The last couple of years has seen a huge increase in the number of social networking sites available. As with any evolution, the trend has been toward specifics and newer sites cater more and more to niches. more...
My father just celebrated his 80th birthday. He spent a long time in the Navy. more...
Subversive Cross-Stitch By Julie Jackson Half art, half craft, and all snark. For those aching to just tell it like it is, Subversive Cross-Stitch offers the inspiration and guidance to transform what might have remained an internal monologue into an open statement to the world. more...
I have never been to the Minnesota state fair, but I hear it’s awesome. In the past I have heard of a beauty pageant that elects the Butter Queen, who then has her portrait carved in butter. My buddy Ritch has just introduced me to another food based craft wonder from the homeland- Crop Art. more...
Shawn Quinlan knows the value of a good story. By day, he is a video editor at a television station, with all of the attendant stress that comes with the job. more...
Recently, I was on a trip and carried all my essential electronics in a re-used 10x12 paper envelope folded over with a rubber band. I realized that this just would not do. more...
Wearing Propaganda is an exhibtion of World War II textiles from Japan, the UK and the USA. This exquisite travelling collection, curated by Jacquie Atkins, will open at the Allentown Art Museum on the 8th of October, 2006. more...
Jenny Hart is familiar to anyone on the alt craft scene as the powerhouse behind Sublime Stitching. She has singlehandedly made embroidery culturally relevant again through her patterns, kits, and exquisite portraits. more...
A friend of a friend named Kendra found this wonder in an Ohio thrift store. It is a normal folding chair frame—the kind we see discarded all the time. more...
I had the luck to have a business trip that took me to Thailand. The work part was fun and surprising. more...
