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CraftyPod Episodes - | CraftyPod #73: Men Who Craft, with Josh, Adam, Michael, and Digibudi |
Left to Right: Doll by Digibudi, Poster by Adam Louie, Hat by Josh Moon. All images used with permission.
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- A look at the world of men who craft, featuring Josh Moon, Adam Louie, Michael Handley, and Digibudi.
- What does crafting mean to these guys, and what's it like to be a male crafter in a predominantly-female crafting culture?
- Possibly a sweeping gender stereotype or two, but only by accident.
Link to my Guests:
- Sewer-Sewist, a blog Josh writes with his wife, Sarah.
- Adam shows up from time to time on his wife Kayte's blog, Love Forever.
- State of the Craft is Michael's blog about quilting.
- Read about Digibudi over at Digibudi's Digital Garden. |  to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #73: Men Who Craft, with Josh, Adam, Michael, and Digibudi | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #71: Weaving Made Super-Simple | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- Some simple approaches to weaving, using cheap and easy-to-find materials.
- A whole mess of project ideas to get you inspired.
- Finally learn the difference between "Warp" and "Weft."
Lots O' Weave-y Links:
- Check out eloomanation, an awesome site about small, simple looms.
- This cabinet door loom has great potential.
- Some interesting history about the Weave-It loom.
- If you covet a Weave-It loom, Roger Stark shows you how to build your own.
- The diagrams at this link will help you understand how to change color in your weaving.
- Here are some great pictorial instructions for cardboard looms.
- Another cardboard loom how-to, this one based on a box.
- A Cardboard Looms photo pool, on Flickr.
- Amazing stuff made with the Weave-It, also on Flickr.
- . . . And one last Flickr link: the Weavette Photo Pool. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #71: Weaving Made Super-Simple | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #70: Marketing Your Art & Craft, with Ryan McAbery | Image courtesy of Ryan McAbery, Littleput Books.
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- Learn about marketing your art and craft, with Ryan McAbery of Littleput Books.
- Pick up some tips for marketing your work within the community of Etsy.com users.
- Consider some ways to market yourself to the world outside Etsy.
- Get over your fear of marketing once and for all!
Some Markety Links:
- Check out Ryan's Etsy shop, Littleput Books.
- Check out Ryan's blog as well - great tips there!
- Pamela Slim has good marketing advice, too.
- CraftBoom is another good resource.
- A resource for international sellers: Etsy for Everyone.
- ...And lastly, here's Etsy's own marketing advice. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #70: Marketing Your Art & Craft, with Ryan McAbery | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #68: afghans for Afghans, with Ann Rubin and Laura Truffaut | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:â
- An interview with Ann Rubin and Laura Truffaut, of afghans for Afghans.
- Thoughts on using creative skills to bring comfort to people in need.â
- A glimpse into what it takes to run this amazing project.
Links to many topics discussed in the interview:
- Explore the afghans for Afghans website.
- Photo galleries of Afghan people with their knitted and crocheted gifts.
- Learn more about the CURE Hospital Campaign for newborns in Kabul.
- Browse Afghan themed knitting patterns - an afghans for Afghans fundraiser.
- Participate in Heidi's knit and crochet-along for Afghanistan.
- Read How Knitting for Charity Changed My Life, by afghans for Afghans volunteer Candice Key.
- Read about Mason-Dixon Knitting's Afghanalong.
- Read Knitting for Peace, by Betty Christiansen.
- Read Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini.
- Read Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson.
- Learn a little bit of craftivism history, from the Red Cross Knitters. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #68: afghans for Afghans, with Ann Rubin and Laura Truffaut | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #65: Gingerbread Houses, with My Mom! | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:â
- All about making gingerbread houses, with Pam Harris (My mom!)â
- Notes on how to bake it, how to build it, and how to decorate it.â
- Cautionary tales from our family's Gingerbread Disasters.
G-Bread Links:
- Martha's gingerbread house gingerbread recipe.
- Here's a giant photo gallery of gingerbread houses, for inspiration.
- Some nice detailed instructions from About.com.
