May
6
The Hand Made Product Dirctory
May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
indiecrafts editor writes…
The Hand Made Product Directory is a shopping directory of crafters’ and their stores that create and sell handmade and handcrafted products. Anyone who creates and sell handmade or handcrafted products can be listed in the di …
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May
6
Indie Goodness Giveaway
May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Scoutie Girl has a great giveaway going on! 24 talented indie designers & artists have graciously donated an item from their fabulous handmade collections - a total value of $547! That means you, and I’m talking to you, h …
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May
5
Steam Punk on Etsy
May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Being at Maker Faire made me realize what an awesome genre of fashion Steampunk is. There were lots of faire attendees in full gear as well as a few of my fellow …
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May
5
Cinco de Mayo Paper Crafts
May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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This past weekend while at Maker Faire I saw the ever friendly Kathy Cano-Murillo AKA the Craft Chica! She was sporting these beautiful paper flowers out of tissue paper and rubber …
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Apr
30
Crafters for Critters - 75% off everything!
April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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CFC-HQ is temporarily closing down the shop as of July 1, and they need …
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Apr
25
Recycled Silverware
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
indiecrafts editor writes…
I was inspired by Recycled Craft Gossip’s post Vintage Utensil Bracelet. So I decided to search out some Indie crafters on Etsy who were doing similar work. Love these beautiful cuff breaclets from …
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Apr
24
Recycled Crayons
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
indiecrafts editor writes…
I love the idea of reusing all those stubby crayons after you’ve colored away their use down to a 1 inch stub. In the spirit of green crafts learn to melt and pour those pretties into something new. I recently did a children’s art class where we made these fun recycled crayons:
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Apr
24
Indie Craftorama
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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This Saturday is the Phoenix Indie Craftorama, an art fair of indie craft collectives including The Phoenix Fridas, Phoenix Craft Mafia, Las Bandidas del Arte, the AZ Crafty Burritos, The Purdy Girls, Calaca Art Collective, and the Conspire co-op.
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Apr
24
Craftster Best of 2007
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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I spent quite a bit of my time today perusing all the fun tutorials on the Craftster Best of 2007 gallery! Everything from …
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Apr
24
Earth Day DIY: Urchin Scrubbie Tutorial
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
indiecrafts editor writes…
Although this is a couple days late. I figured we’re all supposed to go greener every day! In honor of Earth Day, Karrie Weaver of Girl On The Rocks posted a lovely knit scrubbie tutorial made from yarn and recy …
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Apr
16
Giveaway at Felting Craft Gossip!
April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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From Linda’s Felting Craft Gossip Blog:
“Noni’s Patterns, Angelika’s Yarn Store and …
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Apr
15
Springtime means….
April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
indiecrafts editor writes…
Allergies!…..for me at least. The days are sunnier but the wind carries the dreaded pollen that makes my eyes water and my nose sniffle. So I couldn’t help but look up the word “pollen” on Etsy and found some very interesting crafts:
1) A beautiful sculpture of a pollen grain by …
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Apr
15
Craftster Craft Challenge #27 - Light me up!
April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Apr
10
Decorate with vinyl
April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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I recently made some major furniture reassignment in my apartment. And some things were given or sold. So I find myself with more wall space….what to do when you don’t want to paint but you want a new look? Vinyl decals are a wonderful, low commitment way to get some style and interest […]
Apr
10
Boutique Boxes
April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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The question that Alison Chappell most often hears at th …
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