Friday, October 2, 2009

Art Clay Silver Starter Kit - Best Christmas present for moms who make her own jewelry

Nothing makes a greater Christmas present than the Art Clay Silver Starter Kit for moms who love to make her own jewelry, but wish to expand her creations beyond using beads and pearls and crystals.



Jewelry making is one of the hottest crafts among moms. Whether moms make jewelry for her own, as gifts to friends, or to sell them in the craft market, handmade jewelry is always something that people treasure. That's why moms totally enjoy in the the process of jewelry making.

While moms may be familiar or even an expert in handmade jewelry using the regular mediums such as glass beads, acrylic beads, crystals, pearls and seed beads, she may like to get her skills up another level by making metal jewelry. Making her own silver jewelry now is possible with Art Clay Silver Starter Kit!

No, it's not just any clay, not polymer clay, not plasticine. :) Art Silver Clay is made up of 99.9% silver! Imagine the stuffs that moms can create out of this metal clay starter kit - silver pendants, earrings, buttons, disc beads, round beads.... she can literally shape the clay into any thing she desires that will become part of her handmade jewelry. May be next Christmas she can make her own jewelry for herself and as Christmas presents for everyone!

Read more about the Art Clay Silver Start Kit here.

Chrismtas gift idea for moms who love sewing

Does your mom sew the curtains, table cloths and quilts at home? Does she make you nice dresses and costumes? Or does she mend the gowns of your Barbie dolls, or perhaps make that little cute shirt for your puppy?

If your mom sews a lot, why not make her job easier and more fun with this powerful Brother CS6000i 60-stitch computerized free-arm multiple stitch function sewing machine?


The Brother Cs6000i computerized sewing machine has a dozen of great features. One of the highlighted features is the 60 built-in stitches, which include utility stitches for mending and garment construction, decorative stitches, heirloom stitches, and quilting stitches, as well as seven styles of one-step auto-sizing buttonholes. You may not know what all these means, but moms who sew a lot will understand how this feature will make her sewing tasks so much more easier. :)

Read more about this 60-stitch computerized sewing machine here.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

A wonderful Christmas gift idea for busy moms - a netbook!

While this doesn't belong to the craft supplies category, but it definitely is something busy craft moms will appreciate a lot as a Christmas gift!


The Asus Eee PC 1005HA netbook is one of the lightest and thinnest netbooks in the market. It is most suitable for those who are always on the go, but need to have a laptop sticking around to get work done. It is the ideal mini laptop for ladies especially.

Crafty moms tend to take lots of photos of her creations, whether it's a scrapbook, a piece of jewelry, a dress she made for her little girl, etc, she needs to keep the digital copies of the photos. She may also be using some software to design her stuffs.The Asus Eee PC 1005HA netbook is the right one for her, because:

1. The netbook is extremely portable - it is light (2.8 lbs) and smaller than the regular laptops of course (10.1 inch); moms can upload and edit her photos even when she is out of the house, perhaps while waiting for her kids to finish school.

2. Long battery life netbook - Moms can let the netbook run for up to 10.5 hours under optimal setting - without having to connect to a power supply! Again, a very useful feature when moms are using the netbook away from home.

3. Built-inWi-Fi and webcam - Moms can surf the internet and video chat with her craft groups anywhere, anytime, as long as there is wireless connectivity.

4. Sleek and sophisticated design inspired by seashells - Moms today can be cool, too. ;)

Seriously, the Asus Eee PC 1005HA netbook is the best netbook for ladies so far. The cost - less than $400!

You can read more about Asus Eee PC 1005HA netbook here.

QuicKutz Silhouette-1 Digital Craft Cutter


This is another wonderful machine to create beautiful die-cut silhouette patterns.

With a QuicKutz Silhouette-1 Digital Craft Cutter at home, crafty moms will be able to create lots and lots of embellishments for her paper craft projects, or even helping out her kids with their school craft projects!

See how beautiful this silhouette flower shape is, made with the Quickutz digital craft cutter.



The Quickutz silhouette digital cutter can be used to cut a variety of materials including patterned paper, iron-on transfer paper, vinyl, magnetic paper, cardstock, wood paper, vellum, and sticker paper. While the cutter comes already pre-loaded with 50 shapes, mom can log onto her account with the Silhouette software to download even more shapes as and when she wants. In order to do this, the silhouette cutter need to be linked to a computer and a connection to the internet.

Craft projects will be so much more fun when there is a Quickutz Silhouette Digital Cutter at home!

You can read more about this cutter here.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Another great Christmas gift for moms who love paper crafts


This cute-looking, lightweight, green colored machine is called the Cuttlebug Die-cutting and Embossing Machine. As it name implies, it is a machine that combines both die-cutting and embossing functions.

This die-cutter and embossing machine will be a great addition to crafty moms project tools. She can use it create interesting die-cut shapes for embellishing scrapbooks and cards. She can also use it to emboss plain color papers to enrich the paper's texture, so that her projects will not look plain and dull.

This little unit is light and portable. Mom can use it any where in the house. So while kids are doing their homework in the kitchen, mom can enjoy her hobby while supervising her kid. ;)

Let mom unleash her creativity with this Cuttlebug Die-cutting and Embossing Machine this Christmas.

You can read more about the machine here.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The perfect Christmas present for scrapbooking moms

Scrapbooking moms love to keep all beautiful memories of her family, especially if it has something to do with her kids--their first step, their first day at school, when they're having fun in the playground, when they're all dressed up in cute costumes, etc.


Give mom a personal electronic cutting machine this Christmas, she will absolutely be thrilled! The Cricut Expression 24-Inch Personal Electronic Cutting Machine will make the perfect Christmas present for scrapbooking moms, as it can help her easily produce perfectly beautiful shapes and letters to embellish her scrapbooks.


The Cricut Expression 24-Inch Personal Electronic Cutting Machine is easy to use, and can cut a variety of materials, ranging from vellum and paper to cardstock or vinyl. Moms don't have to cut using knives or blades anymore, and can save herself from cutting her fingers. It will be the best Christmas present she's ever received!

You can read more about the Cricut cutting machine here.

Christmas gift ideas for moms - start looking now

Christmas is arriving in less than 3 month's time. While 3 months may not be a short duration, but things can get so hectic towards year end, so one better start planning what Christmas gifts to get for family and friends now, and get Christmas shopping done before the last days before Christmas.

As the name of this blog suggests, you will find some unique Christmas gift ideas for busy moms who are crafty at the same time. Moms are the busy lot, don't you agree? Most mothers work today, either in an office or at home, and at the same time she has to juggle between work and taking care of her children and family.

To help moms out this Christmas, get her a gift that she will love, that she can use it in her craft projects, whether it's paper crafts, beading projects or sewing creations. Surprise her with that special Christmas gift she will cherish for a long, long time. And every time she uses the Christmas present you give her, she will think of you. :)