Posted
on 7/29/2010, 10:53 am,
by rackycoo,
under general.
Check out this great scholarship giveaway for Friends of Craftster!
We have several members excitedly participating in art house co-op’s Sketchbook Project. We have over 25 members who are currently signed up and sharing their ideas in the Sketchbook Project Craftalong. Are you a Friend of Craftster who would like to participate? If so, then this is your lucky day! Shane from art house co-op has generously offered us two sketchbook scholarships for FOCs! All you have to do is post on the thread with your name and the theme you would choose if you are one of the lucky winners. All of the details can be found here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=355188.0 Isn’t it great to be a FOC?
If you’re not a Friend of Craftster, but would like to become one, click here.
Posted
on 7/28/2010, 8:43 pm,
by jungrrl,
under general.
FOC member madpimp entered a Rockband competition with her husband and two friends. For some strange reason they doubted their mad skills (heck out that high score! Geez!) and decided to make costumes to enter the costume portion of the contest! They used freezer paper stencils to recreate the instrument icon that corresponded to what they were playing. Awesome! You can see the full thread here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=288980.0
You can see more great crafts by viewing the Rock Band tag.
Posted
on 7/28/2010, 6:00 am,
by MrXStitch,
under Mr X Stitch.
Welcome to the Cutting (& Stitching) Edge! I’m Mr X Stitch and I’ll be your guide to the best in contemporary embroidery. Each week I’ll showcase someone who is rocking the world of embroidery and textiles.
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Jimmy McBride is a quilting artist from Brooklyn.
He creates large-scale quilted pieces inspired by Hubble telescope imagery. They are phenomenal.
Posted
on 7/27/2010, 9:51 am,
by SoCraftyTal,
under Tute Tuesday.
We’re obsessed with one-of-a-kind messenger bags! So for this Tute Tuesday
we’re spotlighting a few amazing messenger bag tutorials from the Craftster community.
Favorite Blogs about Small Space Gardening
Think you don’t have room to grow? Make the most of your balcony, windowsill, fire escape, or patio with these ideas from blogs devoted to small-space gardeners.
Straight from the Garden: Zucchini Bread
This all-purpose bread works at any meal — breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack — and helps you use up all that homegrown zucchini that you’re (still) harvesting.
38 Summer Soups: The Best of the Season
When the thermometer tops 100, the last thing on your mind is soup — but these 38 recipes prove that, hot or cold, soup isn’t just for winter anymore.
5 Ways to Collect Water for Your Garden
Save water — and help your plants thrive — by collecting greywater from rainstorms, gutters, showers, and more to redistribute in your garden.
The Craft Challenge this month was Bed Sheet Getup. The challenge was to use one or more bed sheets to create a piece of clothing (or even an entire outfit, if you were really inspired!)!
Creative thoughts from Craftster Guest Blogger SevsOnlyGirl…
Ah, summertime! Warm breezes, sunglasses, the beach…trash in your vehicle. Oh yeah. It’s so hard to keep your vehicle clean in the summertime! You know at the end of summer you’ll find the sticky ice cream wrapper that Susie Q shoved under the seat and the empty juice box Sammy Jo stored between the seats. Member FoxyBlue solved that problem in her SUV by creating this cute and simple Trash Container. All you need is fabric, bias tape, clear plastic and wire. Simple, cute and best of all – your vehicle won’t look or smell like wild animals rampaged through it.
Every two weeks we pick our favorite 15 projects that Craftster readers have voted for with the “This Rocks!” button. Here are our latest picks which were lovingly and painstakingly chosen (so many amazing projects to choose from!), this time by jungrrl. We hope you enjoy them!
Posted
on 7/21/2010, 2:51 pm,
by SevsOnlyGirl,
under general.
