friday link love: February 18th, 2011

I took an unintended hiatus from blog posting this week. I hope you are not in despair over the lack of swappy goodness! The good news is that I am back with a stellar Friday Link Love!

• Many of us in the USA have Monday off work in honor of the President’s Day holiday and why not commemorate the occasion with a presidential craft?! Learn how to make the cute mini president figurines seen above on the Etsy’s blog.
• Check out these two lovely craft blogs I discovered during the Crafterminds tweet-up this week: The Casabella Project & Nethering Our Fest. (You can join in on the Crafterminds chat on Twitter ever Monday at 4 pm EST by following the #crafterminds tag.)
• Fortune favors the brave… and the crafty! I love this DIY glitter garland on Creature Comforts.
• Use this pattern on Kat Crafts to crochet adorable flying pigs with golden wings.
• This time of year I use a lot of tissues for my runny nose, so I really want to make one of these cute “tissue monsters” on Better Together. Kids would love to carry around tissues in a monster pouch!
• I like these clever Twitter and technology inspired greeting cards from PaperWheel press featured on The Crafts Dept.
• One of my favorite illustrators, Lynn of Jinjerup, created some totally lovable animal gift boxes that you can print, fold, and share… and she is giving a few away! Click here for more details about the giveaway.
• Cute! A plush Polaroid camera!
• This neapolitan S’more recipe on Oh Joy! looks like heaven! Yum!
• The Academy Awards are coming up on February 27th. Check out the round-up of Oscar party ideas on Pizzazzerie!

If you are lucky enough to have one, enjoy your three-day weekend!!