Looking for new Blog Templates?

I love changing the theme on my blog. It makes it so stylish & personal. I have found these awesome people who make {free} templates..
If you are looking for new & free awesome blogger templates- this is the post you should be reading.
1. LeeLou Blogs offers free & custom blog templates..
Here are some samples of her {free} work:


She has many more. head on over…




2. Hot Bliggity Blog
Here are some samples..




3. BlogSkins
here are some samples:




4. BloggerTemplatesFree


{samples}




5.freeskins




6.createblog


7. Candy’s Templates


8. Almost Ready Blog


9. Ashley’s Blog Layouts


10. Yummy Lolly


Head on over & get yourself a new look. But don’t forget to post the url to your blog so I can check it out. ♥ Jess

About Zibbet {Connecting buyers and sellers of Handmade Goods, Fine Art, Vintage Items and Crafting Supplies}

About Zibbet

Zibbet is a global marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers of Handmade Goods, Fine Art, Vintage Items and Crafting Supplies.

THE IDEA

The idea for Zibbet was initially born out of a desire to create an eBay alternative for Artisans.  Jonathan (Zibbet's founder), saw first-hand how hard it was to sell your creative products.  From seeing his Grandma stop selling her crocheted handicrafts at the local market, because it was "too cold" and "not worth it", to seeing his wife's cousin stop selling her paintings on eBay, because it was too expensive to list and weren't selling at a worthwhile price.  He knew that there had to be a better way.

Jonathan says, "eBay's success is largely attributed to it's attractiveness to buyers as a place to find almost anything, at bargain prices.  Popular for its bidding style, we saw that many beautiful handmade items that would have taken hours and hours to create, sold for next to nothing.  How sad!  We wanted to create a marketplace where Artisans could list their quality, handmade products for a fixed price, rather than an auction style, and sell them for a price that made all the time and love that went into creating that item, worth it."

With little more than a rough idea of how the site might work in their minds, and virtually no money in their pockets to make it happen, Jonathan Peacock & Andrew Gray (Zibbet founders), started work on the Zibbet site which went live on the 5th February, 2009.

THE NAME

The name Zibbet was fashioned in the first 2 weeks of the concept starting and stems from the word exhibit. It was chosen as a catchy and easy name for people to remember and pass on.
Many great milestones have come and gone since that first planning meeting in October 2007 to the point where the Zibbet team continues to expand in line with the influence that Zibbet has with artisans from every part of the globe. The Zibbet name is fast becoming known as the one for artisans to trust as the online platform to serve their creative expression and promotion.

THE TEAM

Jonathan Peacock, CEO and Founder of Zibbet.com
Vision. Innovation. Strategy.
Jonathan oversees and manages the day to day operations of Zibbet. He is constantly working on ways to improve both the buying and selling experience on the site by implementing new and innovative ideas (most of them suggested by the sellers in our community). Jonathan is also responsible for marketing and developing the Zibbet brand. Connecting buyers and sellers is of the highest importance. He has a clear vision for the future of Zibbet and is armed with the strategy and commitment to get there.

Andrew Gray, Director and Co-founder of Zibbet.com
Creativity. Ideas. Motivation.
Andrew is a perfect example of someone you would call an ‘ideas man’. He is forever coming up with creative new ideas and initiatives for Zibbet. He is both a motivator and a motivated individual. As co-founder, he shares the same clear vision that our founder, Jonathan, has. And that is to see Zibbet become the premier destination for buying creative, handmade works. And at the same time, provide sellers with a great looking shop front, industry-leading tools for their promotional needs, and the best value for money.

Jess Telford, Lead Developer
Smart.  Efficient.  Invaluable.
Jess is Zibbet's lead site developer and is the person responsible for building and implementing all the new and exciting seller tools, such as Shop Customization, Widgets, Rearrange Your Shop etc etc, PLUS there is so much more to come.  On top of that he works to improve current site features and the overall buying experience. Jess is smart, efficient and an extremely valuable member of our team.

CONNECT WITH ZIBBET

You can connect with Zibbet on these social networks:

Twitter  |  MySpace  |  Become a FAN on Facebook

2. Sell on Zibbet For Free {or buy a premium account for only $9}

{with premium} There are NO long-term commitments when selling with Zibbet; you can cancel at any time.

Join Our Vibrant Community of Artisans!

Zibbet is a global marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers of Handmade Goods, Fine Art, Vintage Items and Crafting Supplies.

It's FREE to list your items on Zibbet, and when they sell, we don't take a cut of your sales. You get to keep every penny... That's the way it should be!

YOU HAVE THE CHOICE BETWEEN EITHER A BASIC OR PREMIUM ACCOUNT...

Basic accounts are totally FREE. We give you your own shop, web address, outstanding promotional tools and customer support, all for FREE. With a Basic account you can have up to 25 items in your shop at a time. When an item sells, you can replace it by listing another one. You can sell as many items as you want and you won't pay us a cent!

Premium accounts are $9/month (limited number available at this special price). You can upgrade to a full-featured Premium account at any time, and enjoy the freedom of listing as many items as you want, plus the flexibility of having full control over the customization of your shop's color theme, and layout. A full list of features can be seen below; with many more still to come.

