Craftsy Flash Sale 1/18 - 1/19

Craftsy Flash Sale 1/18 - 1/19

This year, turn your resolutions into reality with Craftsy! For the next 48 hours, choose from over 50 classes in 14 categories that are up to 50% off and start learning from the comfort of your own home. Categories include cooking, photography, sewing, quilting, fine art, knitting, and more! Check out the flash sale here: Craftsy Flash Sale 1/18-1/19

This is such a great deal.  I love all of the Craftsy Classes.  I hope that you will give them a try with this incredible deal.

Have a great weekend.
Debi

Top 10 Blog Posts - All Time

Today I am sharing another Top 10, it is the Top 10 Blog Posts of All Time.  It has been fun over the last week reviewing what people have found interesting at Adorned From Above.

I hope you don't mind seeing these posts one more time.  I will have new material for you on Thursday.

Top 10 Blog Posts - All Time

1. Natural Coconut Bubble Bath

2. 1st Adorned From Above Blog Hop and Jasmine Natural Face and Body Wash

3. Caramel Apple Cheesecake

4. Natural Swiffer Floor Cleaner and Wood Floor Cleaner

5. Thrift Shop Finds in August Part 2

6. Mia Lace Scarf Pattern

7. Adorned From Above Blog Hop 44

8. White Tulle Christmas Wreath

9. 10 Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide

10. DIY Laundry Detergent

I hope some of these posts are useful to you.  Have a great week.

Debi

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Craftsy Free Block of the Month Mini Quilting Class

Craftsy Block Of The Month Blog Post Conquer your fear of color with the 2014 Craftsy Block Of The Month! This FREE mini class introduces you to color theory with new lessons introduced over 2014. Sign up today to create a beautiful and colorful sampler quilt! Not interested in quilting? Learn something new in 2014 with one of our many FREE mini classes! Try your hand at sewing, make a pizza at home, or learn to take beautiful family portraits. Commit to learning a new skill in the new year. Look at what you can learn for free here: Craftsy Free Classes This is a great way to try out Craftsy at no cost to you.  They offer great classes.  I have been making a lot of jewelry from the Wire Wrapped Jewelry Making Class, and have been having a great time. Below are a few of the things I have been making. Have fun crafting!!! Debi

Craftsy Flash Sale for Yarn and Fabric

Craftsy Flash Sale for Yarn and Fabric

Still haven't found the perfect present for the crafter in your life? Stuff their stockings with fabric and yarn from Craftsy! From  Friday, December 13th until Monday December 16th, designer yarn is on sale up to 80% off and designer fabric is up to 65% off. Order by 12/16 to guarantee delivery by 12/24...sorry, this is only for US residents. Hurry over to Craftsy! This sale expires on December 16 at midnight MT.

Craftsy 80% Off Yarn Flash Sale through 12/16
Craftsy 65% Off Fabric Flash Sale through 12/16

Have a great weekend.

Debi

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Wire Wrapped Bracelet for Christmas Presents

Today I am sharing the pictures of the Wire Wrapped Bracelets that I have made for Christmas Presents this year.  I love the way they came out.  The pale pink and pale blue ones are for some very cute little girls.  The aqua one I gave to a friend, and the Pearl Cross is for Charly.

I have been having a great time making jewelry for Christmas gifts this year, and I have really love the way they are coming out.  I have learned how to make these on Craftsy's

Online Wire Wrapped Jewelry Making Class.

I will share more the the jewelry that I have been making next week.  I make some cute Wire Wrapped Turquoise Teardrop Earrings, and I'm working on a bracelet for my Mom and some other friends.  I think I'm even going to try a necklace.  I would do a tutorial on making this jewelry, but I'm not that good yet.  I need to practice a little more, but you can take the Craftsy class and learn to make them yourselves.

Have fun, and I hope you take a class to see how much fun it is.

Have a great week.

Debi

I put that this is a sponsored ad earlier.  I do earn money if you sign up for a Craftsy class, but I have written this post because I these are actually Christmas presents that I have been making for my family.  Not at the instigation of any sponsor, but because I am having a blast making these pieces of jewelry.  I loved this Craftsy class and keep going back to it to learn more techniques.

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Angel Wing Crocheted Dress Pattern Newborn

I crocheted this cute little Angel Wings Crocheted Dress for Charly's baby, Mia, who has not yet arrived.  It came out so cute.  I can't wait to see her in it. 

Here is the link to the pattern for Angel Wings Pinafore from Bev's Country Cottage.  It was a very simple dress to make, I would say it is an intermediate skill level.  It is just lots of counting to keep things straight.  I would forget to count stitches and have to rip out and go back to fix it, but that's not a big deal.

Angel Wings Crocheted Dress (Newborn)

2 skeins white I love This Cotton

1 H Crochet Hook

6 buttons

I hope you enjoy making this dress for the little girl in your life.

Have fun crocheting.

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Wire Wrapped Jewelry

A few weeks ago I took one of the Craftsy classes for called Wire Wrapped Stones, Crystals, and Clusters.   Below is a link to this class by Aga Kruk.

