A great idea

I love the idea of making presents for my friends, and am always looking for creative ways to do so. This idea for altering "Barbie" to make it look like your friend, then making a photo montage to wrap around the outside...genius! Check out this site for instructions. Psst...I got this link from the Make Craft magazine blog which is very cool!

Now I am excited!

I might be the last one in the universe to know about this, but the good people over at Make Magazine are coming out with a crafting mag in the fall! Those of you familiar with Make already know how truly awesome the magazine is, but those who do not please check it out! I am definitely getting a subscription and will attempt to craft some things to put on the site. Keep an eye out for it! - my good friend aaron tells me that I am the last to know that this actually came out LAST fall...doh! but subscribe anyhow

Sometimes it is better to plan ahead

It's that time of year. Time to start planning and pretending that you are going to be organized in the new year. These planners from Otsu are so groovy I couldn't decide which to post about...so I will post all three! Check them out on Cut + Paste's website here, here, and here.

Crafts are cool!

instructions for crocheted ewok
from craftster.org

Do I need this?

This is a potato pin cushion. It's pretty awesome. Oh and did I mention there is only one left? For sale here

Peanutatorium

I know it is after Christmas and all, but I can see these peanut dolls being made for any holiday right? I saw some of these at a weird dirty store here in NYC, but found the instructions on The Small Object's blog. Yes, this is a potentially life threatening craft project for a person allergic to peanuts, but me and my epi-pen are up to the challenge!

A bag I must own

I stopped into Cursive (the store just inside the doors to ABC carpet here in NYC) and found these terrific plasticized clutches made by Lisa Stickley. Although it is difficult to tell from the photo, when closed this bag has a very refined and ladylike structured shape. I love the contrast of the constuction vs. the plastic material...tres chic! Anyone in NYC must check out Cursive, you will not be sorry! If you are from a foreign land don't dismay, I will be posting plenty of pieces on them.