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Glue Gun Recall

July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Taken from the Craftzine Blog. I love to hunt for bargain buys myself so be sure to check your crafty tools for this item…..
Heads up, Crafters–there’s been a glue gun recall. Be sure to check and see if this one if hanging around in your stash of crafting tools.
Dollar Tree recalls 470,000 China-made glue gunsTue [...]

Jun

21

Craft Zine Parties: Coast to Coast!

June 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

The San Francisco and Boston CRAFT Release Party is TODAY Saturday June 21st from 3pm - 6pm. CRAFT’s Editors will be hosting the party along with the ladies at Stitch in San Francisco and in Boston at Greenward, a fabulous eco-friendly boutique in Cambridge. At the Boston party The Sampler will be providing gift bags, [...]

May

20

Clothkits and Rob Ryan

May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Alison Gordon of The Sampler posted this super cute skirt she made today. The illustrations on this printed piece are just awesome and I love the DIY aspect. You can get this special edition Rob Ryan skirt kit from Clothkits. If you don’t fancy a skirt you can always pick up a painted tile or [...]

May

20

Indie Crafters Go Greener

May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I know this is not necessarily “indie craft”, but I was excited to see that plastic and paper supplier Clear Bags has come out with a new greener line of plastic bags. I know many indie crafters rely on ordering bags such as these for their products…so why not go greener with your packaging? [...]

May

16

Glass Pendants at Starving Artist Bazaar

May 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

I love all the handmade glass jewelry from Starving Artist Bazaar! I had a chance to pick up one of Jennifer’s Layered Amoeba Necklaces at Maker Faire. I think I fell in love with her work after seeing the names of her product lines (it’s the biologist in me!). Her Amoeba, Eukaryote and [...]

Apr

24

Recycled Crayons

April 24, 2008 | 3 Comments

I love the idea of reusing all those old crayons after you’ve colored away their use down to a 1 inch stub. In the spirit of green crafts you can melt and pour those pretties into something new. I recently did a children’s art class where we made these fun recycled crayons:

Check this tutorial [...]

Apr

10

Suncatchers

April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Michelle McLaughlin started Suncatcher Eyes because she could not find the colors and styles of safety eyes that she wanted for my crocheted dolls. They are called Suncatcher Eyes because they have the beautiful color and transparency of suncatchers. Suncatcher eyes are painted by hand and then polished to remove excess pigment and give [...]

Mar

16

CHA Picks

March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As you may have read in a previous post, I attended the CHA (Craft & Hobby Association) Winter Show in Anaheim, CA. It is a wonderful show for crafters and retailers alike. With several showrooms filled with over 4500 exhibitors it was a big task to visit them all! This show attracted over 14,820 attendees [...]

Mar

10

March Sampler Share Out

March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This Month’s Sampler was filled with lots of goodies! Some items that immediately tickled my fancy this month are:
* An incredibly cute embracelet from Kooshis. Mine came with this adorable math themed friendship/love illustration. All their designs add up to incredibly cute and lovable accessories!

* A handmade funky patchwork coaster and labcoat water bottle cozy [...]

Feb

9

Queen Bee

February 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Queen Bee Creations has been one of my favorite indie shops to buy handmade bags. I own the signature Poppy Truckette and use it everywhere. Made from animal friendly vinyl, I can take it in the rain and wipe clean if there are any spills. I love how they have become more green by using [...]

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