most popular posts – the first year
This first year of whipup has gone by quickly and we are still waiting for a few technical improvements – which I promise are coming but ….
Looking back over the first year, and checking out the most popular and most commented on posts I thought the results were interesting and wanted to bring them to your attention. So here are the top 10 posts of the year (not including whiptips and whiplash posts). What was your favourite? do you agree with this list?
1. Stickin’ it to the pincushion A pincushion making tutorial
2. hip to be cool – is whiplash too alternative for you? discussion on alternative crafting
3. craftblog advice discussion on starting up and maintaining a craft blog
4. stop insulting the grannies discussion relating to the phrase ‘not your grannies craft’
5. Family Drawing Time a wonderful way to relate to your children’s, and feed your own, creativity at the same time & Aichaku and placemats tutorial on making these great placemats
6. You show me your heart and I’ll show you mine… a fantastic offer of fabric for charitable projects & children’s (and adults’) project: the magic yarn ball a swap and family crafting idea
7. the giving of gifts and the receiving of stress? Discussion on why we make things and the people we give them to & yo-yo or suffolk puff? tutorial on making the yo-yo
8. Handmade in Prison: Part Two – The Prisoners A discussion on rehabilitating prisoners with craft & Fabric, Copyright, and Licenses, Oh My! A discussion on copyright for fabric designers & customised tape measure A tutorial on how to customise a tape measure
9. Lolitas, a doll like you. bilingual posting in Spanish and English & an interview with wee wonderfuls. . . An interview with a very popular craft blogger by another popular craft blogger
10. Tutorial: DIY eco friendly menstrual pads eco crafting & Tutorial…silhouette necklace… a jewellery making tutorial
Conclusions to be drawn from this list mmm …. you love tutorials, you are interested in craftivism and craft in society and have strong opinions. … anything else?
March 4th, 2007 at 10:47 am
I can’t believe whipup has only been around for a year. It’s a fantastic achievement, a beautiful site and an infinitely precious resource. Congratulations on your anniversary/birthday thingy.
My favourite posts are always the tutes or features of other artists crafting with everyday objects and materials in unusual and original ways, like the bowls and beads made of paper.
March 5th, 2007 at 6:19 am
He he, it’s the opportunity to debate I notice most in your list … happy birthday on behalf of a bunch of opinionated (but committed & loving) crafters ;)
March 6th, 2007 at 5:51 am
Oh! Thank you so much for posting this. I see many I missed and am happy to read them.
Meg
March 7th, 2007 at 3:30 am
Thank you so much for this! I’ve missed so much. . . As a newbie to the online crafting community, the craftblog advice was especially helpful. It’s really the diversity of craft and the enthusiasm and passion from crafters I see here that draws me to check you out every day. Thank you for this forum.