Urban Craft Uprising showcases the best in local, handmade crafts and arts including clothing, jewelry, plush toys, felted objects, art, note cards, journals, paintings, bags/wallets/purses, accessories, housewares and more.

Indie author signings scheduled include: Susan Beal of Button It Up and Bead Simple, Diane Gilleland of Kanzashi in Bloom, Nikola Davidson & Brookelynn Morris will be signing their new book, Feltique, Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching will also be signing her books and selling her work.

Hourly demos for hands-on DIY fun, will include Becky Stern, Associate Editor for CRAFT and MAKE magazine and indie authors (listed above).

The first 100 attendees each day receive a free “swag” bag filled with items from vendors and sponsors. Throughout both days, attendees can also win gift baskets during the hourly draws.

The Urban Craft Uprising: Seattle Center Exhibition Hall on 1-2 August 11am to 5pm.

A Little invitation for the Art Stream Studio print show. All prints are welcomed. If you are interested in participating contact susan via her website and she will send you more info. Prints can include everything from digital to woodcuts and silkscreen and everything in between.

create a handmade valentine for charity – for how to participate go to Fred Flare.

Submit images to be considered in a new Lark Books publication called 500 Found-Object Works, due for release in Fall 2010. More information check out lark books.

Inkubook – for the month of January, Super Big Calendars are 20% off! They’re regularly priced at $19.95, but this month you can get them for $15.96 each.

Paper cloud are running a sale through December with 15 to 25% off all of their pillows, lighting, journals, and apparel to start off the holiday shopping season.

New photo book-making site, Inkubook invites whipup readers to make a FREE book (not including shipping). I have not yet tested the site – but will do so soon and let you know my findings.

1. Log onto Inkubook.com and create a free account by November 30, 2008 to start your book.

2. Using the “Invite Friends” feature, invite someone to join Inkubook and submit a few photos to include in your book. We’ll send your friend a promotion code to use for a free book.

3. Finish your book and order it within 30 days of joining Inkubook, using the promotion code PBK266. For promotion details, visit LINK.

Indie fixx postcard contest: To enter, readers need to make a handmade card card or postcard and snail mail it to me postmarked by December 20th. They can choose a holiday to commemorate or just celebrate the winter season. It can be little or big, 2d or 3d, use recycled materials or not…they have complete creative control.

Get free shipping until December 5th when you spend over $35 on regularly-priced items at LionBrand.com – Just enter the code “Fall2008″.

The fourth annual Urban Craft Uprising Holiday show is on soon – with over 100 indie designers/makers.
When:Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Where: Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

Popknits Submissions are now open for Issue #03: Spring 2009!

New feature on Knitty.com blog – with every Wednesday a roundup of fiber-related news from all over the world.

Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco: The Northern California branch of this nationally renowned craft fair will take place on November 30th 2008 from 10 am to 5 pm at the San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park.

The Textile Study Group of New York presents Gail Martin of the Gail Martin Gallery – with a lecture about Ethnic Tapestries: Wednesday, November 19th at 7 pm at Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist.

Felt Club’s Holiday 2008 event is here!
Where: The Shrine Expo Center: 700 W. 32nd Street, L.A. CA 90007. When: November 16 11am-6pm – $5 entry fee.

Hallmark magazine is hosting the next carnival of green crafts – head on over for some excellent recycled handmade goodness. They also have a giveaway - so get in quick.

check out dover publications samplers for free samples from their books.

museum of contemporary craft is seeking volunteers and have internship opportunities.

The Melbourne Craft Cartel – purveyors of subversive craft since 2007: announces their shiny new website. They are looking for crafters for their first big event of the summer. In conjunction with the Bicycle Film Festival, they are proud to present ‘Bike Love’ – a series of events to promote crafting and biking!

Ruffled feathers blog is giving away three hand knit scarflettes to celebrate the fall season: runs September 21 to 29. To enter you need to take a picture of of your feet. More info here: LINK

Canberra event: one-of-a-kind family expo: 9 November Canberra: at the National Zoo & Aquarium: The Expo is being organised by Family Business Australia (FBA), the not-for-profit peak body of family businesses and private enterprise in Australia. FBA hopes to raise awareness of the economic and social role that family businesses play in our community. You can find out more about the Expo here LINK. Opportunities for small businesses to be involved: stand prices: $195 :: showbag inserts $50 :: a stand in the Virtual Pavilion: $135 – virtual Pavilion stands include 3 links to your website. Registration deadline 30 September.

Make Magazine is sponsoring a cool contest at Trade A Favor: To qualify for any prize, just complete a trade using the Trade A Favor application before September 23, 2008. Join the whipup traders group on facebook (whipup is not affiliated with this group). And check out the latest favors to trade.

check out Japan craft journal: a central source for all things relating to Japanese craft – featuring details on where to find craft resources. The blog is a multi author blog featuring: Belinda from tutti frutti, Kristine from townmouse, Corrie from retro mummy and Leslie from Goodnesss.

Nicole (craftapalooza) is celebrating 4 years of blogging with 52 weeks of tissue holders just for you – to win one – just leave a comment and check in every week for a new one.

Applications for the 3rd annual Strange Folk Festival are being accepted now until July 6th. The 2008 show is on September 27-28 10am-4/5pm. This event is juried, and we will be choosing 120 vendors. There is no fee to apply. The vendor fee will be $65.

Relaunching Australia’s indy glossy by, for and about girls: fully ad-free and with a no-waste policy: lip magazine relaunches as an ad-free “mook” – and introduces a no-waste policy – once again proving that YOUNG WOMEN DO IT BETTER. Canberra-based lip magazine is relaunching with its 15th issue and is now making use of print-on-demand technologies in an effort to reduce print waste and production costs.

Craft PDX: A Block Party | Sunday, July 13, 11 AM-6 PM | North Park Blocks – NW 8th & Davis:
Free and open to the public Attended last summer by more than 8,000 participants, Craft PDX allows people of all ages to get creative, have fun and connect through craft. Find live music, food and art activities outside on the park, including raku pottery and the Stitch-o-Rama embroidery project. See artist demos by local craft guilds and the Museum of Glass, and step inside the Museum for lectures and artist talks

its how-to month at Etsy Labs: kicking off a month-long series of live how-tos in the Virtual Labs to introduce people to some new crafting skills.

Vote for – 27 finalists of the 4th annual NEXT BIG THING design competition! (click on thumb to view all the finalists)