Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- With so many blogs, so many projects, and so much crafty Goodness on the web every day, how can we hope to keep up? Rachel Klein, of One Pretty Thing, gives us some tips.

- Learn how Rachel manages to read over 4000 blogs and websites each week, rounding up the best links for her amazing website.

- Apply Rachel's strong organizational skills to your craft projects, too.

Links:

- If you haven't already, do visit One Pretty Thing. It's a fantastic resource, week in and week out.

- Also, Rachel mentioned this Design*Sponge article about running an advertising program on your blog.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- An interview with Kathy High (aka Adoxograph), a professional chef who approaches cooking from an almost crafty perspective.

- Find out how food inspiration can be found everywhere - even science fiction.

- Learn what you need to stock a good pantry, and make amazing food regardless of the season.

Tasty Links:

- Visit Kathy's blog, Gelatin Sheets, especially this recipe for Chocolate Moelleux, which will pretty much guarantee you a happy life. And also, this one for Rhubarb Ginger Ale.

- ...And in this video, she makes gougeres look easy.

- Catch up with Kathy on Twitter - always a good time.

And here she is on Facebook.

Bon Apetit!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- An interview with Pat Riesenburger, who works with brick-and-mortar craft store owners. She writes a great blog: The Crafty Retailer.

- Get an interesting glimpse into the world of crafty retailing: competing with big-box stores, a tough economy, and the internet.

- Learn some ways to support your favorite local craft stores.

Links:

- Check out The Crafty Retailer, and recommend it to your local store owners.

- Pat's two businesses are Access Crystal and Aussie Threads & Fibers.

- I love these Portland indie craft stores:

Twisted Cool Cottons Gossamer Collage The Knittn' Kitten

...What are your favorites in your city?

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- We celebrate CraftyPod's 100th episode! My partner Katin interviews me, asking questions provided by you.

- Conversation ranges from the ins and out of podcasting to the wider world of the craft community.

- And, I say Thank You.

Links:

- My thanks to everyone who submitted a question on this show:

Wendy Osborne (Please let me know if I can add your link!) Kim Frazier Harley Dee Meg Moynahan Dorothy Walker Elise Bond Alice Merlino Rachel Hobson Katie Vandeur Michelle Jones Kim Werker Dawn Anderson

- If you'd like to see all the questions and answers that didn't fit in the podcast, they're right here .

- News on the big prize drawing for questioners is coming soon!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- Patricia Zapata talks about how graphic design affects her crafting, and vice versa.

- Some discussion of how design principles can be beneficial to a small crafty business.

- Suggestions for developing your "design eye."

Links:

- Check out Patricia's craft blog, A Little Hut.

- You might also be curious about Patricia's graphic design business, Zapata Design.

- ...And check out Patricia's book, Home, Paper, Scissors.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- Some straight talk about crafty publishing: what's it really like to have a craft book published the traditional way? And what's it like to publish a crafty ebook?

- Plus, a short interview with June Gilbank, who sells self-published crochet patterns, and has a print book in progress, and has just released a crafty ebook.

- If you dream of writing a craft book, this show aims to bring you solid information and perspective.

June Gilbank's Links:

- You may be familiar with June's wonderful crochet patterns . Have you also seen Folding Trees, the blog she co-authors on paper craft?

- June's ebook, The Punchneedle Handbook, provides high-quality instruction. And she's designed a lot of cute punchneedle patterns, too.

Self-Publishing Links:

- Sound advice for authors, from Seth Godin, via Publetariat.

- (And by the way, Publetariat is itself an excellent resource.)

- Self-publishers will also find tons of great blog posts, links, and podcasts on the subject at The Creative Penn.

- An interesting Wall Street Journal article for the curious: Hoe the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write.

Some Crafty Ebooks:

- Needlepointer Janet Perry offers a series of ebooks on the craft.

- Leigh Ann Tennant has released an ebook of sewing projects for new mothers, called sewExpecting

- Lee Meredith has an ebook of 10-yard knitted cuffs.

- Did I mention that I have a couple of them as well?

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- And interview with Ryan McAbery , who was a top seller on Etsy, and then decided to walk away from it.

- Learn what drove Ryan to leave her business behind, and what's bringing her fresh inspiration now.

- Gain some perspective on the benefits and drawbacks of having a very busy handmade business.

Links:

- Visit Ryan's new Etsy shop , and see her photography blocks and pendants.

- In Ryan's blog, All Things Littleput, she shares new designs, snippets of her now-balanced life, and some musings on starting over in business.

- Check out Ryan's current home - Portland Saturday Market.

- This "Quit Your Day-Job" article on The Storque about Ryan's top-seller business was published in September 2007.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- All about needlepoint, with Janet Perry, who's on a mission to change the way we think about this craft.

- Some discussion of why needlepoint is a perfect craft for today, and why it doesn't seem to get the respect it deserves.

- Lots of great ideas and resources to get you started needlepointing!

Links:

- Check out Janet'sNapa Needlepoint website, where you can find...

- Janet's self-published books: Needlepoint Trade Secrets and Bargello Revisited

- Janet's frequently-updated series of ebooks

- ...And, Janet's blog, Nuts About Needlepoint

- Janet also offers a free email needlepoint course for beginners.

- A book Janet recommends highly: Bargello, by Elsa Williams, published 1967.

- A book I recommend highly: Better Homes and Gardens Needlepoint, published 1978.

- Definitely check out the Modern Needlepoint on Flickr - it has lots of stunning work.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- An interview with Paul Overton, author of the Dudecraft blog. This conversation was inspired by this post.

- Some thoughts on the difference between crafting for money and crafting for passion.

- How does handmade work change when it's made solely for profit?

- What happens when independent craft businesses start flooding the online community with marketing messages?

- What does it mean when a handmade item has "mojo?"

Links:

- Dudecraft is well worth reading - be sure and check it out!

- Paul recommended Hammermakrs as an example of a blog that offers both value and commerce.

- We also talked a bit about Gary Vaynerchuk, who absolutely nails the idea of offering value to your audience. I recommend this short interview as a quick way to get familiar with his philosophies.

- Paul is also a big fan of Meet Me At Mikes.

- Another blog Paul mentioned: Aprons and Hammers. (Man! Those really ARE amazing shoes!)

- ...And we also went a little fangirl (and boy) on Jeff Rudell .

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- A whole bunch of people answer the question, "Why do you make things?" I recorded these interviews at Maker Faire.

- ...And a bunch of my Twitter buddies added their two cents as well.

My thanks to everyone who contributed to this show: (Listed in the order they appear, by the way...)

- Christina Lee

- Adrian Messenger

- An extremely nice lady who's name didn't get recorded. This is entirely my fault, and I feel like such a doofus for it. (She's the one who talks about baby blankets.)

- Alexa Westerfeld

- Crafty Chica Kathy Cano-Murillo

- Bea Owen (aka @bibia)

- Kirsty Hall. (Remember the podcast she and I did?)

- Kym Randall (aka @coffeemamma)

- Angela Mabray. (aka @craftygoat)

- Jared Graves (aka @orime)

- Janet Perry (aka @napaneedlepoint)

- Bill Ward, President of the Bay Area LEGO Users Group

- Kelly Day (She writes her blog, by the way, with Shayne Rioux)

- Rory Loeb

- Megan, of Sanourra Designs (aka @sanourra)

- Nancy Ricci (aka @gettingpurly)

- Paul Overton (aka @dudecraft)

- Barbara Forbes-Lyons (aka @penguintrax)

- Eleanor, aka undeadgoat

- Nicole Vasbinder , who also owns StitchCraft

- Vincent Pacheco

- Kristin Roach