Thank you Cate for letting us know about your easter bunny card project. Here’s how.
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April 2009
Switch Craft: Battery-Powered Crafts to Make and Sew
Such an intriguing and new media way of sewing. Mixing future technology with ancient arts – definitely appeals to a whole new wave of crafters – and some of the old ones too. My husband is even interested in starting to sew.
Projects are cool, photography is a mix of cute and edgy, illustrations and design is clear and basic. I also love the addition of the ratings – theres a craft rating, a tech rating and a cost rating.
I love the floor cushion with has light tubes hidden in the piping. A bag that lights up when your phone rings. A purse which has a light that turns on when the purse is opened. A disco skirt has luminescent wire sewn into it. A laptop bag with wi-fi satellite detection. Hat with hidden ipod shuffle with built in controls. Talking dolls and sound bite dog toys and so very much more. Along with these way cool projects there are heaps of extras in the remix section of each project and technology, tools and techniques hidden away at the back.
This is a book not to be missed for all the crafty and techo nerds out there.
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Brassy apple is offering three whipup readers a copy of her haute hostess apron.
You have three days to enter and then three readers will be picked at random. To make it more interesting please leave a comment (consider this your entry) and tell us two things you like to do while wearing an apron.
Three winners will be chosen and announced – winners will receive a handmade apron and not a pattern as previously said – sorry for the inconvenience.
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The Scrapbooker’s Creativity Kit: Prompts And Ideas To Jump Start Your Layouts
First of all a confession – I am not a scrapbooker and I never will be. I don’t have the patience for it – but this little kit is so totally cute that I am almost tempted and know others will be too. It may be about scrapbooking but it is also perfect for those who collage, do mixed media or just want to experiment with paper and pretty papers and drawing.
This little creativity kit includes prompt cards with ideas and pictures to kick start your creativity and the little booklet includes artwork from scrapbookers such as Rhonna Farrer and Donna Downey and examples of different scrapbook layouts.
Totally cute and not just for scrapbookers.
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This is an online program that allows the user to enter the yarn, needles, gauge, heel design and ankle circumference it then calculates a sock pattern using the above information
LINK
This sock is from twisted knitter.
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The write start has a fabulous how-to make feather pens, perfect for encouraging pre-school age children (and older) to get excited about writing. The write start also has a great series on making a writing workshop for your little ones – what to include: part 1, part 2, part 3.
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For more kids craft, creative ideas and activities go to the Action Pack website
