Have you seen these little cuties floating around the internet lately? I love these things! They are called a mug rug. What is a mug rug you ask? A mug rug is like a mini quilt that is somewhere in size between a coaster and a place mat. Most I've seen are rectangular in shape but I've seen heart shaped and flower shaped ones as well. They are made to set your beverage on as well as a crumbly baked good. You are encouraged to eat off these sweet mats! I think this is just a nice little touch as I sit quitely with my coffee and spend time with our Lord.
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Basketmaster's Weavings is about my passions, much of which revolves around basket weaving. I weave with reed and I love teaching others to weave. Many of the patterns and styles that I show in the blog are geared to the beginning weaver, or even the brand new weaver. If you have been thinking about wanting to learn to weave, then this blog is for you. Throughout the blog and videos I take you step by step through each and every process of weaving. I want you to be successful in weaving the very first time you try. For the intermediate and advanced weaver, my wish is that you take ideas that I show, mix them up a bit, and incorporate them into your own beautiful creations.
Happy Weaving and Baskets of Blessings to all my visitors,
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
What is a Mug Rug? Let Me Show You!
Have you seen these little cuties floating around the internet lately? I love these things! They are called a mug rug. What is a mug rug you ask? A mug rug is like a mini quilt that is somewhere in size between a coaster and a place mat. Most I've seen are rectangular in shape but I've seen heart shaped and flower shaped ones as well. They are made to set your beverage on as well as a crumbly baked good. You are encouraged to eat off these sweet mats! I think this is just a nice little touch as I sit quitely with my coffee and spend time with our Lord.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
A Fun Use for Extra Wire Handles
This project came across my e-mail and I want to share it with you. You know I like crafting of all sorts, but I thought even all of you basket weavers would enjoy something different that you can do with your supplies.
If you teach classes like me, you may have a surplus of an item. I'm always ordering extra handles for my classes. I want to have extra handles on hand because someone always says they would like a kit to make the same project again at home. Soooo..... if you have some of these sweet wire handles, these are the ones that you get with the eyes and ears, also sometimes called spool handles, you can do a fun craft project with them. These happen to be three inch handles.
Here is the link to the project that comes from Crafts 'N Things.
Enjoy!
Nancy
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Make Your Own Reed Diffuser
Just use #6 round reed and cut to the desired length. You can use your scraps here. Place in a narrow mouth bottle. My bottle is from a vinegar and oil set that I got at Walmart. You can also get potpourri oil at Walmart as well. Mine is a potpourri gel that I got at a home candle party that I went to. Just fill the bottle with the potpourri fragrance, insert the reed and tie on a pretty ribbon. I also hot glued a small flower embellishment to mine. I made several of these to give as gifts and they are always greatly appreciated.
A bonus craft you can see in my photo of the reed diffuser. This photo is taken in my bathroom. I got some pretty, smooth glass blue rocks and used a clear epoxy to glue them to the wall in my bathroom. The blue rocks and epoxy also came from Walmart's craft department. I like the pretty bling it adds in there.
What other ways do you use up your scrap reed?
Baskets of blessings to you all,
Nancy
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Altered Paint Pails
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Menu Board using Vinyl and the Cricut
Good Morning Friends,
Today I would like to show you something I made. It is my menu board that hangs in my kitchen. It's a dry erase board that is magnetic. I can write the menu for a specific meal on it or sometimes I write the meals for the week. What is handy is the magnets that can hold recipe cards so they are in easy reach when I'm ready for them.
Sometimes the kids will write what they WANT to have for dinner even if it is not in my plans!
The butterflies and letters were cut with the Cricut out of vinyl and I used the Storybook cartridge.
I hope you enjoy it!
Blessings,
Nancy
This post links to:
Women Who Do It All
Someday Crafts
Trendy Treehouse
Roots and Wings Co.
Creations by Kara
Make It From Scratch
Fireflies and Jellybeans
Tidy Mom
Just a Girl
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Happy 40th Annual Earth Day and a Free e-book
What are you doing to reduce, reuse, and recycle? Let me know!
Blessings,
Nancy
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Five Super Crafting Free e-Books
Just sharing some news with you that FaveCrafts has 5 free crafting e-books out currently for download. I'm not getting anything from FaveCrafts for promoting them, I just like their style and the crafts have a good fit with me so I just want to share them with you.
The second is Easter crafts from around the blogosphere this year.
http://www.favecrafts.com/master_images/Holiday/Easter/Easter-Crafts-Blogger-Edition-eBook2010.pdf
Monday, March 29, 2010
Crochet lace rim makes a Sweet Easter Bowl
There are 6 ladies in my crochet group so I've got 6 little bunnies in the bowl. I'm thinking they will enjoy seeing what I created all on my own.
This Post Links To the following fun Parites!
Skip To My Lou - Made By You Monday
Sumo's Sweet Stuff - Market Yourself Monday
The Girl Creative - Just Something I whipped Up Monday
Between Naps On the Porch - Metamorphosis Monday
Cottage Instincts - Made It for Monday
It's So Very Cheri - It's So Very Creative Mondays
Twice Remembered - Make Your Monday
Making The World Cuter - Making the World Cuter Monday
A Soft Place To Land - DIY Day
My Frugal Family - Talented Tuesday
The DIY Showoff - Project Parade
The Persimmon Perch - Made It Mondays
Lucky Star Lane - Lucky Linky Tuesdays
Today's Creative Blog - Get Your Craft On
Blue Cricket Design - Show and Tell
Someday Crafts - Whatever Goes Wednesday
Monday, March 8, 2010
Beaded Doily Coaster
My in-laws were visiting this past weekend. My mother-in-law is an amazing beader. I've taught her how to weave some baskets throughout the years and this weekend she taught me to do the above beaded coaster. It is just the right size to sit my cup of coffee on in the mornings so you get an idea of its size. Took me about 4 hours to make.
Beading is one of those few crafts that I've not yet gotten involved in doing. I keep telling myself I CAN'T start another hobby!
Have a wonderful day!
Nancy
This Post links to:
Sumo's Sweet Stuff
Skip to My Lou
The Girl Creative
A Soft Place to Land
My Frugal Family
Lucky Star Lane
Today's Creative Blog
Someday Crafts
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Paper Crafting Easter Tree Ornaments
I've been having fun using my Cricut machine to make some ornaments for my little Easter tree.
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Read more: http://birdcrafts.blogspot.com/2010/03/easter-link-party.html#ixzz0iv0eUNXi