| MakeYourLamp Ooh, I love the endless possibilities presented with this beautiful raw paper lamp.MakeYourLamp is a recycled paper lamp that is ready to be decorated and customized by the user. It has a Bauhaus-inspired shape that has been handmade and can be painted, taped or cut to the whims of the end designer.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw:Guppy the Catopus! by loveandasandwich,Cupcake stockings by São Longuinho,Crochet Hair Dryer by skymagenta,and sun by pushok1983.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Roundups | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Wallpaper Origami Boxes Lorajean of Lorajean's Magazine shares a video tutorial for making these lovely origami boxes from wallpaper scraps. [via Giver's Log]Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Paper Crafts | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Book Interview + Giveaway: Waking Up in the Land of Glitter While on vacation in France last month, I finally had a chance to finish up a fun crafty novel, Waking Up in the Land of Glitter by Crafty Chica's Kathy Cano-Murillo. This book is the star crafter's first foray into novel writing and let me tell you, this book is good!Waking Up in the Land of Glitter is about Estrella "Star" Esteban and her family's restaurant which has a rep for good food and great art. Nestled in La Pachanga, Arizona, the small town brings people together, even when it looks like they couldn't be further apart. One ill-fated evening, Star jeopardizes her family's business, her relationship with her boyfriend, and her future career. To redeem herself, she agrees to participate in a national craft competition, teaming up with her best friend, Ofelia (a secretly troubled mother whose love for crafting borders on obsession) and local celebrity Chloe Chavez (a determined television personality with more than one skeleton in her professional closet). The book makes you laugh, especially all the crafty references which I know all of you will surely get. Book Giveaway Time!One lucky CRAFT reader will win a signed copy of Waking Up in the Land of Glitter and an advanced reader copy of her second novel, Miss Scarlett's School of Patternless Sewing. Just tell us why you would like these books in the comments. All comments will be closed by Noon PST on Friday, September 24, 2010. The lucky winner will be chosen randomly and announced later on the site. Good luck!Read the Q+A with Kathy about Waking Up in the Land of Glitter and her new life as a novelist after the jump!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Books and Magazines | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
A Bakery's Cupcake Cake Take on Yo Gabba Gabba! My favorite local grocery store, Holiday Market, had the most toddler-approved, custom-created Yo Gabba Gabba! cake I've seen the other night as I grocery shopped. Now if only I could find a way to ship this to my wee cousins in Indiana. What kind of baked goods have you made for a favorite character?Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Food | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |