This week’s featured Etsy shop is Three Bad Seeds. Three Bad Seeds is the work of artist Amanda Weiss, who was inspired to start creating one of kind handmade pillows and stuffed creatures by her daughter. That evolved into … Read More ...
Driftwood Seahorse – Creative in Chicago
Summer’s almost over where I’m at, but there’s still time for a few more trips to the beach. And while you’re there, you could pick up some driftwood to create your own wall art, like Creative in Chicago did. Her … Read More ...
Translated Vases – Yee Sookyung
Looking for something to do with broken china? Yee Sookyung had an interesting idea–transform the fragments into wholes, called Translated Vases. The works are created using ceramic trash, cast off and broken pieces from a Korean ceramics master. The … Read More ...
Archibird Console Birdcage – SeeWhy Ateliers
First of all, a confession–I love birdcages and birds. But I think, even if you didn’t have that love, you might fall in love with this lovely piece of furniture art, designed by Gregory Lafforest. The piece, created by SeeWhy … Read More ...
Time Sensitive Offer – Free Performance Knit Swatch
Spoonflower sent out an email this morning announcing their latest fabric option for printing: Performance Knit. This material is designed much like the performance knits you’d purchase in active wear clothing, with benefits like moisture management. And, it prints … Read More ...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Xylocopa
This week’s featured Etsy Shop is Xylocopa. Really, it’s more of an Etsy item of the week, because right now Xylocopa only has one item in their shop. But that item is so awesome, I couldn’t help but want … Read More ...
Tips for Craft Shows – The Crafts Report
While compiling my list of resources for my post on craft show displays, I stumbled across this great article on The Crafts Report, explaining simple tips to make your craft show experience successful.
This is one of the best, … Read More ...
Reminder: Image3D Giveaway! Ends 9/5!
Craft Gossip readers! Don’t miss your chance to win a customized viewmaster set, including a reel featuring your photos! That’s right, your photos, ready to share in one of the most fun methods ever invented for photo displaying. There are … Read More ...
Mermaid Contest Winners – Doll Street Dreamers
Remember way back at the very beginning of the summer when I wrote about the Doll Street Dreamers Mermaid Doll Contest? Well, they’ve announced the winners. You can head over to this page and see all the winning dolls. … Read More ...
How to Build your own Lightbox – Sculpt University
Here’s one to help out everyone looking to sell their crafts online or apply for juried shows. Sculpt University has a free article on how to create a lightbox
to take pictures in. Lightboxes, light tents, or soft boxes as … Read More ...
A Peek into Fabric Design – Time for Tea
Fabric design is an art form becoming more and more accessible to crafters. Once the domain of large companies and artists, designing and printing your own fabric either through a service or at home has never been easier. But if … Read More ...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Beach Cottage Boutique
This week’s featured Etsy shop is Beach Cottage Boutique. Beach Cottage Boutique sells exactly what it states it does: wonderful pieces you’ll want to build a beach themed cottage around. The store carries fabulous pieces of beach life–shells, starfish, … Read More ...
Craft Shows: Designing a Display
One of the hardest parts of the craft show business is displaying your wares. After all your hard work in creating your product, whatever it may be, you must now decide on the best way to create an appealing shop. … Read More ...
Doctor Who Heels – Doodle Craft
Doctor Who fans, stop what you are doing right now and head to Doodle Craft to check out these fabulous mismatched Doctor Who heels! My Tardis loving heart jumped for joy when I saw these. How fabulous is that … Read More ...
Knit Your Revolt! – Crafting in Protest
All across Australia, knitters are uniting in protest against what they see as an undeniable turn towards misogynistic and right wing politics. How, you might ask, are they accomplishing that? By crafting in protest. 18 craft groups and 100 + … Read More ...