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April 30, 2007

Hungry Softies

Just like the animal kingdom, the softies out there in plush-land have to deal with mother nature, of course all in good humor. Here's a Sleepy snake with toupee eating mouse with toupee by Mochimochi Land. See the rest of the hungry softies over at Softies Central. Link.

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls - Online Auction

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls is a one-week summer day camp. Campers learn how to play musical instruments, write songs, perform their own music, do workshops, make band t-shirts, buttons, and costumes, and generally rock out. This NYC non-profit is currently having an auction where 100% of your winning bid goes to benefit scholarships for girls. The auction runs now through through May 7th. Link.

HOW TO - Redo Your Office Chair

Office chairs are typically boring with generic grey or brown fabric. This tutorial from makepiesnotsense on Instructables shows you how to transform your chair into your own personalized style. Link.

Cake Art

Phil @ MAKE writes:

Some people say "You can't have your cake and eat it too" - but it's cake, that's all cake does is get eaten and if you're lucky your cake might even look like one of these - [via] Link.
Related cakery:

Thorax cake - Link.
Make an erupting volcano cake - Link.
HOW TO - Make a corpse cake bunny - Link.
Kat litter cake - Link.
Killer rat cake... - Link.
HOW TO - Make a meat cake - Link.
Cockroach cake - Link.
Graveyard cake - Link.
HOW TO - Make an Apple 30th birthday cake - Link.
MAKE: A cake - Link.
HOW TO - Make a "Tux" cake... - Link.
CakeBot - cuts and serves cake - Link.

April's Sampler Goodies

April Sampler2007

April's Sampler proved to be a cool array of fab goodies. Here are some featured new items that I'm loving (Clockwise from top):

For the Birds stationery by Ephemera Stationery - Link.
Button holder frame by Button Collective - Link.
Wolfie and the Sneak Say coloring card - Link.
Sublime Stitching's Lucha Libre embroidery patterns - Link.
Silver Swirl pearl necklace by Beadoodles - Link.
Barry's Farm Ice Cream vinyl wristlet - Link.
Jill Bliss + My Favorite Mirror Set of 6 beverage coasters - Link.

The Sampler is a great way to promote your crafty business! For more Sampler news and info on how you can contribute, visit The Sampler web site here. - Link.

Knitted Monster Pattern

Heather Rupe created this furry, one-eyed knitted monster pattern and you can make one too by downloading the free PDF pattern. Join the other knitters who are making this too by visiting the Monster Knitalong and document your own knit monster project. Link.

DIY Flower Loom

Learn how to make your own flower loom with this tutorial by Candace at Crafty Daisies. Link.

Sewing Machine and Fabric Sale: May 5-6 in Rhode Island

Our CRAFT friend Jenine who makes the coolest glass bead jewelry gives us a heads up about a super cool sale that's happening this weekend with amazing deals on sewing machines. Thanks Jenine!

Sewing Machine and Fabric Sale!
My friend Phil had a company that made petticoats and square dance costumes for over 30 years. His wife of 58 years passed away recently, and Phil wants to sell all of the stuff in his house. Next weekend will be the sale. This is the same Phil that fixes sewing machines at the Big Top Fleamarket in Atlantic Mills in Providence.

Saturday and Sunday, MAY 5- 6
9 AM to 5 PM
243 Ausdale Road, Cranston, Rhode Island
(right by the YMCA on Park Ave. in Cranston)
#30 bus down Cranston St. to Park Ave.
BRING CASH

- 80+ SEWING MACHINES, priced between $10 and $25
- 2 industrial self- oiling automatic sewing machines mounted in factory tables
- 1 self- oiling automatic SERGER mounted in a factory table (automatically makes ruffles)- he's asking $300 for the serger
- PETTICOATS
- a TRAILER FULL OF FABRIC
- tons of LACE (244 yard rolls), strecth lace, ruffles, tulle, seam binding, notions
- ELASTIC
- spools and cones of THREAD
- JEWELRY and JEWERLY MOLDS with dance and Native American themes
- an INDUSTRIAL BOX STAPLER
- an INDUSTRIAL KNIFE AND SCISSOR SHARPENER
- an INDUSTRIAL NEEDLE SHARPENER
- a TOLEDO SCALE for jewelry

He also has a fancy THOMAS CHORD ORGAN for sale (it was $4000 in 1968), a 1960s button tufted padded bar, a mannequin and some mannequin parts, tons of neckscarves, a rocking chair, an exercise bike, marble- topped end tables, and more!

HOW TO - Reinforce Your Handbags

Lisa of U-Handblog goes through in great detail how to reinforce your handbags you make so they last longer and are stronger. Pictured above is polyester boning to stuff inside the seam allowance of the bag sides to create a boxy structure. Lots more great insight and tips on this detailed post. Link.