TastyLinks Sunday!

The Original Platform Shoe circa 1938 by the Incomparable Ferragamo

I'm back home and ready to get back to work tomorrow...but today I'm still savoring my Birthday Weekend! I'm another year older and one can only hope another year wiser, but at the very least I'm another year fabulous...er. Or something like that.

The shoot went very well and ended a day early, unfortunately bad weather kept us in Cincy an extra night. Luckily we'd not left for the airport before we discovered our flight had been canceled...though the call came from my husband just as I was diving into a simply delicious shoe sale at Macy's.

There's nothing quite as frustrating as shoe sale-us interrupt-us.

Sigh.

I need new shoes like I need a hole in my head...but I digress!

Here's this week's Crafty Blogger Samples and I'm giving a super Crafty Shout out to the fabulous Rachel from One Pretty Thing for posting links to some of my projects here last week. Thank you, dahling!

About Family Crafts Find out how to can make a story sack for the book, and soon to be movie, Cloudy With a Change of Meatballs.

Aileen's Musings Aileen's created a quirky copper bird pin, stop by and check it.

Alexa Westerfield a.k.a. Swelldesigner Alexa revisits and reconnects with a craft from her childhood

Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world Craftside has a sneak peek into the soon to be released book; Who's Your Dada? Redefining The Doll Through Mixed Media, free graphics of good angel/bad angel birds with a tutorial for using them as T-shirt iron-ons, how-to's on bleaching and cutting photos to create windows, and a mosaic chicken project. The book and bobbin winder contest continues, leave a question on any topic and you are entered to win!

Crafty Princess Diaries You'll find some big crochet fun in these new little books published by Leisure Arts and written by Drew, The Crochet Dude!

CraftyPod Sister Diane's new podcast compares two ways to publish a craft book: the traditional print and publisher method, and the ebook method. If you dream of writing a craft book, this is useful information.

Cross Stitch at About.com Sometimes, you've just gotta go against the grain. Find out when and share your comments about stitching against the grain.

Mixed Media Artist Have you ever tried using heavy watercolor paper to make a peeled paper collage?

Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery Relax! A Toilet Paper Cozy never looked cuter then when embellished by embroidering with ribbons to make a plaid square on a recycled sweater using a tutorial from the book Ribbon Embroidery by Natalie Bellanger-Clement

The Artful Crafter A reader asks, "What are the pros and cons of selling crafts online?" Eileen answers.

The Impatient Crafter It's time for back to school fashions and Madge has whipped up a fab tiny Moulin Rouge inspired top hat headband project for your discerning teen...or any gal who likes a little splash of whimsy in her accessories!

Vickie Howell-Craft.Rock.Love Make cute-as-a-button frames to match with your favorite picture!