We love swaps and this week’s featured swap on Swap-Bot (check out their new homepage) is the Magic Yarn Ball swap. Just add some trinkets and treasures and roll them up in a ball of yarn for your new friend to discover. Then as you knit or crochet, you’ll get little gifts that will unravel! […]
Hey Crafters! We have an exciting new contest on craftzine for Valentine’s Day! It’s our “Recycle Your Heart” Valentine’s Day Card Contest where you can express your true love by creating a card made from recycled materials. Yes, that’s right. It’s time to check the cabinets, find the old fabric stash, grab yesterday’s newspaper and […]
Craftie is hanging out with Jessica of Frau Liebe in Hamburg, Germany! He’s made some new friends and is learning so much more about art. He looks like he’s having way too much fun in Europe. Wonder where Craftie’s gonna go next… Jessica’s Flickr Photo Series – Link. Craftie’s My Space Page (with Frappr Map) […]
Starting Jan 25th through June 17th at the Museum of Arts & Design in New York is a new exhibit called “Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting”. From the site, “A provocative and timely exhibition of work by international artists using fiber in unexpected and unorthodox ways, Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting illuminates a field of […]
If you live in the Los Angeles area and love a good baking challenge, don’t miss the Dorkbake on Feb 3rd at Machine Project (1200 D North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles). Teams that register must construct small baking ovens that use only the heat of a 100-watt incandescent light bulb. Ah, flashbacks to my childhood… […]
Calling all Crafters! If you’ve recently completed a makeover project, we’d love to feature it in a future issue of CRAFT! A Makeover project is a one where you’ve redecorated an item, but still use it for it’s initial purpose (as opposed to recyling it to create something else). Please email us your Makeover submissions […]
Congratulations to Kath and the Whipup.net team for their 1 year anniversary! Now you’ll get a chance to bring your creative artistry to the site by participating in their banner design contest. Entries close on March 1st. Read more about all the details! Link.
