Archive for December, 2009
Make money by selling your arts and crafts online
by Megan Angelo If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to finally start making some money on your cute hand-knit scarves or famed secret-recipe jam, you won’t want to miss this offer from fredflare.com: get a 30-day color ad on the popular shopping site for just $75. The price is right for anyone who [...]
Students’ knitted hats are expressions of love
by Laura Herrera Once the school day is over, the cosmetology students at Robert Morgan Educational Center in Southwest Miami-Dade trade in their hairbrushes and blow dryers for looms and yarn. The 115 students — many of whom are involved in the Leo Club, a youth volunteer organization run by the Lions Club International — [...]
Showcase for Artisan Designed Jewelry and Glass Art Launches Shopping Site
PRESS RELEASE Nashville, TN – December 31, 2009 — Artisan Design Gallery, a showcase for original glass art and handmade jewelry from the artisan community, has launched an online marketplace and shopping site for collectors and consumers to shop exclusive handmade art and jewelry at their convenience, all in one place. Dedicated to scouring the [...]
Woolly Lamb weaves new image for knitting
Styling itself as a proponent and practicioner of “the new yoga” the Woolly Lamb Yarn Studio in Norwood Park seems to revel in dispeling the image of knitting as an old, static past time, according to its Web site. The studio is at 6007 N. Nina Ave., a block west of the Norwood Park Metra [...]
How to:Countdown Toast
When you’re waiting for midnight on New Year’s Eve, pass Champagne in glasses marked with numbers representing those anticipated last ten seconds. Self-stick numbers, available in office- and art-supply stores, jazz up flutes for the occasion. On January 2, either peel off numbers (use a cotton ball and adhesive remover to wipe away residue) or [...]
Threads of Mayan culture in kids clothes
by Nerissa Prest TAMPA – An eco-friendly business started by two moms from Seminole Heights is bringing a new kind of fashion to the Bay Area, while helping to preserve an ancient culture. Shari Feldman and Danielle O’Connor are the owners of Chi Chi Amor, a homegrown children’s clothing line with Mayan ties. Feldman and [...]
Discover the modern art of Amish quilts
by Leslie Katz Household handicrafts and heirlooms made by American women seen as precursors to modern art is one underlying thesis of “Amish Abstractions: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown,” a provocative exhibit on view at the de Young Museum through June. Curated by Jill D’Alessandro of the Fine Arts Museums of [...]
Gift ideas from Yorktown boutiques
by Nicole Paitsel ….Handmade soap. Handmade, all-natural scented soaps are staples at most local boutiques, but The Yorktown Onion’s ornate packaging adds a special flair to this hostess gift. There are several varieties of vegetable glycerin soap, packaged with a large snowflake ornament and a wooden, canoe-shaped presentation box. If that’s not your style, the [...]
How to: Handmade Cat Bed
Create a cozy, warm bed for your feline in five easy steps. Two cushions are nestled inside a basket, one on top of the other; an electric pet-bed warmer (see Resources, below) sits between them. Any shallow basket will work. This one measures 14 inches wide, 19 inches long, and 6 inches deep. You can [...]
Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in Somerset
Craft lovers will see thousands of contemporary crafts and fine art created by more than 275 of the nation’s most accomplished craftspeople at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in Somerset, Friday, March 12 through Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Garden State Exhibit Center.The jury-selected artists at the Festival will display and sell unique creations in [...]
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