If you've known me for awhile you know that I have a LOT of websites and blogs so starting another website and blog might sound a little crazy to you.
Well, it is and it isn't.
You see I've been mulling something over in my head for close to a year now. It has to do with being a small business crafter online and has to do with my experiences with that and with my experiences trying to find everything I need in one place.
There's just SO MUCH that you need for your websites and blogs and just SO MANY places to look. I wanted to make that a little easier, especially when it concerns e-products.
So, I thought that an EVERYTHING E-DIRECTORY to be "YOUR ONE SOURCE FOR EVERYTHING E FOR CRAFTS" would be a perfect solution for small business artists and crafters and e-hobbyists alike. Everything in one place.
Whether you’re looking for E-Patterns, E-Books, E-Tutorials, E-Pictorials, E-Classes, E-Printables, Graphics, Video’s, Podcasts, Blogs, E-Zines, E-Tailers, E-Stores, E-Directories, E-Communities, Handmade Crafts Websites, Crafts Suppliers, Crafting Plugboards, Website Hosting, Picture Hosting, Crafting Topsites, Crafting Twitters and FACEBOOK Crafters, E-Products Classifieds, E-Products Specials, Free Craft E-Products and more we are your one source for EVERYTHING E for your crafting needs.
One place to list all your websites and blogs - even your products. Something suitable and affordable for the newest of small business crafters to the more experienced artist and crafter.
You can list your websites, blogs, and even single products, and you can have your website, blog, even single products as featured advertising. We've got lots of options and lots of possibilities. And, of course, plenty of "freebies."
And, like I do with everything, I have an EVERYTHING E FOR CRAFTS E-DIRECTORY BLOG to support the Everything E-Directory. All our listings members and 12 month featured advertisers will have links back to their websites, blogs, and/or products on the sidebar of the blog. And, we'll have monthly posting for our listing members and 12 month featured advertisers "Latest News", "Contest" and "Specials." And, whenever anyone lists their website. blog, or product or advertises their website, blog, or product we'll post about it during that month. It's a win-win for small business crafters and more experienced crafters alike.
Listing in the Everything E-Directory is easy to do and is very affordable. The Everything E-Directory listings are paid on an annual basis and run for 12 consecutive months. Your listing contains a clickable 125x125 button banner for your website and/or blog, or clickable 125x125 product picture on the applicable e-directory category page. It also contains a clickable text link back to your website, blog, or product page as well as a short website, blog, or product description on the applicable e-directory category page. Additional applicable e-directory category pages may be chosen for additional fees.
Advertising in the Everything E-Directory and/or Everything E For Crafts E-Directory Blog is also easy to do and is very affordable. For the featured advertising we offer you a choice of either a button banner or product picture on the applicable section of the HOME page of the Everything E-Directory, top of the applicable Everything E-Directory category page, top of the Everything E For Crafts E-Directory Blog, or sidebar of the Everything E For Crafts E-Directory Blog. We also offer affordable “Classified” listing in monthly posts on our Everything E For Crafts E-Directory Blog.
For the button banner advertising or product picture you can choose 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, or one year of sequential advertising. The prices for months 3 through 12 reflect a discount for placing sequential ads. The longer sequential period of time you advertise the less you pay per advertisement. Featured advertising button banners and/or product pictures run for the length of your sequential advertising period and needs to be 150x150 in size.
We are a family-friendly website and do not allow websites, blogs, banners, or product pictures that are not family-friendly.
I hope you'll agree that this was a great idea. If you'd like to visit our Everything E-Directory please CLICK HERE.
If you'd like more information on listing in our Everything E-Directory please CLICK HERE.
If you'd like more information on featured advertising in our Everything E-Directory and Everything E For Crafts E-Directory Blog please CLICK HERE.
I hope you decide to join us.
I just love families that teach their children how to craft and who instill a love of crafts in their children. I also love families that turn their love of crafts and/or their passion, which in this case is recycling vintage items, into a family owned and operated business.
They run the Vintage Fabric Market, which is a brick and mortar family owned and operated store in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, UK. They also have a 
Sometimes you meet other people that you take an instant liking to. People that you can relate to and who seem to share your interests. Then you discover upon reading through their blog that you are very alike indeed.
Such is the case with Sue McFadden who is an astonishing cloth and felt doll maker. Her creations are beautiful works of art, each with their own distinctive personality - their own heart and soul. Each doll speaks to you in their own unique way and conveys Sue's feelings on life.
