Mandy Pattulla, from Thread and Thrift blog, has launched a new website here. I browsed it and found this garment she made from an old quilt. LOVE IT! Of her approach to art she says:
… Read More...My work is
Valentine heart and a course in textile collage
Mandy Pattulla, who blogs at Thread and Thrift, is offering a heart-themed textile collage course February 4th, 2012 at the Pele Tower in Corbridge (UK). Visit her blog to see more of her work with hearts. Plus, she’ll provide … Read More...
Take a class from Vetty
Yvette Stanton will be teaching this Elizabethan Strawberry Roundel at Beating Around the Bush in April. If you live near or can travel to Adelaide, South Australia, for this event, don’t pass up this chance to take a live class … Read More...
Pat Sloan Radio today 4 pm ET
Today at American Patchwork & Quilting Radio, host Pat Sloan talks with some famous fabric designers we all know and love. Drum roll…they are Denyse Schmidt, Julie Comstock, Karen Snyder and Kathy Miller. Go to Pat’s blog post to … Read More...
It’s new: ABC – 123 Fabric Flashcards video workshop and pattern
Vanessa from The Crafty Gemini announces the release of her ABC – 123 Fabric Flashcards video workshop and pattern. She created the fabric flashcards as an alternative to the paper flashcards that her son kept. The fabric flashcards won’t get … Read More...
Article | Less Fuss Guide To Memory Keeping
Hayley of Tiny Twig has written this article explaining how she plans to approach memory keeping in 2012. She will be using a few iPhone apps to help as well as digital templates for printing. Click here to see … Read More...
Polymer Clay Round Up
A little bit of what’s going on and coming up in the polymer clay universe:
- The Cabin Fever Clay Festival still has a few spaces and a great list of teachers. Check it out and go if you can
Stitch a bolster for your dollhouse
Oh, my! Tiny little needlepoint bolsters with bitty teeny tassels. Perfection! The kits are available from Janet Granger‘s site. Her blog says,
… Read More...The bolster kit is for twelfth scale doll’s houses (i.e adult collectors’ scale), and is to be
TAST-inspired mandalas for charity
Chris of Ella’s Craft Creations has put her own spin on SharonB’s TAST challenge. She intends to make a beaded mandala each week highlighting the week’s TAST stitch. The first two are shown here. She says,
… Read More...I do hope that
Out now: January CQMagOnline
The January 2012 issue of CQMagOnline is available now. This free zine, which focuses on crazy-quilting, features articles by luminaries Barbara Blankenship, Cindy Thury Smith, Lynn Schoeffler, Sharon Boggon (SharonB), Lisette Root, Cathy Kizerian, and Maureen Greeson. The Block of … Read More...
Virginia’s studio series | Foto/Fiber artists
Virginia at Virginia A. Spiegel is doing a series for every artist participating in Foto/Fiber 2012, Fiberart for a Cause. Shown, is a piece by one of the pioneers in the field of fiberart, Yvonne Porcella. See more, go to … Read More...
What’s new in threads
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint runs down the hot thread news from TNNA. Check out her post.
Joetta Maue reviews Susan Lenz
I can’t believe I’m just now seeing this! Joetta Maue has posted an awesome review of the work of Susan Lenz on the Textile Arts Center blog. Faves colliding again! Check it out.
Craftbits Valentine Card Themed Newsletter
Our sister site, Craftbits.com, has just published their Valentine Card themed newsletter, and it is chock full of great handmade card ideas. It is published in full below.
Handmade Valentines Day Cards
This Newsletter is filled with handmade Valentines Day … Read More...
Do you have a GIRL CRUSH?
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 … Read More...
Gigantic Candle Wax Heart Memorial
After former Czech president Václav Havel died on Dec. 18, artists Lukas Gavlovsky and Roman Svejda decided to create a unique memorial. They’re building a gigantic heart out of candle wax.
It became so big that it’s been dubbed “A … Read More...
An artist in residence
Veronica Fuentes of Whimsiology got a coveted residency at the Textile Arts Center in New York City. Her experience is just beginning as she moves into this studio space, hers for the next six months. See her first post about … Read More...
Fabulous February Markets
Fabulous February Markets in Brisbane Australia.
Hello to all you craft crazy folk out there and welcome to 2012! If you’re half as craft crazy as me, I bet you just can’t wait for the first craft/handmade markets of the … Read More...
I thought it said “Staying Alive” – 3D printed Fisher-Price record-player disc
I love that this person used a 3D printer to make a record for their old fisher price music box record player. I just wish they had done Staying Alive instead of some song by a band I don’t know. … Read More...
Kim Alsbrooks
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.