The Candy Bandit (cute name!) makes these really great animal wrist cuffs. Wrist cuffs in the shape of animals for humans, that is. I’m messing up my commas probably. Don’t tell my mom.
‘Tis the season to buy reindeer stuff!… Read More...
Crafting to kick cancer – An Etsy store
InspiredRD.com has set up this Etsy shop in order to raise money for the Cancer Kicker Foundation. I couldn’t find any real info about this Foundation and where the money goes as their web address just resolves at a … Read More...
Punk Projects and Online Classes
Katie over at Punk Projects sent over a link to her blog and her Indie Style Online classes. The Punk Projects site has tutorials and lots and lots of inspiration.
It’s not too late to sign up for the Deck … Read More...
Amazingly cuteified ukuleles
Some genius is North Caroline is making the cutest ukuleles EVER. You see here the apple one. There is also a rocket, a snail (this one is even electric?!?!?), and a skull. There are a ton more. I wish I … Read More...
Twinkie Chan – Tight Hooker, Video and Book
Heehee. You must watch this video for Twinkie Chan’s new book. First off their necklaces say ‘Tight Hooker’. Ahahahaha. Second of all, how outrageously cute are they with their balls of yarn falling everywhere and their cute outfits?! I’m … Read More...
Fashion Artist in Residence
I live in the Bay Area, Alameda County to be exact. TheSt Vincent DePaul here has a lovely Artist in Residence program that YOU can apply for today!
You get a fully equiped studio and access to their massive warehouse … Read More...
How to make a chipmunk softie
I saw this on the Etsy Storque blog the other day. How cute is this chipmunk?!
This tutorial is by Miyako Kanamori and takes an ordinary knit glove and turns it into the cutest little chipmunk softie you ever did … Read More...
Cootie catchers and fortune tellers
I used to looove making cootie catchers when i was in elementary school. I admit I cooed with delight wen i saw this letterpress cootie catcher from Sycamore Press (I also like their subliminal posters for babies).
Wow. there … Read More...
Making seed packets
Making cute seed packets is fun and it’s nice to make such a practical thing yourself. We let a bunch of our garden plants just go to seed this year so We had about a million tons of coriander, some … Read More...
Terrariums
There are a ton of different kinds of terrariums you can make. They are pretty easy to do and make a nice gift or a center piece of even something to sit on your depressing cubicle desk.
I’m taking some … Read More...
Garden week! Egg carton seedlings.
I declare this garden week because we finally got our one little raised bed built and filled with dirt! Yay!
I let my kid scatter poppy and carrot seeds in designated areas and then we set about filling up our … Read More...
New Colette Pattern – Crepe Dress
The new crepe dress pattern from Colette Patterns is quite lovely and looks pretty easy to sew! It would be a nice opportunity to use some pretty railroaded fabric. Darn it! And I almost bought some pretty green ivy border … Read More...
My Blue Sofa – A site to buy and sell furniture and decor
This looks interesting. My Blue Sofa is a site that lets you buy and sell furniture and decor. It’s free and you can search by city or by decor style or by room or whatever. Very cool!
Beautiful Felt Hats
These cloches, made by Behida Dolic (yellowfield7 on Etsy), are amazing! Very expensive but very amazing. They are all hand draped by a woman in Berkeley. I love all the products shots too, the model, Helena Bianca, is … Read More...
Milk jug storm trooper helmet and other cool Halloween crafts
Just in time for Halloween! This storm trooper helmet looks great and is made out of two plastic milk jugs!
I just saw someone tweet this tutorial from the Filth Wizardry blog. It lokos like they have quite a few … Read More...
Cute crocheted flower curtain tie-backs
Little Cherry Tops made up a nice free crochet tutorial for these cute flower curtain tie-backs. Almost makes me want to learn to crochet, but not quite.
I searched for cutest curtain tie-backs and didn’t really come up with much!… Read More...
Unconventional milliner – Glory B Hats
I saw a bunch of these gorgeous fancy hats at a shop the other day and when I picked it up to investigate it I realized it was made from brown paper. Neat!
The hats are made by Jennie Hart … Read More...
How to bind an inside out book
Liz Henry wrote up a good tutorial on how to bind an inside out book.
What to do with all those hard back books in the basement or that you found out on the sidewalk?! This is a great … Read More...
Dear Secret Agent,
Crayons shaped like mustaches and fortune cookies! What’s next? owls and narwhals? The description of the mustache crayons is the best:
… Read More...Dear Secret Agent,
This is the most recent disguise we’ve created in our recycling lab; the Mustchievous Coloring Device
Chicago News: Renegade Hosts DIY Home Decor Pavilion
… Read More...On October 2nd + 3rd, 2010, from 11am – 7pm, many of Chicago’s best designers and distributors of handmade, sustainable and refurbished home + garden furnishings will descend on Chicago’s new ‘Design District‘ – Grand Ave. (between Damen and Wood)