The winners in the 2007 holiday softies comp have been announced - I was one of the judges and was glad to see the holiday pickle as the winner in my category.

The Shop at Indieshopping.com is now live - it is a showcase of indie designers and makers.

Anny wrote in with this letter: Greetings! I am a regular reader and was thrilled and honoured to be featured in some of your knitting reviews in the past. I am writing to you today about a new pattern I just released on my new website. The pattern, Peace Baby, was inspired by International Peace Day and in this spirit, I am making it available for free to anyone who makes a donation to Doctors without borders (see the site for more details).

Pat Sloan has a new video tutorial up.

Amy Butler has a heap of new free downloadable sewing and paper crafts patterns up her site.

Step into a world where art and the human form combine, where dance, music and lighting tell a story of the body as a canvas; where the lines of fashion and art blur and merge as one… WOW® is a two hour show held annually in September in Wellington*, New Zealand to an audience of 30,000 per season.

Supreme WOW Award Winner - Rattle Your Dags, Paula Coulthard & Ursula Dixon, Auckland (left) WOW Factor Award Winner - The Weaver Finch Colony, N.P Jayaraj, India (right)

Garments are judged on originality, creativity, innovation and construction. When designing the work the artist must ensure it is able to be exhibited in a fully choreographed performance, therefore it must be of sound construction, safe to wear, and not too heavy. The work must be a total concept e.g. if entering a skirt, there must also be an accompanying top, perishable materials, stilts and advertising are not allowed. There are several sections for entry and entries close on May 1 of each year - so get your idea caps on for next years WOW. In the mean time check out the winners for this years World of wearable art.

Whip Up is now taking article and tutorial submissions.

We are looking for tutorials and submissions that fit within Whip Up’s feel - read our Manifesto for more information. We are looking for thematic articles and tutorials to fit within the months themes - see monthly themes below - but also timely articles outside of these themes will be considered , such as exhibition and pattern reviews, craft memes, fun, frivolous and extreme ideas, etc that cannot wait and do not fit within the theme.

Submissions now being accepted for November, December and january

* November: Public crafting
* December: Holiday crafts
* January: Children’s crafts

To learn more about how to submit an article read the submission guidelines here