- Another great tutorial, at Simply Recipes.
- Lifehacker has a nice tutorial, too.
- Recipes, blueprints, tips, and photos at Celebrating Christmas.com.
- Okay, just go look at this little modern gingerbread house.
- Or, you can just enjoy this awesome decorate-it-yourself online gingerbread house at Allsorts. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #65: Gingerbread Houses, with My Mom! | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #62: Making Dolls, with Mimi Kirchner | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:â- An interview with dollmaker Mimi Kirchner.â- Thoughts on why softies outnumber dolls in the online craft world.â- Starting points for making some dolls of your own.
Some Links for you, Doll:
- Visit Mimi's blog, Doll.
- Check out Mimi's Etsy shop, too.
- Susanna Oroyan's Anatomy of a Doll.
- Another book by the same author: Designing the Doll.
- Doll-related blogs & sites I like: Amimo Toys, Voodoo Art Dolls, Rootie Studio, Dot's Life and Art | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #62: Making Dolls, with Mimi Kirchner | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod#61: Plastic Canvas (Seriously.) | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:â- All about Plastic Canvas, and why you should stop hating on it.â- A ton of ides for making out-of-the ordinary creations with the "PC."â- Even a little history of needlepoint!
Plastic Canvas-y Links:
- Find all kinds of canvases at BJ's Craft Supplies
- Pastel canvas sheets at Annie's Attic
- An awesome needlepoint stitch library from Needlepointers.com
- . . . And another one
- And yet another one
- A little CraftyPod plastic canvas tutorial, from back in the day. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod#61: Plastic Canvas (Seriously.) | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod#59: Crafty Overload! | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:â- A look at Crafty Overload: what it is, and how to cope.â- Fabulous insights from six very busy crafters.â- Great tips for keeping your crafty life more organized.
Many thanks to my guests!
- Khadija O-Connell, of BARAKAH Life Handmade
- Kristin Roach, of Craft Leftovers and Green Prairie Fibers
- Kayte Terry, of Love Forever
- Alice Merlino, of Futuregirl
- Linda Permann, of Lindamade
- Cathy Callahan, of Cathy of Californiaâ | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod#59: Crafty Overload! | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #56: Loom Knitting, with Denise Layman and Isela Phelps |
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- All about knitting on a loom, with the editors of the Loom Knitters Circle.
- Where loom knitting comes from, and where it's headed.
- Get all your burning technical questions about loom knitting answered!
- Learn why you should not mess with loom knitters.
Loom Links:
- Check out the Loom Knitters Circle - an awesome resource for loom-knitting info.
- Isela's book, Loom Knitting Primer: The Beginners Guide to Knitting on a Loom.
- Denise's book, Learn to Knit on Circle Looms
- Isela's family's loom company, Decor Accents.
- Denise's loom knitting website, Knitting Without Needles.
- Isela rocks the Loom knitting on Knitty Gritty. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #56: Loom Knitting, with Denise Layman and Isela Phelps | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #54: Make Your Own Clay! | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- We tried all kinds of homemade clay recipes, and now we're sharing the results with you.
- Some notes on how to use and store handmade clay.
- Good ways to use homemade clays in your crafting.
- A cautionary tale about Dryer Lint Clay.
Link to Homemade Clay Recipes:
- Can Teach, an awesome Canadian site where you'll find recipes for basic Bread Dough Clay, Rose Petal Clay, Cornstarch Clay, and lots of others.
- A recipe for Bread and Glue Clay, at Cooks.com.
- Kool Aid Clay, at Barakah Life Handmade.
- Chocolate Play Dough, at Craftbits.
- Coffee Play Dough, also at Craftbits.
- Construction Paper Clay, at Easy Fun School. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #54: Make Your Own Clay! | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #52: Mosaics, Lots of Ways | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- All About Mosaics: some history, and some techniques.
- Making mosaic from things other than tiles and grout.
- Bringing fabric and paper into the picture.
Mosaic-y links:
- Basic mosaic tutorials, at The Joy of Shards.