There are only 328 Premium accounts left at the discounted rate of $9/month.
Get yours today to lock in this special price FOR LIFE!

What you can sell..

Buy From Zibbet Marketplace..

I think it’s cool that they have a search for a certain color. How very awesome.

& so knowing me..the first thing I did was search for green stuff.

& here are some of my Favs *

*Sterling Razor Blade Necklace Recycled Vintage

Bellota26
$32.00 USD

http://www.zibbet.com/Bellota26/artwork?artworkId=72536

From Bellota26

*Description-Edgy and feminine! I love this necklace! It is made with a sterling silver razor blade pendant that I found a thrift store in Monterey, CA. I attached a faceted green glass tear drop bead that is wrapped in silver tone wire. The delicate silver tone chain measures 16 inches around and closes with a spring clasp. (If you need a longer chain let me know).

{Click here to add this to your cart }

*Large Lotus hobo/diaper bag . Turquoise Wildflower

FuchstBags
$83.00 USD

By FuchstBags

Description

***Functional, chic, & stylish handmade handbags***
This beautiful large Lotus hobo bag is designed with the inspiration of a Lotus leaf that sits peacefully in the pond. It is a simple, yet elegant bag that can take you from day to night in a snap. The full pleatings around the bag is an attention grabber and add some spice to an otherwise simple bag. This bag is large enough to store all your daily necessities and more. It’s a corded double shoulder strapped bag with three magnetic compartment closures. IT CAN ALSO MAKE A STYLISH DIAPER BAG FOR A NEW MOM!

Click here to add this to your cart

Head on over to Zibbet & either sell or buy..

either way it’s a MUST see site..

a  -Jess

My Participation for Pink Moss {In My Daughter’s Eyes}

I came across this on BlogFrog..

The author of Pink Moss, Janae writes “

“O.K.

Thoughts have been swooshing through my head as I try and figure out exactly how I want my project to work. I decided to have the paragraphs written in the form of a letter to yourself as a twelve year old girl. I want you to think about the advice you would have given yourself to find happiness and real beauty. Go ahead and warn yourselves of the possible pitfalls that may have helped you. I want these letters to be an uplifting, real, and I'm sure they will sometimes be funny or emotional. They will be as different as the women who write them, so don't worry if you are doing it "wrong". There isn't a wrong!

So here are the directions:

1. Write a letter to yourself that you wish you could have read when you were 12 years old. Give yourself advice on how to feel happy and beautiful as you start going through the normal changes we all go through in adolescents, teenage years, marriage, mothering into grand mothering..or never having children of your own. Whatever the case may be.

2. Get a portrait picture of yourself OR with your kids/family/mother....whatever.

I may turn these all black and white, I am not sure yet.

3. Go to the tab on top of my blog labeled "Send me a Note" to send me your letter and picture. Include your email address so we can stay in touch with updates on the new website. Add a link to your blog for me to share so you get credit for being YOU.

4. Post the letter on your blog (if you have one), and link it back to my site. You can use my "Pink Moss" button on my right side bar or just link it to THIS asking other women to participate. I have a "In my daughter's Eyes Project" picture on the right hand side of my blog that will also link people to the information.

I am so excited about the response already, I can hardly stand it! I was worried at first that nobody would be interested, but I can see now after not even a full 24 hours that this is something people need and want to read about. THANK YOU for helping me make women feel just a little bit better about themselves, one letter at a time!”

I am participating & will post the results on here after I have it finished..

you should participate..click {here}

You are also more than welcome to post the results here on my blog {don’t forget to post on pink-moss) so she can include you..

-Jess

Diaper Clutch {Tutorial}

Vanilla Joy has a great tutorial for a diaper clutch that you can access {here}..

Supplies

• 1/3 yard each of 2 coordinating fabrics (if either of the prints is directional, you’ll need 5/8 and you’ll have tons of fabric left over. Non-directional fabric is best for this project.)
• 1″ wide velcro
• rotary mat, ruler, and cutter

hope you enjoy it..

Head on over

#Jessi

Free crochet heart pattern..

I was searching the internet for crochet patterns & found this..

Pattern for Crocheted Heart uploaded via flickr by Made By BeaG..

From The website->

“You’ll need:

- yarn (any yarn will do, in this example I used a 100% acrylic yarn)

- crochet hook (size that matches your yarn)

- a little stuffing material

Stitches:

Ch = US chain stitch (Dutch: losse)

SC = US single crochet (UK: double crochet, Dutch: vaste)

Heart (make two):

SC in rows. Always make a Ch to turn (not mentioned in the pattern).

