Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - Making greeting cards made with crafty stuff other than paper. - Fusing fabric, making stitches, weaving, and embellishing. - Many variation ideas to tickle your crafty brain. Greet These Links: Strathmore's great blank cards. Steam-A-Seam Fusible Webbing. The Sew Crafty mini, by Provo Craft. Driven to Quilt: The Podcast Great Card-Making Websites: Smart Art Cards 3D and Mobile cards, from DIY Network. Making Greeting Cards.com Card Inspirations Gorgeous cards by Shimmer413, on Craftster.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - An interview with Tsia Carson, the crafty creator of Craftivity: 40 Projects for the DIY Lifestyle. - Making stuff at the edges of art and craft. - Why knitting is a gateway craft. - Projects to drool over. Linktivity: Get Craftivity! SuperNaturale.com Craftivity on the CRAFT Blog Craftivity at Subversive Cross Stitch Craftivity on 52 Projects Craftivity on Angry Chicken

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - All about CRAFT Magazine, a new crafty media powerhouse. - An interview with Natalie Zee, Associate Editor of CRAFT, and prolific CRAFT Blogger. Link into the CRAFT Universe: CRAFT Magazine: on newsstands October 17th! The CRAFT Blog: updated constantly The CRAFT Podcast: audio, video, and free patterns! The CRAFT Flickr Group: Oooh! Aaaaah! The CRAFT tutorial archive, at Instructables Links to MAKE: MAKE Magazine: Technology on Your Time. The MAKE Blog does craft projects, too!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - All about Plush You -- a gallery show for indie-design plush toys. - An interview with Kristen Rask, curator of Plush You. - Thoughts on why we love plush, even if there are no children involved. Plushy Little Links: The Plush You blog The Plush You Flickr group Schmancy, where the show happens Fancypants, where the show also happens An interview with Kristen on the CRAFT blog Get in on the Sept. 30 workshop! I love these plush pages: Wee Wonderfuls: one of the best blogs on the planet for plush lovers. My Paper Crane: Lovable Sandwiches! Jess Hutch's amazing knitted robots Sweet Meats: guaranteed to make you giggle Make some plush: A lovely panda tutorial, from Molly Chicken A cute mouse tutorial from Sewing Stars An Owly tutorial, from menina, on Flickr Several cute tuorials, from One Hour Craft A giant plush-resource page on Squidoo, by KnitOwl Must watch this! The adventures of Komaneko (Thank you, My Little Mochi!)

    Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - Craftypreneur Roundup #2 -- a celebration of creative indie businesses. - Interviews with four intrepid Craftypenurs. - Lots of perspectives on making your own company. Visit our Craftypreneurs: Emily Kircher, Recycling Artist Destination Unknown Journals, by Pam Bauer Strange Little Bear, by Shing Khor Craft Entrepreneur, by Eleanor Partridge Most of these businesses are contributors toThe Sampler.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - All About Buttons - . - A glimpse into the fascinating history of buttons. - Some fun ways to make buttons of your very own. - A number of things to make with buttons. Big-Time Button Links: Stuff related to the show: Polymer clay button tutorial, at HGTV. Sarajane's polyclay buttons - very cool. A source for Shrink-Art plastic. Covered button kit info. Plastic rings for Dorset Buttons. A source for button backs: Fire Mountain Gems. That orange button bag, from Martha. Learn more about the Vintage Button Swap. (My thanks to Abbytrysagain.) Vintage Button Swap's Flickr Group. Tutorials for Button-Making: Crocheted button covers. Great tutorial for making ball-shaped buttons. Lovely knotted fabric buttons. A lovely beaded button tutorial. A tutorial for Dorset buttons. Chinese knotted buttons. The Button Maker, by Sarah Beaman - fantastic book. Button Jewelry: Martha's button necklace. Button Necklace, from Dutt, on Craftster. My Mother's Buttons: gorgeous one-of-a-kind button jewelry. Button Cuff, from Craftlog. Stacked button ring, also from Craftlog. Doll button necklace, also from Craftlog. Button & Ribbon medals, also from Craftlog. Maitreya is clearly a genius. Other Button Crafts and Buttony Goodness: Lisa Kokin: Button Artist A wondrous button bowl, on Flickr. Buttonarium: the amazing online button museum. Who can forget Martha's button clock? Wonderful button bouquet, from Kiddley. Clutch o' Buttons, by Evelina, on Craftster. Martha's button cards. Martha's button magnets.

    Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - An interview with Linda Permann, craft editor for Adorn Magazine. - What goes into making a craft magazine, and why Adorn does it differently than most. - A Day in the Life of Linda's really cool job. - How to submit your work to Adorn. Links for you: The Adorn website. The Adorn Blog. Check out Crafty Leftovers!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - All about the Church of Craft, a real church devoted to Making Stuff. - An interview with Callie Janoff, co-founder of Church of Craft. - Thoughts on why crafting is a spiritual practice. - What goes on at a Church of Craft meeting. - A wake-up call for crafty men! Holy Linkage! Visit the Church of Craft. An informal history of the Church of Craft, on SuperNaturale. An interview with Callie, on KnitKnit. Get involved with Crafters for Critters!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - Crafts go on their summer vacation! - Two tutorials for crafty travel gear. - Ideas for interesting projects you can take with you. - Thoughts on ways to add more craft to your journey. Travel-Crafty Links: Enjoy Carrie's blog -- she came up with the idea for this show. Playing Card Tutorials, for souvenir card decks: Playing Card Earrings, by Sad. on Craftster Playing Card Curtain, by cloudbreakchick, also on Craftster. Playing Card Purse, by htking. Guess where? Other travelly Crafts: A great use for your postcards, by avsceriline. How to make paper beads. Some of my favorite coloring pages. Find crafty wherever you're headed: Is there a Church of Craft meeting where you're going? Get Crafty Craftster Glitter Bon Voyage, everyone!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - The first in a quarterly series: The Craftypreneur Roundup. - Interviews with four indie crafters who are making their own businesses. - Interesting stories, great ideas, and inspiration for people who have entrepreneurial dreams. Our Featured Craftypreneurs: Button Arcade Chicaloo Photography Miss Misa Glamscience All of these crafty businesses are contributors to The Sampler. Other Craftypreneur Links: Etsy.com - your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Crafty Synergy: a place about crafty women and their businesses. Make It: a blog for craft entrepreneurs. Betsy Greer's Crafter Documentary project.

Here's a little audio Post-It Note of sorts, to tell you about a couple other projects I have in the works these days: Click here to listen.

The Harper Perennial Podcast, a podcast about books that I produce for Harper Collins Publishers. Listen while you make stuff . . . . A tutorial from Citizeen, my zine about community-building, at (the very cool) Fall of Autumn.com. Dig 'em, and we'll see you soon with more crafty goodness!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - An ode to Alt Books -- or, small blank books made from unexpected materials. - Three easy Alt-Bookbinding projects. - Lots of ideas for ways to vary them. - Some thoughts on how to use Alt Books. A Compendium of Alt Book Links (drool): A page of wonderful alt-book links from Scapability. Craftgrrl's delightful felt book. How to make a paper bag book. How to make a secret hollow book. An accordion book made from library catalog cards, from Craftster.org, by Kore. Leah Kramer's playing card notebook. Liz Pummer's tutorial on making a concertina book. Susan Spatone's craft foam notebook cover. The Crafty Chica's Greeting Card Journals. An envelope book tutorial, from Paper Zone. Bookbinding 101, from DIY Planner.com. Bookbinding 102, from DIY Planner.com.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - Six great projects for making your workspace more crafty. - Some thoughts on crafty practices to liven up your daily grind. - A really bad impression of Bill Lumbergh. Work those Links: If you didn't get my "work on Sunday" joke, see this movie. Today. A source for oilcloth. Another source for oilcloth. A nice Craftster tutorial on silk flower pens, by cicisunflower. A slightly different flower pen tutorial, from Craftbits.com. Martha makes her own paperclips. A little push-pin project, from the Carol Duvall Show. Working For The Man.com

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - A conversation with Leah Kramer, The Original Craftster. - Juicy tidbits about her new book, The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts: Fabulous Projects from the Fifties and Sixties. - The scoop on Bazaar Bizarre and Magpie. - Some thoughts on the joys and stresses of having lots of crafty irons in the fire. Linkster: Craftster.org -- as in you needed this one . . . Bazaar Bizarre: Not Your Granny's Craft Fair Magpie: Shiny Things for Your Nest Join the Quilt Block Swap!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to the crafty goodness. In this show: - Get introduced to Helloindie, a bi-weekly e-zine about the world of handmade. - An interview with Helloindie founder, Tim Barkow. - Some thoughts on the blossoming of crafty entrepreneurism. - A sneak peek at upcoming Helloindie profiles! Hello Linkies: Visit Helloindie's website and subscribe to the e-zine! Check out the CraftyPod print zine!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. In this show: - An conversation with Jennifer, creator of the Craft Sanity Podcast. - Learn more about how CraftyPod and CraftSanity got started. - Some thoughts on balancing work, life, and podcasting. - How to find guests, create a format, and make some audio. - Some Big Ideas on why you should consider making a crafty podcast of your own. Click here to listen to Part 1 of the show. Links Galore: Listen to Craft Sanity!! Podcasting Tools: Phone Valet Sound Soap Audacity (it Rocks!) Garage Band: A great source for podsafe music. Podsafe Music Network: Another one. Other Stuff we talked about: SpinsterSpin 52 Projects.com Sister Diane's Etsy Shop Church of Craft Who's Crafty Podcasting? KnitCast Cast-On The Candie Cast Crafty Chica Podcast SCRAPcast Wholly Scrap CraftCast Craft Borg 26Knits Fiber Cast Knitting News Cast Pointy Sticks Secret Knitting Time2Knit WeaveCast Quilting Stash Block Central's Quilting Podcast Crochet Cast

