This week we are featuring a wonderful blog written by our very own Pattern and Project Creator Jennifer. She is the awesome person that creates every single project sheet that you see :-) So let's all give her a big warm Cousin Family welcome!

I love making beaded bookmarkers for friends and family, and I especially like to personalize them for the person or occasion. If you’re already giving a book as a gift then why not make it even more special with a handmade book marker?

A beaded bookmarker is simple to make and they’re a great way to ...

Summer is practically here and it’s time to lighten up. We’re talking about your wardrobe of course, and this season the colors are brighter than the sun! From magenta to fluorescent pink and seafoam to electric blue: the brighter the better. You may want to put on your sunglasses; neon has blanketed nearly every runway and is being used in more creative (and thankfully) tasteful ways. What’s being declared as the hottest color of the season you may ask? Acid green/yellow has topped the list. Although that may be cringe inducing for some who prefer more traditional looks, stylists have ...

With summer approaching and the beach already beckoning, the search for that perfect pair of sandals is beginning all over for many of us. So when one of our office personnel came up with the fantastic idea of utilizing bases from our new Snap in Style program to create custom feet ware, we just HAD to try it out for a blog! In the end we found that with just 2 Snap in Style bases and a $7.87 pair of sandals, which are both available at Walmart, you can have your very own pair of ultra customizable fashion ...

Finding that awesome Shrinky Dink tutorial last week and with Mother’s Day just around the corner, we were inspired to try a Shrinky Dink project of our own! You can find the original blog article that inspired this one here.

Things you will need:

1 pkg of Shrinky Dink for Ink Jet printers (found at Michaels)

1 pkg 34722030 – Brown and pink crystal and pearl mix

2 pkg 34708459 – Brown mixed charm cluster

1 pkg 34712003 – Antique Gold Starter Pack

1 pkg 34718030 – Dented Antique Gold Chain

To begin the bracelet you must first ...

With Spring & Summer 2012 most definitely upon us (at least here in Florida, no thanks to Punxsutawney Phil), the flowers are blooming and everyone is running for bathing suits, floppy hats, sandals AND accessories of course! This season the jewelry trends are shifting slightly to include some of our favorite fashion accessories. You’ll see lots of feathers sticking around for at least the spring and now chains & fringe are making a comeback too! Since these fashion accessories can make or break your spring and summer sales and wardrobe, we’ll do a little review to try to help ...