And, suffice to say they were some of the most extraordinary dolls I'd ever seen. That is, until I saw picture's of Sue's felt dolls. Her dolls take my breath away in the same manner as the dolls I had seen so many, many, many years ago. Seeing Sue's dolls reminded me of my feelings of astonishment at the creative process that I'd felt so long ago.
I hope you enjoy Sue's interview and are as amazed at the pictures of her creations as I was. The pictures of her dolls are just breath taking. I can only imagine how incredible the dolls are to see in real life.
Pottery, just the making of it. I actually collect it! Being an Art Education major years ago and then teaching we had to do it all! It gave me a great appreciation for all art/craft forms and the artist that bring their creations/visions to life.
In 2007. I created for twofold reasons. To reach family and friends and to give an inside glimpse into my doll making process. I think it humanizes your art by sharing your life. Only you can create what you do.
I've been making dolls a long time (since 1981) but there is always something new to learn. My creations are a reflection of how I see the world and feel about it. I always try to give 110%! I try to convey magic, beauty and mystery. Actually to me a lot of my creations are a mystery! I'm just the medium!
I just love it when I learn something new about crafting and today I learned three new things. They have to do with paper crafting creations and scrapbooking. I learned what SVG is, what Cricut is, and what "Sure Cuts A Lot" is. Do you know what they are?
Now that you know what they are you still might be wondering what they are used for.
I'd like to think I'm a forward thinking and imaginative crafter, but I for one never saw the paper creation explosion and all the creative possibilities there were for paper. The volume of creations and the variety of paper creations is simply amazing. An explosion is putting it mildly.
However, if I want to learn how to create some amazing altered art projects, two and three dimensional paper creations, and wonderful scrapbooks Kathleen would be the artist and crafter to turn to.
Kathleen and her sister, Rebecca, both contribute to the 
There is a lot of truth to the statement that, "It's A Small World!"
I just love reading Lisa's 
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Lisa is a talented woman who doesn't just love her life - she lets it explode in everything and anything she does. You can tell from her writings, her creations, her stitcheries, and her pictures that she just loves her family, her business, and her creations.
I first made some little bee buttons and farm animals, all hand cut on a scroll saw, but we quickly decided that to keep up with demand and to keep all my hubby's fingers attached we would need to purchase a laser machine. I have working stitcheries for a number of years and my first "own" design was a little garden with three of my birdhouse buttons on it.
My main focus is hand painted timber buttons and embellishments, we have everything from soft and pretty rose buttons, to a Noah's Ark parade of animals, to bright and funky flowers, garden items, cupcakes and baby bottles. All buttons are my own designs and are completely hand painted by me in my little workshop.
I also design stitcheries, both simple designs to frame and larger quilt style designs.
In my buttons, the last button I designed is always my favourite, until I get a new idea. I really love my nativity buttons. There is Mary, Joseph and baby, three wise kids, shepherd and his sheep and a camel and donkey. They are so cute and unlike anything I've ever seen elsewhere.
The other thing I am really proud of is our Xantha Maree section. Xantha was a little baby born with EB, or Butterfly skin. She spent her whole two months of life wrapped in silk cloth to minimise rubbing and was in constant pain from blisters and sores which formed where ever she was touched. Her parents have established a Foundation in her honour to raise much needed funds to support other families facing this cruel disease. We have set up a Butterflies for Xantha Page, and have butterfly buttons and stitchery designs from a number of artists and ALL sales go to the foundation (we are donating all materials etc so they get the full amount). 
I have been a WAHM for twenty years. I have always loved to create crafts and decorate my home. Every thing I make is made from my heart and if I don’t like the way my projects turn out I will start all over again.
Like many of us Debbie of Willowtree Treasures is a self-taught crafter who has been crafting for over 31 years and like many of us she found a calling in creating "primitive dolls, ornies, make-do's, and animals." And, once the "calling" found her - well, you can see from the results that it was a match made in heaven.
