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June 30, 2008
Craftaluma Recap
CRAFT's Ginny Robinson and Sherry Huss worked the CRAFT table at Sunday's first ever Craftaluma fair in Petaluma, CA, hosted by the Petalluma Craft Mafia. Pictured above clockwise: Sherry at the CRAFT table, a close up of the knit chicken and egg, Tally of Little Purls in her awesome knit jewelry, and a photo of the table before the doors opened.
Ginny writes:
Crafters. Music. Hotdogs. Facepainting. The premiere Craftaluma event in Petaluma yesterday was a totally laid back show with a kicky circus theme.
Craft occupied the lobby entrance in the Petaluma Veteran's Memorial Hall. The Craft: 06 Chicken and Egg project graced the Craft table -- a nod to Petaluma's history as the "Egg Capital of the World". We met a few Craft first timers, a few loyal subscribers and often- loyal craftzine fans. Nice to have an indie craft show in our own backyard, and looking forward to what the folks from Petaluma Craft Mafia come up with next!
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 30, 2008 10:00 PM
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Sosorosey's Upcycled Linens
I'm loving Sosorosey's Etsy shop, which recently appeared on The Storque. Pictured here are a pink fabric bowl and a beautifully textured trivet, both made from repurposed strips of vintage linens.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 30, 2008 07:00 PM
Bazaar, Recycle |
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HOW TO - Make Wrap Pants
Laupre helps us keep cool this summer with her great tutorial on how to make these breezy wrap pants.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 30, 2008 05:00 PM
Fashion, Sewing |
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HOW TO - Salad Spinner Art
Megan at the Brassy Apple blog (Idaho) whipped up this tutorial for making salad spinner paint art, a perfect activity for kids. I remember doing these at carnivals as a kid, but you can do it at home with a salad spinner!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jun 30, 2008 04:00 PM
Arts & Design, Kids |
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HOW TO - Make a Window Garland
Derek and Lauren show you how to create this stylish window garland over at Design Sponge.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 30, 2008 03:00 PM
Home Decor, Paper Crafts |
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Free Old Man Mask
Illustrator Rosemary Travale has a free PDF old man mask up on her blog, great for office surprise parties!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jun 30, 2008 02:00 PM
Arts & Design, Paper Crafts, Patterns |
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HOW TO - Knit a Vampire Stake
Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, rejoice! Pepperknit shares her pattern for knitting up a soft and cuddly version of Buffy's favorite vamp-killing stake, "Mr. Pointy".
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 30, 2008 01:00 PM
Amigurumi, Knitting |
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HOW TO - Strawberry Smoothie
Creative Kismet shares her recipe for Strawberry Smoothies, which make a great summertime breakfast or snack.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 30, 2008 12:00 PM
Food |
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Super Foam-erator for Kids
Betz White has a tutorial on how to make a Super Foam-erator from a recycled plastic water bottle.
Betz writes:
In my quest for summer activities to entertain the boys I started reminiscing about a foam making toy I had as a kid. It was sort of shaped like a big plastic lolly pop with terry cloth on one side. You dunked it in water, put a little bubble soap on it and then blew into a tube. It didn't make regular soap bubbles, it made long foamy snakes. I remember how much I played with that thing and knew my boys would enjoy a toy like that.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 30, 2008 11:00 AM
Kids, Recycle |
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Sewing Machine Cover Tutorial
Not Nigella has a tutorial on how to sew up a cute sewing machine cover.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 30, 2008 10:00 AM
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Lazy Susan Cutting Mat
Mary Ray on CraftStylish has a review for an Olfa lazy susan cutting mat. I had no idea these things existed!
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 30, 2008 09:00 AM
Bazaar |
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Recycled Jeans to Kids Messenger Bag Tutorial
LangLang Creations shows you how to recycle and refashion an old pair of jeans into this cute kiddie messenger bag.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 30, 2008 08:00 AM
Kids, Recycle, Refashion, Sewing |
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HOW TO - Make a Wasp Cake
Custom cake master, Beth from Cloth and Fodder, created a wasp cake for a friend. She used lemon loaf cake and made toffee wings.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jun 30, 2008 07:00 AM
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HOW TO - Make The Pearl Rucksack
Tissuepapers found beautiful red fabric at her local fabric store and turned to 1940's movies for inspiration. She created a glamorous rucksack and created a simple pattern so you can make your own.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jun 30, 2008 06:00 AM
Sewing |
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June 29, 2008
HOW TO - Make Decoupage Coasters
Yoonie at Home has a tutorial on how to make a great gift -- decoupage coasters.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 29, 2008 05:00 PM
General |
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Maternity Top Conversion
Anitra put up this little walkthrough for converting a maternity tee into a cute empire waist top, perfect for updating your pregnancy days or, in her case, making use of a thrift store find.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jun 29, 2008 12:00 PM
Refashion, Sewing |
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HOW TO - Make the Ultimate Pineapple Smoothie
On Instructables, user technick29 has a recipe on how to make the ultimate pineapple smoothie. Yummers!
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 29, 2008 10:00 AM
Food |
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DIY Eco Liquid Soap
CasaSugar has a project on how to make your own liquid soap from a bar.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 29, 2008 06:00 AM
Green, Homemade |
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June 28, 2008
Refashioned Shoulder Pad Hats
Jennine at The Coveted shows us how to turn those 80's shoulder pads into refashioned hats.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 28, 2008 05:00 PM
Fashion, Recycle, Refashion |
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CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week we saw these two projects in the CRAFT Flickr Pool:
And thought you might also like these:
- Mr. Giant Giant Sequoia
- Link Windwaker Slippers
- Recyclomonster - Teek & Took
- Alien Cat & Sammy Seal Mirror and Clock Sculptures
- Crochet Rug from Recycled Fabric
- Dysfunctional Embroidery #5
- Needle Felted Eye Stalk Friend (bottom view)
- Orchid Mantis
- Aluminum Can Magnets
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jun 28, 2008 12:00 PM
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