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    Make “French”-ship Bracelets with the French Knitter

    One of the hottest trends this season can be made using Clover’s French Knitter! Give the gift of creativity with this fun and easy to use tool. Easy set up, easy to hold and easy to control. Make bracelets, key chains, and more. Keep reading for instructions on the fishtail style bracelet. This is a great project for kids, you can also add beads for a more personalized look! Supplies Needed: French Knitter (Art No. 3100) 1.5mm Rubber Bands (Found at your local craft store) “S” Clips (Found at your local craft…

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    Make It Monday – Maui Woven Hobo Tote

    Clover’s Weaving Stick’s this season are hot, hot, hot!  You can create almost anything from scarves, headbands, handbags, and even a tote for when traveling on the road. Today we are featuring The Maui Woven Hobo Tote, for easy to follow instructions click on the link below or visit www.clover-usa.com. Maui Woven Hobo Tote with Clover Weaving Sticks Clover Weaving Sticks-How to Video

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    Friday Finds – Hexafish Rubberband Bracelet

        Here’s an item we haven’t talked about in a while, Clover’s French Knitter. Denise Juhasz’s demonstrates how you can create fun and creative jewelry with multi-colored rubber bands. One of the hottest gifts this year and you can now create it with our French Knitter. It’s a great use and fun projects for children.  Hexafish Rubberband Bracelet using Clover’s French Knitter

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    Thursday Threads – Trick-or-Treat Bag

    Every Trick-or-Treater needs a special bag to carry all the sweet treats awaiting them on Halloween. Spend an afternoon creating this quick and simple bag for your little ghouls and monsters using Clover’s Create-a-Strap, Sew Lazy Dreamy Fleece Sew-in and your basic sewing supplies. For this project you will need: 2- 11″x 12″ cuts of fabric for the bag 2- 11″x 12″ pieces of Sew Lazy Dreamy Fleece Sew-in 2- 1″ x 16″ cuts of fabric for the straps 1-  Package of Clover’s 1″ Create-a-Strap Additional tools: Wonder Clips 6-in-1…

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    Make It Monday – Pumpkin Brooch

    October is a month for pumpkins. It seems that everywhere you look there’s pumpkin recipes, decorations, and crafts. For this Make it Monday we have one more cute and simple pumpkin project to share with you. No carving tools required. Whip up this quick and easy felted pumpkin brooch with the following supplies: Clover’s Pen Style Felting Tool Art No. 8901 Clover’s Single Needle Felting Tool Art No. 8902 Clover’s Felting Mat (Large) Art No. 8911 Orange Wool Roving Green Wool Roving Brown Wool Roving Brooch Pin Use the cookie…

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    Watch Us Wednesdays-Make Spooky Halloween Puppets

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNQ943zsDvo Diane Gilleland from CraftyPod shares a tutorial for making your own Halloween hand puppets. These puppets would be fun Halloween party favors! There’s a craft stick inside the skirt to make puppeteering easy for little hands. Older kids might enjoy adding the extra hand controls shown in the video [above]. Best of all, either version makes up in about an hour. I designed my puppet faces using a paint program on my computer and printed them on Spoonflower linen-cotton canvas. You’re welcome to download my file, or if you have…

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    Friday Finds-Create-a-Strap Woven Mat by Carol C. Porter

    The weekend is here. We have a fun, quick , cute project for you this weekend. Use left-over/odd sized remnants after making straps! Make any size you want. This is a quick and easy gift idea for wedding showers, housewarmings or just because you want to add a splash of color to you decor. -Carol C. Porter Supplies Create-a Strap 1” Art No. 9502 Create-a-Strap 5/8” Art No. 9510 2” wide fabric strips 1 3/8” wide fabric strips Sewing Machine & Thread Rotary Cutter Art No. 7500 Mat Art No.7522…

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    Tuesday Tips: Fusible Interfacing

                Fusible and Bias tape makers. What are they? Maybe you’re starting out in sewing or maybe you’re an expert seamstress. Whatever the case may be, Clover would like to tell you when to use a Fusible product and our Fusible Tape Maker. Simply combine the fabric type of your choice as shown in the image above, with Fusible Web and iron. You can create instant bias tapes in minutes.  A textile attached to the “wrong” side of the fabric, which is the non-printed side uses a fusible interface. It…

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    Make it Monday with Eleanor Burns

    Do you love ice cream? We certainly do. We love Eleanor Burns ice cream quilt. Download the free patten Ice Cream Quilt Pattern. Eleanor Burn is teaching at Fabric Fest, she is known for her Quilt in a Day TV series on PBS and is still broadcasting nationwide and abroad, even teaching in Japan. RFDTV, the Quilt channel and the Quilt in a Day’s Media Theater are other venues where the shows are viewed. Adding to all of that, she has developed her own “Signature” fabric lines with Benartex.