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Archive for March, 2008

Tech Fab

Pack Rat Magazine: 1984 Winter Olympics Gold Medalist in crafts
Good afternoon friends. So glad you could join me here at the Pack Rat Corral, where we rope up the best darn D.I.Y. finds this side of the Mississippi (and across it, too). Today’s great find is about Geekware, a line of recycled tech [...]

Happy Happy Joy Joy

Pack Rat Magazine: the queen bean.
So I came across this site for a store (?) called Jill Killjoy. They make all sorts of colorful, playful stuff, upcycled out of thrift store finds and other detritus. Most of their stuff has a David the Gnome type feel to it…in a good way. The only [...]

Crochet In Bloom

Pack Rat Magazine will make you dance till you can’t dance, can’t dance, can’t dance no more.
Today’s freebie pattern comes from Fable, a funky online boutique that sells crocheted handmade goods. She has a few stylish crochet patterns for free (her bobble hat and bag are both adorable), but my favorite was for the [...]

Dainty Trash

Roses are red, violets are blue, READ PACK RAT MAGAZINE!!
I don’t have too much to say for this post.  I think the ceramic work by Lei Xue speaks for itself.

Get Something Off Your Chest

“Rhett, Rhett, Where shall I go? What shall I do?”
“Frankly my dear, I think you should read Pack Rat Magazine.”
Today is a day for craft tutorials.  It’s raining/snowing where I am and what better way to enjoy the gray weather then to say indoors with a project?  An extra way to cheer up a gray [...]

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