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Giveaway and review of Cloth Paper Scissors: Studios

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I have another National Craft Month fun giveaway for you today. Leave a comment in today’s post by Midnight Wednesday March 30, 2011 and you are entered to win a copy of the eye-candy filled Cloth Paper Scissors Studios Spring 2011 magazine from the great people at Interweave Press.

This issue is filled with inside peeks into all sorts of artists’ studio spaces. What is so fun about this is you get to see how people like ourselves store, display and arrange their “stuff” along with where their magic happens. I can’t wait to implement some of the pretty ways these creative peeps have come up with to keep their stuff in a way that lets them enjoy it as much before it gets used as during and after it is part of a project.

More about Cloth Paper Scissors Studios Spring 2011:

The Spring 2011 issue of Studios features an artist on the cover for the first time: designer and TV makeover show host Ty Pennington! Ty offers a tour of his new studio and insights on design, organization, and inspiration.

Other highlights of this issue include:

  • 28 artist studios!
  • 10 must-have new gadgets
  • 25 creative storage solutions from our editors
  • A top designer’s tips for creating a “mom cave”
  • The lowdown on apps that help you create, organize, and design
  • Artful ways to decorate your studio door and mailbox
  • How to share your studio with a furry friend and keep them—and your art—safe and clean
  • An excerpt from Pam Carriker’s new book: Art at the Speed of Life

 

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Comments

  2. Ooh, I’d love to win a copy ~ for many reasons, but also because my friend Amelia Schaefer of Sweet B Folk Art is in this issue.
    My fingers are crossed 🙂

    Lori

  4. How sweet would that be to win this ccpy of Cloth Paper Scissors. I love to see how the Pros do it. I’m enthralled with Where Women Create so this magazine would be right up my alley.

    Hugs XX
    Barbara

  19. Oh yes…sign me up too!! Would love to win…thanks for the opportunity! Pick me …Pick me!

  22. I have been in at least ten stores looking for a copy and can’t find it anywhere. I think it flew off the shelves the minute it appeared! Would be nice to win a copy…thanks for the chance!

  25. I would love to read the newest issue. I read a friend’s older issue and since I am re-doing my studio, I’d like to get the newest issue for ideas.

  26. I’m always looking for new ideas. I’ve heard of this magazine, but have never read one. I’D love to have a copy!!

  27. OOhhhh!!! Pick me! Pick me! This looks soooo amazing, just what I need to help get organized. Thanks for the give away.

  35. Creative and chaotic mom needs inspiration for her cave, what an opportunity!!!!!Would love to win a copy,…..thank you 🙂

  36. I sure would like to win this magazine!! And with Ty on the cover! Oh, be still my heart!
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Donna

  39. Oh I would really like to win this one, it so full of eye candy. Thank you for the opportunity of entering.

  45. I would really love to win this Magazine it looks awesome, I’ll cross everything till the prize is announced. Thankyou for the chance to win.

Have you read?

Time Flies — And Sometimes It Has Wings Made of Vintage Paper and Buttons

Have you ever been to the cuckoo clock shop at Tamborine Mountain? It’s like stepping into another world — a charming, ticking wonderland filled with thousands (yes, literally thousands) of clocks. Some are grand and ornate, others tiny and tucked away like secrets waiting to be discovered. I remember walking through the shop with my kids, completely enchanted by the whirring gears, dancing figurines, and the joyful chorus of chimes. It was one of those places where time feels like it both stops and flies.

That same feeling came flooding back when I stumbled across this adorable craft project from Teawagon Tales called Time Flies. In true vintage style, it’s a whimsical little DIY that combines scraps of fabric, old paper, buttons, and clock faces into sweet butterfly-like creations — a beautiful mashup of memory, imagination, and just plain cuteness.

It reminded me that crafting is a little like walking through that clock shop. Each piece holds a story, a tick of nostalgia, and the joy of noticing small details. You don’t need much — just some leftover fabric, maybe an old book page or two, and a few bits from your button tin. And suddenly you’re creating something that feels like it fluttered out of a fairytale.

So if you’ve got a stash of pretty paper or vintage bits and bobs you’ve been saving for “something special,” this might be the perfect project to give them new life.

Take a look at the full tutorial and soak up some serious inspiration:
Time Flies – Teawagon Tales

And if you ever find yourself near Tamborine Mountain, do yourself a favour — pop into that cuckoo clock shop. It’s pure magic for anyone who knows that time isn’t just measured in minutes, but in memories.