Have you ever wished for a pair of shoes custom fit to your foot? Maybe handmade in leather? Well, now you can stitch yourself up a pair using TutorialGirl’s new Made me Happy Feet leather shoe pattern available on Etsy. … Read More...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Carouselink
This week’s featured Etsy shop is Carouselink. Carouselink specialized in made from scratch women’s clothing, decorated fantastically with hand drawn illustrations. The items are created and curated by three friends, Autumn, Celena, and Martin, who combine their respective talents … Read More...
Statement Sunglass Tutorial – Mother Crafter
Sunglasses are my favorite accessories purchase each year! I can’t even count how many pairs I buy, because I lose them frequently. But if I had a pair of statement shades like these ones from Mother Crafter, I’d probably … Read More...
Silk Painting Techniques – Dharma Trading Co.
While spell checking my post on Monday, I stumbled across this lovely explanation/tutorial on silk painting. Silk painting can create beautiful works of wearable art, but it can also be intimidating (Silk is expensive! What if I ruin it?). … Read More...
Waveform Jewelry – David Bizer
If you’re on the hunt for a present for the music lover in your life–or anyone else who appreciates thoughtful quirky gifts, then you must check out waveform jewelry by David Bizer. The jewelry is produced by 3d laser … Read More...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Armenia on Silk
Back from my one week digression, this week’s featured Etsy Shop is ArmeniaOnSilk. ArmeniaOnSilk features only hand painted silk items made by Armenian artist Anna Soghomonyan. According to her about page, Anna draws inspiration from her surroundings, from books … Read More...
Leaf Cutting – Lorenzo Duran
Spanish artist Lorenzo Duran takes the art of paper cutting to a whole new level. How? He cuts fallen leaves instead of paper. Each leaf is washed, dried, pressed, and then a paper pattern is applied before it is cut. … Read More...
American Craft Council Show – San Francisco
If you’re looking to attend the largest indie craft show on the West coast, look no further than the American Craft Council Show in San Francisco. The event, which runs August 2nd through the 4th at the Fort Mason Center, … Read More...
The Flow – Gil Bruvel
Ready for some mind-blowing art? Check out The Flow series by Gil Bruvel. The son of a renowned cabinet-maker, Gil Bruvel has spent the last thirty years exploring different artistic mediums. His Flow series explores form and emotion in … Read More...
Art Dolls – Virginie Ropars
Alright art doll enthusiasts, have you seen the work of Virginie Ropars? An art doll artist who lives in Brittany, France, Virginie’s works are intricate, almost obsessively detailed, and strangely lifelike. Her creations are otherworldly and often dark, but … Read More...
Etsy Craft Party
No featured Etsy Shop this week because today I want to focus on how Etsy is reaching out as a world-wide community to spread the making message. Etsy Craft Party takes the community off of the internet and into your … Read More...
Cupcake Flower Lights – Jilliene Designing and Oh Happy Day
It’s no mystery–I love dressed up fairy lights. And the fact that these are made from cupcake papers? Even cuter! The idea was first thought up by Steph over at Oh Happy Day, but it was Jilliene at Jilliene … Read More...
Plaid Bench – Raw Edges Design Studio
Have you checked out Raw Edges Design Studio? They make incredible and innovative furniture and décor and are certainly one to look to for inspiration. I love the Plaid Bench line–literally plaid designs made out of bench designs–which incorporate … Read More...
Jewellery Organizer Tutorial – Suburble
I’m fairly sure there’s no such thing as too much jewelry. And because this is a stance I hold, I am in constant need of new jewelry holders. Luckily, there’s fabulous bloggers like Suburble providing fun new tutorials for jewelry … Read More...
Design Dye Giveaway Winner!
Congratulations to Tammy Hempel, lucky number 37 and winner of the Design Dye starter kit! Thanks as well to everyone else who entered. I hope you will all check out Design Dye if you get a chance. Want to pick … Read More...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Drops of Color
This week’s featured Etsy shop is Drops of Color. Drops of Color specializes in custom made baby mobiles and other home décor accessories. Each mobile is made to order and they’ll match it to your nursery colors and tastes. … Read More...
Color Mixing in Design Dye – Design Dye Blog
The giveaway is almost over! You’ve got only 24 hours left to enter the Design Dye Giveaway! (Click here to read and enter!) If you’ve already entered, then check out some of the new tutorials over on the … Read More...
Rejuvenation – Jonty Hurwitz
Jonty Hurwitz sculpts like you’ve never seen before. Each of his pieces is mathematically calculated to produce an image only when viewed in a specific reflection. He uses computers to scan an item, then distorts it using special algorithms. The … Read More...
D.Bug Model Kits – Robot Brigade
Kickstarter is a great way for people with great ideas to get them out there. Robot Brigade, for instance, is a robotics company working on some pretty interesting products (robotic cookie cutting anyone?). And they’re using Kickstarter to … Read More...
The Art of Tamara Phillips
More art, less craft today, but I felt like Tamara Phillips‘s art is too beautiful not to share. Her medium is watercolor, but what sets her images apart is the unique use of repetitive patterns instead of solid colors. … Read More...