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October 26, 2006

Halloween egg carton spiders

The kids craft side Kiddley has a project inspired by Not Martha, this time paper egg carton spiders that's fun for kids to make. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 26, 2006 09:32 AM
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Not Martha has made some cool looking crawly cakes perfect for Halloween. The best part? They are made out of total junk food like twinkies, hostess cakes, ding dongs, and more. mmmm...junk food. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 26, 2006 08:45 AM
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October 25, 2006

CRAFT-O-Lantern

Thanks Benjamin for making a CRAFT-O-Lantern which conveniently is the flip side to the MAKE-O-Lantern! Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 08:02 PM
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Thimble's roundup of knit-a-costumes

The craft blog Thimble has a great roundup of costumes you can knit like this kid's pumpkin costume from Berroco. (Why does this kid look so scared?) See all the patterns here. Link.

Related:

Thimble Halloween Projects - Link.
Thimble Halloween Knit and Crochet Patterns - Link.

Enter the MAKE & CRAFT Contests!

Makers and Crafters, it's time to enter our ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere can enter, and depending on what type of maker or crafter you are, you can enter all or just some of the contests - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 06:14 PM
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CROQ Issue #6

Have you picked up the latest issue of the 'zine CROQ? This one is jam packed with a 'zine full of crafty goodness. From the site, "CROQ is a crafty zine written by a team of awesome crafty collaborators around the country! Our articles range from DIY projects, vegan recipes, interviews with influential crafters and indie business owners, and calls to craftivism." This issue features an interview with yours truly about CRAFT, the first annual Plummies, Working from Home 101, Naming Your Art or Craft Business, Swap-O-Rama-Rama, and more! Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 04:34 PM
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October Ghoulish Giveaway on Modish - only 2 days left!

Our CRAFT friend Jena over at Modish has an amazing giveway that will be drawn this Friday and announced on Halloween. Over $500 worth of indie craft goodies for you to enjoy and all you have to do is sign up for the fabulous Modish newsletter. Find out more! Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 02:19 PM
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Where's Craftie?

Craftie, the CRAFT Robot, is visiting crafters and artists around the world. He's made it all the way from San Francisco to his first stop in Austin, TX where he's hanging out with Tina Sparkles of Sparkle Craft and the Austin Craft Mafia.

Tina Sparkles' Flickr photos - Link.

Frapper map: Check back on the Frapper map to see where Craftie goes next! - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 01:15 PM
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A Closer Look: Halloween Etsy - Frankenbride

Frankenbride

http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=486746
By Arwen O'Reilly

Not enough people send Halloween cards, in my opinion, but Lida's hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind cards of "cute and creepy" creatures are a good place to start. (Or you can just frame them and keep all the creepy goodness to yourself.) I love her "mr. hot pants" skeleton, and "frankenbride" seems like the perfect pairing with "bat boy." Check out her shop on Etsy to see her other drawings as well, or see her on Myspace.

Arwen: How did you get involved with crafting?

Lida: I have always made crafts, since I was little (like in elementary school...I think that is when I started cross-stitching). I love working with my hands and am a very visual person. I like how with crafts, each thing is unique and made with care. I found crafting very therapeutic and helpful in focusing my energy. (I am one of those people who can't keep still!)

Arwen How do you feel about Halloween? What gave you the idea for the images on the cards?

Lida: I LOVE Halloween!! Anything creepy, scary, or spooky! I love all sorts of halloween-type art. I really like Tim Burton, so most of my ideas come from him, but then I add my own twist to them. Also my baby gives me ideas (well, her toys). For example, the "mmm carrots" one: she has a toy with carrots in them and I thought it was so cute so I decided to draw a little scary girl with carrots. I found it funny. 'bat boy' is from the off-broadway play 'bat boy.' I saw it a few years ago and decided to make a funny halloween picture of it. Most of the drawings have some funny little humor that goes along with them. So I guess I was going for funny, dorky, Halloween drawings.

