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DIY Trunk Show - Chicago

(sublimestitcher)

Tomorrow (Sat 11/21) is the DIY Trunk show in Chicago from 10-5pm! I am going to do my best to make it while I am here in Illinois...

Craft Leftovers Coupon

(Tsia)

We heart Craft Leftovers and they have been generous enough to give SNatch a special 20% off coupon. The secret code is glimmer. Click over there right now and think of your holiday shopping. Go handmade.

Black Dog Discount for SN Readers

(Kirsten)

Black Dog makes some BEAUTIFUL books, and they love Supernaturale. So much that they're offering us a 40% discount on featured titles such as Making Stuff, Making Stuff for Kids, Paper, Very Vintage, Fashioning Fabrics, Contemporary Textiles, and Breaking the Mould. Check out their books here: blackdogonline.com To get the discount, just email jess@blackdogonline.com, letting her know that you heard about the discount from Supernaturale.

Oh Say, Can You Saute?

(Badder Homes)

No matter your political leanings (or political apathy, as the case may be), it should be pretty interesting to see an episode of Iron Chef taped at the White House, using veggies grown in Michelle Obama's garden. Unless you have no interest in politics, cooking, reality TV, the green movement, health food, consumerism, pseudo-celebrity or AMERICA. WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA???

Roomba Pacman

(Brett)

I think the title speaks for itself. Just go to the video.

New York's loss is Minneapolis' gain

(Anna)

The American Craft Council has announced that it is relocating from New York to Minneapolis, due to "the high cost of doing business in the city."

The Wild Unknown calendars are here

(Tsia)

The Wild Unknown released their new selection of limited edition 2010 calendars. Beautifully hand drawn prints center around 60's folk singers, bunnies and birds of prey, and feathers. These calendars are just about the most beautiful thing around. My favorite: the print for January of the Netherland Dwarf Rabbit with the Smog lyrics "You are a fighter. You are fighter. You are a fighter." next to it.

Lazy, Demanding, and Ready for Breakfast

(Badder Homes)

Halloween is a collective favorite of us Badder Homes and Gardens broads. Cooking, however, is not. I'm a disaster at it, but I may give it a go for these Mummy Sausage Kolache Dogs from TasteSpotting. And by that, I mean I'll be printing out the recipe and waiting for my boyfriend to make me breakfast in bed. Get a move on, sweet cheeks!

DIY Submarine

(Brett)

While killing a few hours at the Smithsonian and watching video of the Woods Hole Deep Sea subs, I got to wondering if any deep sea subs allow private citizens to hop on boards. It turns out, Stanley Submarines allows just that. Stanley started building subs when he was 9, in his backyard. At first I was very excited about the possibility, but after further research, I don't think I can hop on-board anytime soon.

Regretsy!

(Tsia)

What we have all been waiting for. It's regretsy a site dedicated to unearthing all the worst items on Etsy. I love love love it. Thanks to irish*eyes for alerting me.

Smudged

(Riva)

It's getting cold in Canada. A traditional smudge is a good way to keep cozy and prepare yourself for what's to come. In theory, the smoke attaches itself to negative energy and, as the smoke clears, it takes the bad stuff with it. Jennifer Cook makes a version from naturally-dried reclaimed cedar and sage harvested from her neighborhood. She recommends smudging nearly anything: living creatures, inanimate objects, and spaces. Buy one from her here. Or learn more about smudging here.

Artistbook International

(Tsia)

I don't know about you, but I won't be in Paris this fall. However if I were I would certainly spend some serious time at Artistbook International who are having a fair at the Center Pompidou Oct 24-26. With 60 publishers, rare book dealers and happenings it sounds like a bibliophile's dream.

OPENrestaurant

(helena)

OPENrestaurant is a group of inspired Bay Area food professionals taking their skills into the realm of visual art. Up next, an event at SFMOMA designed around ideas presented in F.T. Marinetti's 1932 Futurist Cookbook.

Mono a Mono

(Tsia)

Canadians are a mysterious people and the very avant and dark mono is no exception. I adore their clothing/wearable sculptures and their inspiration journal that they are sharing with us. To celebrate they are offering 20% off at checkout until 10/31. Your secret code is monoshop01.

If you have one million spiders

(Kirsten)

And lots of time, you too can make a spider silk tapestry. Amazing! If you are in NYC, you can go see it at the Natural History Museum.

Bake-Off in Brooklyn!

(Anna)

October 10th is the City Reliquary's 1st Annual Havemeyer Sugar Sweets Festival! It will feature baked goods, baking presentations, music and performances. It is also a fund-raising event for the Reliquary, which is a really cool organization. They are looking for Civic Bakers to donate fresh baked yummies for the bake sale. If you'd like to contribute your own fresh baked treat, email Jeff at jtancil@yahoo.com. The event itself will be on Saturday, October 10th, noon to 6pm, in Williamsburg on Havemeyer between Grand and Metropolitan.

Sweater to Rug Scale Freakout

(Kirsten)

I heart Aran sweaters. Never would knit one of course, because I can't even purl, so when I saw this super scale freakout, I was floored. Giant knitting needles? Weaving that looks like knitting? How? Never mind, I'm just glad it exists.

Toys and crafts at Smithsonian

(Brett)

Work has been taking me to DC a lot lately. The only perk that I can think of, is that the client is the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum. So I've been getting to poke around the museum more than I normally would. Here are two photos I took this week of toys from Africa and a matchstick rendition of a Black Star Line ship made from matchsticks.

Fashion is Political (Again)

(Scott)

The Museum at FIT keeps up it's tradition of awesome shows with two that are up now. Upstairs is Fashion & Politics which is a bad ass survey of Political fashion from the 1700's until now. It's Heroic. Downstairs is a show of Isabela Toldeo. I knew she is elegant, but it turns out she is subversive- with clothes that sincerely address sexuality and otherness with deep beauty. AND you get to see Michelle's dress!

Fan us

(Tsia)

I created a Facebook page for SNatch. Fan us if you please!