I love this post by Rhinestones an Telephones looking back on her year of conscious thrifty choices, she decided to spend 2010 choosing quality over quantity and doing rather than only observing.
Go read this post to be inspired!… Read More ...
Local crafters unite!
Do you buy items in local stores that are from local crafters? I like to. My local pet store had some cute hand sewn catnip mice. They are very cute, can be made from pretty tiny scraps and cats love … Read More ...
Photography tips for crafters
Whether you are taking pictures of your crafts to sell or just to display on your blog having beautiful interesting photos of your crafts can be a big help to draw people in.
Elizabeth Carls has a nice blog post … Read More ...
Typographic maps
I love these maps of cities that use only words to define streets and landmarks. When I was a kid I loved to write poems that were in the shape of the things they were about. I wrote many and … Read More ...
I wish I had unlimited time.
I so totally want to build this toddler sized working backhoe (PDF here). How long so you think that would take? me? It would take about 40 years and my kid would already be a grandfather. But I … Read More ...
Snippets – a new feature form Colette Patterns
Colette Patterns just announced a new feature called Snippets, a weekly sewing tip delivered to your inbox.
I do get too many emails every day but all the reasons they list are so true. 🙂
… Read More ...You get to learn without
Fixers Collective
Another fun Kickstarter project that has made it’s goal. The Fixers Collective is in NY and it looks like they have workshop space and hours where you can bring in things for them to fix. What a great idea! Even … Read More ...
Project Linus
The Project Linus Mission
… Read More ...Project Linus is comprised of hundreds of local chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. Each volunteer and local chapter all work together to help us achieve our mission which is to provide love,
Making a dollhouse
I love this dollhouse that Sutton Grace has made for her daughter. She documents the process well in several posts (here’s the first in the series) and then also posts more detailed plans here. This doll house … Read More ...
iPod amplifier
Okay, this is not exactly a craft… but so useful and amusing for some reason and it could easily need a knitted cozy or something to make it more cheerful. Anyway, I often have the can’t hear my iPhone problem.… Read More ...
Filing this away for next year
Gold spray paint and leaves. Go pick up some pretty leaves, lay them out on some news paper and give them a light coating of gold (or silver) spray paint and then use them to decorate your tree!
Pretty and … Read More ...
Sew, Mama, Sew! sale time!
Sew, Mama, Sew! is having a year end sale. including those lovely Patty Young knits that came out not too long ago!… Read More ...
Giveaway time! – Off the Needles – A 2011 Knitting Pinup Calendar
Hello All! I’m very excited about this giveaway! We all need calendars and probably we all need calendars of frisky ladies in skimpy outfits but we DEFINITELY need 2011 calendars with frisky ladies in skimpy outfits KNITTING. Amiright?
Here is … Read More ...
Star Wars paper cut snowflakes
I got this link to a tutorial for making Star Wars snowflakes via EPBOT (I only just found that blog!). I don’t know the secret identity of the woman who made these, she must be guarding it closely so that … Read More ...
How to make a penny (or dime) button
EPBOT has a great tutorial for making buttons out of coins. True, you need a Doming Block… which has to be the most spectacularly.. i don’t know… one of those things you think WOW! cool! and you do a few … Read More ...