Wire Wrapped Jewelry Making Class

It was a great class, I totally loved it.  Above is a necklace and earrings that I made.  It was really easy and she did a great job explaining how to do the wire wrapping.  This is one class that I would really recommend taking.  I paid $39.99 for the class, which I didn't think was bad for probably 12 hours of lessons.  You can take them over time, pause, restart, and so on.


I also took the free Craftsy Mini Class called Free Micro Torch Basics Online Jewelry Making Class, and it was so interesting.  I can't wait to buy my first micro torch so that I can start soldering jewelry.  There is this stuff called solder paste now, which looks so much easier then regular solder.  It has been 35 years since I took a jewelry class, it is so great to know that I can do this at home.  I am pretty excited.

Craftsy is one of my sponsors, but I did pay for the Wire Wrapped Jewelry class.  The Micro Torch class is free and so much fun to watch.  I would totally recommend their classes, but if you are unsure, sign up for Craftsy (it's free) and try one of their free mini classes.  It's a win win for you, you have absolutely to loose on the free classes.  I had taken quite a few of the free mini classes before I finally paid for a class.  It was well worth it.  The next class I pay for is going to be the Metalsmithing At Home Class, but I have to buy a micro torch first.

I always love hearing from you.
Debi

You will find another link to Craftsy below and I hope you'll sign up.  They are also offering all of these free patterns listed below for signing up for Craftsy.

• Free Embroidery Patterns at Craftsy!
• Free Knitting Patterns at Craftsy!
• Free Sewing Pattern at Craftsy 
• Free Quilting Patterns at Craftsy
• Free Cake Decorating Recipes at Craftsy!
  
  

Weekly Post Roundup 5

Happy Sunday Everyone.  Here is this weeks Weekly Post Roundup 5.  My mom came to visit me this weekend, I am so happy to have her here.  I hope all of you have wonderful days with your family.  Enjoy it!!!

Weekly Post Roundup

Grace

Charly's Girl Baby Shower

Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 52

Ombre Pink Lemonade Zebra Cake

Strawberry Lemonade

Aunt Laura's 7 Minute Frosting






Have a wonderful day.  I always love hearing from you.

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Wire Ring Tutorial 3 - Twisted Knot

Today I am doing a Wire Ring Tutorial 3 - Twisted Knot.  I have been having a lot of fun making these delicate rings with silver wire, and it seems like the sky is the limit.  Pinterest has some really pretty ideas, also.  This is another design of mine and it's pretty simple.  You can get silver wire and basic tools like needle nose pliers, wire cutters and a mandrel at Hobby Lobby or Michaels. On one blog I even saw someone using a chapstick tube instead of a mandrel.  I thought this was a great idea for someone starting out and not wanting to invest a lot of money.

Twisted Knot Wire Ring Tutorial

Supplies:

Silver Wire 18 gauge (can be silver or any color, I used sterling silver but I also have some silver plated.)

wire cutters

needle nose pliers

Mandrel or chapstick container for sizing and shape
Emory board or metal file (you can use the one from your nail clippers even)

Directions:

1.  Cut a piece of silver wire about 3 inches long.

2.  Bend your wire around the back side of your mandrel to the size that you want your ring to be, leaving the two sides straight up over the top of the mandrel.

3.  Next twist the two parts of the wire in the opposite direction around each other using your needle nose pliers.

4.  Then pull both wires together and twist them together standing up straight.

5.  Once your done twisting your two pieces of wire together, file the ends, so that they're not sharp.

6.  Next starting twisting the two wires together around in a circle to form your Knot.

7.  As you turn your wire in a circle start bending the second turn down and under the first turn.

8.  Use your needle nose pliers to adjust your know to look the way you want.  I pushed the ends under, and adjusted the knot a little to be more centered.

This little Twisted Knot Wire Ring came out came out really cute.  It is so delicate and pretty.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me (make sure that you are not a no-comment blogger, other I can't respond by email and it becomes difficult for me to try to reply to your questions).  I always love hearing from you.

Craftsy Beading with Wire, Chain & Leather Class

Have a great week.

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Weekly Post Roundup 3

Happy Sunday Everyone!!!  Today we have Weekly Roundup 3 for last weeks posts.   I hope you have a wonderful day with your families.

Baked Broccoli

Chocolate Covered Cherry Martini

14 Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 50

Spiral Wire Ring Tutorial

Psalm 24




Have a Blessed Day.

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Free Craftsy Mini Classes

I love all of the Craftsy classes, but these new  free mini courses are so great.  They are like all of the other great Craftsy classes, just shorter and they are offering them for free right now, which makes them even more appealing.  When they call them mini classes, they are shorter then the regular craftsy classes, but still a couple of hours.  I have already taken the Reversible Tote and Zipper Bag class and I loved it.  She had great instructions for the pocket which were wonderful.  You learn something new everyday.  

The next 3 free Craftsy mini-courses I'm going to take are: 

1.  Know Your Wool

2.  The Hand-Painted Cake

3.  Modern Buttercream

Check out all of the other free Craftsy mini-courses by clicking here.

I hope you will give some of these or the other Craftsy Free Mini Classes a try.  They also offer quilting and knitting classes.  You also have nothing to loose, since the classes on this list are free.

Have a great weekend.

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