Polymer Clay Round Up

January 29, 2012 by Elaine Robitaille

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 swing

Stitch a bolster for your dollhouse

January 29, 2012 by Denise Felton

Oh, my! Tiny little needlepoint bolsters with bitty teeny tassels. Perfection! The kits are available from Janet Granger‘s site. Her blog says,

The bolster kit is for twelfth scale doll’s houses (i.e adult collectors’ scale), and is to be

TAST-inspired mandalas for charity

January 29, 2012 by Denise Felton

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,

I do hope that

Out now: January CQMagOnline

January 29, 2012 by Denise Felton

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

January 27, 2012 by Scarlett Burroughs

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

January 27, 2012 by Denise Felton

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint runs down the hot thread news from TNNA. Check out her post.

Joetta Maue reviews Susan Lenz

January 27, 2012 by Denise Felton

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

January 26, 2012 by Vikram Goyal

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?

January 26, 2012 by Minnie

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

January 25, 2012 by SandraW

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

January 25, 2012 by Denise Felton

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

January 25, 2012 by Shellie Wilson

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

January 24, 2012 by Minnie

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

January 24, 2012 by Minnie

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.

Kim Alsbrooks.

The Fine Art of the Sandwich

January 23, 2012 by Meaghan Mountford

My head just went back to grad school. To discussions of postmodernism and the cost of reproduction and low vs high brow and are we cleverly paying homage to the masters by recreating fine art with sandwiches and does food … Read More...

Newsy: Retro by Michael Miller Fabrics

January 23, 2012 by Scarlett Burroughs

Here are three of my favorites from the recently launched fabric collection, Retro by Michael Miller Fabrics. Even with favorites, I wouldn’t turn down any from this nostalgic-done-right line. Shown from left to right is Candy Shop, Summer Farming and … Read More...