Handmade Portraits: Mimi Kirchner
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (Music by Jonathan Cazenave, Lineland, animation by JuliaPott) All Etsy videos are Creative Commons, so please embed them on your blog! Help spread the word! UPDATE: Mimi announced the winner of her free pincushion giveaway today. Congratulations to Angela Recada …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: July 9, 2009
"Illusion is the first of all pleasures." - Oscar Wilde This week's edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere has experimental fall and winter couture, colorful psychedelic portraits to open your mind and challenge your eye, transitional wallpaper for when you can't decide on a pattern, lady …
Camera Obscura: Jan Svankmajer's Alice in Wonderland
“Alice thought to herself, ‘Now you will see a film made for children. Perhaps. But I nearly forgot: you must close your eyes. Otherwise, you won’t see anything.’” — Jan Svankmajer’s Alice When I was in college in Arizona, a friend of a friend had a screening of some films he had rented through the mail from Facets. Many …
Handmade Kids: Wooden Toys and Classic Looks
I love children's items that withstand the test of time. A handmade quilt, a classic vintage storybook, sturdy wooden toy — these are a few of my favorite things. In fact, I have quite a few stored in my parents' attic waiting to spring to life again once I have kids! In my opinion, kids dressed like little …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: March 26, 2009
"To whom does design address itself: to the greatest number, to the specialist of an enlightened matter, to a privileged social class? Design addresses itself to the need." - Charles Eames This week's edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere is jam packed with design, so a quote from the father of modern …
Etsy Finds: Needle in a Haystack
Embroidery isn't what it used to be. While I love the more traditional instances of the craft, I've grown to admire those who can take a seemingly basic technique and creatively transform it into a different medium. Each of the finds below incorporate embroidery in an artful way that made me look twice. If …
Etsy Finds: Emerging Artists You Ought to Know
I fancied myself a curator this week and put together a collection of art from some of the newest sellers on Etsy. If you have wine and cheese nearby, feel free to sip and snack while you stroll through my virtual gallery opening. Check out the rest of the Artistic Endeavors series (and our Art Gift Guides!) for …
News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: February 26, 2009
“Treading the soil of the moon, palpitating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terra — these form the most romantic sensation an explorer has ever known." - Vladimir Nabokov Another Thursday, another edition of News From the Craft …
Handmade Portraits: Black-eyed Suzie
YouTube | MP4 | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Espers, animation by JuliaPott) Canadian artist and writer Sarah Faber aka Blackeyedsuzie started making art dolls while she was living in the woods of Maine, unable to legally work in the States. Sarah tired of constantly being in her own head as she …
The Cutest Item of Them All
Cuteness reigns supreme! We did a fun Season of Love poll with 60 cuter-than-thou items and today we've got a winner. Congratulations to dolittledesign whose lovey-dovey, teeny-weeny penguin chick pin made people swoon with its cuteness! Needlefelting + tiny + penguins = love. Check out the 21 items below …
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