, FashionCamp NYC 2009 is something special and not as well known…. let me explain and you’ll know if you should pack your bags for the Big Apple today…. It is a two-day open conference in New [...]
Craft Color Planner Winter 2010/2011
Share The Pantone Color Planner for Winter 2010/2011 offers a ‘mosaic’ of color choices. There are really eight color palettes for use in women’s wear, menswear, active wear, cosmetics, lifestyle, industrial design and graphics: Molecular is an exploration into a mood that is not somber, but vibrant and glowing and in constant re-interpretation of itself. [...]
Starbucks Coffee Cup Cozy ~ Easy Craft For The Beach
Share “One More Coffee for the Road?” my husband asked as I am putting together this free online tutorial on how to make a reusable (Starbucks) coffee cup cozy! He just confirmed the usefulness of this craft project. Making a coffee cup cuff, holder, sleeve or cozy – whatever you like to call it [...]
Golf Dad Greeting Card for Father’s Day – Puzzle Template
Share Wish Happy Fathers Day to your ‘Golf Pro’ dad with this personalized golf puzzle template / Fathers’ Day greeting card, which reads: “You swing being my Dad really well.” Simply click on the thumbnail to download your free template. Print the page and sign it with your name and a personal message for your [...]
Father’s Day Card for a New Dad
Share This Father’s Day card for new fathers features a lovely baby coming fresh out of the cabbage. It is an absolutely adorable image, and yes, mom, you get to give it to the new dad. Click on the thumbnail to download your free greeting. Suggested Embellishment Give this greeting in a nice-looking frame. [...]
10 Free Printable Fathers Day Cards, Templates & More Project Ideas
Share Wonder when is father’s day this year? It June 21 in the United States, Canada and the UK; and September 6 in Australia and New Zealand. As you realize that NOW is the time to prepare, I`ve worked hard to help you get started. Free Printable Fathers’ Day Cards I thought to create a [...]
Call for Artist in Residence Program, Japan
Share Call for Artist in Residence Program, Japan Having lived in Tokyo, Japan myself for a few years, I just know how brilliant this can be for one’s character, measure of patience and art career. The artistic sensibilities of the Japanese art & design world is amazing. And amazing in various ways… whether that is [...]
Sell Your Greeting Cards & Social Luxury at Stationary Show
Share Yes, everybody knows, now is not the best time for unnecessary luxuries. However, the recession will stop someday, and it’s best that you’re prepared at that time. Meanwhile. many successful businesses have started in the midst of recession, and it was their cost consciousness while living out there passion that made them get their [...]
How to Sell Your Jewelry in Art Galleries
Share For a change, after lots of family craft articles, it’s time for professional help. This, I believe, excellent article is written by an experienced jeweler, to benefit advanced as well as beginning professional jewelry artists who are building a professional art reputation and income from their art. “How to Sell Your Jewelry Through Art [...]
Making Fabulous Paper Flowers with Tissue Paper
Share This is a tissue paper flowers craft project that is so simple, it can easily be done by children 6 years and up. You and they will love it, as each flower takes only minutes to produce and looks stunning! Craft Supplies Needed Crepe paper or tissue paper Twist ties, Scots tape or rag [...]
Three Easy Steps For Marketing Your Photography Online
Share These are ways to both promote and sell your photo stock on the Internet. In the process of doing so, you will also have opportunities to ‘meet’ many people interested in your work and in photography along the way. As a result, you will gain in manifold by implementing the ideas suggested here. Live [...]
Prestigeous Photo Contest – Enter Today
Share The Hasselblad Masters Award competition is on now. The closing date for submissions is January 1st 2009, so start getting ready and don’t wait till the last 4 days, as it will be Christmas and crazy busy, both in your life and on their website. Entry is free. You may already know that “The [...]
Digital Photography – 11 Tips For Taking Better Digital Photographs Of Jewelry And Craft Items
Share I am often asked by jewelry and craft artists what they can do to improve their photography. Here are my top 11 tips for anyone that has problems taking great digital photographs. 1.Use a tripod and the camera self-timer. Using these two items at all times will give you clear and sharp photographs. 2.Keep [...]
Jewelry Making Contest Swarovski – Prizes!
Share I am referring to the ‘be naturally inspired DESIGN CONTEST 2008 North & South America’ from Swarovski. As as impassioned environmentalist designer and as a leader in cut-crystals for over a century, Swarovski has created this contest around its important values of “a healthy environment * water”. Nature has also been an major inspiration [...]
How to Make Multiple Streams of Craft Income
Share A friend of mine asked me the other day, “is it worth starting a website if I sell crafts at craft shows?” YES, it is worth starting a website. In actual fact, it is best to start a online webstore if you want to sell your crafts online. This way you get all the [...]
Ceramics: Notes on Glaze Formulation and Firing – 1
Share I hesitate to write an article on glaze formulation when there is so much on the Internet. Still, there are a few generalities that might be useful. Some years ago I categorized many glaze formulations according to firing temperature and surface finish. I did this for lead and non-lead glazes both glossy and matt. [...]
The Fine Art of Making Jewelry for Fun & Money
Share This article is intended for aspiring jewelry makers, considering this fine art or fine craft for either leisure, enjoyment and/or to create an interesting income. “Jewelry Making for Fun and Profit There is an old adage that says work isn’t really work if you enjoy what you’re doing. If one of your hobbies is [...]
Bring Your Scrapbooking to a Higher Level
Share Are you getting bored with the beginner tactics you learned as a scrapbooker just starting out? Are all of your scrapbooks starting to look the same? If so, it may be time that you began implementing advanced techniques to take your scrapbooks to a higher level. If you’re beginning to lose inspiration for your [...]
Homemade Soap Making Methods
Share There are several different soap making processes that will allow you to easily make homemade soap products. The first soap making method is cold process soap making. This process requires a scale, a large stainless steel pot, measuring cups, kitchen thermometers, rubber gloves, mold, cardboard, plastic bags, olive oil, coconut oil, shortening, lye, distilled [...]
Craft Goals for 2008
Are you looking for some craft ideas for this year? Here are a few ideas for craft goals or just to keep you busy with fun crafts.
Storage for a Craft Business
Share Storage is another consideration for all your crafts and creations. If you create a lot of crafts that are the same size, this makes life easier!, but if you are like me, and they are all different sizes, then storage becomes a big problem! I started off with crafts in boxes… BIG MISTAKE!.. they [...]
Successfully Sell Homemade Products at a Craft Show
Share By Tl Kleban Anyone who builds their own little crafts can tell you that doing a craft show can not only be fun but also profitable. You get your own and run scaled-down model of a retail store to sell your product for about two or three days. You also get the ability to [...]
