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Feb
18
June 13-17, 2012 is the 42nd annual Glass Art Society Conference and it’s being held in Toledo, OH. 50 years ago the Art Glass Movement officially started in Toledo so GAS figured this would be the appropriate place to hold their conference. And if you check out the roster of glass artists speaking and demonstrating you too would agree. I’m …
Feb
14
Finishing! Ugh. It’s a must if you want to transform your beloved knits into finished objects. Well, there are techniques that make your seams.. look a lot better and the mattress stitch is one of them.
Learn how, with Kathleen Cubley of Knitting Daily, to set in sleeves with the Mattress Stitch by clicking HERE!…
Feb
14
Come unwind in Blowing Rock, North Carolina! This getaway is not just about education, but about community and relaxing too. During your time at Unwind you will have the opportunity to:
- Take classes from fabulous, regional instructors
- Learn and share with old friends and new.
- Explore the local yarn store Unwound Yarn.
So set aside the last weekend in …
Feb
12
Are you going to Las Vegas for Glass Craft and Bead Expo? I know I am and I can’t wait. It’s all about the glass!!! And then there’s a dose of Vegas thrown in too. If you haven’t gone to Glass Craft you should try to get over there. All the best vendors…all the best bead makers and glass …
Feb
2
All this talk about crafty business got me searching around for more inspiration. One of the things that often overwhelm the beginning indie crafter is social media. What is it? How do I use it and Why do I care? Great questions all. Here’s an e-course called Crafty and Connected brought to you by Jess Van Den who describes herself …
Jan
26
I mentioned cargoh.com a few days ago as a great source of curated indie goodies. While poking around the site I noticed the GIRL CRUSH art workshops and tea party. This looks like such a fun idea. Imagine getting to hang out with an awesome crafty girl you’ve been secretly crushing on online, plus some other women with tasty food …
Jan
24
These portraits painted on crushed cans are by Kim Alsbrooks. I love the delicate and old fashioned portraits painted on trash. the series is appropriately titled “White Trash”.
You can check out her amazing murals here.
Jan
18
Vanna White to Host Lion Brand Yarn Company Fashion Show at the 2012 Craft & Hobby Association Winter Trade Show (CHA), the first Lion Brand fashion show to feature knitwear projects from some of the world’s top design schools New York, NY
January 17, 2012 — Lion Brand Yarn Company will be participating at the Craft & Hobby Association Winter …
Jan
18
Patterns from Independant Designers!
Sign up to be notified when a new pattern is posted….
HERE…
Jan
15
Arrow Sewing Cabinets has a Facebook page and they want you to “like” them. So much so that they’re giving away prizes as the number of “likes” grows. With every 500 likes, they’ll give away two Gidget II sewing machine tables (one to the winner of the drawing, and the other to an authorized sewing store of the winner’s choice). When they reach 7,500 …
Jan
6
Name this little gal and earn yourself some yarn!
This is not here, so don’t be leaving me comments about names, but check over on the One Planet Yarn and Fiber Blog to see how to enter!…
Jan
4
A while back I blogged about the Lytro Camera. BigStock is having a contest, just download and image from their site to enter! Read about the contest here.
Stock Photos & Vector Art – Royalty-Free Stock Images | BIGSTOCK.…
Dec
30
From the Old’s College Course handbook: “The Master Spinner Program consists of six progressive levels of classroom and independent study involving skill development, research studies and project assignments in the area of hand spinning of all major types of fibers, yarns and the end use of the spun yarns. At all levels, students are evaluated on the basis of …
Dec
26
Manchester, New Hampshire in October, and San Mateo, CA in November of 2012! That’s right – 2 locations!
From their Press Release:
Interweave Knitting Lab New England, October 4-7, 2012: The Radisson Hotel Manchester, in scenic New Hampshire, located just one hour north of Boston, Massachusetts in a fun downtown area. Offering an inviting atmosphere and signature hospitality, the Radisson …
Dec
21
Here’s some interesting news posted on the Textile Arts Center’s blog:
The Handweaver’s Guild of America have issued a call for entries for their Convergence Conference in July of 2012 in Southern California.
Exhibit: July 18-21, 2012, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California
An international juried exhibit featuring high quality, contemporary works created in any material
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Dec
20
One more check on the list for the legitimacy of sugar as an artistic medium. Apparently sugar is an oft-used tool for glassblowers when creating prototypes for future glass designs. A recent event held in Spain, oh!BCN, celebrated the relationship between glass and gastronomy, during which “several teams of local and international glass artists and designers got together with …
Dec
12
SF Techschop is having a launch party for the new Burda Style Sewing Handbook. Fun stuff will be happening!
Don’t miss the BurdaStyle Photobooth, Make + Take Sewing Lounge, jewelry with Instructables, Britex Fabrics DIY and give-away, fun & games with ModCloth, Spoonflower fabrics, Etsy Street TEam, book signings, wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres and more!
You …
Dec
8
I came across this via Organized Christmas. This inexpensive holiday gag gift is easy to make for office gifts, Secret Santa exchanges or stocking stuffers. To make Snowman Poop simply follow the easy Snowman Soap Suprise Balls recipe I posted about earlier this week, be sure to make them smaller to resemble snowman poop. Once they are done simply …
Nov
28
West Elm stores all over the US are teaming up with Etsy for mini holiday markets and ornament making workshops.
Find a west elm store near you here.
Check out the Facebook event page here:
(8) West Elm + Etsy Handmade Holiday Workshop.…
Nov
25
I took advantage of a nifty tool to post a treasury of PCAGOE (polymer clay artists guild of etsy) items for this Black Friday:
‘Black Friday etsy in polymer clay’ by HiGirls
PCAGOE team offers some fabulous gift ideas!
 PolymerClayCre… $30.00 |
 11BOLDstreet $45.90 |
 jkollmann $8.00 |
 marciapalmer $14.00 |
 NKDesigns $8.00 |
 playsculptlive $27.00 |
 11BOLDstreet $49.30 |
 YoungCreative $18.00 |
 ClassonCreatio… $35.99 |
 marciapalmer $20.00 |
 marcympc |
Nov
21
In The Spool Shaped Bead online workshop, artist and designer Alma Stoller teaches how to use surface design techniques to create a unique fabric bead. The obvious use for a bead like this is jewelry, but you could also use the large decorative bead in mixed media fabric art or to embellish home decor items. The workshop includes information on free …
Nov
21
EllynAnne from Apron Memories brings us National Tie One On Day as a way to break out of the Thanksgiving stress and get back to a sense of connection with our neighors. National Tie One On Day takes place the day before Thanksgiving. Take a few minutes from your holiday preparations and wrap up a loaf of bread (or any …
Nov
14
I know it’s short notice since this is tomorrow, Tuesday Nov 15 and Wednesday Nov 16, but if you’re in the Los Angeles area there are good glass times ahead over at Pacific Art Glass. I’ve copied their copy and pasted it so you can see exactly what they have to say and won’t waste any time. Just go!! …
Nov
14
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin makes some seriously cute little girl clothes. I’ve linked to her tutorials more times than I can count. Now, she’s opened a shop and is selling her patterns. How awesome is that! The Claire top shown here is the latest pattern she’s added to her shop. Check out her patterns. (Her patterns page also …
Nov
9
Buy together and save 65% ! Hurry, click on over to the Knit It Now Yarn Coop to see how it works.
HERE…