Crafty Blogger

Can that be right? The 18th? Wow! Time is just flying by. Anyway, I finally remembered to post the artsy blogger roundup links, although I forgot to send mine in! Here is what is going on in my blogging friends’ lives right now:

Beading Arts has an entire month of fast and easy tutorials for handmade jewelry gifts to share with us. Sounds like a great resource for those, “Oh, no! I completely forgot to get Aunt Betty a gift!” moments.

Creative Dreamer is sharing a Christmas Nail ornament.

Eileen from The Artful Crafter invites us to join The Artful Crafter Christmas Parade of Crafts. She says, “Pssst … don’t miss the fabulous freebies at the end of the parade.”

Cherie suggests you check out Gifts for Your Favorite Crafter, which has ideas for things to buy for that crafty person on your list.

And, last but not least, we have Pine Cone Craft Ideas, which is a list of 12 fun pine cone craft ideas kids can make. I gave my pine cones to a neighbor last year, but I see plenty under the trees again. Looks like we’ll have plenty of crafts to keep us busy this winter!

What are you up to in your studio this week?

I’ve been taking Christmas photos, but am sworn to secrecy in case someone sees photos before they get cards. Luckily, one of my clients didn’t care what I did with her photos as long as she got some treats out of it, so I can show you hers:

My sweet Sophie. (Her haircut is not the typical Scottish Terrier cut. It is the “Oh, no! How did you get that face full of thistles? I’m going to have to cut them out!” type of haircut…)