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Archive for July 2nd, 2008

etsy “the storque” - july how-to month

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

How cool is this!? Over 25 live tutorials in their Virtual Labs. Everything from Print Gocco, Metal etching, cupcake night, fabric dying and paper crafts. Here’s a link to the schedule so you don’t miss out. There’s also an RSS feed at the bottom of the How-To page so you can subscribe.

tips on how to submit articles to craft magazines

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Great article over at Craft::Boom. Link.

One of the most effective ways to get exposure for your craft business/book/brand etc. is to submit articles to magazines. The number of folks who will get to read your article could be potentially HUGE depending on the circulation numbers of the magazine…

– If you have any tutorials you’ve created or found please feel free to email them
to whipup.tutorials[@]gmail.com

news and events

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Applications for the 3rd annual Strange Folk Festival are being accepted now until July 6th. The 2008 show is on September 27-28 10am-4/5pm. This event is juried, and we will be choosing 120 vendors. There is no fee to apply. The vendor fee will be $65.

Relaunching Australia’s indy glossy by, for and about girls: fully ad-free and with a no-waste policy: lip magazine relaunches as an ad-free “mook” – and introduces a no-waste policy – once again proving that YOUNG WOMEN DO IT BETTER. Canberra-based lip magazine is relaunching with its 15th issue and is now making use of print-on-demand technologies in an effort to reduce print waste and production costs.

Craft PDX: A Block Party | Sunday, July 13, 11 AM-6 PM | North Park Blocks - NW 8th & Davis:
Free and open to the public Attended last summer by more than 8,000 participants, Craft PDX allows people of all ages to get creative, have fun and connect through craft. Find live music, food and art activities outside on the park, including raku pottery and the Stitch-o-Rama embroidery project. See artist demos by local craft guilds and the Museum of Glass, and step inside the Museum for lectures and artist talks


its how-to month at Etsy Labs: kicking off a month-long series of live how-tos in the Virtual Labs to introduce people to some new crafting skills.


Vote for - 27 finalists of the 4th annual NEXT BIG THING design competition! (click on thumb to view all the finalists)

cool digital graphics for scrapbooking, web and more

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Great site, dig through the other pages for more goodies.Link.

tutorial: how to use metal rivets

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Great detailed tutorial, I’ve always found these tricky. Link.

tutorial: fourth of july pinwheel centrepiece and party favors

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Link.