Hey Everyone – Happy February.
The year really has started now – I feel I am getting in the swing of it and am finally out of holiday mode – although in Australia we are in the midst of a heat wave so have not much energy to get really cracking on crafty projects.
With our series on how to get your craft studio / nook organised – I imagine you are all really energised right now to get cracking on some crafting – no excuses. If you missed our series on getting organised you can find it here – pt1. de-clutter : pt2. rearrange : pt3. redecorate : pt4. storage devices : pt5. work bench : pt6. small spaces.
With Valentines day coming up – its a great excuse to make something – consider not buying anything this Valentines day – instead turn your love into something crafty – handmade paper heart doilies : crochet love birds : we also have valentines ideas for kids to make.
This past week we had a couple of guest contributions – Laura sent in an essay on book clubs for boys – in keeping with our boys creativity month, and we were the first stop on Maria Peagler’s blog book tour. If you would like to submit an article please read our submission guidelines.
If you are interested in Obama crafts check out the quilting for Obama shows here and here. And if you know of any other crafty art exhibitions please give me a hoy at whipup[at]gmail.com.
Lots of tutorials and how-to’s too this past week – photography hacks : leaf bag : kids chefs outfit : button tree bag : carton coin purse : tea wallet.
If you are into fashion – making your own original designs – or buying others couture creations – check out our series on fashion designers at etsy – more to come next week but to start with – glam fashion with necktie madness, and eco hemp fashion.
Happy crafting everyone – until next week.
kathreen
Ps. feel free to send in letters, ideas and links to whipup[at]gmail.com
Once again thanks to Nicole and happy crafting everyone!
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“President Obama: A Celebration in Art Quilts” : February 9 – March 5, 2009 at the Cafritz Art Center, 150 King Street, Silver Spring, Maryland (just outside Washington, DC).
This is a detail of Debra Gabel’s quilt which is one of the 40 Obama quilts which will be on exhibit.
Quilts for Obama: An Exhibit Celebrating the Inauguration of Our 44th President. Roland L. Freeman, Guest Curator. From January 11 to January 31, 2009 : Where: The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. 801 K Street, NW (at Mount Vernon Square); Washington, DC.
Caption: From Kenya to Kansas by Denise Campbell
Caption: In my own time by Rosalyn Thomas
This show was developed by the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Women of Color Quilters Network in partnership with The Group for Cultural Documentation (TGCD). The exhibit comprises over 60 interpretive quilts by master quilt makers to celebrate the inauguration, to welcome the Obama family to Washington, and to celebrate their roots and history.
Thank you all so much for participating in January’s theme of ‘resolutions’ a major subject among crafters is craft room organisation – and to round up the months craft room and studio features I will be posting a series on how to get organised next week – so watch out for that. In the meantime enjoy the latest studio featured posts. Here : here and here.
Next months theme for submissions is crafting for, with and by blokes – thats boys and men – submission guidelines here – or just send in your tutorial or story links to whipup[at]gmail.com
It seems love it well and truly in the air – with Valentines day just around the corner – we have started to feature love crafts – so if you have any please feel free to email us with your links again its whipup[at]gmail.com. This past week we have had sewn paper valentines, valentine felt pins, knitted heart, valentine vermin, valentine teabag wrappers, paper cut screen prints and no-sew valentine garland.
This week there has been a bit of an Obama crafting frenzy – even us in Aus are feeling the Obama love – so if you are too – check out our guide to crafting for Obama, Obama crochet and Obama quilts.
Lots more at whipup this past week too – so get into some serious crafting with cube craft, finger knitting, felt soaps, fat quarter purse, recycled tights into stockings, zigzag quilt pattern, sewing pattern drafting and free knitting patterns.
Once again thanks to Nicole and happy crafting everyone!
ps. don’t forget a whipup calendar.
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