Letterpress printing has enjoyed a petite renaissance in recent years. Outmoded by offset during the 1950s, the fastidious craft has become vogue in today’s digital era, prized for its tactile aesthetic and superior print impression. Indeed, it was these qualities that led me to seek out a letterpress printer to produce my friend’s wedding invitations. […]
Congrats to our friend Cathy Callahan for her feature today in the New York Times blog. I love that writer Brooke Hodge called her a cross between Martha Stewart and Rhoda Morgenstern. So true!
photo by Bettie Newell The third and final day of the Hello Craft Summit of Awesome started off with breakfast bright and early at 8:30 am, and then workshops and events began an hour later. This was another packed day with many, many cool things going on at each time slot, so choosing which sessions […]
photo by Hello Craft Thursday was the longest day of the Summit of Awesome, kicking off with breakfast at 8:30 and winding down with the final afternoon session at 5:00. I taught two sessions myself midday (Jewelry Making and Craft Writing + Publishing) but spent the rest of the time checking out as many other […]
photo by Lee Meredith Hi! This is Susan from West Coast Crafty. I’m really excited to be posting for CRAFT and covering Hello Craft‘s super-inspiring Summit of Awesome this month. Since there was so much going on (four to six stellar craft events to choose from at any one time, for three straight days), I’ve […]
The Conference for Creative Entrepreneurs is going to be a blast of empowering crafty business savvy, right in the middle of August in Seattle. The conference needs financial support and has set up a Kickstarter page to make it easier to contribute: We are five women volunteering to put on the first ever Conference of […]
Interesting to see the IDSA (industrial designers conference) addressing DIY. Grace Bonny of Design*Sponge is set to give a keynote: From innovations in production techniques and materials, to copycats and retail sales, Grace will examine and evaluate both the upside and downside of the revived do-it-yourself movement in design. DIY design is both friend and […]
