Recycled Plastic Can Holder Snowflake

I have one of these snowflakes. I bought it a a craft fair, partly to figure out how it was made –do you do that, too? It is a Snowflake made from plastic six-pack holders. Nowadays you may have trouble gathering 20 of these clear plastic ring things, but trust me, it comes out surprisingly [...]

Source: http://allcrafts.allcraftsblogs.com/2011/04/06/recycled-plastic-can-holder-snowflake/

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Conan O'Brien Stained Glass Night

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I couldn't be more impressed with my crafty partner in crime Carey Gustafson of Glass Action! She created this Conan O'Brien night light out of stained glass and paint. To top it all off, it's currently being featured in the The Museum of Conan Art!

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Source: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/conan_obrien_stained_glass_nig.html

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Dapper Diminutive Dwellings

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Has anyone else noticed an upward trend in diminutive cardboard dwellings, or is it just me? Back in 2009, MAKE wrote up a fun piece on Benjamin Van Oost's recycled trash Favela (made in 2007). Shortly thereafter I noticed LA artist Anna Serrano's Cartonlandia (2008); followed by Swedish illustrator Nina Lindgren's City Dreams (2010). And then just the other day Vanity Fair puts out an article using a colorful creation by the award-winning designer Stephen Doyle. Have you seen any others?

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Source: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/has_anyone_else_noticed_an.html

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Introducing ~ Candy

Candy dyes her own fabric, creates beautiful works of art with her fabrics and she shares it all at Candied Fabrics. We have a new line of Organic PFD (prepared-for-dyeing) Cotton Solids in the shop, and we asked Candy to help us share a bit about the dyeing process later this month. You won't want to miss it! She's up later today with her series of organic fabric tests, but first be sure to check out her introduction...

Source: http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=16863

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Eco Sewing

Welcome Ruth Singer who is going to discuss Eco Sewing today. Ruth Singer is the author of Sew Eco, sewing sustainable and re-used materials and Sew it Up, a modern manual of practical and decorative sewing (called The Sewing Bible in US / Canada). Ruth is a textile artist and designer, creating one-off exhibition pieces using [...]

Source: http://whipup.net/2011/04/05/eco-sewing/

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Garden Shed Bin Labels

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Cathe Holden designed these garden bin labels for Country Living Magazine - they're free to download, print, and paste on your trusty garden bins and buckets. Perfect just in time for spring!

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Source: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/garden_shed_bin_labels_1.html

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