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Melted Bead Suncatcher in an Embroidery Hoop Frame 26 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm
This is my favorite so far! A melted bead suncatcher in an embroidery hoop frame. Not only is it about the easiest and quickest way to make a melted bead suncatcher, it has a simple built in frame. Yo...
Melted Bead Stained Glass in Frames -- Mondrian-Style! 22 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
As you know, we've continued to experiment with melted bead suncatchers and stained glass. I don't know why I didn't think of all these possibilities last year when I first fell in love with melting p...
The Artful Summer eBook & A Special Sale 20 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Hey folks! Look! I have The Artful Summer eBook ready for you! What's that you say? It's barely summer anymore? Oh, and it's not traditional to provide a seasonal offering at the end of the season....
Melted Bead Suncatchers :: Beautiful Free Form Hearts! 19 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm
We've been experimenting like crazy with melted bead suncatchers lately. First Maia's spiral, then our free form lovelies, then these heart suncatchers this weekend (as well as a few other super cool ...
A Summer Fun List on the Chalkboard 18 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
School is around the corner but we are not quite ready yet. Are you? We are still in the midst of jumping through the sprinkler, making (and eating) fruit popsicle after fruit popsicle, catching fire...
Win a Box of Arts and Crafts Supplies from Craft Project Ideas 17 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
Do you need some fresh arts and crafts supplies for back to school and the fall crafting season? Craft Project Ideas, one of my blog sponsors, is offering a box of fun supplies as a giveaway to one lu...
The Artful Parent Book :: GIVEAWAY! 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
It's been a few months since The Artful Parent book was released and a while since I've posted anything about it here, so I thought I'd share a few of my favorite reviews and give away some signed cop...
Welcome August Sponsors! 13 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
Please welcome my blog sponsors for the month of August! They help make this blog possible and I am very grateful for their support. I hope you will take a moment to visit their sites and see what the...
More Melted Bead Suncatchers :: Freeform Experiments! 12 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm
Maia's melted bead spiral set off a whole round of melted bead suncatcher experimentation. We're absolutely loving the freedom of form that string and wire are allowing. And we've even tried adding gl...
A Melted Bead Suncatcher Spiral 10 Aug 2013 | 11:21 pm
We've been experimenting more with melted bead suncatchers and I wanted to share a beautiful one that Maia made this weekend—a rainbow spiraled melted bead suncatcher! Here's how she did it: First, ...
