Garth Johnson is an artist, writer and educator who lives in Eureka, California and teaches at College of the Redwoods. His book, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, was just released by Quarry Publishing. Additionally, he maintains the blog Extreme Craft and a new blog for ReadyMade Magazine about his adventures with his 1905 Victorian home…. Continue reading
Okay, people, it’s crunch time. There is only one weekend left between now and Halloween, and if you’ve been a delinquent with purchasing your Gaga hairbows or spider wings, Makezine‘s got you covered. Today’s How-Tuesday is a Headless Marie Antoinette Costume from Nicole Magne. I love how this ensemble is such a harmonious synthesis of… Continue reading
A native of Greenwich, Connecticut and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Eddie Ross, aka eddieross, has spent the last ten years working as a style and decorating editor for a variety of major magazines. As Associate Decorating Editor at House Beautiful, he produced the popular “Weekend Shopper,” a monthly article in which he’d… Continue reading
This week’s Shop Live host is none other than Rosie O’Donnell! You may know her as a talented television host, comedian, actress, singer, and author, but she is also an avid crafter, as you can see from her Etsy shop. Rosie will be showing items from some of her favorite Etsy sellers, and the proceeds… Continue reading
Stone cold craft enthusiast Garth Johnson has put out a call for your “creative reuse” ideas. The deadline is January 5th! Rockport Publishers/Quarry Books is an international publisher of high-quality visual and idea books for design professionals and creative enthusiasts—crafters, artists, and designers. (Check out our distinctive books at: www.quarrybooks.com.) We are seeking submissions for… Continue reading
Aya T. Kanai is the senior fashion editor at Teen Vogue. In her spare time she loves sewing projects and recently co-created a quilt for a newborn. Her fashion icon is Pippi Longstocking. She loves bright color, quirky charm and anything made from the heart. For this Featured Buyer post, she has selected her favorite… Continue reading
I adore the skyline of Brooklyn. When I first moved here way back in 1993, I remember being so taken with the wood water tanks that stood on top of many buildings near the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the East River. This was ages before Brooklyn Industries came on the scene with their water tank… Continue reading
Last night in the Virtual Labs, Ami Pak, Senior Online Editor at Lucky Online, hosted our ultimate holiday shopping session. It certainly was a fun Friday night shoppin’ with Ami! For those who weren’t able to make it, we’ve posted her awesome picks below. We’re sad to see the Shop Live series go, and we… Continue reading
Last night in the Virtual Labs, Aya Kanai, senior fashion editor of Teen Vogue, picked some very cool gems for the fashion forward teen! If you missed this fun event, have a look at Aya’s favorites below. Tonight is the very last Shop Live events of the season, so make sure you tune in at… Continue reading
Last night in the Virtual Labs, Jonathan Butler from Brooklyn’s biggest blog-about-town, Brownstoner, picked some unbelievable must-have housewares and art for the holidays. Hope you didn’t miss it! But if you did, have a look at a selection of his favorites below. There are only two Shop Live events left, so make sure you tune… Continue reading
Last night we were excited to have Andrew Wagner live in the Virtual Labs sharing his favorites! Andrew is editor-in-chief of American Craft Magazine and has impeccable taste (as you can see from his picks below!) This month’s American Craft is overflowing with fascinating articles like Brooklyn, New York: Craft Over the Bridge, where we… Continue reading
Last night, in Etsy’s Virtual Labs, Garth of Extreme Craft (and his lovely wife and Etsy seller joyceclaire) played records and showed us all their favorite “extreme” Etsy items. If you like these picks you really should checked out ExtremeCraft.com, for more wild craftiness. A big thank you goes out to Garth, who had… Continue reading
Did you miss Shop Live: Wired Magazine on Friday? If so, you missed some great jokes, tunes and Etsy picks! I collected as many as I could for your perusal, but do NOT miss the Shop Live event with Garth of Extreme Craft tonight at 7pm EST in the Virtual Labs. It’s going to be… Continue reading
Alden from BurdaStyle popped by the Virtual Labs last night and shared her top fashion finds! We had fun picking out Holiday outfits and getting some fashion tips from the community! Did you miss it? If so check out some of her picks for the fashionista below! If you were there, let us know what… Continue reading
In case you missed it, last night we kicked off Shop Live, with holiday gift ideas from Brett Bara, host of PBS’ Knit and Crochet Today and Editor in Chief of Crochet Today. Besides all the cool crocheted picks, she showed us samples straight from the magazine and gave us a glimpse into the creative… Continue reading
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