Missing Sisters Tiny Book to Make

find the digital download file to create this little book at shop Craftique Redux of the Etsy online marketplace.

Paper crafting, rubber stamping, and more.....

I've just added some back issues of Rubber Stamper magazine, some books on scrapbooking, vellum, and even a fabulous book on making paper out of a tin can to the online shelves of Pokey Pokey Needlecraft Shop!

The year is halfway over; have you gotten creative yet?

Well, June is fast approaching, and the year will be half over!  Have you kept up with that resolution to be more creative this year?  Check out Pokey Pokey Needlecraft Shop for a multitude of things to learn and do.  There's sewing, painting, wood craft, needlecraft, and more in books and kits. 

Is crafting on your New Year's Resolution list?

If crafting isn't a resolution on your New Year's resolution list, it should be!  Crafting can soothe the mind with beautiful distraction as you create something for yourself, friends or family.   We've just added a crate-load of new craft books in the Floral Arrangement/Floral Crafts category at Pokey Pokey Needlecraft shop....here are some of the vintage volumes:

Cookbooks for All Tastes at Cookbook Jamboree !

A Myth-Busting Book with a Strange Name....

If you've ever wondered about urban myths such as 'the Mexican Pet' (I had never heard of that one -- it's kinda insulting, if you ask me!); then you might want to check out this latest paperback offering at Busy Crow Studio in the Amazon marketplace:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Mexican-Pet-Legends-Favorites/dp/0393305422/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A3PGSA1WVYIQJN

Book Review: A Thing of Beauty by A. J. Cronin

This book is a great story of one man's obsession to be an artist.  To achieve this, he had to deny his family their expectations of what his future was to be, and it took him on a journey that is enviable, yet sad in order to find his artistic freedom.  I found my copy of this paperback at a library sale, but copies can probably be found at Amazon or through a Google search of other book sellers.  Here's an excerpt which I think sums up the feelings of people with artistic drive:

 

The covers of the original Bantam paperback: