A Feathered Nest

A Feathered Nest is the name of a lovely blog written by Abby, a stay at home mom in Michigan (USA). Abby writes that her "blog is a collection of basic, simple projects that anyone can do. My blog goal is to reach out and grab at least one person who will try something new and discover something great about themselves!"

Abby does indeed share lots of ideas and projects such as sewing and other fun crafts like crochet. For example, there is a tutorial for a Quick & Easy Apron and a Super Easy Reversible Farmer's Market Bag plus lots more sewing projects. Her posts labelled cooking 101 include lots of delicious looking recipes.

All About You

All About You is a site featuring some of the best articles from six of the UK's magazines: She, Good Housekeeping, Coast, Country Living, Prima and House Beautiful. It also serves as a portal to each of those magazine sites.

The site offers all kinds of interesting articles about a variety of topics such as diet & health, interior decorating, travel, pets, fashion, shopping and crafts (you can access free patterns such as a knitting pattern to download for a summer cardigan or a Stripy Sensation tea cosy knitting pattern).

CraftSanity

CraftSanity is a blog and podcast for those who love all things handmade.

Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood is the writer and CraftSanity Podcast producer. Her impressive podcast/blog is about her plans, "...to interview artists and crafters from around the globe, review the latest books and products and share fun project ideas..." which sounds like a tall order but she is succeeding!

If you enjoy crafting, you will certainly enjoy reading and listening to CraftSanity.

The Crafty Crow: "a children's craft collective"

The Crafty Crow is a blog that specializes in linking to other blogs that feature children's crafts plus The Crafty Crow also offers tips, tools, tutorials, resources, and other ideas from time to time. The blog author also has another blog called Bella Dia.

Laughing Hens

If you enjoy knitting as much as I do, you will appreciate the delightfully named site, Laughing Hens where you can purchase yarns, kits and patterns plus a lot more, such as fabrics, books, a range of hand made items and even special occasion cakes.

There is also a Laughing Hens Knitting Forum where you can discuss knitting and seek advice if you need help with your knitting.

Laughing Hens also offers workshops (like a retreat for the day) which are held in Burwash in East Sussex in a rural setting. The workshops cost between £60-£75and include lunch and afternoon tea. Their beautiful rural cottage is also available for location hire.

Sew Me Something Good

If you enjoy sewing, you will love Katherine's blog, Sew Me Something Good. Katherine writes about her various creative projects and also shares some free tutorials.

Today's Creative Blog & Scrap To My Lu blog

Today's Creative Blog is written by Kim, a fitness instructor and mom. Kim states in her 'about' page that "I love anything creative. Love decorating, scrapbooking, cruising creative blogs."

Kim's crafty talents are also featured in her other blog, Scrap To My Lu.

Both of Kim's blogs offers lots of creative ideas and inspiration for crafts and decorating.

Two Pink Possums - a crafty blog

Two Pink Possums is the cute name for a lovely blog written by Linda, a talented lady in Tasmania, Australia. Her tagline on her blog explains what she writes about: "creating handmade things,trying to knit,vintage treasures,op shops,books,fabric,baking and everyday mayhem" and it's all that and more. If you like sewing, knitting, baking, and doing other crafts, you will love her inspiring blog.

The Yvestown Blog

The Yvestown Blog is written by Yvonne Eijkenduijn from her home in The Netherlands.

Yvonne's beautiful blog offers lots of crafty ideas and inspiration for creating a lovely home.

There is no place like home - a blog

There is no place like home is a blog written by Kelli, a Canadian expat living in Texas.

Kelli's lovely blog offers inspiration for decorating your home, clever craft ideas and lots of great recipes.

Ideas for making your house a home

So you wannabee a Domestik Goddess?, written by Rebecca Leaman, is a fun blog "about helping you to create a living space that reflects your own unique personality and style."

Rebecca's blog provides lots of creative ideas and inspiration about making your house a home plus ideas for your garden. She also provides clever craft ideas and recipes such as Easy Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls.

The Creative Mom Podcast

The Creative Mom Podcast is a weekly podcast that is always interesting and enjoyable to listen to. The Creative Mom (Amy) offers lots of inspiration and encouragement to be creative plus book reviews and inspiring music too.

Amy also writes a delightful blog called Threaded Thoughts where she writes about the "...strands of motherhood and creativity that define me."

Javajem Knits - a crafty blog

Jody from Columbia, Maryland, USA , writes a crafty blog called Javajem Knits, about knitting, sewing, spinning, jewelry, crafts and photography. Her lovely blog offers lots of creative inspiration and free patterns too.

Canadian Living Magazine

Canadian Living Magazine has an outstanding website with recipes, crafts (including lots of free patterns!), articles, tips and advice about parenting, relationships, travel, health and fashion.

Canadian Living.com really is a fantastic site with loads of useful features offering, "Smart Solutions for Everyday Living".

KnitMap - Find Your Local Yarn Shop

If you love to knit, you will love, KnitMap, a special search engine that will help you find your local yarn shop! The really cool thing about KnitMap is that it's not limited to the USA - you can search for locations in the US, Canada, UK and most of Europe.

There is a KnitMap blog too.

The Toymaker - free papercrafts

The Toymaker is a charming papercrafts site by Marilyn Scott Waters.

The site has a lot of lovely features such as Charles and Brook Otter paperdolls (and outfits) to print out. The Holidays section offers a lot of different templates for paper boxes, decorations, cards and other fun items. The page of free paper toys are particularly delightful.

Marilyn Scott Waters slso has a lovely journal (blog) called The Toymaker.

Anastasia Drawing and Dreaming

Anastasia Drawing and Dreaming is the name of a lovely creative blog by Anastasia Christou, living in Sydney, Australia.

Anastasia loves "...fashion, drawing and craft especially papercrafts." and of course her blog is about those subjects but it's also about her "... happy life juggling work, family and hobbies."

Anastasia's delightful illustrations and other creative endeavors make her blog fun and inspirational to read.

Cast On - a podcast for knitters

Brenda Dayne, an American living in Wales, produces a very popular knitting podcast called Cast On. Brenda has a way with words and her soothing voice and thougtful musings about knitting, means that her podcast is always informative and entertaining. Brenda's friendly and lively chat is interspersed with lively music too.

I dare say that even if you don't knit, you would probably enjoy listening to Brenda's Cast On podcast. Give it a try and I bet you will become addicted to her podcast like I have!

Leanne's House - a blog about sewing, crafting & creativity

Leanne's House is a lovely blog about sewing, embroidery, quilting, and creativity. It's a blog to inspire you.

I really love Leanne Beasley's philosophy: "My mission in life is to show women that with even ten minutes a day you can have a life full of creativity."

Craft Solutions - craft ideas

If you love crafting, you will appreciate Craft Solutions "a directory of craft ideas, craft projects, websites, and much more."

You can choose craft ideas by craft type or by the craft subject in the Free Craft Projects & Craft Ideas Directory, which currently has 777 links!

The website offers all that plus a handy feature for registered users where you can save websites, projects, and articles to your "My Craft Picks" page.