The weekend is here...

And I think I am finally getting the hang of the new interface on blogger.  Go away for a bit and everything changes... always seems to be how it goes huh?

Our little group of intrepid bloggers, the ones I shared with you on Saturdays in the past is on hiatus, but I've been invited to participate in another group, so I'll be sharing those links with you...  for your enjoyment... check these talented folks out!  You'll find some of the same names as you used to see here, so you know this is going to be fun!

Cherie is still making her fabulous garden sculptures from pieces of glass... pretty, isn't it?

 

Evergreen Glass Sculpture
Cherie makes a green glass sculpture with some pieces she has on hand.

 

And Eileen is participating... check out her method to make unique envelopes (she gives you both the hard way and the easy way)...

 

Eileen - The Artful Crafter
Eileen shares an August-themed envelope for her hubby's birthday, along with how to make custom envelopes the easy way and the hard way

 

And, you've seen Cyndi's creations before.  She's sharing a test piece with us this time...

 

Mixed Media Artist
Cyndi decided to make a test piece out of felt before commiting some of her hand-painted fabrics to the project. And it turns out that she likes the test piece pretty much the way it is!

 

And here are some new "faces" you might not have run into yet...

Sherri is issuing a challenge...

 

 

About Family Crafts
Will you play along with the current craft challenge? Create a pencil holder or two and decorate your pens and pencils and then submit your projects.  

Check out some behind the scenes goodies here at Craftside...

  Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world
This week at Craftside there are patterns, tutorials and techniques galore as we celebrate the back to school season! Pop on over to read all the great knitting and stitching ideas and inspiration we have from a whole bunch of our latest books!  

Carmi declares herself the pin cushion queen...

 

Carmi's Art/Life World

Carmi has redeemed her pincushion making reputation with a new design!

 

Tammy shares a review...

Crafty Princess Diaries
Needle-felting is an amazing low-tech hobby, and Tammy gives you a review of a new needle-felting book, "Felted Feathered Friends."  

Aileen has some bookmarks for you...

 

Aileen's Musings
Its back to school and Aileen offers you a set of freebie bookmarks for you to save, print and color!

  

And check out this amazing little trinket box from Resin Crafts...

 

Resin Crafts!
Carmi has a brief post showing you how she dries flower for her resin pouring projects.

And my contribution... I'm sharing how I took the bird from my journal page to a bird sitting in my tree...

ACreativeDream
Taking a bird from my journal page to one nesting in my tree..and the pattern for you to make your own! 

That should keep you guys busy this weekend while I retreat to my craft space and come up with something new to share!!