From the monthly archives:

July 2007

Handmade Nation: Get the T-Shirt, Support the Film

July 31, 2007

Just a little APB to you crafty types. You can now get fab Handmade Nation T-shirts over at the Handmade Nation Etsy Store. Only $13.00, with free shipping within the U.S.
Not only that, the design and placement of the Handmade Nation logo make this a T-shirt that would take to crafty re-fashioning extremely well. (They’re [...]

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A New Post Series: Staying Savvy as your Star Rises

July 31, 2007

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the current explosion of crafting (so what else is new).
It’s clear to me that we’re now a large and powerful enough movement that corporate entities are beginning to look for ways to get “a piece of the action.” And I wonder how prepared we all are for this.
Let [...]

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Lucky, lucky me!

July 30, 2007

Yesterday’s Church of Craft was also something like Christmas for me. Just look at this awesome craft caddy Rachel made for me! I adore this thing — it drapes over the arm of the sofa, and neatly holds all my embroidery supplies, so I’m always ready to stitch whenever that sofa corner manages to entice [...]

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July’s Church of Craft meeting

July 30, 2007

Church of Craft was lovely yesterday. Candice of Art Neko Rubber Art Stamps came and showed us how to make some amazing pendants with bamboo tiles and rubber stamps.

Candice has gorgeous Asian-themed rubber stamps, all locally-designed and locally-made. And she has awesome tools for stamping, like these Tack N’ Peel blocks, which allow you to [...]

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CRAFT 04 is here! (And look who’s in it.)

July 27, 2007

. . . You know that scene in The Jerk, where Navin Johnson runs around yelling, “The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!” Well, it’s kinda like that.
CRAFT 04 has arrived in my mailbox (and hits newsstands August 7). As per usual, it’s packed with innovative stuff that makes me want to [...]

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CraftyPod #56: Loom Knitting, with Denise Layman and Isela Phelps

July 27, 2007

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
Click the “Play” button at the bottom of this post to listen!
In this show:
- All about knitting on a loom, with the editors of the Loom Knitters Circle.
- Where loom knitting comes from, and where it’s headed.
- Get all your burning technical questions about loom [...]

 
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Crafty Zine Alert!

July 25, 2007

Look what just arrived from Microcosm Publishing! It’s Scrappy: a crafty zine for scrappy people!
This most-awesome craft zine is the creation of Niku Arbabi, who as it turns out, is also the author of one of my other favorite zines, The Ms. Films DIY Guide to Film and Video. (Incidentally, there’s a Fall of Autumn [...]

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BurdaStyle’s New Look

July 24, 2007

One of my favorite places on the web, BurdaStyle, has just launched a whole new look, and some cool new bells and whistles.
I’ve blogged before about their awesome open-source patterns. And, you can also find great photo and video tutorials for all kinds of sewing techniques and projects. (In fact, you can check out the [...]

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One Seriously Crafty Day in PDX…

July 23, 2007

I know I go on and on about Portland, but MAN! Yesterday’s Grand Re-Opening Block Party at the Museum of Contemporary Craft was just flippin’ amazing. It’s exciting to have the Museum in its new home, but the event was such a cool microcosm of this highly-creative city.
I’ll talk about our Church of Craft booth [...]

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How to Make a Make-and-Take

July 21, 2007

So, here’s why there haven’t been many posts this week: I’ve been prepping for a big crafty event that happens on Sunday. Portland’s Museum of Contemporary Craft has moved to a splendid new building downtown, and they’re having a block party to celebrate. (Read Susan’s excellent post about it for more details.)
A bunch of us [...]

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