- Make a Mosaic from Brokan Tiles,. at WikiHow.
- A nice BBC tutorial on making mosaic flowerpots.
- Lots of great video mosaic tutorials, at Expert Village.
- Make Mine Mosaic: a great blog with daily inspiration.
- Make a simple mosaic online - just for fun.
- Mosaic Matters: an online mosaic magazine from the UK.
- A most excellent faux mosaic, at Bumblefunck.
- Mosaic with buttons, at Storknet.
- Sarajane and Bryan Helm'spolymer clay mosaics.
- A poly clay mosaic tabletop, from Craft Lab.
- A poly clay mosaic book cover, from Carol Duvall.
- Fabric Mosaic Floorcloth, from Decorating with Style.
- Mosaic with fabric paints, from Our Place.
- Felt mosaic table topper,: from Decorating with Style. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #52: Mosaics, Lots of Ways | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #51: Make Your Own Media, with Alan Lastufka | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- A conversation about making your own media, with Alan Lastufka of Fall of Autumn.
- How making media changes you, and how it changes the world.
- Lots of ideas for crafty media projects.
Some media links:
- Be sure to visit Fall of Autumn for all kinds of media goodness.
- Check out Zine Wiki as well.
- Alan was kind enough to mention my community-building zine, Citizeen.
Some getting-started resources:
- Stolen Sharpie Revolution is a great resource for making zines.
- The Real Beginner's Guide to Podcasting is a super-easy tutorial for creating a podcast.
- Learn about video-casting at Freevlog.
Some of my favorite crafty media:
- Awesome videos at Pink of Perfection - go watch!
- Do Stuff!: An amazing crafty zine.
- CROQ: another amazing crafty zine.
. . . And don't forget to check out the CraftyPod.com sidebar for my list of crafty podcasts! | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #51: Make Your Own Media, with Alan Lastufka | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #49: Handmade Nation, with Faythe Levine | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Faythe Levine, Producer and Director of the film Handmade Nation.
- How this project started, how it's staying alive, and how you can help.
- A glimpse or two into what we can expect to see on the big screen when it's all done.
Handmade Nation Links:
- Handmade Nation official website.
- The older, Indie Craft Documentary website also has plenty of information.
- Watch the trailer. It rocks!
- Help support the project at Handmade Nation's Etsy Shop. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #49: Handmade Nation, with Faythe Levine | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #48: CROQ! with Heather Mann | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Heather Mann, editor of CROQ.
- The story of how a group of indie crafters meet up online to produce an excellent craft zine.
- How CROQ differs from mainstream magazines, and how you can get involved.
LINQ:
- Visit CROQ's home on the web.
Visit these distros, which carry CROQ (and other excellent craft and cooking zines):
- Whammy! Industries
- Parcell Press
- Sweet Candy Distro
- My My
Meet CROQ's core staff:
- Heather Mann
- Dayna Mankowski
- Sage Adderley
- Mary Bakija
- Betsy Greer
- Markia Gwara
- Marie Kare
- Stephanie Scarborough
- Michele Buchanan
- Amy Cathcart
- Elizabeth Roca | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #48: CROQ! with Heather Mann | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #47: Metal-Crafting on the Cheap | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- Making things out of metal, without spending a bundle.
- Finding metal craft materials in your kitchen, hardware store, and recycle bin.
- Simple techniques that yield a lot of cool craft projects.
Shiny Metal Links:
- A nice kid-craft take on Mexican metal tooling, with added color!
- Here are some samples of real Mexican metal tooling.
- Learn more about Cathy Pitters and Portland Super Crafty here.
- Classic tin-can luminarias, from the DIY network.
- An embossed tin, from HGTV.
- Metal placecard holders, from DIY Network.
- Embossed Metal Boxes, also from DIY Network.
- Punched tin shelf, from HGTV. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #47: Metal-Crafting on the Cheap | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #46: Polymer Clay, with Sarajane Helm | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- A conversation with Sarajane Helm, who, with her husband Bryan, makes a wonderful variety of polymer clay art.
