| How-To: Registration For Screen Printing Without a Press Amy of Craft Chi shares her tips for doing multiple color screen printing registration when you don't have a press. Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Arts & Design | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Visiting Maptote Further proving my belief that al crafters, artists, and makers are the nicest people on the face of the earth, I sent a note to the crew at Maptote asking if I could stop by while attending BlogHer. Sure enough, they invited me over to get a sneak peek at their Brooklyn workspace.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Crafty Travels | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
La Droguerie in Paris La Droguerie9 et 11 rue du Jour75001 PARISPhone: 01 45 08 93 27Hours:Monday: 2pm-6:45pmTuesday-Saturday: 10:30am-6:45pmSunday: ClosedIf any place could be called crafting heaven, the craft shop La Droguerie is just that and more. Nestled in a small little area of the Les Halles area of Paris, I could feel the excitement inside me as I stepped inside and was immediately greeted "hello" by the hanks of candy colored yarn that spanned all along the wall. The store feels like an old apothecary with large wooden cabinets lining the back area which contained tiny drawers filled with buttons. Colorful beads lived in large jars that were lined up and down a large bookcase and seemed almost to call out for someone to "take a scoop home". Pretty and ornate fake flowers in little glasses decorated the window area. A wall of ribbons and bias tape spanned the back wall. (I now regret not buying some of the cute Liberty of London bias tape. Ah!) Under a glass table, patterned fabric lay neatly organized and color coordinated.(Photo above from our Travel Crafty Paris article by Tina Barseghian)Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Books and Magazines | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Maker Faire: Sunday at the CRAFT Booth and Around the Faire It was more fun crafting today at World Maker Faire in NY! How adorable is Meg Allan Cole with her pink sewing machine? Meg showed crafters how to make a plush hedgehog.Brett Bara with her cute amigurumi robot she demoed. We'll have the link to the pattern soon!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Maker Faire | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
SAN MARCOS: Art Alive offers music, dance, crafts With music and dance performances, hands-on arts and crafts andartisanal vendors, the 13th annual San Marcos Alive fair showcasedthe city's cultural offerings at the city's Civic Center onSunday. nctimes.com |