I found this great article about the evolution of the typewriter on the site of the Science Museum in Kensington, England. QWERTY refers to the most common form of layout of letters found on the keyboard of a typewriter or computer. The name refers to the first six letters at the top of the board. […]
Zontee at Lion Brand shares with us a round up of crafty food projects (crochet and simple yarn winding) featured on BK4K, their monthly kids newsletter. I love this crochet/knit sandwich that you can wash down with a crafty yarn drink can.
Stacy from Little Birdie Secrets created felt versions of monsters that her children drew and includes instructions for how to make your own felt monsters. Related Children’s Drawings into Photographs From the pages of CRAFT:06 Hand-Sewn Free-Range Monsters by Moxie, pgs 60-67. Preview the project in our Digital Edition or subscribe to CRAFT Magazine now […]
Dot at Dabbled posted a tutorial her husband Dameion made for this handy bus for toting finger puppets around. Great for fuzzy field trips.
The {NewNew} York Etsy Street Team this month spotlights kids crafting. This finger knitting tutorial, brought to you by EcoKate.etsy.com is the perfect introduction to knitting for kids. Thanks Kimm!
I recently did an email interview with blacksmith Louie Raffloer of Seattle’s Black Dog Forge; I also visited the forge to see a demonstration of his induction forge. The shop is an amazing place, with a huge assortment of equipment, art, anvils, and racks bristling with tools – a collection that’s obviously taken years to […]
Martha Street Studio, a community-based printmaking studio run by the Printmakers Association of Manitoba, recently had their second “Under Pressure” Steamroller Print Festival. (via Whipup, photos by perfectbound) For the past two years Martha Street Studio has hosted ‘Under Pressure’, Winnipeg’s only Steamroller Print Festival. High school students, community groups, and artists from across Winnipeg […]