- Learn about the history, safety, and multi-tasking abilities of poly clay.
- Hear about the poly clay fabric store!
Some interesting links:
- Enjoy Sarajane's website.
- Sarajane and Judith Skinner's book, Adapting Quilt Patterns to Polymer Clay.
- Learn more about the Skinner Blend.
- Some interesting examples of polymer clay illustration.
- Marie Segal's polymer clay knitting. Wowee!
- Check out the Polymer Clay Artist Guild of Etsy.com. Lots and lots of links there! | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #46: Polymer Clay, with Sarajane Helm | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #45: Swap-bot, with Rachel Johnson | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
A conversation with Rachel Johnson, co-founder of Swap-bot.
- All about Swap-bot, a home on the web for people who love to trade handmades.
- Some thoughts on the culture of swapping: why we love it, and how to do it up right.
- Notes on some delightful - and odd - swap themes.
. . . Now, go check out Swap-bot!
Want to know which swaps these photos came from? Read on...
All Pink Matchbox Fill
From my Hands to Yours
Winter Scarf Knit Kit Swap
Full Of Flowers Matchbox Fill | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #45: Swap-bot, with Rachel Johnson | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #42: 60's and 70's Crafts, with Cathy Callahan | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
An interview with Cathy Callahan, author of the splendid Cathy of California blog.
- The glories of crafts from the 1960's and 70's.
- Why vintage craft books of that era are so very diggable.
Get into some groovy crafts:
Visit the rest of the Cathy of California website.
Find 60's and 70's craft books on eBay. Try these search terms:
- Vintage Craft Book
- Better Homes & Gardens (or BHG)
- Aleene
Biblio.com often has Better Homes & Gardens books for a buck apiece!
Quite a few people are selling vintage craft books on Etsy.
Another reason to love Flickr: the Vintage Hobby Books Group!
The Book of Ratings weighs in on 70's crafts. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #42: 60's and 70's Crafts, with Cathy Callahan | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #41: Crafty New Year's Resolutions | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
A whole bunch of new year's resolutions -- of the crafty variety:
- Thoughts on expanding your horizons, or going deeper.
- Ideas for keeping your crafty self more organized.
- Musings on crafting to benefit your community.
- Ways to connect with other crafters.
New Links for a New Year:
Pledge to make your clothes instead of buying, over at Wardrobe Refashion '07.
Commit an act of Craftivism.
Look for crafty volunteer opportunities in your community.
Organize your web bookmarks with del.icio.us.
...Or with BlinkList.
Organize your whole crafty empire with Craft Memo.
Organize your craft blogs with Bloglines.
If you haven't yet tried Flickr, 2007 is the year.
Keep track of all your 2007 goals at 43 Things.
Join some craft-swaps, over at Swap-Bot.
You know about Craigs List, right? | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #41: Crafty New Year's Resolutions | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #40: The Crafter's Companion, with Anna Torborg | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- A conversation with Anna Torborg, editor of The Crafter's Companion (available in the US soon!)
- Thoughts on craft blogging: how it influences us all, and how it builds community
- Some ideas for building a fulfilling craft blog
The Crafter's Companion includes these illustrious craft bloggers:
Alison Brookbanks
Amy Karol
Anna Torborg
Cassi Griffin
Fiona Dalton
Heidi Kenney
Hillary Lang
Juju Vail
Katey Nicosia
Lisa Congdon
Lyn Roberts
Maitreya Dunham
Mariko Fujinaka
Myra Masuda
Sarah Neuburger
Tania Ho
Tania Howells | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #40: The Crafter's Companion, with Anna Torborg | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #36: CRAFT Magazine! | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
Click here to listen to the crafty goodness.
In this show:
- All about CRAFT Magazine, a new crafty media powerhouse.
- An interview with Natalie Zee, Associate Editor of CRAFT, and prolific CRAFT Blogger.
Link into the CRAFT Universe:
CRAFT Magazine: on newsstands October 17th!
The CRAFT Blog: updated constantly
The CRAFT Podcast: audio, video, and free patterns!