- 1 Ch, turn (yes, that means 2 Ch)

- 2 SC in first stitch, 1 SC, (= 3 stitches), turn

- 2 SC in first stitch, 2 SC (= 4 stitches), turn

- 2 SC in first stitch, 3 SC (= 5 stitches), turn

continue SC in rows (increase 1 SC in the first stitch of every row) untill you have 20 stitches, turn

first round part of the heart:

- 10 SC, turn

- SC, crochet the first two stitches (1,2) and the last two stitches (9,10) together (= 8 stitches)

- SC, crochet the first two stitches (1,2) and the last two stitches (7,8) together (= 6 stitches)

- SC, crochet the first two stitches (1,2) and the last two stitches (5,6) together (= 4 stitches)

- SC, crochet the first two stitches (1,2) and the last two stitches (3,4) together (= 2 stitches)

fasten off

second round part of the heart:

- re-attach in the 11th stitch of the 20 stitches row (right next to the first round part)

- 10 SC, turn

- continue like first round part

- weave in all ends

Crochet both hearts together in SC. Leave a small opening in one of the straight sides.

Lightly stuff the heart. Close the opening by crocheting more SC.

Weave in ends.

Have fun!

PS: feel free to use this pattern any way you like.

Commercial use is fine with me too, as long as you don't present it as your own design.”

Pasted from <here>

so have fun..

& share your projects with me & BeaG

HDI

&Jess

Fusing Plastic Bags: Things you need

Fusing Plastic Bags: Things you need
Originally uploaded by SoSheSews

Be a 'greener person" while helping yourself. You can fuse plastic bags into fabric to sew with. You know all those cute snack holders that require vinyl inside? Well guess what...you can use these fused plastic bags & save some money & save those plastic bags from the city dump...
This tutorial is from SoSheSews on Flickr..
come check it out..
-Jess

CraftGossip.com

Who doesn’t love art, craft, & food? I know I do, and that’s why one of my favorite websites is Craft Gossip.

It is a site that rounds up all the tutorials all over the internet all in one place for you to view..

They have many different categories..

*Bath & Body

which my favorite tutorials are..

Soap Making Demo at The HodgePodgery

HodgePodgery’s Site..

*Craft Shows & Events

*Crochet

-EASY SCHMEASY FOR MOTHER’S DAY

-Crochet Bath Puff

*Edible Crafts

My Favs..#

-D.I.Y Ice Cream Sandwich.

-Favor Bags

*Felting

*MOO Mini Card holder in 3 minutes

*30 minutes to a recycled felted sweater bag

*Glass Art

-how to make a round bead…#

-MZ Glass Twisty Beads

*Indie Crafts

Original Print

-roses from maple leaves

The many amazing things you can do with Japanese Washi Tape

*Jewelry Making

-Soda Can Jewels

*Cut and Paste Pendants

*Knitting

-Tattoo A Bag For Mom!

-New Yarns and Free Patterns From Nashua Handknits.

*Lesson Plans

-Magnet Craft

-Water color cards

-Encourage learning @ an early age

*Needlework

-Inspiration: Inspireco (Shadowbox)

-Inspiration: Alma Stoller

*Polymer Clay

Churchill Crazy Love Square Earrings

“Embroidered” Clay

*Quilting

*Recycled Crafts

-How to recycle a juice carton into a cute gift box

*Scrapbooking

Freebie: Circle Stickers and Word Strips

-Freebie: Mother’s Day Word Art

*Sewing

-: Jean Repair blog is all about denim

-Sew exfoliating salt scrub pouches

-Tutorial: Day of the Dead tote bag

*Stamping

Freebie: Digital Baby Stamps

New Product: Clay Squishers for Stamping with Clay

So- have fun with the site & get the community you want with CraftGossip. Have fun…

          A   -Jessi

All About the Egg.

Yes. You heard right. Egg. As in humpty dumpty..

The egg is an amazing ingredient & I would love to tell you all about it D

The egg is an amazing & magic ingredient. It helps to form some of the most perfect and delicious recipes. Have you ever noticed that you can whip up just about anything as long as you have an egg? The egg is actually the artist behind it all.

Once you have mastered the techniques to making an egg, you’ll find it to be easy as well as fun. The egg to a cook is like a paintbrush to an artist, both create masterpieces. The egg allows beautifulness and texture into the recipe.

Whichever technique you are using the success key is time & temperature. Eggs should be cooked slowly on low to medium heat until the white sets. If cooking an omelet (which require a higher temp) it should only be for a short time.

Overheating can result in tough, liquid, or rubbery eggs..eww =(

So-refrain from disappointing results by skipping the high heat, which separate the protein and liquid.

With eggs, you don’t have to get all gadget happy. Gadgets such as poachers are nice to have but not necessary to gain the technique that’s called for in the recipe. You can almost always get by without them. There are substitutes you can use to gain the same effect. Eggs are simple, don’t think about it too much and eventually it will be as natural as breathing.

The egg is so much more than hard boiled eggs on Easter. It’s a “can’t do without” ingredient that create many recipes and make beautiful masterpieces possible.

There are two parts to an egg. The white & the yolk. The yolk is the fat & the flavor, as well as body. The white is 2/3 liquid & tons of protein.

Egg whites are whipped because they expand in volume. The yolk (fat) is removed because it keeps the white from foaming.

Knowing how to separate an egg (Isolating the white & yolk from each other) is a must know. When a fresh egg is cracked it will reveal a plump yolk & thick white. The same egg weeks later will reveal to be thin as water…

(More on eggs later…) A Jessi