Indie Crafts http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com Indie Craft news @ CraftGossip Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The many amazing things you can do with Japanese Washi Tape I had no idea what Japaese washi tape was until Elizabeth Goodman of To Be Charmed sent me a link to her first tutorial: decorating easter eggs with washi tape. Very pretty!

My favorite of her washi tape creations are the…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/19/the-many-amazing-things-you-can-do-with-japanese-washi-tape/ Spring is for PEEPS! Polly, over at ReadyMade, pointed to this hilarious PEEP wreath (from Gerbera Designs). It’s so cute! Although I have to admit that I HATE PEEPS! Hate them. They are so gross, a stale Day-Glo excuse for a sugar vehicle.

I…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/16/spring-is-for-peeps/ Maker Faire: World Famous DIY Art, Craft and Tech Festival Now Accepting Craft Vendor Applications to Bazaar Bizarre! Applications Due on March 16th for Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire

This is a two-day event being held on May 22nd and 23rd, 2010
Saturday 10am – 8pm and Sunday 10am – 6pm. (Not Memorial Day Weekend)

This Bazaar Bizarre event is happening as…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/14/maker-faire-world-famous-diy-art-craft-and-tech-festival-now-accepting-craft-vendor-applications-to-bazaar-bizarre/ Two cute ideas from Gerbera Designs My husband saves toilet paper rolls. I have no idea why because he never does anything with them and i end up throwing them away after jack plays telescope with them for a while.

Vanessa, of Gerbera Designs, has a…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/14/two-cute-ideas-from-gerbera-designs/ “RAWR”, goes the the tinysaur Build Your Own Tinysaur Kit! Comes with glue, tweezers and laser cut parts all in a cute tin. All kits by EverythingTiny for sale in the Makers Market.

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/11/rawr-goes-the-the-tinysaur/ Buck Yourself – Zombie Edition These cute deer head trophy pins are FLOCKED. I love flocking. This zombie edition comes complete with oozing sores, leaking brains and a googley eye. If you want less gore and more cute Kitschy Galore still has you covered with a leopard…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/10/buck-yourself-zombie-edition/ Vote for your favorite science themed fabric on Spoonflower There are some really good science themed fabrics on this weeks fabric contest on Spoonflower. Go vote for your favorite. I am having a hard time picking.

Mad Science design by Avelis.

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/04/vote-for-your-favorite-science-themed-fabric-on-spoonflower/ Cute packaging on a small budget Meylah looks like a pretty cute site. Here is the description of the site:

Here at Meylah, our goal is to help creative folks succeed in building their businesses online. We know it can be tough, but with our weekly entrepreneurial advice…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/03/cutest-packaging/ Sôcôla Chocolates – A local Oakland company For Valentine’s Day I got a nice small box of these Sôcôla Chocolates. They were very yummy, cute and cutely packaged. I looked up the company just to see where they came from.

These chocolates are made by two sisters and…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/02/socola-chocolates-a-local-oakland-company/ Cute paintings and prints by Gemma Jones Great silhouette paintings and gocco prints by Gemma Jones, a Melbourne based artist.

You can find her Etsy store here.

Her website has her bio, list of upcoming exhibitions and .more examples of her work.

She is also a founding member of the Kaotic Kraft Kuties a…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/03/01/cute-paintings-and-prints-by-gemma-jones/ Overcoming creative block Writer’s block really means creative block. It happens to writers, crafters, artists and anyone in a creative position.

This article on ISO50 The Blog of Scott Hanson is really great. He interviews 25 artist’s on “What do you do to inspire your creativity…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/02/26/overcoming-creative-block/ DIY: wrap-turned-scarf by Trang Huyen of Seams To Me This is a nice tutorial on how to take a yard of knit fabric to create a stylish sweater-y wrap thing. I didn’t use any of the pictures from her site for copyright reasons but you should go check it…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/02/25/diy-wrap-turned-scarf-by-trang-huyen-of-seams-to-me/ Digby and Iona Right around Valentine’s day The jewelry design company Digby & Iona started offering their Stump Ring with carved initials on it. So cute! I’m not sure if that was just a Valentine’s Day promotion or if they will keep doing it.

The…

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/02/24/digby-and-iona/ Heather Ross for (herself!) and Spoonflower Mushrooms and flowers and gnomes! Heather Ross’s new fabric designs are available on Spoonflower now.

]]> http://indiecrafts.craftgossip.com/2010/02/23/heather-ross-for-herself-and-spoonflower/ Fashionary – A sketch book for fashion designers I’m a lurking member of the Flickr group What I Wore Today (drawings only!) and I saw people using this cute cute fashion sketchbook.

FASHIONARY is the 1st sketchbook tailor made for fashion designers.
The book is divided into 2 parts: Information & Templates.

Tons…

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