Weekend Favorites

Ah, Friday. I will be happy when this day is over, and it is just the glorious weekend ahead. I could use some relaxing time! How about you?

As is the custom here on Fridays, I now present some handy dandy links to keep you entertained!

Flickr

My favorite Flickr photos of the week, taken by other people:

1. Beach, 2. Untitled, 3. Collar flor turquesa-naranja, 4. Vintage button rings. Donating these to the annual retreat held by Birthmom Buds. Birthmom Buds is an organization that supports birth mothers & pregnant women considering adoption., 5. locally grown, 6. P40B, 7. CREACIONES DE INSPIRACION MARINA, 8. A corner from our garden, 9. pillows preview

Pinterest

What are people pinning from Polka Dot Cottage this week? These are the top four most repinned posts. Click on the images if you missed them the first time around!

Links

Polymer Clay

• The crafty DIY side of polymer clay via Henry Happened
• The rings are made of polymer and so is the ingenious box Fabiola Perez Ajates displays them in.
• Textured polymer clay pendant by e-bu Jewelry
• Make your own custom stamps from polymer clay, from Kathy Canuel via Polymer Clay Central

Fabric

• Felt flower sachets from The Purl Bee
• Make a throw rug with old tee shirts and a hula hoop (I kid you not) via @spoonful_com
• Running stitch scarf from The Purl Bee
• Reupholstered stool from Lotta Jansdotter

Yarn

• Updates on Sew I See!’s “Be of Good Cheer” Samplerghan.
• I think the Russian Join is probably one of the most useful yarn-related techniques out there. via New Stitch a Day
• Take a CraftArtEdu class with Cheryl Potter and learn to tell a story with color
• Knit toddler socks from The Purl Bee

Other Crafts

• Morse code bracelets from Final Problem
• Wine cork button stamp tutorial from The Zen of Making
• I love this polka dot closet by The Little House That Could
• Painted Doctor Who TARDIS keys tutorial from The Zen of Making

Crafty Business

• It’s Teaching Amigurumi Week at Fresh Stitches
• Words of crafty business wisdom from Tara Swiger: “You don’t always need to GROW.”
• On CraftyPod, guest poster Abby Glassenberg asks: what if you got on the phone with your blog readers?

That’s it for me! Enjoy your weekend 🙂