Coming soon – New site launch 1st Feb.
I am very excited to be introducing a new site, a home for all things handmade and craft related. A resource and showcase for everyone who loves to make and everyone else who appreciates handmade.
The gals who are writing for whip up are all talented and motivated, they make and do and write, if you are not already familiar with them check out their profile pages and visit their blogs to see more of their work.
On whip up we will be featuring a range of crafts, tutorials, materials, resources and people. We will have drama, news and events in the crafting world. We will discuss ideas, have reviews and interviews, look at historical, modern and post-modern. We will delve into the different worlds of yarn and fabric, we will get excited by recycling, exhibitions and community projects. In short this will be the meeting place, the melting pot, the info booth amidst the hubbub.
So visit often, subscribe, grab a badge and tell everyone you know, leave comments, and don’t be afraid to email your story suggestions.
This image is from Handknit holidays
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Congratulations on the new site! Sounds like a great project. I was disappointed to find that when I tried to subscribe to the feed (either of them) all I got was a summary and no pics. Can you please please fix this up as it is really annoying not to be able to read it all at bloglines! I have wordpress and mine doesn’t do this so if you need any help just ask – or you could search the wordpress forums. Looking forward to more when you launch! :) Jen
hi jen,
you must visit the site to read it all.
k
Hooray, hooray, it’s here! Can’t wait to see what’s coming!!
Looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun! I can’t wait to see more! And thanks for the link to our site for the book review :)
Congratulations guys! Looking forward to seeing what develops, and catching up with what’s happening in your crafty worlds.
Hey this looks like it has some great potential! I look forward to seeing what you feature!
Good luck!
Denise
knitchat.com
purlsofhope.com
Well Done Kath!! Looks like you have excelled again with a fantastic idea. Looking forward to reading lots and lots.
michelle
Beautiful! I’m inspired already with just this bit of beauty. I can’t wait for more!
hi Kath – thanks for letting me know! :) Can’t wait till it all opens in a couple of days….
wow!
all of my favorites in one place?! really?!
thanks
This is a really great way to bring the crafting world together. I like the idea, and I appreciate you including me in the email to check it out. I’m excited to see what future articles will hold for us, and also, don’t hesitate to ask for help, there are lots of blogger-buddies in the world wide web that will be willing to lend a hand!
I love this idea! I can’t wait to see who you guys come up with!
Thanks, Kath. Really looking forward to seeing what’s going on in the modern crafting world. Good luck with this great new project.
YAY!!
Most of you ladies are already daily blogs of mine. What a fantastic idea.
I look forward to reading this daily!
Looks fabulous! – I have been admiring many of you from afar! I can’t wait to see what is to come!
Amy
P.S. Hot sox!!!
I’m intrigued and excited. Can’t wait to see what you are all doing.
Wonderful! Love the name and look forward to the launch with great anticipation. Happy tidings :)
Excellent! So excited. Will be an avid reader :-)
kath you are a powerhouse! what a wonderful idea. i look forward to adding whip up to my daily reads, and learning new things!
Really interesting concept. Looking forward to seeing what turns up.
I love the idea of the crafting community coming together to do a community blog. Ideas are bound to domino and get us all inspired. Will you accept guest contributors on occasion?
Hello- well this IS exciting! Well done! I will be checking in often and working out how I can contribute.
Wow! You crafty ladies have really come up with a great idea. Like the others, I can’t wait to see what all you feature. And thank you too for the notice, I would have hated to miss this – very exciting!
The site looks great and exciting. Good luck in your new venture.
This is suchs a great idea! Thanks for al the hard work!
Fantastic, more inspiration to add to my daily fix of blogs to read. Now I just need to eek out more time in my day for making new things and trying new techniques. Luckily my eldest child (of 3) is starting her first year of school in the morning, my second child is starting kindergarten the next day – any ideas for amusing the 5 month old while I sew? He he he :-)
Congrats ladies, this is a great idea can’t wait to see it all unfold.
Yippee! I love all things crafty and bloggy!
this sounds like so much fun…cannot wait to see what all you talented women come up with!
Sounds very exciting! A great idea Kath.
This sounds absolutely great and I can´t wait to see it all!
I look forward it!
