Stuffed creature hat maker Jenny Harada
Following our Week of Toys theme, Crafter Bonnie Burton gave us a heads up on her cool interview with stuffed creature hat maker Jenny Harada. Many of Jenny’s hats are made from recycled clothing.Link.
Interviews
Interview with Kathreen Ricketson of Whip Up
Kathreen Ricketson wears many hats as a crafter, mother, wife, and designer — yet most of us know her best by the fabulous craft portal blog she runs called Whip Up. She’s got a knack for finding a lot of cool things, something I discovered way back to last fall when I first started posting […]
Week of Toys Day 2 – Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane
Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane can make bananas happy or sad, give life to toast and ice cream, and make you want to cuddle with your smores. This talented crafter was recently featured in a NY Times Magazine story on crafting as a business. She documents her work on her blog and sells her […]
Week of Toys! Day 1 – Jess Hutch
The Week of Toys has started on the CRAFT blog! Why toys? Because everything about them is fun. Fun to make and fun to look at. Plus it’s a great small project to start or learn a new craft with. To bring you some crafting inspiration, each day for a week we’ll talk to a […]
HOW TO – Grow A Chair: An interview with Richard Reames
Joshua Foer’s interview with tree artist & arbrosculpturist, Richard Reames – ” Using ancient grafting techniques and a few basic tools, Richard Reames shapes living trees into furniture and sculpture near his home in Oregon for clients worldwide. He is the author of two self-published books, How to Grow a Chair: The Art of Tree […]
Interview with Benjamin Gaulon
Gizmodo Gallery has a great interview with artist/maker Benjamin Gaulon – “As an exponential amount of digital objects begin to permeate our daily lives, the tendency for manufacturers to combine multiple functionalities into one “mega” device seems to be a popular methodology. Taking this credo as a starting point with his hardware inspired projects is […]
HOW TO – Make a flash mounted home made DIY softbox
Udi writes – “In the following article, I will demonstrate how to make your own flash mounted, home made softbox. You will need two good hands, and some patience, but your reward will be a nice softbox for the cost of only 3-4 dollars. (Not to mention that wonderful feeling of cutting and gluing…” – […]
