Umm. OK. Here’s something I never would have thought to make out of old neckties… thong underwear. For women AND men. You’ve gotta click and see it for yourself.
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I know, I know. Another post that might wanna make you go buy something. I’m sorry!
These days I carefully choose the craft books I buy due to this wee problem where I already have too many books and not enough time. But I had a gift certificate to use and of course I headed straight [...]

KnitPixie.com is a small online business specializing in gorgeous yarns and knitting and crochet accessories. I was chatting with Missa, one of the owners, and I mentioned that I had yet to knit anything other than rectangles and she sent me a new kit she designed for beginners called Beyond Rectangles. Basically it assumes you [...]

If you haven’t seen the new movie based on Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I highly recommend it! Even if you haven’t read the book!
I guess we all knew it wouldn’t be too long before people would succumb to the urge to create their own versions of the characters from the scene where they all [...]

I was just looking at the recent projects on the Craftster Forum and was reminded of this website called needlecrafter.com which has high-res PDF versions of tons of old embroidery patterns. When you go to the site, click on Library and then Designs. Then you can print the design, trace it onto fabric with an [...]

To the Californians out there… I just wanted to mention that there’s going to be a very cool craft fair called ¡CRAFTALICIOUS! in Santa Cruz on Sunday May 15th.

There will be 55 vendors and entertainment at the fair includes: alternative craft demonstrations on the hour, old-timey music led by local printmaker Paul Rangell, and henna [...]