Latest From Crafty Bloggers

A wide variety of craftiness is represented in the Crafty Bloggers links this week. If you have a favorite crafty blog or website, be sure to share it with us using the Comments section below.

Crafty Bloggers this week:

• Craftside - This week at Craftside brings you a beaded and sequined Christmas tree ornament, a rockin' sweepstakes where you can enter to win a signed Fender Squire Stratocaster, a book mark gift card and a peek into a Creative Entrepreneur workshop and a way-cool design that was contributed by Carol Parks.
• Crafty Princess Diaries - Pull yourself off the PC once in a while (after you read this post), and grab some craft time for yourself.
• Layers Upon Layers - Come meet Ellwood T Risk, contemporary collage artist with a political slant.
• Sweater Surgery - Check out the Creature Comforts charity sewing event Stephanie Girard went to at the Santa Monica Museum of Art.
• The Impatient Crafter - There's a free holiday themed project every week until Christmas at The Impatient Crafter™! This week it's a jaunty snowman ornapendant that both you and your tree can wear.
• About.com Family Crafts - It is easy to plan ahead and get a jump on making that perfect holiday gift for everyone you know! This collection of books contains something for everyone.
• Aileen's Musings - Let the voting begin! Aileen invites you to come vote for your favorite Art Muse doll and help choose the winning dolls!
• Cathie Filian - Thanksgiving is just around the corner…swing by Cathie’s blog for recipes, crafts and entertaining tips – plus, a recipe for a pumpkin pietini.
• Cross Stitch at About.com - Use a child's drawing for a pattern or give them some graph paper and have them design their own!