Black Dog Publishing is a small book publishers specialising in high-end illustrated books. Following on from the success of our alternative craft book, Making Stuff, we are currently working on a follow up, Making Stuff for Kids. We want it to include a variety of inspirational projects to make for and with kids - anything goes!

Contributions are unpaid, but you will be credited in the book with a 100-word biog, featuring any websites or contact details you would like to
promote. Please send a brief description of your idea with any images by May 25th to: makingstuff@hotmail.co.uk.

Find out more about Black Dog Publishing and about Making Stuff on: www.blackdogonline.com

read all about these artfully knitted cupcakes here or check out the website here and more pics at flickr.

Moo card lamp by Joy

Many of you would have probably already discovered moo cards, printed from your online photostream from sources such as Flickr.

There are lots of craft possibilities for these cards (or little cards you might print yourself), from the lampshade above (found at ikea hacker) to Mel’s moo-gnet tutorial here.

Moo-gnet tutorial

If you just want to carry and savour your cards, Pam has some printable mooboxes here. You could either print and use them as is, or they’d give you a template for your own adventures in cloth, paper, whatever (?plastic canvas?!). There’s a moo card Flickr group too - I rather liked moo-cards-as-prayer-flags in this photo by LunaSol.

Please do share any other moo card craft ideas you’ve done yourself, or links you’ve found, in the comments.

Project by knitting artist Kimberley Elderton.

I decided that I would have to knit everything that I want instead. Obviously the irony is that the things I knit are useless in terms of function. The process also brings up all sorts of issues: independence, self sufficiency, greed, consumerism, patience, appreciation of time, appreciation of skill - and loads more which will hopefully be discussed in the postings as the blog grows. I hope all of you enjoy learning about and contributing to this project.

more at flickr via UK knitting artists

Thank you to everyone who entered - lots of great interesting and inventive entries. I will be featuring a few of them over the next week or so - does anyone have a particular favourite they would like to see here?

Calling all creative individuals! seeking instructors with expertise in: jewelry, sewing, collage, crochet, knitting, embroidery, re-fashion, soap making etc…

The venue is The Make Lounge, a new space (launching Autumn 2007) where busy women can reconnect with their creativity - and socialize with others - through fun, informal evening and weekend craft-based courses.

email JenniferTML@gmail.com with TEACHER in the subject line, include a description of the class, a bit of info about yourself, your rate requirements for teaching the class, the maximum number of students, and the duration of the class (e.g., 2 hours, three 2-hour sessions, etc.). website: creating from scratch

Institute of Contemporary Art
University of Pennsylvania
118 S. 36th St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-3289

April 20 - August 5, 2007

A “crime of omission” is defined as the failure to act upon a legal duty or responsibility. In this exhibition, the title refers to artistic strategies that remove visual traces of a crime or draw attention to injustices that typically go unnoticed.

Image: Freddie Robins, Knitted Homes of Crime, 2002, hand knitted yarn, quilted lining, 10.2×7.1×6.3 – 15.4×8.7×23.2 inches, installation view at FirstSite. Courtesy of the artist, hand knitted by Jean Arkell,

The show brings together nine artists from around the globe: Geraint Evans (b. 1968; lives in London, England), Ken Gonzales-Day (b. 1964; lives in Los Angeles), Michael Linares (b.1979; lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico), Christian Marclay (b.1955; lives in London, England and New York), Donald Moffett (b.1955; lives in New York), Trevor Paglen (b. 1975; lives in Berkeley), Freddie Robins and website here (b. 1965; lives in London, England), Susan Silton (b.1956; lives in Los Angeles) and Taryn Simon (b.1975; lives in New York).

[via craftzine]