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January 30, 2008
Leftover Yarn Baby Booties
Gloria writes in about this free pattern for baby booties, made from small scraps of yarn you have around. SockPixie writes:
My biggest problem as a sock knitter, is what to do with my left over yarn, in particular with these no bigger than a walnut darling balls of yarn. These slippers are magic to work. NO SEAMS at all, no origami construction, all garter stitch, mostly knit in the round, and about one pair per hour! My promise to myself is that I will knit a pair of slippers for every pair of socks I knit, and that I will donate the slippers to my local community health center.
Baby booties from small scraps of yarn - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jan 30, 2008 02:00 PM
Babies, Knitting |
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Vintage Pincushion Kits
CRAFT's "Old School" columnist Cathy of California has just added these fun (and functional!) pincushion kits to her online shop. The project was inspired by a pincushion she saw in a 1965 issue of "Family Circle" magazine, but she's given it her own spin. Each kit includes a foam ball, vintage fabric, a pom pom, felt, a chenille bee and complete instructions. There are some super-cute fabrics available, and these kits are a limited edition--so check the shop out soon! Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 30, 2008 01:00 PM
Bazaar |
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Opening Thursday: Lisa Congdon's "Nature Walk"
LIsa Congdon's new solo show, Nature Walk, opens Thursday night in San Francisco. See a preview on her Flickr photostream, and check out her blog to stay in the loop. Link.
@ Swallowtail
2217 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Thursday, January 31, 7-9 pm
Related:
• Lisa Congdon Quilted Diary - Link.
• Lisa Congdon Etsy Shop - Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 30, 2008 12:00 PM
Arts & Design, Events |
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Recycle Egg Carton into Heart
Patricia of A Little Hut has a tutorial on how to use up an old egg carton to create this piece of heart art. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 30, 2008 11:00 AM
Arts & Design, Holiday projects, Recycle |
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HOW TO - Style Your Photos
Taking a great photo may not be enough when you're trying to sell your goods online. SusyJack on Etsy shows you how to style your photos in her article, "Give Props". Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 30, 2008 10:00 AM
Design |
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Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival 2008
Moonstitches has posted up a gallery on her Flickr of some of the most beautiful images from Tokyo's International Great Quilt Festival 2008. Get ready to be inspired! [ via ] Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 30, 2008 09:00 AM
Events, Japanese Crafts, Quilting |
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The Sophisticated Rustic Jacket Pattern
The winning free pattern on Knitting Daily is this beautiful knit cardigan, The Sophisticated Rustic Jacket by Pam Allen. I love the delicate way the contrast color trim is ruffled. Just sign up to be a member of Knitting Daily to download this PDF. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 30, 2008 08:00 AM
Fashion, Knitting, Patterns |
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Blogs We Love: A Ervilha cor de Rosa
This week, my Craft blogger buddies and I are sharing our favorite blogs with you. In order to write every day for the Craft blog, I have to read an awful lot of web sites. One of my favorites, A Ervilha cor de Rosa requires little reading because it is written in Portuguese. A Ervilha cor de Rosa is the blog of renowned Portuguese dollmaker Rosa Pomar.
On Rosa's blog, you can find a lot of pictures of her beautiful dolls. All of the dolls are handmade out of wool, linen, cashmere, silk, and cotton. She accents the dolls with trimmings of lace and ribbon. Even though the style of the dolls is consistent, each doll is really quite unique.
Besides the dolls, my favorite posts are when Rosa takes pictures of different things she sees around her. For a few days in December, she posted photos of Portuguese tile. I really like her style of posting photos like a catalog of images. Even though the blog has translate links at the bottom of every entry, I enjoy just looking at these pictures the most. - Link.
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Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jan 30, 2008 07:00 AM
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Sketchy Coworker Blog
A colleague of mine recently started posting his daily meeting doodles on a blog called Sketchy Coworker. He loves typography and plays around with different fonts. I love checking the site every day for inspiration, I just wish it made me a better doodler. Link.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jan 30, 2008 06:00 AM
Arts & Design |
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Urban Outfitters' Office Space
For some inspiration, HOW Design points to Metropolis Magazine's design article giving us a peek at the corporate campus at Urban Outfitters which oversees the brands Anthropologie, Free People, as well as Urban Outfitters. I'm falling in love with the big crochet art and giant yarn balls in the lobby of Free People building. Download the full PDF of the article here at the Metropolis site. [ via ] Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 30, 2008 02:00 AM
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January 29, 2008
The Scarflettes Flickr Group
I'm freezing right now so maybe that's why I've happily joined The Scarflettes group by Sylvie of Chez Plum. Pictured above is this crocheted neckwarmer by MarianneS on Flickr. Beautiful inspiriation! Join The Scarflettes Flickr group and add one of your own photos to the pool. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 29, 2008 10:00 PM
Crochet, Knitting |
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Découpaged Storage Cart
Lady Harvatine shows off her new storage cart from IKEA, which she perked up by découpaging wrapping paper all over the sides, top, and drawer fronts. What a simple but effective way to brighten up the craft room. Link.
