Just been spending my Sunday doing some creative web browsing and needed to instantly share these links.
decal mania and Camilla’s decals [via design for mankind]
the everyday people hemp purse at reform school
gorgeous ceramic clocks by Maria Kristofersson [via bloesem]
doll quilt swap: love all the entries here are some of my faves from the flickr pool – be sure to check out all the entries – too many… so much fun.
Now this is a sweet idea, I dunno however how good I’d be at cutting out the letters! Link.
Sorry, no it’s not Thursday, but it is a great post about thread storage options. Link.
Quick and easy! Link.
I’m all about the ’shroom these days and can’t go past a tutorial for one. Link.
Over and Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns
Book review of Hand Job: A Catalog of Type
This is a delicious book, full of hand drawn patterns by illustrators from around the world:
Claire Scully (the quiet revolution) with her meticulous and surreal line drawing of feathers and wood grain. Pietrari Posti (pposti) from Finland with his mixed media prints. Brie Harrison (briedee) with her gorgeous fashion prints (see pages below)
Yoko Furusho (yokofurosho) from Japan with her fairy tale story illustrations.
I think I will be spending a lot of time looking at this book – a must for illustrators, designers, artists and anybody who loves or is inspired by pattern.
We are looking for 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 September, October & November 2008
September: knitting: experiments with freestyle knitting, knitting clubs, knitting in public, knitting ideas, patterns and stories
October: hand stitching: embroidery, cross stitch, quilting … contemporary and traditional
November: recycled: refashioning, re-using, up-cycling – recycling, paper/cloth/yarn/plastic – tutorials, ideas, stories< Submissions must be new — not previously published in another mag or site or on your own website or blog. Once posted on Whip Up – of course you are welcome to link to the article with an image. And after a month you are free to do as you wish with the tutorial or article, which includes submitting it elsewhere or self publishing.
Read the guidelines here on how to submit.
Great tutorial and I love “tricks of the trade” sharing, makes it feel all special like. Link.
Habitual’s been at it again, creating simple, stylish patterns. Link.
