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• Crocheted Nativity
  on Nov 13, 2015 in Season 18 Season 18 Tutorials Tutorials 5 Little Monsters Crochet Nativity Tutorial
  What a whirlwind season it’s been. I have to admit to being sad to see it coming to a close. In this week’s final challenge, you selected Erica’s amazing crocheted nativity set as the winning project. This is Erica’s fourth wi...
• Season 18 Winner!
  on Nov 12, 2015 in Results Season 18 Wild Card
  Wow. We’ve powered through another So You Think You’re Crafty Season together and with more than 2000 votes, we’ve got a Season 18 winner! Wild Card Challenge Results Crafter Reveal Project #1 Paper Cone + Pine Cone Wreath – H...
• Wild Card Challenge Season 18 Finale
  on Nov 9, 2015 in Challenges Challenge Finale Season 18 Wild Card
  This season has simply flown by and it’s now time for our Season 18 Finale. As in the past, this round is the Wild Card Challenge. Our two crafters – Erica and Holly – are sharing a project of their choice. This week you will be ab...
• Crocheted Advent Calendar
  on Nov 6, 2015 in Season 18 Season 18 Tutorials SYTYC Tutorials 5 Little Monsters Advent Christmas Crochet Handmade Gifts
  Handmade gift week is one of my favorite weeks of the entire year. All of our challengers entered fantastic projects and we share a load of fun semi-handmade gift ideas.  This week’s winner was Erica, with her Crocheted Advent Calendar. This i...
• Handmade Gifts Challenge Season 18 Week 6
  on Nov 5, 2015 in Results Season 18 SYTYC Handmade Gifts
  Well hello, welcome to our handmade gifts challenge reveal! First things first, congratulations to Debbie who won our $50 World Market gift card. Yay! Thanks for entering. Handmade Gift Challenge Results Crafter Reveal Project #1 Crocheted Stocking A...
• Semihandmade Christmas Gifts
  on Nov 4, 2015 in Season 18 Season 18 Tutorials SYTYC Tutorials Christmas Handmade Gifts Semihandmade
  This week our crafters are competing in a handmade gift challenge. The entries are amazing and I wish I could complete them myself. Having said that, sometimes what works best around here is a semihandmade gift… These gifts are perfect for busy...
• Meet Virginia From Fynes Designs
  on Nov 3, 2015 in Crafter Interview Meet the Crafters Season 18 Fynes Designs Meet the Crafter
  A country girl to the core, Virginia lives in rural NS Canada with her husband and two children. She thrives on adding a splash of color to just about anything and works to be creative every day. Virginia has degrees in Animal Science and Interior De...
• Handmade Gifts | Season 18, Week Six
  on Nov 2, 2015 in Challenges Season 18 Season 18 Challenge Challenge Handmade Gifts
  Welcome back to another exciting challenge on So You Think You’re Crafty. It’s the last week before our final round, when our two finalists will go head to head. This week our craters have done their level best to come up with a great han...
• DIY Mickey and Minnie Mouse Pillows
  on Oct 30, 2015 in Season 18 Season 18 Tutorials Tutorials Disney Disney Inspired
  Thank you so much for joining us this week for our Disney Inspired challenge. We’ve had fun sharing a bevy of Disney crafts with you. More than 3,000 of you weighed in and selected Erica’s awesome DIY Mickey and Minnie Mouse pillows.  Ro...
• Disney Inspired Challenge Results Season 18 Week 5
  on Oct 29, 2015 in Results Season 18 SYTYC Disney Disney Inspired
  It’s time for our Disney-inspired reveal. Once again there were more than 3000 votes in our weekly challenge. Thank you so much to all those of you who voted! Disney Inspired Results Crafter Reveal Project #1 Jasmine’s Cave of Wonders ...
• 15 Mickey and Minnie Mouse Inspired Disney Crafts
  on Oct 28, 2015 in Season 18 Season 18 Tutorials SYTYC Tutorials Disney Disney Inspired Mickey Mouse Minnie Mouse
  This post contains affiliate links. Planning a trip to Disney is no joke. Travel, hotel, tickets, to say nothing of all the information what order to ride in, where to eat, what time to eat…I leave all of the dirty detailed work to my friends a...
• Meet Katie From The Crafty Blog Stalker
  on Oct 27, 2015 in Crafter Interview Meet the Crafters Season 18 SYTYC Meet the Crafter The Crafty Blog Stalker
  Meet Katie Katie has been married to her high school sweetheart for 17 years. Together they have four children. She comes from a very crafty, do-it-yourself type of family and has been creating really ever since she can remember. The Crafty Blog Sta...
• Inspired by Disney Season 18 Week 5
  on Oct 26, 2015 in Season 18 Season 18 Challenge SYTYC Challenge Disney Inspired by Disney
  One of the most popular challenge topics in the So You Think You’re Crafty catalog is Inspired by Disney. This week our four remaining crafters have come up with amazing projects designed to celebrate the happiest place on Earth. Enjoy! Project...
• DIY Burned Cork Trivets
  on Oct 23, 2015 in Season 18 Season 18 Tutorials Tutorials Cork In the Kitchen Ribbons and Glue Trivets
  This week the competition for our “In the Kitchen” challenge was stiff, but Holly pulled through as our first place winner with her awesome DIY burned cork trivets! Holly used a wood burning tool to decorate these cork trivets. Didn’...
• In the Kitchen Challenge Season 18 Week 4 Results
  on Oct 22, 2015 in Results Season 18 In the Kitchen
  Congratulations this week’s at home winner, Amy. She wins a Target gift card! Man, I don’t know about you guys, but it was so hard for me to pick a favorite in our In the Kitchen Challenge this week. Each one of our crafters are giving it...
• DIY Paper Bow
  on Dec 9, 2013 in Tutorials Christmas Paper Paper Craft
  It’s not the gift, but the thought that counts. Right? It’s cliche, but I tend to think that the answer is yes. Some of the things that mean the most to me are gifts given from the heart. It’s probably because I enjoy RECEIVING thos...
• Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup Recipe
  on Dec 3, 2013 in Recipe Crock Pot Slow Cooker
  About a month ago, my sweet friend Janine let me know that she was on a quest to discover the best of the best Crock Pot recipes and I was fortunate enough to share a favorite slow cooker recipe on her site a couple of weeks ago. Maybe you caught it...
• Interview: Stitched by Crystal
  on Nov 20, 2013 in Meet the Crafters SYTYC Interviews Sitched by Crystal
  I’ve aged. It’s sad, but true. Though I like to pretend like I am a 20-something, I am a 30-something. What does that have to do with today’s interview? Lately I have met some very young bloggers who are so impressive that I just si...
• Classic Holiday Movie Giveaway
  on Nov 18, 2013 in Giveaways & Reviews SYTYC giveaway Movie
  “Someone” around here enforces a strict no Christmas before Thanksgiving rule, but I am already singing about Jingle Bells and Rudolph in my head. Give me one more week and I will be pulling out the tree, whipping up a little peppermint h...
• Upcycled Kids Art Station
  on Nov 13, 2013 in Tutorials Stitched by Crystal Tutorial Upcycle
  Each season, we have at least one contestant that consistently produces great work, places in the top three each week and wins a number of challenged along the way. This season Crystal, from Stitched by Crystal, definitely earned that spot.   To...