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February 29, 2008

Winners of the Warm Biscuit Bedding Company Giveaway!

Well we received an overwhelming response to the free giveaway this week for a $50 gift certificate to Warm Biscuit Bedding Company. The 2 lucky Craftzine readers are: Julie Hentz and Annie Skarphol. Congratulations! Thanks to everyone who entered and don't forget to check out the great fabrics and more at Warm Biscuit Bedding Company! Link.

HOW TO - Embroider with Mirrors

Joyful Abode shares a step-by-step, extremely well-photographed tutorial for doing Indian-style shisha embroidery, using small mirrors or pailettes. [via] Link.

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Shi Sha Embroidery - Link.

Cabled Rangoli Hat Pattern

The Adventures of a Desi Knitter blog is offering this pretty, pretty free knitting pattern in downloadable PDF format. It's called the Cabled Rangoli Hat, uses only 1.5 skeins of yarn and looks like the perfect thing for chilly Spring nights. [via] Link.

Nicole Smith's Hearts

Nicole M. Smith has created this really interesting set of interactive plush toys from hand-printed fabric and plastic tubing. They're on display at Conspire, a gallery in downtown Phoenix. She doesn't have a website, but you can email her if you like - Link.

Scissors Mobile @ Rare Device

I love the inspiring new mobile that artist Lisa Congdon made from her scissors collection. It's currently on display in her shop, Rare Device, so stop by if you live in SF to check it out in person. Link.

Vintage Resistor Earrings

David Petrides writes in about Charlotte of "Earrings 101" and her vintage resistor earrings, made into the stamen of flowers, terminated with Swarovski crystals. More subtle than the resistor earrings I've seen before, these would make a great addition to any classy electronics lady's collection. - Link.

CRAFT: 06 Release Party Info

Just wanted to remind you all about our upcoming slate of release parties, which are scheduled to go down next Sunday, March 9. Each party will feature free crafty demonstrations, door prizes (you might go home with a CRAFT: The First Year box set!), snacks and special subscription deals. Here's a list of cities, hosts, and venues--if you're anywhere nearby, we hope you'll join us!

LOS ANGELES!

HOSTS: Jenny Ryan (CRAFT blog, Felt Club, SewDarnCute) & Cathy Callahan (CRAFT's "Old School" columnist, Cathy of California)
VENUE: Handmade Galleries
14556 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
PH: 818-382-3444
TIME: 12-4pm

MILWAUKEE!

HOSTS: Faythe Levine (Handmade Nation, Paper Boat Boutique, Art vs. Craft) & Janelle Gramling (Fasten Co-op Clothing Gallery)
VENUE: Fasten Co-op Clothing Gallery
2224 S Kinnickinnic Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53207
PH: 414-747-9229
TIME: 12-3pm

PORTLAND!

HOSTS: Susan Beal (West Coast Crafty, Bead Simple) & Sister Diane (CraftyPod, DIY Alert)
VENUE: Twisted
2310 NE Broadway
Portland, OR 97232
PH: 503-922-1150
TIME: 1-4pm
SPECIAL GUEST STARS: Made by Moxie (who did our 06 cover monster project!) & Shawn Connally (Managing Editor of CRAFT)

CHICAGO!

HOST: Alison Simonian (Miss Alison, Felt Club)
VENUE: The Needleshop
2054 W Charleston BF
Chicago, IL 60647
TIME: 1-4pm

NEW YORK CITY!

HOSTS: Michelle Kempner (CRAFT blog, Robot Clothes) & Becky Stern (CRAFT & MAKE blogs, SternLab)
VENUE: Make Workshop
195 Christie St., Suite 502
(btw Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY
PH: 212-533-9995
TIME: 12-4pm

ATLANTA!

HOSTS: Christy Petterson (Indie Craft Experience, a. bardis, GetCrafty) & Becky Striepe (Atlanta Craft Mafia, Glue & Glitter)
VENUE: ParkGrounds
142 Flat Shoals Ave SE
Atlanta GA 30316
PH: 678-528-9901
TIME: 1-5pm

FYI, we do hope to expand these parties to more cities in the future, so if there's no party in your city this time around, hang in there.

Vickie Howell & Lena Walker Smith: Real Women Wear Knits - CRAFT Video Podcast

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Vickie Howell and SWTC stylist Lena Walker Smith had a fashion event called "Real Women Wear Knits" at Stitches West in Santa Clara, CA last Friday. I got a chance to check out the fashion show where 200 audience members and myself watched as Vickie and Lena taught us the basics on proportion, bodytype, and which knits worked the best. I loved how the show also reinforced all the ways you can adjust a knitting or crochet pattern and make it more flattering to your body, as well as how to embellish certain outfits. Hope you enjoy a few of Vickie and Lena's great tips!

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Some of the patterns shown in the fashion show, like the crochet kimono shrug shown above, are available at Vickie's shop. - Link.

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The Vickie Howell yarn collection is available through SWTC. See all the colors for Craft, Rock, and Love as well as a variety of other SWTC natural yarn and fibers. - Link.

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You can also see all the rest of my photos from Stitches West. - Link.

Make-Ahead Monkey Bread

Bake and Shake shares an amazing-sounding recipe for Make-Ahead Monkey Bread. Her description of this treat--"...a blissful, sticky dome of yeasty rolls cloaked in caramelized sugar and butter, with toasted pecans adding crunch..."--really says it all, don't you think? Link.

LA Fiber Guild Felt Study Group this Sunday, March 2

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Ansley of Bleu Arts just finished up this beautiful felt handbag with branch design. She started this piece at the last LA Fiber Guild's Felt Study Group. If you are in the LA area, join them for the next meeting on Sunday, March 2nd at 11am. You can find out more details on how Ansley made this bag at Bleu Arts. Link.

Granny Square Tortoises

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Roman Sock has a PDF pattern to make these fun granny square tortoises! Link.

Edible Characters from Eugene and Louise Bakery

Drawn posted about Eugene and Louise Bakery in Belgium that makes great characters out of marzipan. Check out the Marzipan treat gallery on their site. [via] Link.

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