This is such a fun idea. Shidonni is a company that will take a kids drawing and turn it into a toy for them. If you’re crafty this would be a fun thing to do for your kid yourself and … Read More ...
Free felt food tutorial – Hot Stack by Turkey Feathers
The Turkey Feathers Home Craft blog has a nice pancake felt food tutorial.
While looking at this felt food tutorial I perused the rest of her site. She is a lovely blogger and has a book called Blanket Statement that … Read More ...
Blue Moon Designs – Fancy Utility Belt Corset
Katherine Becvar of Blue Moon Designs was at Bazaar Bizarre this year with her beautiful fancy utility belts. They all have generous yet stylish pockets and super sexy corset lacing in the back. They snap in the front so they … Read More ...
Amy Butler’s Velma Bags Pattern Giveaway
I just had to look up the word giveaway, I was thinking it was not a word but some weird new internet word but it seems to be in the Merrium-Webster Dictionary. So, okay!
I have this lovely Amy … Read More ...
Woolgathering gives us a present
The talented Elizabeth Perry of Woolgathering has created a lovely free downloadable 2010 calendar. You can download the PDF here.
I think I have posted about Elizabeth Perry and her woolgathering sketch blog before. If you haven’t checked it … Read More ...
Bunny Butt Apothecary
I bought some whipped cream lotion from Bunny Butt Apothecary at Bazaar Bizarre in SF this year. The East of Eden scent reminded me of something… I still can’t place it but it is fruity sort of. Very nice. Plus … Read More ...
Wooden pinhole camera – take 35mm film!
This wooden pinhole camera is so drool-worthy! It’s gorgeous but as usual something crafted so beautifully is fairly expensive and thusly out of reach for me.
This is something that would make a great present for a photographer.
Twisted thread ring
Another offering from the Renegade Handmade sale: the twisted thread ring. I like the look of this ring and that it has parts from found jewelry incorporated.I think the sale price, $30.00 (40% off $50.00) is a pretty … Read More ...
Renegade Handmade Post Holiday Sale – Birch Apron
The Renegade Handmade site is having a great post holiday sale. You should go check it out.
I saw this lovely Hannah Claire Somerville apron with silkscreened birch bark. I kind of wish this were a skirt!
You can find … Read More ...
meh. For the New Year.
Rather than bah humbug I prefer the more modern, ‘meh‘ accompanied by a frown-y mouth and a shoulder shrug.
Made by indiepin.etsy.com. His shop as some LOST Dharma pins!
See indiepin blog http://indiepin.blogspot.com/
indiepin twitter http://www.twitter.com/indiepin… Read More ...
All the zombies and cryptids were stirring…
The zombie plushies created by Plushroom Soup have a feature that your average zombie plushie does not have. Limbs that attach and detach with magnets! Also, she makes them to order so that … Read More ...
It’s never too late
It’s not too late to send out holiday cards until AFTER New Years. Really one should get a whole year to send them out like with wedding gifts. Or we should just abolish the entire pointless practice and just send … Read More ...
Zakka Life – sea glass ornament tutorial
There is a beach called Glass Beach here in California that is basically on old town dump from the forties. It is covered in lovely beach glass and rusty spark plugs!
I know I am not the only one who … Read More ...
Everything you ever wanted to know about felt
This felted model of the earths layers makes me almost want to be in 7th grade again so that I can do this project. Maybe this is why we have kids?
The Spinster’s Treadle has a great informational page about … Read More ...
F@#! – Big Swear Rings
Oh! How I wish these were not 375.00!
Wendy Brandes makes these sterling silver swear rings. They must all be worn on one hand, obviously! I want these SO BAD. They would go over great at playgroup, dontcha think?… Read More ...