Kids & Family

Mahar Drygoods Artist Profiles

If you haven’t checked out the Mahar Drygoods blog lately, you really ought to pay them a visit. They’ve been running fabulous profile pieces on the various artists who create the offbeat kiddy crafts sold on the incomparable Mahar Drygoods website. Profiles include Cathy of California, Kim Baxter of Kissycake, Elizabeth Soule and many more. […]

Fairy Stitchette Apron

OK, so I know Natalie just posted a kid’s apron project yesterday, but this was too cute not to share. Hillary of Wee Wonderfuls recently stitched up this sweet apron using fabric from a thrifted dress and her own “Fairy Stitchette” embroidery patterns. Read her blog to get more info and a link to a […]

Needle-Felted Yip Yip Alien

Craftster user Krissykat made herself a funny little Yip-Yip alien toy! He’s completely needle-felted, with yarn-wrapped pipecleaner antennae. For those of you unfamiliar with (or too young to remember) the Yip-Yip aliens, they were pretty much the funniest Muppets to ever grace Sesame Street (see YouTube clip below). Link.