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All too frequently, I think, boys and men are shut out of our alternative crafting revoultion (perhaps voluntarily, more often than not). Our crafty talk is maybe unself-conciously femme, and the by-products of our labors are a bit more “frou-frou” then meet the taste of many men. I, personally, am all for any type of craft. I tend to lean toward things that are traditionally “pretty,” and “cute” but that’s just me. There’s a whole world of understated crafts out there and I like the idea that more points of view means more diverse, more inspiring crafts. Anyway, to make a short point long, check out this back issue of the free knitting ‘zine, Knitty: The Man Issue for patterns and articles all geared toward the more “masculine.”

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Oh Etsy. It’s not just for shopping anymore. Now you can visit Etsy labs and get some super sweet tutorials. Today, I found this one for fusing plastic bags. Since reusing grocery bags seems to be the eco-trend of the minute, I thought many of us might want to know how to take those filmsy land fillers and turn them into some more sturdy and less…disposable, I suppose. Once you fuse the bags, you can use them like fabric to make all sorts of goodies, like the bag pictured below. I can’t wait to get home and bust out my iron.