The celebrated DC craft show Crafty Bastards is just two days away! Now in its 4th year, Crafty Bastards(sm) Arts & Crafts Fair is an exhibition and sale of handmade alternative arts and crafts from independent artists presented by the … Read More ...
Imogen pendants
These charming pendants are available at the Etsy shop called Imogen. The resin pieces are a little under an inch and come in all sorts of colorful and graphic designs. I would have a hard time choosing my favorite, … Read More ...
Charcoal Designs
Charcoal Designs is your one stop shop for vintage charms and jewelry! Charcoal Designs is an arts/craft/ jewelry/design company started by Laura Stokes in the winter of 2004. She loves anything vintage and has a rainbow of jewelry options in … Read More ...
Ubiki Prints
This whimsical print is titled Escort. You can find it in the Ubiki Etsy Shop of Las Vegas artist Sion Lee. A limited edition archival print signed and numbered by the author is a steal at $20! Sion is … Read More ...
Modern County Blog
I was pointed to this fantastic Scandinavian blog called Modern County. Most of the posts are translated to English but you don’t even need to read the text to understand the beautiful work Aina is doing. Very much in … Read More ...
Ity-Bity Bags on Etsy
Lisa of Ity-Bity Bags has a sale on her Etsy Shop! If you buy two of her adorable bags you get one for free! Lisa is a 27 yr old artist/mom who loves camping, chocolate, and Ingmar Bergman movies. … Read More ...
SwapDex: An Index of Swaps
Jenna Z pointed me to her cool blog SwapDex that links you to many indie swaps on the web. She’d done a great job of cataloging blog based swaps and even puts them into swap theme and item categories for … Read More ...
db Clay V3:Green Accessories pt. 1
Based in NE Portland, indie business db Clay creates unique wallets called pocket art. They have developed a proprietary printing process for transferring conceptual artwork and photographs onto their custom textile prior to stitching their one-of-a-kind fabric into a strong … Read More ...
Swap-Bot: A Crafty Swap Paradise
Swap-bot is a great online resource for the indie craft swapper! This is a moderated site that enables people to sign up for preexisting swaps or start their own . Users get profiles and the swaps are rated so you … Read More ...
Axelhoney does it good
I have been a fan of Melissa Contreras work for the last couple years. A native Californian, Melissa currently resides in Fresno, CA. She worked for many years as a graphic designer, but now Melissa works mostly with gouache and … Read More ...
September Sampler Share
My September Sampler came with great anticipation on my part! Lots of goodies this month, especially appealing to my tactile senses! My September favorites:
I’ve had an obsession with letter press lately. So getting the charming blue gift cards from … Read More ...
August Sampler Share Out
So I got my August Sampler on my birthday! Which was a while ago I have to admit. I was totally enamoured with all my goodies so I have to share even if it is a whole month late! My … Read More ...
Little Odd Forest
“In August 2004, Forestprints Design was officially brought into this world by Singaporean designer, Lynda Lye, with her need for more quirky, odd and colorful things with spunk and personality.” Her web shop Little Odd Forest launched that same year. … Read More ...
Bead and Button Show
The Bead & Button Show — the world’s largest consumer bead show — returns to Milwaukee’s Midwest Airlines Center June 1-8, 2008. Attendees can register for any of the Show’s 500 classes and workshops available for all skill levels June … Read More ...
Craft Zine Pattern Podcast & Theresa Levy
Craft Zine is on the cutting edge of technology! A while ago they started delivering free patterns over iTunes. This week’s pattern is my favorite to date! Pictured here is the adorable plush mouse pattern by the talented Theresa … Read More ...