Have some of those cute Moo Cards made from your Flickr photos, but don’t know where to put them? Then why not make a MOOPocket! splatgirl has a great tutorial that will show you how it’s done.

March is nearly over - sorry for the delay in announcing the March whiplash …

Post up a tutorial. Show off your skills in explaining your designs and ideas.
Photography is important as is explanation. And of course the finished product should be desirable.

The tutorial can be for a new design, or a fresh perspective an established technique.

No prizes, but we will feature a few of the entrants on whip up.

Go to the whiplash page - link in the sidebar - for how to enter.

The February contest was to make something that utilises pre-used/pre-loved/trash/junk/waste items in two categories.

1. Creative use of normal/household waste
2. Use of weirdest/strangest waste item for crafting purposes

Lots of prizes this month winners are:

the winner of the subscription to CRAFT Magazine for 1 lucky entry

5 projects form miss america blog :: 5 projects from one second hand bedsheet

These three people have each won a CRAFT T-shirt and a copy of the latest CRAFT Magazine Vol.2.

stick a cork in it by wannabeindie :: cork earings

Egg Carton and Magazine Flowers with Rolled Magazine Vase from warm fuzzies

sock hat by chickeny

the following 5 people have each won a craft book

sunshine creations with her jeans rug

dem dry bones by completely cactus

ihanne recycled book covers

felting dog by mamaquilla

woven hat from tape from twisted textiles

the following 2 people have each won a fabulous bundle of fabric from Patchwork On Central Park

nice twice with a side of rice :: recycled rice bag by bitter betty

sustainable bowling by nauglevision :: papier mache bowls

the following lucky person has been given the opportunity to sell their product through Reform School store in LA.

Recycled Stationery by thinkingamericn

Interesting new blog, Sew Green (great name!) by some kick-ass ladies living more environmentally responsible lives.

Sew Green is made up of eleven women who met through the crafting blogging community.

One day last November, on my regular blog, I mentioned wanting to start a blog about consumption. It turned out, some dear crafting blogger friends were also interested in this idea. I think most people in the world want to live more environmentally responsibly, but there are so many obstacles to doing this. Hopefully this blog will be a way for us to remove some of those obstacles for ourselves and each other, by sharing what we’re learning and figuring out who to try to influence {industry people, institutions, politicians} on a grander scale, to affect change.

The first month or so, we’ll be introducing ourselves and sharing some topics we’re interested in. Topics we’re interested in will undoubtedly range from simple (tips on how to stop receiving junk mail), to more complex (how global economics affect environmental issues).

After our initial month, we plan to all research the same one environment/consumption-related topic per month and to share our findings/art/stories/thoughts/ideas around that subject. We’re going to figure this blog out as we go. We hope you’ll join us on our Sew Green journey!

Denim ball gown by Ingrid Steinmetz

Meroogal is a Victorian home in the south coast town of Nowra, NSW, Australia (south of Sydney). It’s now a museum - particularly interesting because it was inhabited over many decades by women of one family, and so you can see a fascinating variety of domestic detail and learn about the minutiae of their lives.

The Meroogal women’s arts prize is a regional non-acquisitive competition and exhibition across the fields of visual arts, crafts and design. Diverse and original use of media is a signature of the exhibition, which encourages the practise of traditional women’s arts and crafts in a contemporary context. The theme of the prize, which varies each year, establishes a direct connection to Meroogal and the women who lived there, as well as acting as a springboard for artistic imagination. The theme for 2006 is Reduce, recycle & renew at Meroogal (Quote from here).

Entry is limited to surrounding districts, but the galleries of entries from several years provide plenty of inspiration and imagination, whether Meroogal is hours or half a world away from where you live. If you click on a particular entry you will find information from the artist about the work.

Red Blankets are Warmer by Lisa Johnson