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Happy New Year! Get Kindle Craft books at a great price today!

Today is a bit special for me and not just because it's January first. My book Sweater Surgery: How to Make New Things With Old Sweaters is part of today's group of Quayside Publishing Group's

$2.99 e-book deal at Amazon.

So if you've ever wanted a copy of Sweater Surgery: How to Make New Things With Old Sweaters, or any of the following books on your Kindle, you can get them at the amazing price of $2.99 today only. Oh, and if you want to give them as a gift, you can do that too!

Today's other New Years Day $2.99 e-book deals:

PatternReview.com 1,000 Clever Sewing Shortcuts and Tips: Top-Rated Favorites from Sewing Fans and Master Teachers by Deepika Prakash

Water Paper Paint: Exploring Creativity with Watercolor and Mixed Media by Heather Smith Jones

Scarves and Shawls for Yarn Lovers by Carri Hammett

Creating Glamorous Jewelry with Swarovski Elements: Classic Hollywood Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones by Jean Campbell

Making Designer Bead & Wire Jewelry: Techniques for Unique Designs and Handmade Findings by Tammy Powley

Jewelry Lab: 52 Experiments, Investigations, and Explorations in Metal by Melissa Manley

Check out Amazon for Kindle $2.99 deals on lots more Quayside Publishing Group books through January 10th, 2013!

 

 

Craftside winner and how to make a pennant banner

Jackie P. of Louisville, KY is the proud new owner of a copy of

Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids: Techniques, Projects, and Party Plans for Teaching Kids, Teens, and Tots

Want to get yourself in the running for the soon-to-be-released new photography book?

Pop on over to Goodreads:

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Shooting with Soul

by Alessandra Cave

Giveaway ends November 20, 2013.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Jeanine Stein author of Re-Bound and Adventures In Bookbinding and I had a wonderful time at last Friday night's Spellbound Dreamland Mercantile.

For this event, I made a new Craftside pennant banner.

It was really easy and fun. I went off the the fabric stash and had fun going through all the different prints. I have to admit I haven't played with my quilting fabric in awhile.

I selected a bunch of different colors of felt for the triangle sections of the banner.

I simply cut the squares into triangles with a rotary cutter going from the top corners down to the center bottom.

I then layed out the quilt fabric to contrast the felt. This took a bit of fussing to make the decisions but it was fun!

To make each letter, I traced the triangle shape on a piece of scrap paper and then sketched the letter to fit. I used a font on my comuter as a guide but sketched freehand. I then cut out each letter.

I fused the Heat 'n Bond onto the back side of the quilt fabric and then traced the letter BACKWARDS of course!!

I sewed the bias tape onto the top edge of all the triangles.

Then I placed each letter onto each triangle (I did have to trim them just a bit at this point as I lost about 3/8ths of an inch along the top edge.

I peeled off the back side of the Heat 'n Bond and fused the letters into place

For a final accent, I hot glued dangling pom poms onto the bottom point of each triangle on banner.

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Next up, here is what's happening at some of my favorite blogs:

Today is going to be awesome-Lisa Congdon's blog

Review of Courtney Cerruti's new book Playing With Image Transfers

Body Mind Beauty Health

Tips for slow cooker success

Quarry SPOON

Recipe for Orange Chocolate Truffles

Whole Home News

How to retrofit your outdoor spigot with a freezeproof sillcock

Rock Paper Ink

Poster of the week-The decoder ring design concern -cool fingerprint designs

Motorbooks

Car Show Etiquette

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Kindle MatchBook makes it easy (and affordable) to have both the print and Kindle edition of the Quayside Publishing Group books you love. Purchase the print edition from Amazon and you can get the Kindle edition for only $2.99!  Here's the best part: It's good for past, present and future print-edition purchases! Look for Kindle MatchBook on book detail pages for qualifying titles. Or search for your favorite titles here:http://amzn.to/1gXUx7W

    

Happy 4th of July from Craftside

I hope all of you Craftside readers have a wonderful fun-filled 4th of July!

This portrait of Abraham Lincon is one of the 1000 featured in 1,000 Portrait Illustrations:
Contemporary Illustration from Pencil to Digital by Daniel Mackie.

More about the new Quarry book:

1,000 Portrait Illustrations: Contemporary Illustration from Pencil to Digital

by Julia Schonlau

In this beautiful addition to the 1,000 series, 1,000 Portrait Illustrations showcases the best work of renowned artists from across the globe. With detailed profiles, extensive interviews, and gorgeous imagery, this book is a feast of creativity.

Explore a diverse range of artistic talent in portraiture and become truly inspired by this stunning collection!

Julia Schonlau studied fine art at the Chelsea College of Art & Design in London. After graduating she worked for August Publishing and Redstone Press. To continue her studies with a master's in communication design, she moved to Berlin (where she currently resides) and enrolled at Kunsthochschule Weissensee. Since 2006 she has published a yearly artist’s pocket diary together with AnnaBuehler. Julia is also a recognised illustrator whose work has been showcased in books by Pictoplasma, Rojo, Laurence King and IDN. Visit her website at http://jujus-delivery.com.

