The art of quilting is really in the care and precision, both in the planning stage, and for the stitching. These days you can buy wadding to sit between the back and face fabrics, and stitch through to create the quilt finish. If you secure the three sections, i.e., the back cloth, the wadding, and [...]

The history of the quilt is long. Traditions of early quilters have not been lost, and they have been taken all over the world. British women took their skills and traditions to the other side of the world, to America and to Australia, but it is the American quilter who is responsible for bringing this [...]

The bottom line here is that you never have to grow up or outgrow toys. A toy hobby keeps you young at heart and makes you a favorite among the kids - in your family as well as in your community.

Aside from scrapbooking, to make greeting cards is to make a small work of art. This is a popular pastime that goes hand in hand using supplies already assembled for other paper crafts. While scrapbooking is a fun way to display pictures and chronicle family history, to make greeting cards is an innovative and personal [...]

Although people often get together to craft – it all started when we were kids crafting in school – most crafts are individual projects. Sometimes though, it is nice to work together as a team, to learn and to have a creation at the end that was a group effort. Although this craft is better [...]

Even though our wedding was in February, on Valentine’s Day to be specific, and it was a night wedding, I do recognize that the vast majority of women in North America like the princess June styled weddings, where everything is white and lace and fluffy. Unfortunately for most people on average incomes, those weddings are [...]

One of my favorite wood crafts (and you can even do this with school aged children if you cut the wood pieces out ahead of time), is to make bird houses. This is a great country craft that you can do with kids, teaching them about measuring, wildlife, co-operation and more in the process. On [...]

This is a quick page just to show off some of the current products available in our Country Store within the wholesale scrap-booking supplies category. I placed this page here as an extra resource for readers coming from other scrap booking pages, for readers who were interested in crafting but were a little timid due [...]

Photographs are key pieces in home made scrapbooks, but there is much more that you can do with a photo than most people realize! Don’t stifle your creative juices when creating a personal scrapbook for a friend or family by pasting in perfectly square or rectangular photos straight from the printers into ready made paper [...]

"Presenting a homemade scrapbook to a friend or family member is one of life’s most touching moments." – Laura Childs If you’ve heard about the scrap-booking craze, seen all the products available at the craft stores, or perhaps even seen a few of these hand-made treasures – you likely understand what all the fuss is [...]