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June 28, 2008
ThreadHeads - Make a Simple Bathing Suit Cover Up
Corinne shows you how to make a simple bathing suit cover-up out of an old towel and Rob goes on a tour of some wacky wears he found on the web.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 28, 2008 06:00 AM
Recycle, Refashion, Sewing, Video |
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June 27, 2008
Chez Plum Summer Raffle
Sylvie at Chez Plum is having a summer raffle! Buy a $2 ticket and you could win: a set of ALL her Chez Plum knitting and crochet patterns, one skein of handspun of your choice among those listed in her Etsy store, and one skein of handspun yarn custom made for you where she will dye roving and spin it according to your wishes! You have until now through July 15th to enter.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 27, 2008 11:00 PM
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Boston Release Party Wrap-Up
Last Saturday, Boston's award-winning eco-boutique Greenward hosted a release party for CRAFT: 07 with the help of The Sampler. It was a smashing success, with partygoers stitching up cute CRAFT-inspired shoe clips and brooches all day long. Check out the CRAFT Release Parties Flickr pool for photos from this fun event--and if you're in Detroit this weekend, don't forget to stop by our last release party of the month, hosted by Handmade Detroit!
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 27, 2008 07:00 PM
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Ridiculously Easy Pineapple Sorbet
FatFree Vegan Kitchen shares a recipe (if you can call it that, it's so easy!) for the quickest pineapple sorbet you'll make all summer. I'd love to tweak this with a bit of fresh basil added too.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 27, 2008 05:00 PM
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Clothespin Spring Bracelets
Nathan Luoto of Lynnwood, WA made these bracelets from clothespin springs. This is a perfect craft for when you finally get a dryer. Via the MAKE Flickr Pool.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jun 27, 2008 04:00 PM
Jewelry, Recycle, Refashion |
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HOW TO - Make a Felt Mural
Design Sponge shares this great reader-submitted tutorial showing how to make a fresh and fun hand-cut felt mural for your wall.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 27, 2008 03:00 PM
Home Decor |
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Panda Bees
Lovely little plushies found in the CRAFT Flickr Pool: Green panda-bees by Chelsea Bloxsom of Bridgewater, MA. Part panda. part bee, 100% creepy-cute.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jun 27, 2008 02:00 PM
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HOW TO - Crochet the Bobble Stitch
Linda at CraftStylish demonstrates how to make the puffy and nubbly crocheted bobble stitch.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 27, 2008 01:00 PM
Crochet |
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Swap-O-Rama-Rama in Venice, CA on Saturday
Heads up, Angelenos! Tomorrow in Venice, there's a great Swap-o-Rama-Rama event happening and I'll be on hand to help out! Come by with a bag of your unwanted clothes and leave with a spanking-new customized outfit. There will be sewing stations galore, DIY silkscreening, applique and embroidery stations and much more. I'm even bringing a few CRAFT teeshirts to add to the donation pile, so come by and trick one out for yourself! The veent is organized by the folks at Hipline Media, and volunteers include Social Studies, Kokoleo, Four Idle Hands, LA Craft Mafia, Sonya Nimri and many more!
Swap-O-Rama-Rama
Saturday, June 28, 11am - 5pm
Venice Center for Peace with Justice & the Arts
located @ Venice United Methodist Church
2210 Lincoln Blvd (@ Victoria)
Venice, CA 90291
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 27, 2008 12:00 PM
Events, Fashion, Green, Refashion |
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DIY Shoes - CRAFT Video Podcast
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes
Thomas Maiorana of Boot y Amor gives us a great follow up to his CRAFT: 07 article with plenty of tips on how to make your own shoes by using old soles.
As mentioned in the video, head to Fabric Outlet in San Francisco for great affordable leather pieces.
Fabric Outlet
2109 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 552-4525
From the pages of CRAFT: 07:
"Old Sole, New Shoe," by Thomas Maiorana, pgs 92-98. Preview the article now in our Digital Edition.
Subscribe to CRAFT Magazine
Craftzine readers can now get $5 off a yearly subscription by entering the code MCRAFT. That's just $29.95 for 4 quarterly issues!
Related:
CRAFT: 07 The Shoe Issue - On newsstands now!
