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Frenemies

Originally uploaded by spottedsparrow

The Spotted Sparrow sells these great vintage inspired digital collage cards onĀ Etsy. For some reason the background of this card makes it for me.

Despite the fact that I hoard greeting cards and post cards I do not send…

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plateitforwardOkay this isn’t exactly my style… but I do remember giving my teachers a plate of chocolate chip cream cheese cookies every Christmas and it would have been cute to make a little plate cover. The aesthetic of saran wrap over…

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Heart card close up

Originally uploaded by warpeDesign

WarpDesign is making these lovely cards and paper products by punching holes in the card stock. The texture and designs on these are wonderful.

I wonder how she makes them? Like needle felting with a stabilizing…

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girlie cushions re-made from a man’s shirt

Originally uploaded by niftythriftylovely

Who doesn’t love pinstripe? I just cut up a bunch of pants and pinstripe shirts to make spats.

NiftyThriftLovely has had some great ideas for her pinstripe thrift store finds.

She used some to…

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coverimage free dress pattern heather rossIt has been so hot here in the Bay Area the past few days! Over the weekend we spent a few nice hours in Dolores park int he mission and all the pretty summer dresses people busted out with were…

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sewingfontsHave you been wondering where to get all those cute sewing fonts your heart desires?

I have a few suggestions.

FontSpace has a good selection of free sewing/knitting/stitching style fonts.

Abstract Fonts has a selection of fonts, most for sale. Crossstitch by Gerald Gallo…

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Spoonflower is working on their upholstery weight fabric printing! yay!

You can sign up for beta testing here.

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Photo by Ariana Page Russell

This artist uses her skin condition to create ephemeral art on herself. If you go look at her web site it’s really interesting to read how her work evolves.

Uou can also check out this youtube…

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stuffed softies magazineOr… at least go get yourself the Stuffed Magazine about plush and softie creations.

A crocheted bird … a felt monster … a cat made from an old sweater … so many different materials can be used to create the loveable and huggable…

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bwandred_apr0209 hello kitty apronapronology looks like a great new magazine commited to bringing you the best and cutest aprons the world has every seen.
I think it is awesome that there will be a whole sustained magazone all about aprons. ALL APRONS ALL THE…

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Stumptown comics Fest in Portland Oregon

The Stumptown Comics Fest was started almost on a whim in 2004 by a small group of Portland-area cartoonists lamenting the lack of local convention-style outlets. While there were certainly other comic book shows in…

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This vintage paper fair in San Francisco sounds amazing. It has been going on several times a year for abut 3 years and I haven’t made it out there yet. The fair is put on by Hal Lutsky and you can…

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pegbag015Raise your hand if you like clotheslines? While on vacation this last week I oput my washing out to dry on the line and it was strangely satisfying. When I have a house someday I will make sure to put…

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hpnotiq cupcakesWhen I read this post about hpnotiq cupcakes I asked my husband if we had any Hpnotiq in our liquor cabinet and he loudly protested that he was not a drunken sorority girl. He is occasionally prone to these non-sequitur…

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brittirs1web paper dress tax forms britt savageFormer playboy bunny turned crafter Britt Savage has made herself a cute little dress out of shredded tax forms.

As long as she doesn’t go too crazy on election day we’ll all be fine…

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