Arwen: What's your favorite Halloween story? Or crafting story?

Lida: Last year i was pregnant and my friend had a halloween engagement party. Well, it turned out that she surprised everyone and it was a WEDDING! We were all in costume! So she called up all the people in the bridal party and there I was, one of her maids of honor, almost 8 months pregnant, standing up there in my costume, which was supposed to be one of the 7 dwarves from Snow White. the only thing was that everyone thought I was this roly poly looking gnome. It was quite funny!

Arwen: What are your favorite crafting books/magazines/websites?

Lida: I dont' really have a favorite. I mainly just randomly look at various magazines and books while standing on line or shopping. There are tons of various websites that I go to, but each day it's a different one!

Arwen: What's one tip you'd give to other crafters?

Lida: You can never collect enough stuff...always be on the lookout for cool things to inspire you and to use in your crafts. I am a master junk collector. and also stock up on supplies when they go on sale. You can never have too much stuff!

Arwen: What inspires you?

Lida: I look at so many different things...other artists, cards, stickers, etc...to get ideas. most of my inspiration comes from other artists. I look at other artists mainly online (on their sites) or on myspace. I absolutely love Roman Dirge, Tim Burton (especially Nightmare Before Christmas...that is THE biggest influence on my crafts/art!), and Kathie Olivias...but there are so many other awesome artists I can't even begin to remember them all. When I look at other work I get inspired to make my own creepy creations! My baby also inspires a lot of my drawings. I always, think, what would be cute for her room when she gets a little bigger? I think the more traditional baby/children pictures are nice, but spooky ones are even better! Babies and kids need more spooky pictures and things everyday, not just during Halloween!

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 12:55 PM
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HOW TO - Make Pumpkin Chocolates

Cat Morely says, "Make a spooky treat for all of your friends this Halloween." These pumpkin chocolates look fun and tasty. A perfect craft project for kids to work on too! Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 11:22 AM
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Craft blog engagement!

I believe this is the first of it's kind - boyfriend hacks into girlfriend's craft blog to write a beautiful, sappy, sweet, and heartfelt marriage proposal/blog post. Congrats to the happy couple! [ via ] Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 10:15 AM
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Bird Call by Susie Ghahremani, Nov 11- Dec 6 at GR2 in LA

Artist Susie Ghahremani will have her solo art show entitled "Bird Call" at Giant Robot in LA. Check it out if you're in the area! Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 09:45 AM
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Gourds of Goth Appliqué Patterns

Joan of AnthroPoMorphCo makes characters with faces and put them on buttons and jewelry and stuff for here etsy store. For Halloween, she's created the Gourds of Goth and their applique patterns where you can sew characters like Jack (left) and Lady Ghoulia (right) as well as the rest of their friends on cool Halloween gear. Each pattern is a deal at $4. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 25, 2006 08:40 AM
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October 24, 2006

Craftster.org Winner of Challenge #15: Zombies, Robots and Bears, Oh My!

In honor of CRAFT magazine, Craftster.org's Leah Kramer helped host a cool craft challenge -- a call to crafters to make a zombie, robot, or bear based on our feature cover story. Here's the winner, MariskaLovesCrafts, who made a stuffed Zombie bear. She'll be getting a free one year subscription to CRAFT! Congrats! See more on the winner and the rest of the runner ups! Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 24, 2006 05:42 PM
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HOW TO - Make a beehive wig

I'm still figuring out what to be for Halloween and Crafty Chica, Kathy Cano Murillo's Beehive wig project is giving me some instant inspiration. I love the funky look and the added embellishments like the fake flower. Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 24, 2006 03:33 PM
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Knit Swiffer cover

Green Mountain Mama took the knit dishcloth pattern in the Mason-Dixon Knitting book and modded it and knit herself a swiffer cover. [ via ] Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Oct 24, 2006 02:25 PM
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