PUSH paper :: book review

Can you love a book before even opening it? I love PUSH paper. The horizontal size, the specialty binding, the die cut open arrow, and the texture of the spine. Before turning a page you know you are about to experience something special .

PUSH paper is a gallery series book newly released from Lark Crafts. PUSH profiles 30 different international paper artists that are “push”ing the boundaries of working with paper. The book contains beautiful photographs, pared with a documented Q&A discussion with the juror: Jaime Zollars of Paper Forest.

My opinion: This is an inspirational book; worthy of mention, even more so of purchasing. 

Lark Crafts can be found at: http://www.larkcrafts.com/ 

PUSH paper is available for purchase through Amazon at the following link. 

PUSH Paper: 30 Artists Explore the Boundaries of Paper Art 

Product review & giveaway disclosure: I received one or more of the products mentioned above in exchange for an unbiased review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

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Discovery Girls Give Away

This Give Away Has Ended 

Discovery Girls Magazine celebrated their 10th year in business. They began publishing in 2000. Discovery Girls Magazine is written by Girls for Girls. They travel to different states to work with 12 girls from that area to put together an issue.

My daughter received a sampling of their publications and powered through them in one evening, she was so excited. Your daughters will be too!

Discovery Girls mission:
To connect girls to one another during a sometimes difficult time so they know that they are not alone as well as:
• To encourage you to love all that you are
• To further your independence through a belief in your own abilities
• To guide you through the most difficult of times
• To excite you with choices you never knew you had
• To give you a voice

Discovery Girls has graciously offered a gift pack to one lucky Craft Connection reader.

The winner will receive:
1 complimentary year subscription to the magazine (a $20 value!)
1 set of our Fab Girls book set ($40)
1 10-Year Anniversary Collector's Edition, which will encompass 10 years of the best content from our magazine! ($10)!

Enter to win

Here is how you get one (1) entry:
    •    Leave a comment about this give-away. (no duplicates please)


Here is how you can score up to three (3) additional entries:
    •    Subscribe to Craft Connection by joining Google Friends on the right hand bar. Leave an additional comment to let me know you did it!
    •    Visit Discovery Girls and post here one thing that impressed you about them.
    •    Follow Craft Connection on Facebook . Come back here and leave a comment to let me know you did it!


Hurry and Enter Now!

You have until Thursday, September 22, 2011 at midnight Eastern time to get your entries in! One winner will be selected randomly through Random.org.

Good Luck Everyone!


Product review & giveaway disclosure: I received one or more of the products mentioned above in exchange for an unbiased review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

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Perfect Printing Pouch Giveaway

Contest Ended - No Winner

Have you seen the Perfect Printing Pouch? I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this little gem. What a great invention and I am kind of kicking myself for not thinking of it myself. – Oh well! At least I have one now.

So what is it you ask? Here is what it does:

    * STOPS bleeding & smearing of wet inks

    * DRIES inks instantly in a viariety of applications from inkjet printing on vellum to over-stamping pigment inks

    * ANTI-STATIC BAG for glitter & embossing powders

    * RELEASE AGENT for polymer clay and other modeling compounds when using stamps & molds

    * DEACTIVATES stickers, sticky tapes, and other adjesives

    * Neat & tidy to use.  Design keeps hands powder-free with scant residue on work surface.

    * Environmentally-friendly.  Made in a variety of colors from recycled materials.

    * Held upright, this Perfect Printing Pouch is designed for smaller projects.

Thanks to Scraperfect, Craft Connection is giving one away for free. Here is how to enter:

First entry:

Watch a Scraperfect video on youtube.com/scraperfect and comment there about what you learned or found interesting and then leave a comment here that you did so.

To win additional entries:

• Follow Craft Connection on Facebook and leave an additional comment here.
• Follow Craft Connection on Twitter and leave an additional comment here.
• Blog about this offer and leave a comment here with your link.

A winner will be chosen using Random.org. Contest ends Thursday, December 2^nd 2010.

The Perfect Printing Pouch was provided free of charge for a review and giveaway from Scraperfect.

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A to Z Crochet - Book Review

This has got to be one of my most favorite books. Why? Because you don't just read it cover to cover and walk away from it. It is useful, it is a resource, and I find myself referring to it time and time again. You see, I am a crocheter, but I don't crochet constantly so I forget stitches. A to Z Crochet is a great tool to remind me how to do a certain stitch. The pictures are helpful and show progressive steps. If there is more than one way to do something, you can bet it is explained.  This book is offered in both a softcover (which I have) and a hard cover from Martingale & Company. [link] Not surprising, this is one of their best sellers!

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