What Will Be New In Home Decor 2016

During the cold winter months, do you get the urge to redecorate?

Like me, are you addicted to those amazing home renovation shows on tv?

(I tend to binge watch them on Netflix. lol)

Well, since I've decided to redirect my crafting and business from personal items to original artwork and home decor, I figured I would check out the interior design trends for 2016.

Let's start in the kitchen....

For the kitchen, black stainless steel appliances.  These are from KitchenAid.

Apparently I was ahead of the times, because I have had black appliances for years now.  But unfortunately they are not stainless steel, so every scratch and spill on the cooktop are causing my loved pieces to show their age.  I bet the stainless steel would look better longer.

How do you feel about mismatched cabinets? I found this great article on houzz, you can check out that article here...

And no kitchen is complete without dinnerware...and to my surprise, and complete happiness...the trend for 2016 is handmade ceramic pottery.

And now I can gladly feature a great potter that I know from HandmadeArtist, RiverRockArts.
I love these large blue marble mugs.

According to Corelle (and who knows dinnerware better?) sharp and sleek is the look this year.
And this city block pattern would look great with your black appliance.

That's it for today....what is your favorite design trend?
Be blessed,
Debbi

I've been a very busy girl....

I love creating...I can't just sit and watch tv without a crochet hook in my hand.  I even crocheted a scarf while riding on the back of a motorcycle during a trip.  So I don't have a problem creating, which is good when you have an on-line handmade shop.  But my problem?  I hate doing the item photography, writing descriptions, and coming up with tags.  So I end up with a pile of stuff that all needs to listed, and I do them all at one time.  May not be good for SEO, but it works for this momma.  So, would you like to see?

 Aren't these adorable?  The blue ones are so tiny, for 0-6 months, and the red ones are for 6-12 months.  I found the pattern for these flip flops, and other cutie patotie baby shoes at Two Girl Patterns.  They have so many adorable patterns, it took me days to decide.

I had the vision of this red, white, and blue stretch bracelet in my mind for a while, but I couldn't find the beads in any of my local craft stores, so I needed to order them from Fire Mountain Gems.  While I love that site, I am not at all patient while waiting for supplies. hahaha.

The last of my featured items is this set of 4 eco-friendly kitchen fun for Independence Day.  In this set you get 2 pot scrubbers and 2 hot pads.

 

I still have even more ready for a photo op and listing, so be on the look out for more handmade love in my The Craft Star shop, with some vintage thrown in for fun.

 

Have you created anything new lately???

Get them juices flowing, it will make you feel good. :0)

 

Be blessed,

Debbi



what's new in our shop, and a little to make you smile

Hi everyone.  I haven't been very regular with my posts lately, maybe I need Activia. hahaha.  But I have been busy, with kids, with summer, and with my hook.  During my last vacation I started many projects, and the 3 that I actually completed I recently listed in my Handmade Artists shop.  I found a really nice pattern for dish cloths from Charlotte Richardson on Tangledyarns.

This pattern is titled "Nubby Dishcloth", and I really like how the stitch makes the surface bumpy and ready for scrubbing.  Plus this color yarn, "Candy" is my favorite.  If the color looks familiar, it's because I talked about it a few months ago when I was weaving my first project (a belt) with the loom Hubby built for me. 



These dish cloths come in a set of 4, and are wonderfully oversized.  I made them 9" x 9.5" so there is more cloth to wash with, and thereby making that chore go faster.  That make sense to me, hahaha.  Once I used my candy yarn, I had to stop and get more, so this next set is "Summer Splash".  You get 2 cloths with the colored yarn, and 2 cloths with ecru, and all have contrasting yet matching trim.

This last set is perfect to get you in the mood for fall.  Created with Sage Green and Country Red, I used a beautifully speckled Ecru yarn to tie them all together.  I will definitely be making more of these for myself, and for gifts.  You can find these dish cloths, and our other home decor items in our shop at Handmadeartists.com.  And while you're there, be sure to check out the other amazing talent there.  If you're an artist looking for a site to sell, we got you covered too. :-)

Now, just because I haven't shared Owen lately, here he is to entertain you.

Be blessed,

Debbi