pikaland packs are so cool – get yours here – fantastic illustrator participants – the packs contain prints, cards, zines … or check out the blog with lots of good stuff … LINK
check out the March PikaPackage Project giveaway – Pikaland will be donating USD2.00 from each sale to KIVA, an organization that provides micro loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.
The giveaway will end on Sunday 15th March, 8 p.m. PST/PDT, but the sale of the PikaPackages will still go on after then. If you need more information, please don’t hesitate to let me know. :)
I am in a really happy place at the moment – like a pig in mud – with my new extra spacious house. Still a few things to finish – uhmm like skirting boards and cornices. But have been thinking ahead and I can’t wait to get some wallpaper up – am looking for something warm – yet modern – dare I say black wallpaper? And I have been drooling over the decals on etsy too. I have not actually done anything crafty this week – been a busy at work [over here] with deadlines etc… but have been researching making my own roller blinds – any ideas where I can the hardware for those?
Have you seen our new feature category – they are the two posts that appear for a bit longer than usual in the mushroom box at the top of the page – you can check out all the feature archives here and they will also show up in your feeds too. Some recent features have included: this book review for bags and skirts by Korean designers; artist Yuken Teruya’s beautiful toilet paper rolls; book review Knitting for good by craftivism guru Getsy Greer; How to spring clean your sewing machine by Weeks Ringle of Fun quilts; how to extend the life of kids clothes by Betz White; and the mixtape mashup – winners of the mixtape comp will be announced next week – thank you all for entering.
Anyway you all have been super creative – I am inspired just by looking: sugarless eggs pattern at popknits; photocuffs how-to at photojojo; sparks baby quilt tutorial by Alyssa; zakka pincushion; maths in quilting; child’s artwork tote; plastic covered placemats; buttons; nifty book binding tutorial; make your own cleaning tools: loved the organza flowers: and the knitted fish pattern; and don’t forget its march mending month at craftzine; this quilted bowl was beautiful; and the refashioned shirt dress was pretty special too.
[And an aside: My brother Jonathan is a fully fledged IT nerd - and thank goodness for that - he has been doing some background stuff for me on whipup. As a favour he has asked me to post about an online application he has developed - its in beta testing mode at the moment - to manage your finances online. Its a nifty program and I think its an excellent idea for individuals and small business owners to keep a handle on finances... My brother is looking for beta testers right now - and yes it is all free...] Find out more here – how to sign up.
And don’t forget to tune in for the Weekend sewing blog tour by Heather Ross – Heather will be here 16 March for an illustrated sewing demo.
So much to do – get craftin’
Thank you Nicole and happy crafting everyone!
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[My brother Jonathan is a fully fledged IT nerd - and thank goodness for that - he has been doing some background stuff for me on whipup. As a favour he has asked me to post about an online application he has developed - its in beta testing mode at the moment - to manage your finances online. Its a nifty program and I think its an excellent idea for individuals and small business owners to keep a handle on finances... My brother is looking for beta testers right now - and yes it is all free...]
mooleer is a nifty easy to use web application that helps show you how your savings (or spendings) are going. If you have ever wondered how long it will take you to save for your renovation, pay off the mortgage, send your kids to a better school or hire an employee: mooleer can immediately show you what the impact might be on your bank accounts with a graph showing the best-case and worst-case scenario’s.
mooleer is in beta testing and is looking for feedback to make sure that the last kinks are worked out before the clamouring hordes descend. To that end mooleer is making a special offer from mooleer to whipup, there are 100 invitations available to the first users to sign up at mooleer. Use the invitation code “WHIPUP.NET READER”. [Thanks to all who signed up.ed] Other users who sign up will be notified when more invitations will be issued.
We are constantly working on mooleer to improve it, so stay tuned for new features, and it being made more widely available.
MOOLEER: free to use, 60-second signup, web-based, nothing to install. Try it today.
Free-Style Handmade Bags & Skirts by Woonjin (Woongjin) Publishing and featuring Korean fashion designers. Published by North Light Books (October 10, 2008)
My two top things to sew have to be bags and skirts – for a satisfying and useful weekend project you really can’t beat em. So I was pretty excited to get my hands on this book – featuring top Korean designers – the designs have an edginess that is rarely seen in sewing diy books. A street smart coolness – original use of materials – with a simplicity perfect for everyday wear and home sewing.
Along with clear instructions, plenty of illustration and patterns and a how-to make a basic skirt and bag to get you started, this book is chock full of fresh, snappy and confident designs. Vintage style cargo skirt with a drawstring hem, pin-tucked gauze skirt with a mini apron pocket, layered reversible multi-use skirt/top, asymmetrical multi panel skirt, modified cardigan turned wrap skirt, – all of these designs feature interesting fabrics – from industrial to sports to vintage and fresh cottons. I did enjoy the bags too and they had much the same feel as the skirts – elegant with street smart appeal.
The designs are from fresh young talented Korean designers: Minimili, duo of Ji-won Song and Da-eun Jung have a minimalist industrial feel with a love of recycling – their designs feature some interesting re-fashioning ideas; Nam-joo Kim designs for Basic house and has a cute and romantic style, her designs feature pleats, gore skirts, panels and soft layers; Hyo-sun Jang’s style is sporty and slightly industrial, she has designed her for the outdoors a fab jelly bag – using rivets, and a denim drawstring picnic bag as well as a couple of different travel wallets; Rhang Lee likes to work with simple materials but makes use of embellishments in a really cool way, she has brought back the yoke skirt and her button embellishments are the best I have seen; Eun-joo Cha likes to work with interesting fabrics creating her own fabric designs, hand-painted fabrics and simple pintucks feature in her designs.
What an awesome reuse/recycle idea and cute to boot! *cough* for those of us without babies…..off to the supermarket. Link.
Anyone? Softie carrot? Link.
Roseanna sent in this tutorial for her felted nest - perfect for spring.
the spring popknits is out and features this pattern for sugarless felt eggs in time for Easter.
AND for us big kids. Part 1, link and Part 2, link.
Awesome idea and a great crafty gift for the menfolk in your life! Link.
