I have opened a new crafting group at Yahoo Groups and would love to invite you all.

This group is for people wishing to make through the craft medium of their choice, a memorial. Quilting, knitting, sewing, woodworking, glass crafts and many other crafts are helpful in the grieving process. They also build a beautiful memory that you can cherish or give as a gift.

Consider making:

• Crazy Quilts Embroidery Samplers with your loved ones favorites colors
• Altered Books - This is a wonderful medium for a memorial
• Collage - Another fantastic medium for creating memories
• Knitting - An afghan made of colors that are meaningful
• Woodworking - Build a small table place photographs under a laminated top

Feel free to talk about your loss, about your life, or anything you want. Help others with their crafts and get to know each other. And let’s share lots and lots of pictures.

Click to join CraftingForMemories

Are you a cat lover? Is your best friend known for purring and winding about between your ankles when you are trying to walk? Does he or she know all of your secrets and just sit looking wisely about the room? Lots of us have cats that mean all the world to us. I don’t know that I would legitimately call them a soulmate, but for the purposes of this little cloth pin, it works just fine.

This is a free pattern found on the Internet that lists all of the supplies you need with detailed instructions. The pin is adorable. It is easy to make, won’t set you back financially, and would be a wonderful gift, but there is no way I would give this away!

After you have printed this pattern to make, visit Patti’s Web site. She has dolls for sale as well as patterns for other dolls. They are completely original and really impressive. She even has courses on CD to teach you about dollmaking, if you are new to the craft. I think you will enjoy the site.

Soul Mates Pin Doll

Patti’s Dolls