   

Craftside and SPOON Double Holiday Goodness Book Giveaway

Did you love last week's Double Holiday Goodness Giveaway? Well, I have another Double Holiday Goodness Giveaway for you today! This one is with SPOON and it's all about BOOKS!

Get yourself in the running for these 2 fabulous sets of craft and cook books!

This first Craftside set includes:

Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails  by Ted Haigh

Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals  by Carla Sonheim

Vegan Food Gifts by Joni Marie Newman

The Textile Artist's Studio Handbook by Visnja Popovic and Owyn Ruck

Book Art Studio Handbook by Stacie Dolin and Amy Lapidow

The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet by Margaret Hubert

The Complete Photo Guide to Beading by Robin Atkins

Steampunk: An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions by Brian J. Robb

You can get yourself in the running for this first Craftside set of books 3 easy ways.

1. Leave your answer in the comments below to the question:

Do you consider cooking a craft? If so, do you consider yourself a "foodie"? Do you get your craft inspiration from sources that cover both crafts and feature recipes?

2. Share your favorite holiday food or craft over at the Craftside Facebook page (remember in order for Craftside Facebook updates to show in your newsfeed, you need to hover over the "LIKED" button on our page and select "Show in News Feed". Otherwise you might miss our on our behind the scenes sneak peeks!)

3. Join our mailing list on the top right column.

Enter by midnight December 13th, 2012 and we will randomly pick a winner from entrances. Watch your email as you may be the proud new owner of a whole bunch of book goodness!

To get yourself in the running for this set of Cooking and Crafting books pop on over to SPOON.

The SPOON set of books includes:

Making Artisan Pasta by Aliza Green

The Sweet Book of Candy Making by Elizabeth LaBau

How to Make Stuffed Animals by Sian Keegan

The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating by Autumn Carpenter

Extreme Brewing: A Deluxe Edition with 14 New Homebrew Recipes by Sam Calgione

Shake, Stir, Pour: Fresh Homegrown Cocktails by Katie Loeb

How to Build a Better Pie by Millicent Souris

The Joy of Foraging by Gary Lincoff 

Good luck!!!

     

Amazon Kindle special on 4 of my favorite Quayside books

Do you have a Kindle or the Kindle reader on another e-reading device? Do you love to sew, crochet, have a kid in your world who is into art, or love step-by-step make-up makeovers? You're going to want to pop on over to Amazon and get yourself one of these titles available for only $2.99-$3.99! These special prices are available only through December 22, 2012 and are for Kindle books only.

Did you know you can gift an e-book? Slate.com has a great article on creative ways to give e-books as gifts. Check it out by clicking here.

Check out:

Singer Complete Photo Guide to Sewing - Revised + Expanded Edition: 1200 Full-Color How-To Photos [Kindle Edition] 1200 Full-Color How-To Photos

The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing – Revised is the one reference every sewer needs. Its 352 pages and 1100 photographs cover every aspect of fashion and décor sewing. Sections include choosing the right tools and notions, using conventional machines and sergers, fashion sewing, tailoring, and home décor projects. Included are step-by-step instructions for basic projects like pillows, tablecloths, and window treatments. Sewers from beginners to the skilled will turn to this book again and again.

The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet
*All You Need to Know to Crochet *The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Crocheters *Comprehensive Guide to Crochet Tools and Techniques *Packed with Hundreds of Tips and Ideas *Step-by-Step Instructions, Charts, and Photos for 200 Stitch Patterns -Kindle Edition

This is a comprehensive reference book on all aspects of crochet. This book provides a reference for all methods, including Tunisian, filet, intermeshing, broomstick lace, bruges lace, and freeform crochet. Includes step-by-step instructions for all the basic stitches and swatches of 100s of stitch patterns with complete instructions. Also provides instructions and patterns for 50 projects for garments, accessories, and décor items.

Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists (Lab Series) [Kindle Edition]

A refreshing source of ideas for creating fine art with children, Art Lab for Kids encourages the artist’s own voice, marks, and style. This fun and creative book features 52 fine art projects set into weekly lessons, beginning with drawing, moving through painting and printmaking, and then building to paper collage and mixed media. Art Lab for Kids is the perfect book for creative families, friends, and community groups and works as lesson plans for both experienced and new art teachers. Children of all ages and experience levels can be guided by adults and will enjoy these engaging exercises.

Face to Face [Kindle Edition]

Face to Face, the follow-up to Scott Barnes’s bestselling beauty primer, About Face, is the everyday style guide for every woman. Scott helps change up the usual go-to makeup routine with techniques for getting the perfect look during every transition of the day. What’s a sleek, work appropriate face for the boardroom and client meetings? How do you take your work face up one notch for a dinner out? And what does it take to wow the all-night crowd and create your own red carpet glam? Scott shows readers with a variety of looks for all types and complexions. Step-by-step instructions make application simple and photos show before and after shots of just what is possible with some makeup magic brought to you by the relied-on makeup artist of Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, and more.