News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: November 5, 2009
“This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.” — Dorothy Parker This week's edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere has cozy homes, experimental embroidery, skulls composed of yarn and Red Vines, and a fashionable Etsy seller you should know about. Read on! …
Guest Curator: Scoutie Girl
Tara Gentile is a blogger, freelance writer, and creative business consultant. After a wonderful — but dead end — stint as a bookstore manager, Tara took time off to raise her daughter and discovered her love of writing again. Her first foray into blogging came in the form of Handmade in PA, which supports arts …
Etsy Finds Vintage: Reduce, Reuse, Reinvent
As a vintage lover and treasure seeker, there's nothing more exhilarating than rescuing a piece of history from certain doom in a landfill. While I love to use and display the many objects that I collect (skulls, doll heads, quilts), there are inevitable leftovers that leave me scratching my head. What should …
How-Tuesday: Elegant Parchment Flowers with Jeffrey Rudell
Friend Etsy on Youtube & Blip.tv | Subscribe to Etsy's iTunes Podcast | MP4 Verson This week's How-Tuesday comes from Jeffrey Rudell, a paper artist, inventor, and engineer who has an eye for simple, beautiful projects and a knack for sharing his marvelous creations. This project makes a remarkably simple and …
Etsy Finds Vintage: Summer Whites
There's something about the turning of the seasons that makes the very touch of a sweater seem horrifying: "Get if off me! Ack, it's so hot and itchy!" If the weather is making you sweat, it's time to put your dark and drab winter togs in the back of closet and get out your faithful summer whites. Nothing says summer …
Handmade Weddings: It Takes a Village to Craft a Handmade Wedding
Jimmy and I got married at our alma mater in Berkeley, California, in late January 2008. I cherish that day and the months leading up to it — not only because I got to marry my superstar sweetheart husband, but for a few other reasons as well. The first? Our wedding was an amazing and unforgettable collaboration …
Thank You for Being a Friend, Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur passed away this weekend at the age of 86. To those that know and love her, Bea's contributions to the world of television as democratic dynamo Maude Findlay and teacher-cum-Brooklynite Dorothy Zbornak will not soon be forgotten. This woman epitomized dolman sleeves, oversized tunics …
Pretty in Pink: Prom Dreams
Ah, prom: What a memorable experience! When I think back to my senior prom, I'm reminded of the many sweet details that made it all come together. I had a dress custom made with a vintage pattern from the 1950s (tres Rita Hayworth!), vintage black satin gloves and blood-red lipstick. I was a Goth vision! (Did I mention …
Survival Kit for a Springtime Adventure
The beginning of spring always gets me itching for a nice long adventure, and for good reason! The pleasant weather has a knack for stirring up nostalgia. I'm missing that sense of exploration and the skinned knees from tree climbing that I came to know so well as a young'un.It's time to come out of hibernation …
High End Etsy: Fiber Arts
What does one gain from raising one's own alpacas? Bonnie Samuel aka bonniesamueldesign.etsy.com knows the value of homegrown fiber, the material she works with to create unique knit and woven pieces. "My knowledge of the nature and structure of natural fibers — from the impact of animal husbandry on …
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