My Pinterest Link is Broken

We have all had it happen. You find the perfect project on Pinterest. You eagerly click the link and it is a broken link: either the web page is no longer active or it diverts you to a useless sales site. A friend recently complained that this is common occurrence. A friend of hers had the magical suggestion of www.archive.org! They have the Wayback Machine. It is a internet history machine. They have archived the over 279 BILLION web pages. All that internet history right at your fingerprints. It may not have everything you need but oh the possibilities!…

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Sarah’s Oops Frosting

Sarah’s Oops Frosting

My sister gave me this frosting recipe many years ago thinking it was the Wilton’s frosting recipe. Turns out it isn’t, but it is still delicious! If you want to make the frosting the Wilton’s way the recipe is available on their website. I prefer this method for cookies because I normally make a bunch and the correct recipe calls for meringue powder. Meringue powder can add up cost wise if you’re using 1 TBS per pound of powdered sugar.

-1 cup shortening

-7 TBS water

-1 tsp butter extract

-1 tsp almond extract

-1 tsp vanilla extract

-1 two pound bag of…

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Sugar Cookies

Angela’s Sugar Cookies

 

 

This is my favorite cookie recipe. My mother has always made sugar cookies this way but the recipe is credited to Roy Trowbridge’s wife in…

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Guest Post–Christmas Tree Skirt

Editor’s Note: We are so excited to have guest blogger Margit O. of Colorado Springs back! She has been sewing, quilting and crafting for over 45 years. She brings expertise on hand applique and creating her own designs from blocks and patterns. Thanks for sharing, Margit! If you would like to share your projects, please write your post with step-by-step directions and pictures included and send them to craftsaction@gmail.com. If your submission is selected for publication, we’ll get in touch with you!

We missed Christmas in July, but Jenn and…

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Guest Post–Humbug Bag

Editor’s Note: We are so excited to have a guest blogger! Margit O. of Colorado Springs has been sewing, quilting and crafting for over 45 years. She brings expertise on hand applique and creating her own designs from blocks and patterns. Thanks for sharing, Margit! If you would like to share your projects, please write your post with step-by-step directions and pictures included and send them to craftsaction@gmail.com. If your submission is selected for publication, we’ll get in touch with you!

Hi all!

I’m here again today with an easy bag for this holiday season! The pattern is from

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Pumpkin Table Runner

I picked this pattern up at a quilt show last year in April and I couldn’t wait to make it! Yes, you read that right, LAST YEAR in April. Sometimes, I’m incredibly slow at projects. Nevertheless, I finished this last weekend and I love the way it turned it. The pattern was incredibly easy to read and understand. Shabby Fabrics are some of my favorite patterns; they are perfect for beginners. To purchase yours, click the following link: