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June 30, 2008

Craftaluma Recap

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!

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.

HOW TO - Make Wrap Pants

Laupre helps us keep cool this summer with her great tutorial on how to make these breezy wrap pants.

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!

HOW TO - Make a Window Garland

Derek and Lauren show you how to create this stylish window garland over at Design Sponge.

Free Old Man Mask

Illustrator Rosemary Travale has a free PDF old man mask up on her blog, great for office surprise parties!

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".

HOW TO - Strawberry Smoothie

Creative Kismet shares her recipe for Strawberry Smoothies, which make a great summertime breakfast or snack.

Super Foam-erator for Kids

Foammaker
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.