Whipup newsletter no.17 2011

This week exciting news – we launched the third issue of our Action Pack: Mini-mag for kids who want to do stuff! This one is themed ‘Sew & Tea’, and is full of sewing and tea drinking projects. Sewing tea cups and tea cosies, tea dyeing fabric, learning how to hand stitch, some simple machine sewing – all with lots of visuals to help young sewists make some fun projects. Also make some tea cookies and experiment with tea flavours in cooking, in fact lots of experimentation with tea flavours – making chai, making herbal teas and discovering the joy of tea drinking – Plus lots of really cool and interesting facts about tea – for example did you know that in Iran tea is first poured in the saucer and drunk from the saucer with a lump of sugar under the tongue – how interesting! And as well as all that – if that is not enough – there is a fun mother’s day project – that is perfect for gift giving all year round as well as cool printables and a calendar. Find out more here or purchase yours right now for only US$5 {ps. you can post your finished projects in our Action Pack Flickr Project Gallery}

Last week at whipup:

• Follow along on the tour for Markets of New England
• Check out the Knitters Companion
• Do some quirky knitting
• Get creative with your mending
• Join the Whipup.net flickr group

Crafty news and links

• Martha Stewart Living has a new Editor-in-Chief, Pilar Guzman
• Amy Butler is on facebook
• Pia Jane Bijkerk has a new book out ‘My Heart Wanders’ Looks beautiful
• Operation: Kid Equip (OKE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supplying metro Detroit kids with free school day supplies and books, will host its first mail in book drive in partnership with The Giving Effect. Between now and May 14, people from Michigan and across the country can donate new or gently used books to OKE without leaving the comfort of their own home.  The postage is free, too. To donate simply collect 10 or more books, put them in a box, weigh it and log onto books.operationkidequip.org to print the packing slip. Each donor will receive a tracking number and when the books are received by OKE, the donor will get an in-kind donation receipt via e-mail. For more information about Operation Kid Equip go to operationkidequip.
• Check out the most ridiculous Royal Wedding Souvenirs.
• I love this granny square rug tutorial
• Jane Brocket has a new book coming out The Gentle Art of Knitting: 40 Projects Inspired by Everyday Beauty.
• Kim Kight has a new book coming too -A Field Guide to Fabric Design:
• The apple pincushion is available as a pdf download
• And big news in the craft blog scene – Diane Gilleland has taken over from Natalie Zee Drieu as the new Editor-in-Chief of CRAFT.
• Find out Why you should appreciate handmade gifts, HOW to appreciate them, and what to do if you don’t like the handmade gift you’ve been given!
• I love this reverse single crochet tutorial.
• And one of my favourite artists, Geninne, has illustrated 2 children’s books - available in Germany.
• Sweet Paul magazine is going to Norway.
• I might try this cake for my baby’s 11th birthday
• I am mad about the colours in this quilt by Malka
• Betz White has signed on with Robert Kaufman Fabrics to license her print designs on organic cotton as part of their GreenStyle collection!
• Alicia’s Crewel Work Sampler Kit is beautiful and amazing!

Coming up: More books, Mother’s Day Crafts, and some tea crafts!

Love you guys

xx

Kathreen

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