Our Craftzine exclusive article “The World of Magpies and Craftsters” by Chrissa Banner is up. Read all about Leah Kramer, co-owner of Magpie (the coolest craft botique in Somerville, MA), founder of Craftster.org and cofounder of the Bazaar Bizarre craft fairs. Link. More: Flickr Photos – Link.
By Arwen O’Reilly Transformation of CRAFT Mohair http://etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=398599&pic_id=3 I love Aimee Knerr’s mohair project because it did a great job of conceptualizing the Craft logo for the Etsy contest. She painted the logo onto the mohair and then carded it, so that the logo is integrated into the wool. I like that the wool can […]
By Arwen O’Reilly Craft-Tea Tea Cozy http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=401177 I’m a sucker for puns, so DoBeClean’s clever tea cozy caught my eye. It puts the “tea” in Crafty:-) I also love the bright colors and softness of the cozy; that’s one that would be a pleasure to have around. When she’s not knitting or entering contests, she […]
Staff Editor Arwen O’Reilly will be looking closely at crafters and their work from the recent Etsy + CRAFT Contest. From project tips and explanations to crafting inspiration, these crafters are doing things with new twists. Here’s the first interview in her series, “A Closer Look”. Craft Project Tote http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=401699 I was totally charmed by […]
It’s Monday, start of the work week but here on the CRAFT blog it’s Day 5 of our Week of Toys. We finish off the week with Beth Doherty of Gourmet Amigurumi. Beth makes the most amazing crochet dolls that mixes downtown punk style with Japanese cuteness. Beth took time out of her busy schedule […]
Mmmmm….donuts. Everytime I visit the Sewdorky website I get a little hungry. Why? Because the donuts look so darn good. The art of crafting donuts by Sewdorky has come into fashion so much so that to counter all the sweet goodness, he’s also come up with the Sewdorky School of Dentistry which features large plush […]
Kristen Rask is a crafter and owner of Schmancy a cool toy store in Seattle. It also doubles up as a gallery space for the upcoming October 6 – Nov 2 show, Plush You. Plush You has garnered so much attention that Kristen recently just signed a book deal, so look for a Plush You […]