My first creation that lead me into the primitive world was using a pattern from Plumtickled of a rabbit and her "goodies." I found it to be very challenging and required a lot of painting but I fell in love with the process and enjoyed seeing something that, at first was just material, turn into something that almost has a spirit and soul. I found the different primming processes to be an amazing process too. Something that looked new and changing it to something from the past became a favorite past time of mine! This first pattern allowed me to show off some of my drawing skills as well and seemed be a good fit for me although sewing in a straight line was to take awhile longer! LOL
I now create primitive dolls, hang tags, primitive pins, door/wall hangers, make-dos, and pincushions. I have had a hard time sticking with one "style" of creative outlet. If there is something that I love, whether it is a vintage, primitive, extreme primitive, or somewhere in between creation, I will be tempted to give it a try! I do enjoy making vintage hang tags and love to make lamps, and some dolls that have a vintage influences. My love for art embraces many types and styles and it shows in the work that I create.
My favorite creation has been Annie and Clairabelle the cow doll,( a pattern from Imseeingraggedies.) I feel this pattern had a lot of new techniques that I've never seen, or done before, and found it very exciting seeing a process that I wasn't completely familiar with I was able to carry out and have a very nice looking finished project! Every step of this pattern I felt was a challenge and couldn't wait to see the next steps completed until the final creation had been completed.
I would have to say a pattern of a Halloween cat with eyelids and a pumpkin on a stick. This was a pattern from Moonchild's Primitives . I would have to say this pattern I found to be very challenging . I am glad, however, I finished it and I truly liked the end result! Again, there were a number of techniques that I've never done before and had to teach myself a lot of the techniques I used such as making the tail. I've never made a tail that was designed like this one but I think it turned out pretty well. I would never say that I was sorry for getting though a pattern that I didn't find all that easy. I would have to say every pattern like this, that I have struggled with, I have in turn learned a lot in the process about my craft and have gained confidence and maturity in my work by doing so!
With my sewing I would love to learn how to make round headed dolls and learn to make realistic eyes with the use of artist pencils. For other crafts I would love to learn how to to make wooden signs, how to make silicone bulbs, how to paint realistic flowers and/or gingers, how to arrange flowers or any crafts that are related to these new craft ideas such as wreaths. Also learning how to use clay would be an interesting medium.
I can't really say there isn't anything craft out there that I couldn't learn to see it's worth as art or couldn't get used to. I think there is room for anything as an art and am very open minded when it comes to something I've never seen before or couldn't see as being art- worthy with a little stretch of the imagination.
The URL of my blog is: 
I started my blog as I started my shop in Etsy. In the beginning I was a part of Ebay group called, Olde Primitive Sister's Group, and a Ebay based website with a group from there called, "Olde Primitive Sister's Marketplace" ...and just opened my Etsy shop. I needed something to bridge all of my businesses together and I felt this was a good answer to have a one stop place to get information on all of my locations. I now am engaged with my Etsy shop only and belong to a wonderful group of artists that do primitive to shabby chic works of art! This was a great way to see how Etsy worked and learn the do's and don'ts of a forum I wasn't all that familiar with. You can find this Etsy group, Olde Farmhouse Gathering, by putting the Initials of this group in your search and all the artist's works can be seen. A Primitive Gathering of Sisters is the new group I have joined from Ebay and was a lot of the same members from my old group OPSG. We rejoined each other and started a new group after going our separate ways for a time.This wonderful group of artists can be found by putting APGS in your Ebay search.
When I first started I had a lot of posts about myself and were very deep. You can see the person I am by reading these starting posts! I also write about my Ebay groups I have been a part of and my Etsy groups. I since have greatly lightened up my topics and basically talk about the new items I have available, any sales going on and any "celebrations" I will be taking part in with my groups and the dates to be looking for them. I still write about anything having to do with my family, groups and everyday issues... and put in an occasional recipe or too also. I have been known to throw in what is happening in my life and tell my customers of great shops to visit in Etsy that show great service and products. Of course I share my thoughts and goals I am setting for myself to grow as a person and as an artist.
That I work very hard on anything I create and a part of me goes into every piece of work I engage in! I am a very honest person and do the best quality work that I can!
I make mostly primitive items ...but as I have said...my artistic tastes embrace many more styles than just primitive. In my shop you'll see extreme primitive, primitive, primitive with vintage appeal, vintage to even some altered art and possibly shabby chic. I like choices and I do like to give my customers choices so you'll see mostly primitive with a flavor of other styles mixed in. I have available many more things than just dolls. I have included now, make-dos, pincushions, pins, lamps, shelf sitters, door hangers/wall hangers, bowl fillers/ornies and hang tags. I have done a number of my own creation dolls and you can see them in some that are in my shop right now, I have also have taken special requests and worked closely with my customers to create something to their liking , so although I am a pattern user, I have also created my own works and have been successful with that!
