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| Travis Meinolf at the SF Museum of Craft and Folk Art Travis Meinholf and I both have work in MoCFA's Open Source Embroidery show, and although I'm sad I couldn't make it out to the opening, this video of Travis Meinolf describing his weaving installation makes me feel like I was there! [via Teagan Tall]From CRAFT: Check out CRAFT, Volume 08: Weaving!Buy the back issue in the Maker Shed.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Candy, popcorn balls to be sold at Arts and Crafts Show (Aberdeen American News) The members of Beta Sigma Phi will sell homemade candy and old--fashioned popcorn balls at the Holiday Arts & Crafts Show and Holiday Extravaganza, which runs Saturday and Sunday at the Ramada Inn, 2727 Sixth Ave. S.E. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. In... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Subversive Finds: Deer-O-Rama Last year we were invited to a stellar holiday party built around a diorama competition. The hostess is an expert on all things vintage, and especially loves deer, so I decided on a deer theme — initially thinking that the finished product would be something I could leave as a memento. But the idea grew bigger and bigger until I decided to put the diorama inside of an actual life-sized deer decoy. And of course I couldn't part with that! Buying a deer decoy is a strange experience. The world of hunting gear is completely foreign to me, so once I was in this new territory I began to feel a little squeamish about the whole undertaking. I found an appropriate deer online: one that would stand on its own, had a hollow body, and was fairly sturdy. The instruction book alone was worth the price of admission: full of weird ideas and terminology I'd never encountered. Plus, she came with two sets of ears, which is another story entirely (the ears we used are the ones that signal a doe "in estrus" — oh dear!). On top of all this, the deer was in my office for about a month before I started the project, greeting me every morning and scaring the pants off me, so I eventually became quite attached to "Deery."Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Light-up Squid Quilt Cheryl Sleboda wrote in with her awesome project:I just wanted to drop a line to say thanks for the tutorials and info on Craft about LEDs and soft circuitry. I got a Make Conductive Booster Pack and used some blue LEDs to add to a mini quilt I made depicting a "cute" taningia danae squid! The real squid has bioluminescent properties, so it was a perfect subject on which to try out my soft circuit kit.Cheryl is attempting a "technique a week" for 2010, which I think is just great. What's your first finished project of 2010? Share with us in the comments.More:Electronic Embroidery - CRAFT VideoSoft Circuit Merit Badge Merits ItselfConductive Booster Pack in the Maker ShedLED Sewing KitFrom the pages of CRAFT, Vol. 09:"Electronic Embroidery" by Becky Stern, pgs 117-119. View now in our Digital Edition or by the back issue in the Maker Shed.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Virginia Highlands Festival (WCYB 5 Tri-Cities) The Virginia Highlands Festival Board of Directors announced a new location for its Arts and Crafts portion of the Festival. Â us.rd.yahoo.com |