I have a love of play food: felt, crochet, sewn – whatever its all fun and gorgeous. I was reminded of the flickr play food group while reading green kitchen blog and admiring the spaghetti and crochet meatballs. (images from flickr play food group and green kitchen)

There is a book out called My Favorite Felt Sweets by Joie Staff published by Japan Publications Trading (June 2, 2008).

This book is so sweet and luscious and fun. All the things we love about Japanese craft books – but in English! Excellent images and illustrations. The projects are very life like – from tarts and cupcakes and cookies, doughnuts and pancakes to Japanese treats like rice cakes, sweet bean buns, moon cakes and fortune cookies, as well as sweet place mats and serving mats to go with.

There is also a great holiday section – just in time for all the holidays coming up. Gingerbread and christmas cakes, petit fours and chocolates. And if that wasn’t all enough – some cute little felt boxes and containers for your treats to go into. Perfect for decorations, gifts or just for fun.

Nice ‘n quick. Link.

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 back 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.

John W. Golden rocks the video tutorial with a 3 part how-to for resin jewelry making. Part 1, 2 and 3.

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Yummmmy! Link.

Here’s to my sweet Satan’ from Julia Robinson, soft sculpture, on at Uber Gallery, Melbourne, 1 October to 4 November 2008

In Here’s to my sweet Satan, Robinson’s creatures are reminiscent of those superstitious constructs that seduced and revolted the saints with perverted whispers. The exhibition is replete with darkness, torture and a strong sense of sadism, but thankfully no moralistic overtones. Robinson’s compulsion towards the conflicts and complements that occur when objects or themes of corruption, debasement and nefariousness are met with exquisite beauty, continues in this extraordinary exhibition.

Image caption: Julia Robinson, Untitled, 2008, Variable dimensions, Flywire, fibreglass, felt, fabric, fixings, flocking, thread, resin and paint

Nice one Sister D. Link.

Great pattern. Link

To sign-up for this back-tack there check out the backtack website on the 30th – fill in the form – once they have received 250 sign-ups or get to 4th October – signups will close.

The theme this time round is Gold Frankincense and Myrrh: something that sparkles [the Gold part] – sensory aspect [the Frankincense part] – small gift for your partner [the Myrrh part]. sounds like fun – go and sign up.