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 27, 2008 11:00 AM
CRAFT Podcast, Fashion, Recycle, Video |
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Sari Scrap Bangle Tutorial
Vickie Howell shows you how to use up leftover yarn (in this case, sari silk) to crochet and create a Sari Scrap Bangle.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 27, 2008 10:00 AM
Crochet, Jewelry |
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New Nantaka Joy
I'm falling for Nantaka Joy's new collection of journals and cards inspired by nature. Joy's journals are favorites of all time that I carry around everywhere I go. It's the perfect compact size to fit in any bag. [ via Oh Joy! ]
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 27, 2008 09:00 AM
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Tulip Socks Knitting Pattern
Whit's Knits on The Purl Bee has a pattern to knit up these adorable tulip socks. I love the modern look of the fair isle pattern. Whit also shows you how you can design your own fair isle pattern, complete with downloadable graph paper.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 27, 2008 08:00 AM
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HOW TO - Create Wall Art with Electrical Tape
Lilybee posted an Instructable on how to create wall art with electrical tape and colored acetate. Channel your inner Mondrian and start decorating.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jun 27, 2008 07:00 AM
Home Decor |
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Miniature Knitted Art
Artist Christina Oh, a recent graduate of the Art Center College of Design, creates knitted artwork like this bicycle. It is handknit with US 00000 sized needles. via Design*Sponge.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jun 27, 2008 06:00 AM
Arts & Design, Knitting |
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June 26, 2008
Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory - Special Sale on Friday, June 27
If you're in the Bay Area, don't miss a special sale at Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory in Petaluma, CA on Friday June 27 from 9am to 5:30pm. You'll find below wholesale prices on a huge variety of stickers on rolls and strips, 3D stickers, glass crafting gems, patterned crafting ribbons, photo and scrapbooking albums.
Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory
3810 Cypress Drive
Petaluma, CA 94954
(707) 763-1700
mrsgrossmans.com
Check out the Flickr photoset of a visit CRAFT editors had to Mrs. Grossman's Sticker factory.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jun 26, 2008 10:33 PM
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HOW TO - Vegan Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler
Melisser, aka The Urban Housewife, shows you how to make a delicious (and vegan) strawberry-rhubarb cobbler on the Everyday Dish show.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 26, 2008 07:00 PM
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HOW TO - Make Paper Flowers
WhipUp points to this great photo-tutorial on Creature Comforts, which shows how to make pretty paper roses.
Related:
• Quilled Flowers
• HOW TO - Make Stamped Tissue-Paper Flowers
• HOW TO - Make a Paper Flower Corsage
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 26, 2008 05:00 PM
Paper Crafts |
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The Rock and Shop Market in Raleigh, NC this Saturday, June 28
If you are in Raleigh, North Carolina this weekend check out the seventh Rock & Shop Market on Saturday June 28th from 1-5pm at the Tir Na Nog. The craft fair combines emerging designers and music performances by the area's most talented bands & djs. The first 90 attendees receive a free tote with a copy of CRAFT magazine. Tir Na Nog is located at 218 South Blount St. Raleigh, NC, from 1-5 pm and entry costs $3.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jun 26, 2008 04:00 PM
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CRAFT: 07 Release Party in Detroit
Join us in Detroit this Sunday, June 29, for our final release party of the month! The party's going down from 1-4 at Woodward Ave. Brewers and is hosted by the fabulous peeps from the Handmade Detroit collective.
You can expect tasty snacks, cheap drinks (please note: the party is ALL AGES), and bargain-basement subscription deals. They've got some great door prizes to give away from CRAFT and our friends at Chronicle Books--plus signed copies of 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Tie and Rock Your Scarf from our pals at Compai. Compai has also donated some awesome CHAOS teeshirts to give away! You really, really don't wanna miss out on this one.
The make-and-take craft project offered at this event is inspired by Cathy Callahan's shoe clip project from the new issue--but Handmade Detroit put their own clever spin on it, as seen in the pic above. Come get your craft on and you're sure to be the only person on your block with Michigan-shaped shoe clips!
CRAFT: 07 Release Party
Sunday, June 29 from 1pm - 4pm
@ Woodward Ave. Brewers (the WAB)
22646 Woodward Ave.
Ferndale, MI 48220
248-546-3696
handmadedetroit.com
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Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jun 26, 2008 03:00 PM
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