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Archived Since:November 16, 2009

Blog Post Archive

Center Square Bingo

The game being played is the Center Square. Whatever numbers fall into the squares that have the red circles, X them out. There are 12 numbers you need to get to have a good bingo. GAME  will start Monday April 29th. For Plastic Canvas Crafts Designer’s Community Members Only! RULES: READ the rules… NOTE …Bingo Game Numbers will [...]

The Truth About “Sharing” Patterns and Copyright Infringement

2 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

The Truth About “Sharing” Patterns and Copyright Infringement Copyright infringement has been quite the topic over the past few months within the plastic canvas crafts community. That’s why, in the following article, I’m going to let an anonymous plastic canvas crafter who was sued for copyright infringement by one of the major plastic canvas publishing [...]

Bingo… The letter M

4 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

It really pays off to play with more than one card. A few bingo players have one several times, simply by increasing their chances of winning, because they play with 3 to 8 cards.   This offer will be available before the start of each game. The time frame will be adjusted accordingly.   Buy any [...]

Last Bingo of 2012

6 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

GAME will start Monday December 10th.   The game being played is a Cross. Whatever numbers fall into the squares that have the black lines forming a cross, X them out. There are 8 numbers you need to get to have a good bingo. I’ll post one number daily. For Plastic Canvas Crafts Designer’s Community Members Only! [...]

Bingo Game Six

7 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

It really pays off to play with more than one card. A few bingo players have one several times, simply by increasing their chances of winning, because they play with 3 to 7 cards.   This offer will be available before the start of each game. The time frame will be adjusted accordingly.   Buy any [...]

How to Add Elegance to a Plastic Canvas Project by Using Seed Beads

8 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

Lesson #9 Materials needed: 1 Big Eye Beading Needle…This is a long skinny needle with a broad opening in the middle that opens for easy threading. Beadalon JNEED-4.5/4 Big Eye Beading Needles 4/Pkg

How to Do an Algerian Plaited Stitch

8 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

In this lesson you'll learn how to do an Algerian Plaited Stitch. The pattern is worked from left to right.

How to Do an Algerian Star Stitch

8 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

In this lesson you'll learn how to do an Algerian Star Stitch. It is very similar to the Algerian Eye stitch, which has 8 stitches, only this has 12 stitches.

How to Do a Double Whipstitch

8 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

Thoroughly covering all of the seams and corners of your plastic canvas project is essential if you want it to look professional. No plastic should show. And your borders should clearly frame the piece you’re stitching so it really stands out when finished. You can accomplish this by using a double whipstitch. Surprisingly, many plastic [...]

How to Tell the Count Size of a Piece of Plastic Canvas

8 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

Plastic canvas “count” refers to the number of squares or holes per inch. 7-count means that there are seven squares or holes per inch. Other plastic canvas counts are 10-count, 14-count, and 5-count. When you’re finished watching the video, be sure to visit my Addicted to Plastic Canvas website for 5 FREE downloadable patterns! And [...]

How to Make a Basic and a Double French Knot

8 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

Basic…Bring your needle up from the back to the front. Wrap the yarn around the needle once and insert the needle back down into the same hole you came up from. Pull tight. Double…Bring your needle up from the back to the front. Wrap the yarn around the needle twice and insert the needle back [...]

How to Whipstitch Two Pieces of Plastic Canvas Together

8 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

One of the easiest stitches in plastic canvas is the whipstitch. It can be used to stitch two pieces of canvas together, quickly and easily. Here’s a short video demonstrating how to do it. When you’re finished watching the video, be sure to visit my website, www.AddictedToPlasticCanvas.com for 5 FREE downloadable patterns! And visit my [...]

Bingo Game Five…Butterfly

9 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

Would you like to increase your odds of winning or just don’t like playing with the card you currently have?   This offer will be available before the start of each game. The time frame will be adjusted accordingly.   Buy any item from my Etsy store , from September 2cd to September 8th and as an added bonus you’ll receive another bingo card. [...]

FIND IT FIRST

9 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

Thursday September 6th at NOON, I’ll post a card like the one shown below.  This card is only a sample. These are not the snippets you’ll be looking for! Example: Small Snippet of a pattern. The snippet is from the pattern called My Front Porch. The correct card will be posted on my plastic canvas designer’s community [...]

Bingo Game Four…Hangman

11 months agoHobbies / Crafts : KraftyKatsBlog

                                                        Would you like to increase your odds of winning or just don’t like playing with the card you currently have?   This offer will be available before the start of each game. The time frame will be adjusted accordingly. Show More Summary

Fun Doing Plastic Canvas Crafts With My Sister-In-Law

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Win A Free Plastic Canvas Pattern… Drawing On The First Day Of Each Month

Win A Free Plastic Canvas Pattern… Drawing On The First Day Of Each Month    WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations…Leslee Schaffer is the winner for the April drawing.   Win a Plastic Canvas Pattern Once a Month. RULES:  Purchase any items from my Etsy store at: www.etsy.com/shop/kathybarwick  and you’ll automatically be entered into the drawing for a FREE plastic [...]

Bingo Game Three…Bulls Eye

                                                        Would you like to increase your odds of winning or just don’t like playing with the card you currently have?   This offer will be available before the start of each game. The time frame will be adjusted accordingly.   Buy any item from my Etsy store , from April 26th to May 3rd and as an added bonus you’ll [...]

My Favorite Summer Tee by Kathy Barwick © 2012

              Materials:  1 sheet of 10 count plastic canvas 1 skein DMC floss # 712 1 skein DMC floss #3326 1 skein DMC floss #964 27.3yards DMC floss #702 Pretty Punch Metallic Thread #615 Pretty Punch Metallic Thread #56 Pretty Punch Metallic Thread #20 Pretty Punch Metallic Thread #61 Pretty Punch Metallic Thread #74 [...]

Win A Free Plastic Canvas Pattern… Drawing On The First Day Of Each Month

   WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to Robin Edwards the winner for February’s  drawing.   Win a Plastic Canvas Pattern Once a Month. RULES:  Purchase any items from my Etsy store at: www.etsy.com/shop/kathybarwick  and you’ll automatically be entered into the drawing for a FREE plastic canvas pattern. Drawing will be on the first day of each month. What’s more, every [...]

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