Heart Handmade, Heart Homecooked and Heart hi-tech

Heart Handmade is an arts and crafts blog offering lots of inspiration and interviews plus craft ideas. The blog is written by Marichelle Burdman and Marichelle also has an Etsy shop - wunderlust - plus two more blogs, Heart Homecooked with lots of delicious recipes, and a useful gadget blog called Heart hi-tech, with news and reviews.

It’s a Stitch Up

Suzie, a clothes and accessories designer, produces a lovely blog called It’s a Stitch Up. If you enjoy knittig, you should check out Suzie's blog and bookmark it for future reference because she offers a variety of free knitting patterns.

The Crochet Dude

Drew Emborsky is The Crochet Dude and his popular blog is also called The Crochet Dude. Drew studied fine art at Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is Professional member of the Crochet Guild of America where he received a master certificate in crochet. You can download a free pattern for a lacy shawl via his blog.

House on Hill Road

House on Hill Road is a lovely crafty blog written by Erin Harris. Her blog offers lots of creative inspiration and also features some useful sewing tutorials.

Just Tutes

Just Tutes is a fantastic crafty blog about how to make something new out of something old - that is how to make clothes by recycling old bits of fabric and used clothes to create a whole new outfit. The blog also features recipes and crafts to make with children.

I suggest you read the first post where Charity Beasley explains what her blog is all about in her friendly Welcome! post.

On the front page of her delightful blog, she admits that "I am not an expert! In fact, I've been sewing barely two years..." which is incredible when you read through her blog and see all the great ideas and projects/patterns she is sharing.

Art Projects for Kids

Art Projects for Kids is an excellent crafty blog written by Kathy Barbro, an art teacher. On her blog, she shares lots of fun art projects and crafty ideas for children (and adults).

If you are looking for some creative inspiration and ideas for projects to create with children, Art Projects for Kids is the blog for you!

Geninne's Art Blog

Geninne's Art Blog shows beautiful illustrations created by Geninne, a very talented freelance illustrator/designer and a stay at home mom. Her artistic blog is a joy to behold and also an inspiration. There is a free Hand Carved Stamps Tutorial on the blog too.

You can purchase prints and original watercolors via Geninne's Art Store.

London Mummy

London Mummy is the name of a delightful crafty blog, written by Esther Gibbs. If you are looking for crafty inspiration and some free sewing tutorials for some lovely crafts, this is the blog for you!

Crafting a Green World

Do you enjoy crafting? If you do and you also like being frugal and green by recycling items, the blog, Crafting a Green World, combines all these elements and "features do-it-yourself projects that incorporate reused, recycled, and natural materials."

The site provides plenty of craft projects with tutorials.

Craft Leftovers

Craft Leftovers is a charming craft blog by Kristin Roach and the clever blog name and purpose is explained thus:

The Craft Leftovers project was my answer to the question, “What does one do with all the leftover bits after a project is finished?” I found that every time I made something, I was left with a half of a skein of this, a half of a yard of that. Although I am driven to create, I am not driven to create more waste. I am setting out to write patterns specifically for those leftovers and to encourage everyone I meet to use up their unwanted bits.

Kristin Roach does indeed share (free) patterns to use up 'leftovers' from crafts. She also interviews artists, crafters, and small business owners.

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.

Vickie Howell: craft.rock.blog

The Vickie Howell blog is all about crafting, particularly knitting and crochet. Vicki also shares a variety of free patterns on her blog.

In addition to writing her blog, Vickie Howell, is also the host of the successful knitting series, Knitty Gritty, writes an Eco-Craft column for KIWI magazine and and is the Knitting Editor for CraftGossip. Vicki Howell is also the author of several books about crafting.

One Skein Knit-Along (& Crochet too),

One Skein Knit-Along (& Crochet too), is the blog for you if you like to knit (or crochet), and you are looking for inspiration for projects requiring only one skein of yarn. Some of the entries on the blog provide links to free patterns.

The Knitted Toy Box

The Knitted Toy Box is a new crafty blog where you can find free knitting patterns (and some crochet patterns) to create toys.

My Half of the Brain

If you like making a variety of crafty things, you will be pleased about a blog called My Half of the Brain where each post is about a different craft and the link is provided for the tutorial for that craft.

The tagline for My Half of the Brain is (quite appropriately):

"more tutorials than you can shake a stick at"

CrochetKitten

If you know how to crochet, you will appreciate the free patterns on offer at the site, CrochetKitten. For those who don't know how to crochet, the site offers some great tutorials such as how to read crochet patterns, how to hold the crochet hook and how to hold the yarn, and lots more useful instructions and tips.

There is also a handy chart of abbreviations, American/British conversions and an interesting page about the history of crochet. There is a CrochetKitten blog too.

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.

needle book - arts & crafts blog

needle book is the name of a lovely crafty blog by Claire Louise Milne, a freelance children's book illustrator who also loves arts & crafts.

The Solitary Thread

The Solitary Thread is a lovely craft blog written by the very talented Meshell from Perth, Australia. Her blog offers ideas and inspiration about crafts such as sewing, quilting, embroidery and crochet. She also reviews books that she's read and offers an occasional recipe too.