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Lady Harvatine's Fabric Flip-Flops - Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 29, 2008 07:00 PM
Organizing, Paper Crafts |
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HOW TO - Make Soda Can Stars
Craftster user Teag explains how to use soda cans to make these simple but attractive stars. You can decoupage them with patterned papers, or leave them as-is for some recycled sparkle. These would look great strung up in a mobile. Link.
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Recycled Sodapop Charms - Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 29, 2008 05:00 PM
Green, Metalwork, Recycle |
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HOW TO - Cat Burglar Joule Thief
Instructables user unknownuser2007 combined two MAKE weekend projects: the sympathy doll and the joule thief. The result is this cutie who sucks the last life out of your batteries by holding them in his hands and lighting up his nose. - Link.
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Make a Joule Thief - Weekend Projects Video Podcast - Link.
Make a Sympathy Doll - Weekend Projects Podcast - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jan 29, 2008 04:00 PM
Sewing, Technology |
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Bird in Fox Pendant
This "Bird in Fox" pendant by ViennaHorses features a mother-of-pearl bird hanging freely within the stomach of a plastic fox. The foodchain never looked quite so lovely! Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 29, 2008 03:00 PM
Bazaar, Jewelry |
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Dread Crocheted Cthulhu
Instructables user Fruppi has a slideshow of a mythical Cthulu, crocheted of course. I can't wait for the pattern! - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jan 29, 2008 02:00 PM
Amigurumi, Crochet |
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HOW TO - Sew a Water Bottle Carrier
I can't stand having my water bottle floating around in my bag, so I think I'll sew up one of these stylish carriers to keep it separate from my valuables. This will be a great accessory to take to the gym! Get the handy-dandy tutorial at Pink Chalk Studio. Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 29, 2008 01:00 PM
Sewing |
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Needle-Felted Yip Yip Alien
Craftster user Krissykat made herself a funny little Yip-Yip alien toy! He's completely needle-felted, with yarn-wrapped pipecleaner antennae. For those of you unfamiliar with (or too young to remember) the Yip-Yip aliens, they were pretty much the funniest Muppets to ever grace Sesame Street (see YouTube clip below). Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 29, 2008 12:00 PM
Amigurumi, Felting, Kids |
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Blogs We Love: Oh Joy!
Our theme this week is "Blogs We Love" and today, my favorite blog of late is the Oh Joy! blog by Joy Deangdeelert Cho. Each day I find myself inspired by the curated finds of Joy whether it's crafts, paper goods, home decor, or fashion -- she's got a sharp eye for design and I can fall for just about anything she posts up. - Link.
I love how Joy will group together items you never thought could work together, such as matching flatware wallpaper with a bangle bracelet in this great post on "feeling graphic in black & white today". I find myself soaking in the entire beauty of the composition and then taking my time with observing each of the new little pieces individually to find out what they are. Her eye for color and shapes is truly impeccable. - Link.
Oh Joy! features the work of lots of amazing artists, illustrators, photographers and stylists such as this inspiring photo that features the work of stylist Tanya Goodwin in Joy's post "mulitples". The blog is great way to find out about creative people I never would have known about. - Link.
Joy also designs and runs her own shop called Nantaka Joy, a line of beautifully designed paper and patterned products. I picked up a few before the holidays from Relish at Home. This "I Love" Platinum Notebook has been just one of my favorites. It's beautiful to write in and very portable. Check out all the wonderful things at Nantaka Joy. - Link.
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Blogs We Love: Knick Knacks & Ric Rac - Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 29, 2008 11:00 AM
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Star Wars Salacious B. Crumb Softie
Bonnie points us to Oil Bath Bubbles blog where Neil Baker shows you how he sewed up his own softie version of Salacious B. Crumb, a court jester for Jabba the Hut. [ via ] Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 29, 2008 10:00 AM
Amigurumi, Sewing |
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