Erica's Craft & Sewing Center Online Newsletter April-June 2012

19Fun Stuff, Cool Tools,& Nifty NotionsThe Just Charming series of charms andcharm holders is so popular! We haveadded new styles of charms – including acupcake (A15080),a deeply coloredcrazy patch heart(A15939), and apretty patchworkbasket (A15941).These cute charmsare just $5.00 each!Measuring tapesare no longerbasic & boring.Add a bit of funto your sewingbasket with aMetro Zoo TapeMeasure! Thesecute items have a plastic case shaped likean animal's head with cute painted faces.There's a Panda, Pig, Frog and Cat. Pullone ear to measure, push the button onthe back to retract. Useful and fun!A15561 ($2.30 each)We have a sweetassortment of springfigurines available.Whimsical birds andwords of “love” and“family” warm theheart and delight the eye. Live A15700,Laugh A15702 or Love A15701Clover offers a fun and easy way to createa one-of-a-kindbasket. TheirBasket Framescome in threeshapes, smalland large ofeach. Usingyarn, fabricstrips, ribbon orraffia, you simply weave around the frameto make the basket body. A few moretimes around the top, a bit of finishing andyou have a personal decorative and usefulitem! Make a series for yourself or asgreat little gifts. These would make greatEaster baskets! A16066 – A16071 ($6.95for small, $7.95 for large – two in eachpackage)Contributed by Cathy MarkAdditions by Erica:I guess thesecat things justjump out at mefor some reason!Thenewest funCaterwaulingTales fabricincludes panelsand wonderful coordinating fabrics.The BerenstainBears fabricbrought back memories.We read andreread those bookswhen our kids wereyoung, and it’sgreat to see themenjoyed by the parentsand youngsters of today! There arelots of scenes captured in fabric, with dots,butterfly, and sports coordinates.Creative Grids’ Non-Slip Angle Finderhelps you put miteredbinding on almost anyangle of your project. With this tool, youcut binding strips for each side, rather thangoing all the way around with one strip.No bulky corners, and perfect miters,whether inside or outside! A12646 (18.45)A new product I found comes all the wayfrom Australia! Hard to believe I picked