Arte de Shelley

This year (2009) is International Year of Natural Fibers!! (Image from Getty Stock Images )

Arte de Shelley: Find Stitchin' Misfits on Facebook now Join now any become a Misfit DiY r-- our group is all over the world, and so so you give this, or your friends even more exposure, with huge potential and possiblities!! Feel free to contribute ideas and other tips for helping get the word out, ad getting people interested in sharing their creativity and links and interests. This will be a great place to meet people and get contacts! snd exposure. We all want to support and help w/ small business ventures, and keep our local commuinites thriving and vibrant. New input and the vast experience of members should prove to benefit individuals and the group as a whole!! Check it out and spread the word, show your work and share w/ your friends. At some point we could do a book or at aleast a site that will help people share arts and crafts and connect. Sorta/ like Craftster and Raverly for all types of arts and crafts and ideas!! Please be sure to sent your suggestions, through her...

Hi, I'm Shelley "Staysik" on the left, and Jimi Germ is on the right. Arte de Shelleyan arts and crafts blog- including traditional and not-so-traditional arts, postings and art mostly done by me. I will post free patterns, and so check-in often for the newest craft. Feel free to submit your own patterns or how-to tutorials on your crafty creations. I have two online shops, and will continue to spread the word on crafts: another blog, I do with my fiancé Jimi Germasidle, called Germasidle is also interesting and more generally punk-rock music focused, and be sure to vistit my online shops for gifts and handmade creations. I also write online with the bulk of my writing being how-to articles, many of them with lots of resources, links and crafty instructions. I will provide links to great crafting patterns, blogs, websites and books, magazines and online 'zines. I hope to inspire some to begin crafting and to spread the word of the fantastid art and work that is...