TastyLinks Saturday

It’s a gorgeous day in Amish country and I’m enjoying the view from my studio immensely. I’m busy working on a giant plastic bubble I can take in the yard so I can be outside without being miserable. I’ll let ya know how that works out for me.

I must clean this mess of a studio today. I had some deadlines this week and it got out of control yet again. Plus the files...the files must be filed! Egads the papers pile up quickly, don’t they? Sometimes I feel as if I’m buried in papers.

I wanted to remind everyone that on April 22nd I’ll be posting here about copyrights and internet piracy. I’d love for artists, writers, designers, musicians, directors and a;; creators of intellectual property to chime in on the topic on their blogs. I feel it’s important to educate the public about what is and isn’t acceptable. Just because it’s on the internet, doesn’t mean it’s free for the taking. We can’t complain if we aren’t willing to take a stand. If you post and send me your link, I’ll gather the links into a single post later that week. Email me at theimpatientcrafter@gmail.com with your link.

Jaime Guthals from Interweave asked me to remind everyone that there’s still time to enter this year’s Bead Star competition. The deadline is May 1st. It’s a fun competition because the public votes on the winners. Here’s the link to a video with the 411.

And without further ado, please enjoy this week’s springtastic sampling of TastyLinks™ from the Crafty Bloggers Gang:

Crafty Princess Diaries Become a professional crocheter with the help of an organization designed for those who are interested in make yarn craft a j-o-b.

Cathie Filian Cathie Filian is calling all Colorado crafters! Stop by the Colorado Women's expo April 25th & 26th. She will be doing presentaions on both days - the topic is...Living Creatively by Re-Crafting and Recycling.

Alexa Westerfield a.k.a. Swelldesigner Create a very cool, colorful accent wall on the cheap using scrapbook paper!

Cross Stitch at About.com See how Kitchinstitchin used an old window and a piece of crazy quilt for an unusual framed Cross Stitch project.

Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery You'll have a "ball" stitching yarn scraps into beads with a little help from the new book: Strands by Jacqueline Myers-Cho.

The Impatient Crafter Check out the new YuDu home screen printing machine in this brand spanking new The Impatient Crafter video hosted by Madge. While you're there, follow the link to her interview with fellow crafty blogger Sister Diane of CraftyPod on personal branding!

Vickie Howell's Pop Goes Crochet Vickie's latest book, Pop Goes Crochet, hits stores in 2 weeks! Get a sneak peek of 5 accessory projects now though, including designs by The Breeder's Kelley Deal, The Stitch Diva and The Crochet Dude. Give 'em a gander and enter to win a free, signed copy!

The Crochet Dude Drew recaps an amazing Southern Caribbean Crochet Cruise!

Naughty Secretary Club Jen shows you how to wear your stuffed animal collection as a bracelet. Plus enter to win a free copy of her book The Naughty Secretary Club!

CraftyPod Sister Diane reviews Betz White's new book, Sewing Green.

Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world Craftside is in full bloom with an inside look into the soon to be released: Collaborative Art Journals and Shared Visions in Mixed Media by L. K. Ludwig along with a full tutorial on stitching a bird cage on a card, a how-to for embroidering barbed wire, cleaning and cutting Acrylic and how to paint a checkerboard floor.

Blisstree Arts Miriam Schaer makes books from materials that you would never think to use! Come see how she pushes the boundaries of bookmaking.

About Family Crafts Discover many creative projects all made using paper plates.