Starting My First Online Craftsy Course! Come Join the Fun – It’s Free to Check It Out!

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I just registered at Craftsy.com and signed up for my first online course: Knit Lab: Projects, Patterns & Techniques. I’m so excited to be getting back into knitting!

knit lab online classes

My mom showed me some basics a few years ago, then I borrowed some books and a DVD from the library, and I really got good at making basic scarves but never really progressed to anything more complicated. After a while I ran out of people to make scarves for and set my knitting needles aside. Can’t wait to upgrade my skills and start making some fun gifts for the pets and people in my life! I’m also going to tackle crochet which I’ve never really mastered either!
Online Crochet Class
Craftsy covers all kinds of topics and interesting hobbies and crafts, including Artisan Cheese Making, Product Photography (great for Etsy Shop Owners!), Cake Decorating, Jewelry Making and more! You can register for free and check out a few of the FREE mini craft courses to see how great their set up is, before paying to take the more in-depth courses. Once you pay for a course, you own it forever and can replay all the lessons as many times as you want. And they offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee, just in case the course doesn’t meet your expectations.
Pookies Knitting Pattern cake

If you’ve already got skills and are looking for projects and patterns, they’ve got those too!

I’m off to watch my first Craftsy lesson on my iPad, but just wanted to take a sec and make sure to share the news and tell you where to go if you want to check it out, too! Visit Crafsty here for more info and to register for free and browse online course descriptions.

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Free Election Day Printable Coloring Sheets for Dog Lovers and Kids!

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BARK THE VOTE! Make sure your BARK is counted this Election Day and then get out your crayons and celebrate with these FREE Printable Coloring Pages from Angry Squirrel Studio. Links below will each open a Printable PDF in a new window:

Free Printable: 2012 Presidential Election Party Animals

Free Printable: Bark the Vote, Dog Coloring Sheet

Fun FREE Printable Pet Halloween Coloring Page for Kids!

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Free Halloween Printable Coloring Page

Get a FREE Printable Halloween Coloring page by clicking the image above or visit Angry Squirrel Studio to download this fun pet printable! Fun for kids, grownups too…SO cute!!!

DIY Pet Project: Make Your Own Fetch and Tug Dog Toy!

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Maize and Blue Dog Tug Toy, DIY Pet Toy

Here’s a fun and easy DIY Pet Toy project you can do with your kids or grandkids! I got the idea from Modern Dog Magazine and emailed Daisy’s Grandma with the link since she is always on the lookout for fun craft ideas to do with my niece (who I call “Little-A”) when they hang out together. Less than a week later, look what arrived in the mail addressed to Daisy, with the SWEETEST note from Little-A herself!

Letter to Daisy

While the original project used old t-shirts, my mom took the concept a step further and used inexpensive fleece fabric strips in Maize & Blue (University of Michigan team colors) for Daisy’s toy, and also made one for Daisy’s cousin Cody!

I think the fleece material will be more durable than t-shirts but you can use any old fabric you’d like to recycle (blankets, jeans, sweatpants, etc.) or watch for sales on holiday-themed fabrics and make some to stash away for stocking stuffers! You basically just twist or braid strips of fabric and knot it all together at the ends.

Playing Fetch and Tug with your dog can be a fun way to teach or practice skills and obedience commands including Sit, Give, Wait, Drop It and more. Check out these Tips on Teaching Your Dog Tug from the ASPCA Virtual Pet Behaviorist for info and advice! 

Daisy Tug Toy You can view the original DIY Dog Toy instructions here. As you can see, Daisy loves hers! Thanks Grandma and “Little-A”!

Giveaway: Win a Crafting at Sea Caribbean Cruise for Two!

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All Aboard Crafters! Craftsy’s first-ever Quilt Cruise will be leaving the dock on March 23, 2013, for a week-long Caribbean vacation full of your favorite crafting pastime plus sightseeing and relaxing!

Hop off when the ship docks in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Mexico for fun excursions before you reboard for more crafting adventures with your fellow cruise mates. Craftsy is even giving away one pair of tickets every month, so you and a guest can get away for an incredible quilting experience and Caribbean vacation!

View the complete itinerary, learn all about ship amenities, and enter now for a chance to win!