Author: barmac5

I set up Crafted By B Studio after retiring from writing a blog for over 10 years on chronic pain. As a chronic pain sufferer myself I had always used art as a way to relax and take me away from my pain and stumbled upon paint by numbers by fluke. I was hooked from day one and went into custom paint by numbers as I progressed with my others. Over the past 3 years I have completed over 20 pieces and also made some of my own unique pieces. I am happy to help anyone who might like a custom picture made into a piece of beautiful art using this type of technology. I am also interested in lots of different types of crafts which I enjoy with my 4 grandchildren so my site will have lots of links and posts on mixed crafts and arts.

GET CREATIVE FOR EASTER, MAKE YOUR EASTER EGG COSIES AND CHICKS…

EGG COSY

With Easter just around the corner I thought you might like these for patterns for ‘egg cosies’ and chics be them small for the boiled egg at home or for the gift for the grandchildren.

There are lots to choose from with some selling ‘egg cosy kits’, so there is no excuse to say that you cannot possibly make one.

My choice starts with Poppy Treffy Handmade in England, who makes handmade textiles for your home, you can either buy their kits or buy one ready made for a normal size egg.

Another one is a an owl egg cosy tutorial from Lucy Kate Crafts – http://lucykatecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Or you could go for this easy cute chick egg cosy pattern from ebay seller – see picture above http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/200588520619?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla

Another company Home, Home, Home http://www.homehomehome.co.uk do some lovely kits which contain all you need to make four pretty pastel coloured pompom chicks that can be hung around the home or put on the dining table for Easter.

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And from Lululoves a crochet egg cosy for the crochet lovers http://www.lululoves.co.uk/index.php/item/crochet-egg-cosy-pattern

crochet egg cosy

DO YOU FANCY A CREATIVE CHALLENGE ?…

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If you fancy a creative challenge then The Shabby Tea Room Challenges are just for you.

They are created to inspire your creativity and share with others.

Each week you can submit any type of project to their site, unless the challenge calls for something specific.

You can enter as many times as you like, then link it to your blog and win publicity, or just enjoy the inspiration and creativity in the virtual tea room.

It’s well worth a visit to the site to just see what others have made, http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.co.uk/

VINTAGE KNITTING AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY…

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I bet you didn’t know that The British Library has thousands of vintage and modern knitting patterns in its collections from hair accessories from the 30’s to woollen hot pants from the 70’s.

The British Library held a Spring Festival last week with overt 5 days of creativity, fashion and design at the Library, where over 1,500 people took part, and highlighted a pop up market and exhibition of digital graffiti and vintage knitting.

You can watch the video on the knitting enthusiasts day at http://vimeo.com/37891522 from Buzz Films. Knitting fans met some of the curators and saw some of the period patterns from the Library’s collections and they also made some of their own creations.

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