Featured Crafter: Kay from Poppyglass and FingerStuckFelts

In this Featured Crafter, we talk to Kay from the Poppyglass and FingerStuckFelts. Read on to learn about how Etsy began Kay’s addiction to felting!
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Laurie from MadeBySwirlyGirl

In this Featured Crafter, we talk to Laurie from the MadeBySwirlyGirl. Read on to learn about how Laurie began creating amazing photo cards!

Tell me a little bit about yourself. Born in upstate NY and raised in Delaware and Pennsylvania, I grew up in a close-knit family with 3 siblings. While my brother pursued a higher education and eventually became a teacher, my two sisters and I–all ballet students–pursued professional careers in that field, each achieving our goals as dancers with nationally and internationally known ballet companies. The last few years of my dance career were spent performing on tour and on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Phantom of the Opera, Brigadoon, and Nicholas Hytner’s Carousel. Read more

Suzanne From DreamGallery

In this Featured Crafter, we talk to Suzanne from the DreamGallery. Read on to learn about how Suzanne went from fashion design to painting with some writing in between! Read more

World Famous Crochet Museum

Shari Elf has converted an old Fotomat booth into The World Famous Crochet Museum! When you first arrive at the Crochet Museum you are greeted with a welcome sign made from Scrabble letters. The 40-square-foot lime green museum sits tucked behind Elf’s Art Queen gallery in Joshua Tree along State Highway 62.

The museum displays hundreds of crochet items bought, donated and found over the years, from crochet Oreos to Bert and Ernie to the crochet poodles that once hid Granny’s liquor bottles.

Buenos Aires Yarn District is Like No Other

Yarn stores in Buenos Aires, Argentina are operated much differently than those in the United States. I recently visited Buenos Aires and shopped at a few of their local yarn stores. Their unofficial yarn district had about 15 yarn shops within a 2 block area, along the 900 block of Scalabrini Ortiz. . Read more

Cat Lady Makes Bags Out Of Fur

Danelle spins and knits from Persian Cat hair.

Ravelry – A Resource for Knitters & Crocheters

Ravelry is a knit and crochet community. I have been a member of Ravelry for almost a year. At first, I didn’t use the site much but once I realized some of the features to it, Ravelry has grown into one of my favorite sites to visit on a regular basis (along with FreeCraftFair.com of course). Below outlines some of my favorite features on Ravelry:

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Handmade Nation Documentary and Book

First-time director Faythe Levine traveled across the U.S. in 2006 to document what she calls “the new wave of art, craft, and design” in America. What resulted from this journey is Handmade Nation, the much anticipated documentary and it’s accompanying book available through Amazon.
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Easter Craft Ideas

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Parents Magazine has a few Easter craft ideas to entertain and delight your children.

Crafting for Charity

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of others with your crafting skills? There are many charities looking for crafters to donate their skills. Your crafty skills would be welcomed and could help comfort others. Read more

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