| This Week in Craft Fairs Here is our weekly listing of upcoming craft fairs. Please add any events you know of to our online calendar, and if you have a call for vendors you'd like listed, please .Coming Up This Weekend:Shop PartySanta Rosa, CASaturday, July 17, 12pm - 4pmIndie MartSan Francisco, CASunday, July 18, 12pm - 6pmFirst Friday Craft MarketKennett Square, PAFriday, July 16, 2pm - 8pmHandmade Faire - Summer of Love IIMedford, NJSaturday, July 17, 10am - 4pmSuper Duper Itsy Bitsy Handmade Faire 2010Blackpool, EnglandSunday, July 18, 12pm - 4pmCall For Vendors:4th Annual Holiday Hit List!San Diego, CASunday, Dec. 5Fee: $100Deadline to apply: Nov. 14Twist 5Northampton, MAFriday, Nov. 12 - Saturday, Nov. 13Fee: $190Deadline to apply: Jul. 31Outdoor Craft StoreSwarthmore, PASaturday, Sep. 18Fee: $50Deadline to apply: Jul. 17Mayday! Underground Crafts + Art ShowRochester, NYSaturday, Nov. 6Fee: $45Deadline to apply: Aug. 21Salt City Urban Art & Craft MarketSyracuse, NYSaturday, Oct. 23Fee: $40Deadline to apply: Aug. 1Sunset Bay ExperienceIrving, NYSaturday, Aug. 21Fee: $35Deadline to apply: Aug. 14Brandywine Festival of the ArtsWilmington, DESaturday, Sep. 11 - Sunday, Sep. 12Fee: $370 - $660Deadline to apply: Applications being accepted on a rolling basisRead the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Events | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
LilyPad Arduino Pillow This is awesome, just straight up awesome. Angela Sheehan posted her giant LilyPad pillow in the CRAFT pool, and it's just about the best ever. Check out her blog, Soft Circuit Saturdays for more deets, great photos, and a comical side-by-side size comparison.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Soft Circuits | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Yelena Bryksenkova: Sketchbook St. Petersburg-born, Midwest-raised Yelena Bryksenkova creates storybook-style illustrations full of a certain folklore nostalgia. Her sketchbooks reveal a lush inner landscape brimming with musings, portraits, meals, notable fashion, historic figures, and the view out the window. They remind me of Maira Kalman's illustrations, both in aesthetic and theme, as they remodel everyday subjects into curious delights. Thank you for letting us be a part of your world, Yelena.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Arts & Design | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Pencil And Wire Bugs The transformation of pencil-to-bug is so complete in Scott Bedford's latest post on What I Made that my brain has a hard time acknowledging that these creepy crawlies were No. 2 test takers in a previous life. Scott shares his cool illustrated instructions for making this worm, caterpillar and two other bugs over on his blog. Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in General | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
A Clearer Muddy Story: Fast-Flowing Water Can Form Deposits New findings suggest that fine clays may be deposited by relatively fast-flowing water. nytimes.com |