There’s an awesome conference in Seattle this August called the Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs (CCE). I’m delighted to be speaking at the event! It’s being organized by some of the craftiest people I know: The handmade and design movement is realizing a renaissance. The focus on sustainable, local and, more importantly, handcrafted product is a […]
Maize in Montana shows you how to make a cute crocheted scrunchie — perfect for making the ponytails of girls extra stylish (and crafty)!
Charles Pax of NYC Resistor is working on a neat project, a heated conveyor belt allowing you to print multiple objects without having to manually remove each output — the conveyor rolls the items off into a hopper as it’s completed, while still packing the same benefits as the heated build platform. The secret is […]
Attendees at this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival in California were greeted by Ascension, a gigantic crane that also served as a shelter from the sun. Created by the Crimson Collective, the crane is 45 feet tall and packs a 150-foot wingspan. [Via Fast Company]
And sometimes, it’s just this simple. Urbanwoodswalker writes on Flickr: This is a real handy holder I came up with for those delicate tools such as pin vice, delicate tweezers, sewing needles and pins. Even the stray craft blade. I glued nine wine corks to a jar lid. And that is it. The jar is […]
A big congrats to Kristi of Kohler, WI and Jean from Monroe Township, NJ for each winning a copy of Amy O’Neill Houck’s new book, Crochet for Bears to Wear in our recent giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered!
My post yesterday must have gotten me to thinking about not-so-healthy food in the Southern Hemisphere, because today, vetkoek was on my mind (pronounced “fet cook”). When I visited my sister in South Africa several years ago, I stayed at the winery (called a “wine farm”) where my sister was living and working. One magical […]
