I love this idea from Mollie of Wild Olive for creating holiday cards that have a touch of handmade, but are time efficient. She stitched the design for the card, photographed it, added text in a photo editor and then had them printed as postcards (which has the bonus of cutting down on postage). This […]
Amy of Early Bird Special has been hard at work on her daughter’s costume this week, and she’s justrevealed the final product. Drawing inspiration from a few different owl costume tutorials, she came up with this adorable, bright and colorful ensemble for her daughter. The mask is fantastic, the wings are awesome and the feathered […]
Graphic Designer Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive has a special embroidery post up over at WhipUp – “I heart pumpkin spice latte.” I couldn’t agree more! Via Robot Heart
When I teach an embroidery class, I always bring my favorite embroidery books to share with students to help inspire them and see ways they can continue the learning process once they leave class. I have a new book to add to that group of favorites. Alicia Paulson’s Embroidery Companion is a beautifully done, practical […]
By Becky Stern I love any activity that promotes creativity and discovery. To me, tinkering with electronics is the same as stitching a picture, and combined they can tell a story that crafters and gearheads both want to hear. This picture of a frog catching fireflies is embellished with lights that bring the bugs to […]
World Maker Faire New York is this weekend, and we’ve put together a full schedule for of awesome demos for both days at the CRAFT booth. Each day this week, we’ll profile one of the folks who will be presenting. Be sure to mark your schedule and head to the CRAFT booth for all the […]
I was poking around on Jenny Hart’s blog the other day, and was delighted to find Japanese embroidery artist Ayako Otsuka. Otsuka’s work is varied and ranges from a unique style of delicate white on white embroidery, to elegant botanical stumpwork, to quirky freehand. (As you can see I am more enamored with the latter.) […]
