Hellooo Crafters! Take advantage of the cold weather tonight, stay in and craft your entry to our “Recycle Your Heart” CRAFT Valentine’s Day Card Contest. You really do still have time! All entries must be in by tomorrow, Friday, Feb 8 at 5pm (PST). Just remember you must include some sort of recycled goods in […]
We hope Craftie doesn’t get a big head now that he’s been interviewed by Lish of Handmade Detroit. Who knew that Craftie loves the Jackson 5 and Styx. Craftie says, “I can pop-and-lock with the best of them.” Don’t forget to also visit Craftie on his My Space page. Link.
Check out the first beta issue of the new online magazine LAB (you can also get a hard copy via Lulu.com). From the site, “Here it is: the first (beta) issue of LAB: testing the water. What’s it about? Good question. Let’s see. It’s chock-full of candid interviews with creative folks with plenty of savoir-faire– […]
Jolene pointed us to this BBC news story of the Liverpool Women’s Hospital and how knitted breasts are being used. The knitted breats are a cheaper alternative to show new mothers how to breast feed and how to express milk, as well as teaching tools by community midwife teams. From the site, “[Kate Mc Fadden, […]
Pod Post is the joint project of Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler, two ladies working diligently to raise the USPS to an entirely new level. This is the second in a series of “12 Months of Missives;” if you missed the first, check it out. Pod Post Endorsed Holiday: National Library Lovers Month February […]
If you are in the LA area, Syuzi Pakhchyan of SparkLab will be teaching a 1 day workshop, Introduction to Sewing Electronics, at Machine Project (1200 D North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, 213-483-8761). The class is this Saturday, Feb 10 from 11am-6pm. There’s a 12 person max enrollment so hurry up and sign up now. […]
Amy Pearl says, “Amy wants you to get crafty. The challenge: make food come alive with googly eyes!” To join in on the Amy Sedaris Craft Challenge: add googly eyes to any item of food, then send in a photo of your creation. Amy will announce her favorite entry on WNYC.org’s Leonard Lopate Show on […]
