Crafty Blogs to Explore - 26th Edition

It was a slow week for crafty blogs, but that is to be expended with the holidays! If you have a few moment to sit and relax, check out these great links:

• Crafty Princess Diaries - The Crafty Princess is excited about the fact that crochet is becoming more and more popular these days, catching up to knitting finally!

• Aileen's Musings - Aileens shares her tasty pretzel perfect recipe and offers you a treat for New Years-free shipping!

• Cross Stitch at About.com - Stitch Connie's Cross Stitch Tile Patterns individually, repeat motifs to create a border or bookmark, or collect several charts and create your own sampler.

• Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery - Check out a GIANT Christmas tree made from the GIANT Spider web, one made from shopping carts and a fun inside peek and interview with Rosemary Hill, author of Elements of Style: Knit + Crochet Jewelry with Wire, Fiber, Felt + Beads.

• Layers Upon Layers - Cyndi shares the steps to creating a simple quilt using a vacation photo!

• The Impatient Crafter - Join Madge for her final free holiday craft project, an idea you can store away for next year!

• Craftside- A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world - This week at Craftside there is a fun list about Quilt Enthusiasts, a sneak peek into the soon to be released Altered Art Circus by Lisa Kettell and multiple tutorials on how to attach lace.

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