Sidetracked Artist

I've added a "Shop" page to my blog with some of the items available in the various online shops I share with Laura and Bryan. Here are a few items from Sidetracked Art at Cafe Press that I think would make nice gifts: Laura and I sell handmade our handmade goods at Artistic Inspiration : For digital image instant downloads for crafts, scrapbooks, clip art, images for fabric transfer, printable art, etc., please visit Sidetracked Artist at Etsy .  Here are just a few of the digital images: Thank you for taking the time to visit these shops. Cindy

What do Kindle Cases and Origami Roses have in common?  Nothing. Except that they've both been selling in our Etsy shop . I've been busy making more Kindle Cases like the one in this tutorial . I've sold several of the red e-reader cases, so I thought it might be fun to raid my stash of yarns and fabrics and see what other combinations I could make.  Also, one of the customers who purchased the red Kindle cover asked if I could add a wrist strap.  I thought this was such a good idea that I add wrist straps to all the new cases I made. This lime green wristlet makes me think of springtime when the light bright green new growth appears on plants and trees : And I especially like this pink and orange case that reminds me of citrus fruits, like oranges, lemons and sweet ruby red grapefruits.  I love the cute owl print inside this blue Kindle cover : Laura's been busy selling her origami creations on Artistic Inspiration .  Her origami rose...

My wonderful husband gave me a Kindle e-reader for my birthday last month. I love to read and am enjoying having an e-reader. I like to carry it in my purse, but wanted it to be protected, so I made a cover for it. Here’s how: 1. Using cotton (Sugar & Cream weight) yarn and a size K crochet hook, chain 26. 2. Beginning with the second chain from hook, single crochet in each chain stitch to end. This should now be a half-inch longer than the height of the Kindle. 3. Chain 1, turn, and single crochet in each single crochet. Repeat this step until the piece is twice the width of the Kindle plus three inches. Bind off. 4. Lay Kindle on piece about three inches from one end.   Fold other end over Kindle. Adjust so that Kindle is completely covered and edge of piece matches side edge of Kindle.                            ...