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February 8, 2012

Upholstery Fabric Stamped Card

Heather of Stamping and Stitching used upholstery fabric in her Hero Arts-stamped greeting card to create this textured look. I know my local fabric store, Haberman Fabrics, frequently has inexpensive upholstery remnants on hand, so this is a great idea.

January 7, 2012

Three Small Chairs Stamp Set

I stocked up on some paper supplies for a new year of paper crafting and fell in love with this "Three Small Chairs" stamp set from Hero Arts. A folding chair stamp?! Yes, please! I've already been stamping my own flat cards to have blank notecards ready to go.

January 2, 2012

Celery Flower Stamps

Jenn at Peas and Crayons made this beautiful stamped flower stationary for a letter that she wrote to her husband on their anniversary. True to her blog's name, she made it by playing with her food: the stamp isn't actually a stamp at all—it's a print made with a celery heart!

What a fun idea for Valentine's Day!

May 17, 2011

How-To: 3D Stamped Paper Garland

Of course, the out-of-this-world subject matter of this paper garland from Guusje Wannet of Ontwerpfabriek Appeltaart on Oh Happy! appeals to the space geek in me. The technique for turning stamps and paper into 3D garlands, though, can be applied to almost any stamped imagery. See how it's done over on Oh Happy! [via @zakkalife]

How-To: Cross-Stitch Stamped Card

I love this simple stamp project from Jessica of Zakka Life. She created a tiny cross-stitch stamp that can be used to make all kinds of cross-stitched designs on cards. [via @allthingspaper]

March 18, 2011

Kids' Drawing to Stamp

Dale Mackey writes in to share her rubber stamp carving made from a drawing by her four year-old daughter. Cute!

November 13, 2010

Glasses Fabric Stamp

Need to go work on this now...

Via Zakka Life

November 11, 2010

Furniture Caster Stamp Carving

While hanging out at Maker Faire Detroit this summer, Michigan crafting super hero Sarah Hodson sat down with When Creativity Knocks to create roller stamps from furniture casters. Take a look at the video over on their web site.

September 24, 2010

Maker Faire CRAFT Demo Profile: Maura Madden

World Maker Faire New York is this weekend, and we've put together a full schedule for of awesome demos for both days at the CRAFT booth. Each day this week, we'll profile one of the folks who will be presenting. Be sure to mark your schedule and head to the CRAFT booth for all the fun!

Presenter: Maura Madden of CRAFTERNOON Project: Soundplushies: Hand Prints: Stamps You Can Make and Find Day/Time: Saturday at 11 AM

Tell us about what you'll be demonstrating at the CRAFT booth at Maker Faire:

I'll be showing folks how to make simple prints with handmade stamps and other techniques. I'm into really simple crafts that embrace the beauty of imperfection, so it will be messy. But I like messy things.

How did you get started with crafting?

My mom has always been a crafter, so I started crafting at a very young age. And when I got interested in seriously crafting again in my mid-twenties, my mom taught me how to knit and helped me get reacquainted with her sewing machine. She has always been a crafty role model for me.

What are your main sources of inspiration?

I host Crafternoons at the New York Public Library, and they are one of my main sources of inspiration. My co-host, Jessica Pigza, is a librarian, and she pulls amazing books from the collection for each event for attendees to explore, which is totally exciting. And then seeing all of the different crafts that people make and the many ways that people approach crafting is really invigorating. And of course, New York City is a constant source of inspiration. I live in Greenpoint in Brooklyn, and there are so many artists here. Even walking my dog, I've met people that have such cool, crafty jobs. There is a lady who lives near me who hand dyes fabric for top design houses! She has given me suggestions on how to make hand dyed clothes color fast. And my husband is and actor and a visual artist, and sometimes we will have craft sessions together, just the two of us. The way that he makes art is very inspiring to me.

What new idea (in or outside of your field) has excited you most recently?

I'm so into rooftop farms and edible estates. There is a rooftop farm in our neighborhood, and one of our favorite restaurants, Annella, gets a lot of their produce from there. It's great to know that the local food they refer to on their menu is unbelievably local - about five blocks away! And the edible estates movement, which encourages people to get rid of their suburban front lawn and replace it with a garden, that is an amazing idea! I have been a member of a farmshare program for a few years now, and I am so happy to know where some of my food comes from. And with rooftops and lawns being converted into spaces that produce food, I know that people will continue to eat better and live healthier lives.

http://rooftopfarms.org/

http://www.anellabrooklyn.com/

http://www.fritzhaeg.com/garden/initiatives/edibleestates/main.html

What is your motto?

Handmake the life you want to lead.

Links:
Website: www.crafternoon.com
Twitter: crafternoonNY
Other: http://www.crafternoon.com/blog

September 13, 2009

Hand Carved Day of The Dead Stamps

Regina of Creative Kismet hand carved these stunning Day of The Dead stamps. The detail is amazing, and the cards she's made with them are fantastic. Be sure to check them out to see all the variation she created with just this small group of stamps. If you're feeling inspired to try your hand at stamp carving, she also has a rubber stamp carving tutorial!

August 31, 2009

How-To: Pennant Rubber Stamp Roller

Cathe of Just Something I Made created this brilliant pennant rubber stamp roller with a little tool she happened to spot at the hardware store. Read her tutorial on how to create your own. I'd be tempted to roll wee pennants on every piece of paper I had!

March 27, 2009

Heat Embossed Rocks

Sheila of Cheeky Magpie gets zen with her heat embossed rocks using a technique that will tolerate the outdoors and dress up any garden.

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