A Kuksa is a handmade wooden drinking cup made of birch burl – (traditional hunting drinking cup from Finland). Lapps keep and use a cup for their lifetime and use it for everything they drink. Jon’s Bushcraft site shows how to make one (via dude craft).
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Do you remember the chickummyjig pattern that we published here before easter (courtesy of Mytle & Eunice) – Tania of Mytle & Eunice is offering one of these chickummyjig’s to celebrate the launch of the new website SEWN,many crafty types are joining in the Blog Launch Party. All you need do to win lots of different crafty giveaways is comment – the more blogs you visit and comment on, the more chances you have to win. Here’s a step by step guide. (Entries close June 8 with winners announced June 9).
Check out others Chickummyjigs: Our side of the mountain : mocky monkey : pidgeon pair.
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Color Style: Innovative to Traditional, 17 Inspired Designs to Knit (Style series)
This is a lovelyaddition to the style series from interweave. A book that aims to show the various techniques that you can use to incorporate color in knitting: some of the techniques covered include: fair isle, intarsia, mosaic knitting, argyle, and slip stitch.
What I love about this series of books is the designer section at the back, showing you how to take the techniques and run with them – making up your own designs. The techniques are also explained well – with illustrations and of course each project has chart and diagrams.
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Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting: Celebrating the Gift of Knitting with 24 Beautiful Patterns
A beautiful book about friendship and knitting. Stories of friendship are woven into this book with patterns to go along with. Stories of people who have met while knitting at bible class, or who have met at a yarn shop, or neighbors who discovered a mutual love of knitting. All these lovely heartwarming stories introduce a knitting pattern.
There are some beautiful designs in here (and some ho-hum ones – but you get that). Gorgeous Angora gloves, a delicate lace shawl, an amazing cable and lace vest, very sweet sweater with a lace motif edging, an adorable loveheart pillow, there are kids sweaters, socks and scarves and toys too.
The book is a little thin on charts and diagrams and illustrations – but there are some where most needed. Not really a book for an absolute knitter as there isn’t really a ‘how to knit’ section, but there are some great simple knitting projects which makes this book perfect to add to your knitting book collection.
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Oh my! a bit of craft action has happened here at mixtape headquarters:
Inspired by Nicoles post and my mate Fi’s pattern. I finally sat down last night and started my first foray into this calming craft action! It has been nice to start with these tiny ones.
Vickie Howell’s Crafty Corps
…The primary goal of both the blog and the book is to nurture our wonderful community by telling your stories and elevating the perception of the value of craft, all crafts, amongst society. Being creative, as a hobby or professionally, is a gift and deserves to be celebrated…
Handmade Nation
When is this out on DVD?? Everybody should see this doco, everybody!
Emerging Writers Festival
mixtape has a stall in the atrium at FED SQUARE on Sunday May 31st from 12-5pm. You will able to buy the current issue.
VINCE
Meaghan is the CUTEST thing ever and her letterpress cards are to die for.
Can’t wait to purchase Gracia’s latest zine
Aunty Cookies latest craft scmaft is totally killing me! I will need the WHOLE alphabet.
Susy Pow has an online zine shop which you can check out here
Listening:
Justin Townes Earl – Midnight at the Movies
Watching:
Revolutionary Road
Reading:
Business as Un-usual, thanks for the recommendation Kelley
Got something you’d like to suggest I write about in this weekly update? email me!!
Justine
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This past week has been a busy one for me at work – and at home. Lots of sewing and cleaning! but my new handmade soap and handmade cleaning products obsession has made this task a whole lot more fun. Here is a great tutorial on basic homemade vegetable soap – and lots of tips on cleaning products. I am also going to be at some local craft/art events – over the weekend – info here and here. We have had so much at whipup this past week and apologies for my day late round up.
Knitting focus: baby bombay sweater (so so cute): perfect sweater : fog sweater (I love this one): Mrs Darcy Cardigan : pretty lace top: seamless cable sweater: most adorable baby sweater: shalom cardigan.
A few good books: the boy magician : it girl knits: mason dixon knitting.
Kids clothes: shirt dress transformation : kids crossover top:girly dress: sunny dress.
Thank you to our contributor writers this week for these two great stories on bottle top art and recycled designer clothing.
Jewelry: make a credit card bracelet: make a quilted pendant: anklet.
Fun and frivolous (just because): origami basket: icecream cones cosy: swatch frog: freezer paper stencils: wrist watch pincushion: girls purse tutorial.
Thanks for reading and happy crafting weekend!
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About the authors: Ramona and Samantha are cousins with a passion for art and the environment. Many of the projects we create come from everyday objects found around the house. Growing up with mothers that did arts and crafts it was natural for us to continue in their footsteps. We love to share and swap ideas and we encourage everyone to experiment and step outside their comfort zone. Life is said to be a journey, we both live by that motto. Website link
Bottle cap art has been around for many years, here is our take for those small objects. New and used bottle caps can be transformed into miniature refrigerator magnet art. Many restaurants and bars will give you their used bottle caps for free; all you have to do is ask.
The first thing you have to do is remove the rubber lining.
Place all the caps in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. The heat helps loosen the rubber ring. It will take some effort to pull the plastic rings out, we use needle noise pliers. Keep in mind some rings may not come out even after some effort.
Note: Dry the caps – don’t leave them in the water or even wet as they will start to rust.
Creating your design:
Photos of family, friends and ephemera can be cut to fit inside the bottle cap. Once you decide which photos and objects to use you can start gluing them into the bottle caps. We use a paper glue.
Note: A 1″ hole punch makes this project easier to create the small circles of art you will insert into the bottle caps. If you don’t have a 1″ hole punch you can use a quarter to draw around. Each are the perfect fit for the inside of the bottle caps.
Embellish the bottle cap as you desire. On the ones pictured we have glued beads to the outside rim and some fake diamonds on the inside rim. Tap a hole in the bottom and insert a jump ring for beads to dangle.
Cover the entire inside with a glaze or dimensional adhesive, removing all excess glaze. Let this dry overnight. Finally use a strong glue like E6000 to glue a magnet to the back, let dry overnight.
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