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Archive for January, 2007

Communing Through Craft

It’s happened. You’ve become a craft addict. Day and night, all you can think about is making stuff. You walk around, mentally mapping out how everything in the world could be constructed. You find yourself staring at a jelly jar for fifteen minutes, imagining its possibilities. And your friends and family [...]

Sperber Pony Gang Wicked Cool Like Whoa

My new favorite crafty girls in the whole universe are the ladies who make up 31 Corn Lane. Falling under the heading of Sperber Pony Gang, Sis Chris, Sis Heather, Sis Aim and Teeter all make bitchin’ t-shirts, rad tote bags and have just about the funniest online chatter ever. For example, here’s [...]

The ‘Zine Scene

If you have never read a ‘zine let me say that I cannot recommend them highly enough. ‘Zines are the indie equivalent to a magazine and they are radical. They are home made and historically photocopied (however, the e-zine universe is growing exponentially every day). They can be about any subject under the [...]

Not All Who Wander Are Lost…

…some are looking for stuff to submit to FOUND magazine. You might have heard about this awesome magazine on NPR or seen it at your local independent bookstore (although they certainly sell it at the chains now, too). It’s a magazine dedicated to found notes and photos, among other trinkets and treasures. [...]

Inspiration Central

The greatest magic in adult life is that “aha!” moment, the moment where you either think of a new idea or a new idea is presented to you. And not just any idea, the conception, the seminal thought for a whole new project. Be it that jumping off point for your novel, or [...]

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