| CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw:Kokon head by muloyoung,Koi Fish Front by lnguye30,Finished Hypnotoad by paghababian,and Old Door Box Table by kpwerker.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
DIY Wedding Love Notes Amy of Eat Drink Chic shares this project for DIY wedding love notes on the Once Wed blog. You can download templates to recreate this same look.Amy writes:This DIY includes styling and presentation ideas for 'Message in a Bottle' guest favors with a twist. Enclosed is a little scroll that not only contains a message to your guests but also some extra blank notepaper so that they can write a little message back to the bride and groom and drop it in a jar labeled "Love Letters" incorporated in the centerpiece design of each table.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Paper Crafts | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Quilting with Kids By Christine KohMy daughter Laurel and I love working on creative projects - she says she wants to be a designer when she grows up so we can work together. And since this summer represented our first summer off (prior to elementary school Laurel attended a year-round day care), I thought it would be fun to have a cool project we could chip away at once school was out.Laurel wanted a new blanket to snuggle under on the couch and I had been looking for a way to use up fabric scraps so we decided to make a quilt. I wanted the project to: a) be free form and flexible (i.e., not working on an established pattern), and b) allow Laurel to take the lead. It's proven to be a super fun endeavor; there's still time for you to engage in a quilt project with your kids, whether it's for "summer camp" at home, or to work on through the year. The following offers guidance on how to get going.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Quilting | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
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 CRAFTERNOONProject: Soundplushies: Hand Prints: Stamps You Can Make and FindDay/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.htmlWhat is your motto?Handmake the life you want to lead.Links:Website: www.crafternoon.comTwitter: crafternoonNY Other: http://www.crafternoon.com/blog Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Maker Faire | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Condoleezza Rice crafts a tribute to her parents "Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family," By Condoleezza Rice Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family Condoleezza Rice Crown Publishing, 352 pp., $27 Condoleezza (derived from a musical term meaning “with sweetness”) Rice grew up in Birmingham, Ala., in... nj.com |