The Star Wars sandwich cutters
are filling a void I didn’t even know what there. I’m going to need these. Williams-Sonoma isn’t exactly indie… but whatever. These rock. You can also get cookie cutters 
AND pancake molds.
Check out Vendr
Vendr looks like an interesting shop alternative. It’s an easy to set up shop that pops up over your existing website. It is nice to have your customers able to buy stuff with out having to leave your site but … Read More ...
Rabbit in Wonderland
This Rabbit in Wonderland necklace was made by CosmicFirefly on Etsy. Her jewelry has a lot of nice details that I’m really appreciating right now. On this necklace the swallow charm looks like it is holding the rabbit charm in … Read More ...
Blank nesting dolls – So many possibilities!
I’m dying for someone else to execute all my blank nesting doll ideas…
– eskimo, polar bear, seal, penguin, penguin egg (or maybe an awk).
– set of 5 cthulhus
– set of 5 cryptids
– sharks or octopi
I … Read More ...
Neat-o! Chalkboard fabric!
This is so neat! Fun for a girl or a boy! You can buy this fabric that acts just like a chalkboard surface. You can sew it, write on, and erase chalk from it.
Vogue Fabric Store has it for … Read More ...
DIY kid Halloween Costumes
How adorable is this little kid in a lion costume? I think people go a bit overboard on kids Halloween costumes sometimes so I am in love with these DIY costume kits from DIYcostumes.etsy.com. She makes kits that help … Read More ...
First order of business: Gnomes.
What’s the best crafters crack you can think of? For me it is the Hancock’s of Paducah fabric catalog. Vim comes running in waving it over his head whenever it arrives in our mailbox, sometime’s it’s good for the WTF? … Read More ...
Book Review – Fantastic popups and paper puppets
This zebra in a a smoking jacket drinking a cocktail puppet is so amazing!
… Read More ...“Festive Zebra” is a flat paper cutout puppet on a golden rod. Pull the decorative tabbed string and the Zebra takes a sip from his martini.
“Donkeys are the new owl.”
I agree. Owls were the new unicorn and now long may the donkey reign. I’m pretty sure the KodKod will be next though.
Please to look at this outrageously cute cuckoo clock and donkey fabric panel hand printed in … Read More ...
Where to get custom stickers for your indie craft business
People love stickers and they especially love FREE stickers.
Back in the day I remember being so so happy when I found some colored sticker paper that I could run through the copiers at Kinko’s to make stickers that said … Read More ...
Sarah Higdon Paintings
I love these paintings by Sarah Higdon.
In her artist statement she says,
… Read More ...At first glance, it is easy for someone to categorize my costumed animals as merely whimsical or gimmicky paintings with one-liner appeal. For me the animals
Crafty Stickers from Chronicle Books
I bought these cute as all heck Crafty Stickers (designed by Catherine Head) at the art supply store today.
I have no idea how I will use them but they satisfied my cute requirement for the day.
… Read More ...Buttons,
The YuDo – a new gocco replacement that looks pretty cool
The Yudo is a cute little self contained personal screen printing unit quite like a Gocco but not all obscure and hard to find and only about 300$. It looks to be about the size of a printer.
It’s brand … Read More ...
i needle u – Knitting needle gauge man on Ponoko
The i needle u – needle man knitting needle gauge is on Ponoko and was designed by Olas in Trondheim, Norway.
I don’t knit but like, everyone else on the planet seems to. What better way … Read More ...
Poladroid – make your photos look like Polaroids!
Nothing can quite compare to the instant thrill of a real Polaroid.
If you are not like me and haven’t stored up about 47 thousand boxes of polaroid film then you can just use this handy dandy tool that turns … Read More ...