Feeling crafty? My favorite handmade tutorials!

I have to say I admire artists that work it all handmade, so used I have gotten to the computer being like an extension of mine. Also often I spend hooourrsss at Etsy browsing for the perfect handmade gift for a friend, so well… I felt today like sharing with you some really cool tutorials I have been gathering in my bookmarks!! please if someone tries any of them out, let me know!!!!

And thanks to all the beautiful bloggers that are always creating tutorials!

Build with paper!

- Paperm | Dollhouses

Amazing site full of paper patterns to build mini rooms and buildings, of any kind!.

Fun, easy, and a perfect activity to do with kids!!

Link via How about Orange.

- Make your own handbound journal

I love journals, i love buying and collecting anything that has chances to write in it heh! And here is a great tutorial to a super fancy handbounded journal.

- Get a paper camera!!  Oh yeah, you can do so here.

Softies, my weakness

I love kittens! And i love this pointy kitty pattern!!

Squids are also ridiculously cool, and well, thanks to Kristi, now you can learn to make one!!

I love the Animal Planet show “Meerkat Manor”. Anyone that hasn’t seen it has lost one of the greatest soap operas of ours day. Anyway, what better than having your own meerkat, specially if you are a fan? Visit Roman Sock to get a helpful tutorial!

Prepare for Easter!

- Make chocolate golden eggs! by the kitchn

- Make a bunny pocket pillow! Perfect for the season, thanks Missy.

- Make a chasmere bunny. Thank you betz!

- Cute bunnie softie, via Yoonie.

- Make your own Easter cards!!

Random!

- Make your own photo-covered-pencils. Thanks to Photojojo.

- Make a patchwork skirt!! Andgive it to meeee!! Thanks Louisa.

New Wordpress design: CakeJournal.com!!

New Wordpress design, for the lovely Louise of CakeJournal.com

Click on the image below to see a bigger preview or simply visit her great site!!!

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Hope you guys like it!!! I am a bit stressed out this last days with several things happening around me, but hey Everyonce and then a loovely work opportunity like this appears and I just can’t help myself!!

Lots of love to you all!

Gis

A little bit of news

tired.jpgWell, just a quick little post to let you know I am still alive! I am almost drowned tho between work and other situations, my mum and my uncle have gone by the operation room in these last days, I have finals to give and I am one week from finishing teaching in the Intro course of the Multimedia carreer here, so I am a bit overloaded, because to all that adds work to pay the bills heheh.

So sorry for the lack of update, new templates and links. Hopefully by the end of this week, I’ll have some free time!!!!

Lots of love to you all

New Blog Design: ja.pane.se

I know I don’t have much updates lately or new temaplates, work is crazy and I have to give a couple of finals so I haven’t had any free time.

But well, I wanted to show you the last blog I am finishing. Is not completely done yet, but i hope you guys like it!! The owner requested a japanese theme, with a samurai panda in a japanese scenery illustrating the header As usual, it’s WordPress Click on the thumbnail under to see it working!!

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I Swear It’s NOT Coffee

This week has been hell and next week seems that it’s going to be as stressfullll!!

So while I try to gather some free minutes to share some new free template or some useful resources with everyone, I’ll leave here a littlepic of my latest addition to deviantArt and cafepress.

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Making my day :D

Two lovely ladies have given me in the last times a little beautiful award: “You make my day”. They are my dearest Anne-Julie and the talented Sully. So I think it’s time for me to give it back to my favorite blogs! And I have to say, my picks have mostly been picked before, so you my dearest bloggers won’t have to worry about doing it again I suposse *g*

Here is how this award rules go:
1. Write a post with links to 5 blogs that make me think and/or make my day.
2. Acknowledge the post of the award giver.
3. Display the “You Make my Day Award” logo with a link to the post that I wrote. (Optional)
4. Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs with the news.

Sooooo, this are the blogs I want to pass this award on to:

 Anne-Julie’s Ma Petite Théière: Annie you are awesome! Cutest art, cutest goodies at etsy, cutest everything!

Flora’s Happy Doodle Land: Florissss I love your works and you really make me laugh with your crazy ideas!!

Jannie Ho, Miss Chickengirl designs: I think since I am with birdie and she’s with the chickens we are somehow related *giggle*, no really a beautiful artist, with a really interesting blog to read!

Jennie’s Blog: Because even when I don’t comment much I do sneak into your blog almost daily, and I am so happy to have fund you again dear!! So many years so many letters *giggle*

Miss May Ann Licudine: Not just a great artist for me and many other people, but also a recognized blogger! Guess what she was just nominated for the Best Asian Weblog in Eighth Annual Weblog Awards. Go vote for her!!

Well I do hope everyone sneaks a pick on these blogs if you haven’t before, because it’s really worth it!!