Creative thoughts from Craftster Guest Blogger SevsOnlyGirl…
Who wants cake when you can have CUPCAKES?! Martha Stewart has done entire shows on cupcakes, there are bakeries dedicated to cupcakes and even Food Network has ‘Cupcake Wars’. Our own kittykill has made these amazing Super Bright Rainbow Cupcakes. They’re so bright, you gotta wear shades.
A friend of mine made them with his preschool children and they gave the best review – “YUMMY!”
Posted
on 7/21/2010, 6:00 am,
by MrXStitch,
under Mr X Stitch.
Over at Mr X Stitch we’re blessed with the services of Beefranck, the Queen of Ironic Stitching, who curates the terrific “Emporium of Embroidered Excellence and Splendiferous Stitchery”. Each week, these posts explore themes expressed through embroidery, and they’re ace. So without further ado, I welcome you to…
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Okay, here’s the thing – I’m not a big fan of bugs. I can’t help it. They creep me out. That doesn’t stop me from appreciating stitched creepy crawlies when I see them. So. Here goes!
Anunciada made this lovely little ladybug. It’s like a drawing in thread.
Posted
on 7/20/2010, 8:29 am,
by rackycoo,
under Keepin it Green.
The Week in DIY: The Ultimate Green Picnic, Eco-Friendly Pool Floats, and More
Each week, we highlight some of our favorite craft projects from our friends at Treehugger and Planet Green to help inspire your inner DIYer.
What’s in Your Cosmetics Bag?
Siobhan O’Connor and Alexandra Spunt, authors of “No More Dirty Looks,” break down exactly what goes into your beauty products.
3 Ideas for Eco-Friendly Pool Floats
Relax in the water with the EcoRaft — or take inspiration from this list of other floating materials that you could upcycle for your next swim.
Three Natural Deodorant Alternatives that Work
You need a deodorant that works — after all, we just had the hottest June on record — but that doesn’t mean it needs to be full of chemicals.
Posted
on 7/20/2010, 12:12 am,
by SevsOnlyGirl,
under Gamer Wednesday.
Creative thoughts from Craftster Guest Blogger SevsOnlyGirl…
ComicCon is coming up quick! July 22nd – 25th in San Diego, CA. Not only that, but DragonCon is just a smidge later, September 3rd – 6th in Atlanta, GA.
If you’re lucky enough to be attending either one of these – I’m jealous! As you all know, you’re likely to run into a Storm Trooper accompanied by a vampire, Mario and Hermione Granger. There’s a huge range of people attending these Cons now, which makes it even more fun.
ComicCon has everyone from the Adams family (not to be confused with the Addams Family), Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse books), STAN LEE!!!, Gerard Way (I may faint, really!) to Ray Bradbury.
DragonCon has just as impressive a lineup, including folks like Kristen Bauer (Pam from True Blood), the band Cruxshadows, Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files), Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake books) to Teresa Patterson (Wheel of Time books). Of course Stan Lee will be there, too!
Check out some of the great ideas that have been posted right here on Craftster! Let us know if you make something special for your trip, we’d love to hear about it!
If you happen to run into my sister there, give her a shout out for me! She’s Heather Brewer of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod.
Posted
on 7/16/2010, 9:25 pm,
by sweets4ever,
under Foodie Friday.
Looking for a simple recipe for a cool summer treat? batgirl shares this recipe for a chilled berry pie and also her ideas for a few variations including a lemon ice box pie — YUM!
Gather your five ingredients and get mixing. You’re not too far away from a berry fusion in your tummy!
Posted
on 7/15/2010, 12:50 pm,
by MareMare,
under general.
Creative thoughts from Craftster Guest Blogger MareMare…
Although Craftster member coloringmyworld admits she had the paint for this room for a long time before she got around to the project, I definitely think it was worth the wait! The blue paint with the faux finish and the yellow rugs would be cute enough, but it’s really the added details that make this room pop. Check out the creative and adorable mirror collage, including one placed low for her daughter! I also love what she did with the faucets, and the window treatments are very clever.
