Pot Holders...I never thought

Check out this awesome idea to make a quiet book out of pot holders! Hold up, she has a million (not really) other ides of what to do with pot holders on her site. Check it out. The quiet book is Christmas themed but I know there are plenty of smarty-pants crafters out there that could come up with non-holiday page ideas.

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Felt Circle Pillow

Did you see this fantastic pillow made of felt circles? I'm drooling. You can find a tutorial over at the Presser Foot...new to me blog!

For The Benefit

A friend asked if I'd donate a purse to a local dog/cat adoption benefit. Of course I will! I think I'll send this one. I wish I had lots more to donate! There are a few for sale here.

Beatles fans? The title of this post has left a song stuck in my head...

Frugal Find

Photo via Living with Lindsay

If you are at all like me, your house could always use something new to freshen it up, but your decorating budget is always empty. Well, we are in luck today, because Living with Lindsay has given us this beautiful wreath tutorial, and the cost is under five buckaroos!

Beautiful. But no.

I've seen a lot of these Cathedral Window blocks around the web lately. They're just beautiful and so historic/antique looking. Beautiful ... but it looks like too much work for me. I think I'll just sit back and watch. There's a tutorial here.

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Christmas Stocking Tutorial

Wooooo! Look what I found via Twig & Thistle today! This cute stocking tutorial is by Maggie Makes. You can download it here. Isn't it just the cutest! I think I need two stockings this year, one of these and the one I grew up with that I can't part with. It has pockets across the front that hold candies. As a kid, I loved eating one candy a day to count down to Christmas.

Plate Wall

Do you mind if we take a quick break from hand made and move to Interiors? (My educational background is Interior Design.)

I saw this post here, and now I am thinking of changing my hoops to plates. It reminds me of my Grandma's house, but with modern style. I am now wishing I had photos of my Grandma's plate wall. She collected plates from all of the places she visited. (I had one from Amish country with a quilt on it and I broke it - drat.) Now her run down house is gone, and my sister's beautiful house stands in it's stead. I am missing the plate wall.