The CRAFT Flickr Group: Oooh! Aaaaah!
The CRAFT tutorial archive, at Instructables
Links to MAKE:
MAKE Magazine: Technology on Your Time.
The MAKE Blog does craft projects, too! | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #36: CRAFT Magazine! | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #35: Plush You! | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
Click here to listen to the crafty goodness.
In this show:
- All about Plush You -- a gallery show for indie-design plush toys.
- An interview with Kristen Rask, curator of Plush You.
- Thoughts on why we love plush, even if there are no children involved.
Plushy Little Links:
The Plush You blog
The Plush You Flickr group
Schmancy, where the show happens
Fancypants, where the show also happens
An interview with Kristen on the CRAFT blog
Get in on the Sept. 30 workshop!
I love these plush pages:
Wee Wonderfuls: one of the best blogs on the planet for plush lovers.
My Paper Crane: Lovable Sandwiches!
Jess Hutch's amazing knitted robots
Sweet Meats: guaranteed to make you giggle
Make some plush:
A lovely panda tutorial, from Molly Chicken
A cute mouse tutorial from Sewing Stars
An Owly tutorial, from menina, on Flickr
Several cute tuorials, from One Hour Craft
A giant plush-resource page on Squidoo, by KnitOwl
Must watch this!
The adventures of Komaneko (Thank you, My Little Mochi!) | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #35: Plush You! | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #34: Craftypreneur Roundup #2 |
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
Click here to listen to the crafty goodness.
In this show:
- Craftypreneur Roundup #2 -- a celebration of creative indie businesses.
- Interviews with four intrepid Craftypenurs.
- Lots of perspectives on making your own company.
Visit our Craftypreneurs:
Emily Kircher, Recycling Artist
Destination Unknown Journals, by Pam Bauer
Strange Little Bear, by Shing Khor
Craft Entrepreneur, by Eleanor Partridge
Most of these businesses are contributors toThe Sampler. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #34: Craftypreneur Roundup #2 | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #33: All About Buttons | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
Click here to listen to the crafty goodness.
In this show:
- All About Buttons - .
- A glimpse into the fascinating history of buttons.
- Some fun ways to make buttons of your very own.
- A number of things to make with buttons.
Big-Time Button Links:
Stuff related to the show:
Polymer clay button tutorial, at HGTV.
Sarajane's polyclay buttons - very cool.
A source for Shrink-Art plastic.
Covered button kit info.
Plastic rings for Dorset Buttons.
A source for button backs: Fire Mountain Gems.
That orange button bag, from Martha.
Learn more about the Vintage Button Swap. (My thanks to Abbytrysagain.)
Vintage Button Swap's Flickr Group.
Tutorials for Button-Making:
Crocheted button covers.
Great tutorial for making ball-shaped buttons.
Lovely knotted fabric buttons.
A lovely beaded button tutorial.
A tutorial for Dorset buttons.
Chinese knotted buttons.
The Button Maker, by Sarah Beaman - fantastic book.
Button Jewelry:
Martha's button necklace.
Button Necklace, from Dutt, on Craftster.
My Mother's Buttons: gorgeous one-of-a-kind button jewelry.
Button Cuff, from Craftlog.
Stacked button ring, also from Craftlog.
Doll button necklace, also from Craftlog.
Button & Ribbon medals, also from Craftlog. Maitreya is clearly a genius.
Other Button Crafts and Buttony Goodness:
Lisa Kokin: Button Artist
A wondrous button bowl, on Flickr.
Buttonarium: the amazing online button museum.
Who can forget Martha's button clock?
Wonderful button bouquet, from Kiddley.
Clutch o' Buttons, by Evelina, on Craftster.
Martha's button cards.
Martha's button magnets. | to send to friends | Download CraftyPod #33: All About Buttons | Play in Popup.
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| CraftyPod #31: Church of Craft, with Callie Janoff | Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff.
Click here to listen to the crafty goodness.
In this show:
- All about the Church of Craft, a real church devoted to Making Stuff.
- An interview with Call |
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