I’m a knee sock Lover. And those socks are a must have. If anyone knows how to make them, Let me know!!!!
congratulations on the new website – for sure I’ll be back ;o)
cool concept…can’t wait to see it in action! go big or go home!
so excited for this project!
Woo hoo, I love all things crafty. Best of luck to all of you!
Adding you to my bookmarks…
beautiful site and looking forward to the new read. already have it bookmarked! – warmly, amy
Lovely idea, design and logo!! Makes me want to start crafting again!!
Looks great! – I can’t wait to read more!
Exciting about this site. Love to see what is coming. Love the list of contributors as well. Will spread the word. Good luck!!
*Karin
yay! this will be great
Wow this is great! Many of us crafty folks are so far on the opposite side of organized that it’s so good to see such a great site idea from such crafty ladies! I am looking forward to wednesday!
I’m waiting with bated breath… bring on Feb 1st!
Very, VERY excited! The site looks great and I’m looking forward to more…
crafty + bloggy = fun times!
can’t wait to see what you’ve got up your sleeves!!
i’m excited to see what you all come up with here….i can’t wait! good luck to all
Looking forward to this site so much. I already visit so many of these inspirational woman on a daily basis.
Have Bookmarked Whip Up now.
Good Luck
I am looking forward to one site that will have all the crafts. As I find some of the other sites only one craft and I do so many. So will be back to see what you are doing.
Sweet! I can’t wait to see more! I love to make, even if my abilities are limited, and I love to read about other crafty mothers.
What a great idea!
I can’t wait to start reading!!! Sounds like it is gonna be really fun!
Like everyone else I’m looking forward to tomorrow:)
I’ll have my champers and cheese platter at the ready.
Already quite familiar with some of the names on the list, but this is a great idea to have these talented and inspirational people in the one place.
Oh those stockings have been haunting me for days now since I saw them on another blog, but now I now where to find them…thanx
Seems to be a brilliant way to give us our daily doze of creative inspiration, or soul medicine… really looking forward to this!
this is a very exciting idea and a site i am really looking forward to getting to know. good luck with the launch of it.
What an inspirational, fantastic, amazing, project to undertake. Congratulations to everyone involved. There must have been quite a bit of work going on behind the scenes to get it up and running.
So excellent–a web space that can bring together the who’s-who of this little crafting world, community involvement, skill-building resources and most importantly–what I find lacking in many craft sites–analysis of crafting and current craft trends from different perspectives…feminist? historical? social? Marxist? Who knows! Thank you, Ms. Organizer Kath.
Wonderful idea, Kath. I can hardly wait to learn something and be inspired by such a talented group. I’ve subscribed! Thanks.
I am so glad to have come across this site …it will be a daily stop by of mine I am sure! I am always delighted to see creative people and those who appreciate crafts flying the flag for the hand made!! Thanks :)
Great idea. Looking forward to the content!
intriguing concept… looking forward to the official site launch.
Congatulations on the birth of whip up! Looks like you have a lot of interested readers! Crafty bloggers unite!
That’s awesome. The buzz is around and people are excited. Congrats!!
I am having a craft heart attack. Everying I LOVE on one site. You guys have made me so happy. The site is wonderful. For now -back to crafting!
how wonderful, well done…
Well done y’all – will be popping by regularly for inspiration!
I just read all the articles, great job!! Can’t wait to see what’s next
WOW. I could spend all morning here — what an incredible group of talented, creative, inspiring women. Thank you for putting this together. I have a feeling I’m not going to get too much done this morning….
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I have been lurking out here in the knitting blogs and jumping from my very special blogs back and forth …. and noe that so many of you are in one place I am in web heaven. I’ve already found new favorites that I will be following in the future. Thank you all again. You may find me as a “lurker” questionable; but, really I am just a shy person trying to find my “voice” along this new path to my creative side. All of your work is very lovely and they inspire me to do more. My current project is HOPE afaghan (this is her name; but, after recent events in my life it’s very appropriate – she was named prior to some life altering moments) – crochet – but, I need to get back to knitting something soon. I need to feel the powerful healing of the needles. THANK YOU AGAIN. Craft ON!!!!
So much to read! Congratulations, excellent site.