| Sweet Onion and Goat Cheese Tarts with Thyme Make these sweet onion and goat cheese tarts with thyme by Kerry Saretsky of French Revolution Food on Serious Eats. I mean, caramelized onions? Major yum! These little tarts are such a great idea for an easy dinner, just pair it with a salad on the side. Delish! [via Not Martha]Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
Sangre Chronicle > Eagle Nest > Arts and crafts at altitude in Eagle Nest EAGLE NEST Over its 28-year history, the High Country Arts & Crafts Festival in Eagle Nest has garnered a reputation as the place to pick up one-of-a-kind works that have been handcrafted by regional artists. sangrechronicle.com |
Picture this: Crafts at Renfrew Debby Mouer and granddaughters Kiera Mouer, 4, and Kiaya Mouer, 6, all of Waynesboro, make crafts using things from nature Wednesday afternoon in Renfrew Park. therecordherald.com |
Love + Hate Knitted Cakes Curator Ele Carpenter writes about craftivsm and contemporary capitalism in this article on Axis, a contemporary art webzine: It's hardly surprising that people are skeptical of the political claims of craftivism when they are overwhelmed by knitted cakes at every gift shop and summer faire! Mixed up in the revolutionary fervor of DIY craft is a revival of 1940s/50s domestic style epitomised by the fashion for knitted cake. Instead of using collective craft to reclaim public space, knitting and baking cake has become a celebration of feminine virtue. Now that the nostalgia for wartime 'make do and mend' has been redesigned for a contemporary shopping extravaganza - the knitted cake has become a symbol of the capitalist recuperation of feminist critique.Nice mention of Maker Faire in there too!Knitted cake above by Prudence Mapstone.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Arts & Design | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Country Crafts shop sets open house MARION - Theresa's Country Crafts Open House is 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 26-27, Dec. 10-11, Dec. 17-18 and Dec. 20-23. marionstar.com |