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. In this show: - An conversation with Jennifer, creator of the Craft Sanity Podcast. - Learn more about how CraftyPod and CraftSanity got started. - Some thoughts on balancing work, life, and podcasting. - How to find guests, create a format, and make some audio. - Some Big Ideas on why you should consider making a crafty podcast of your own. Click here to listen to Part 2 of the show. Links Galore: Listen to Craft Sanity!! Podcasting Tools: Phone Valet Sound Soap Audacity (it Rocks!) Garage Band: A great source for podsafe music. Podsafe Music Network: Another one. Other Stuff we talked about: SpinsterSpin 52 Projects.com Sister Diane's Etsy Shop Church of Craft Who's Crafty Podcasting? KnitCast Cast-On The Candie Cast Crafty Chica Podcast SCRAPcast Wholly Scrap CraftCast Craft Borg 26Knits Fiber Cast Knitting News Cast Pointy Sticks Secret Knitting Time2Knit WeaveCast Quilting Stash Block Central's Quilting Podcast Crochet Cast

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - An interview with Marie, Creatrix of The Sampler. - What happens when 3000 people covet the same thing at the same time. - Thoughts on the benefits of Sampling, for both the crafty business and the crafty customer. - Musings on the health benefits of haiku. Link your way to Sampler Goodness: The Sampler Official Website The Sampler LiveJournal Community My Sampler Interview, and the Goatee.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - An interview with Grace Bonney, author of design*sponge. - Musings on what good design is, and why it inspires us to create. - Thoughts on why we fall in love with well-designed objects. Check out design*sponge here!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - Your guide to Artist Trading Cards, those tasty bits of creativity. - An interview with Judy Corona, artist and ATC-maker extraordinaire. - Thoughts on making ATC's out of anything under the sun. - Ideas for swapping them -- whether you host a swap, or join one. -Some ATC linkage: See some of Judy's ATC's here. See more of Judy's work here. Teesha Moore.com Artfest 2006! Zettiolgy.com The original ATC site, from Switzerland Somerset Studios' ATC book ATCs on eBay Happy Making, Happy Trading!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - A look into the wonderful world of Japanese craft books. - An interview with Maitreya, creator of Crafting Japanese. - How to make craft projects when you don't speak the language. - Musings on craft blogs in general, and the community they've created. -All kinds of blogalicious links: Craftlog: Maitreya's other website Marthadex: Maitreya's other other website (The amazing) Whipup.net Angry Chicken Not Martha Wee Wonderfuls Dioramamama: learn about the Quilt-Along There are too many fabulous craft blogs to list here! If you were left out, it was only space limitations!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - An interview with John Murphy, the mastermind behind Stupid Sock Creatures. - Thoughts on the ins and outs of creature-making, and creature-naming. - Ideas for building a successful art business, from one who's been there. -Stupid Creature Links: Stupid Creatures.com -- prepare to fall in love! Stupid Sock Creatures, the book Craft Sanity: a new Crafty Podcast!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - An interview with Betsy Greer, creator of Craftivism.com. - Thoughts on how crafting and activism meet, and kick ass together. - Thoughts on how crafting builds community. - Several big "isms". - Ideas for ways you can use your creative powers for good. -Activist and Community Links: Craftivism.com Get Crafty: Hip Home Ec, by Jean Railla Social Craft Action at Portland Super Crafty A link from Betsy: Stitchlinks.com And another from Betsy: Whipup.net Church of Craft: a fantastic creative community Plush You II: The Official Blog Some pix from Plush You I, at Schmancy

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - All About Glue: its history, its uses, and how it sticks stuff together. - Craft project: Refrigerator Magnets involving three (count em!) kinds of glue. - Sister Diane's Glue Hall of Fame. - Really bad puns. -Great, Gluey Links: This to That - the best gluing website ever. Martha does marble magnets. Mmmm-Mmmmmm. Magnet ideas from Scrapjazz. Collage magnets from DIY Network.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - How to make your own crafty calendars and day planners. - Save a bundle and liberate yourself from mass-produced time-management! - A few creative add-ons for your calendar, to help you support your craftiness all year long. - Crafty Resource -- Cast On, A Podcast for Knitters -Some Crafty Time-Management links: DIY Planner.com - a great calendar resource. Pocket Mod - the free, disposable personal organizer. One resource for blank monthly calendar pages. . . . And another one. 43 Folders - a great podcast about productivity.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - An interview with Portland Super Crafty, a collective of independent crafty businesses. - All about their new book, SuperCrafty: Saving the World from Mass Production. - Some thoughts on the benefits of joining forces with like-minded, creative entrepreneurs. - Some ideas for starting a crafty collective of your own. -Some Super Crafty Linkage: Portland Super Crafty's Super Website Rachel's business, Lucky LooLoo Torie's business, Totinette Cathy's business, Bossa Nova Baby Susan's business, Susanstars Craft Mafia: another crafty collective resource

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. In this show: -A little bit about this podcast, and a peek at upcoming shows. -A little bit about me, Sister DG, your guide to the crafty universe. -Some thoughts on why crafting and creativity are important. -The how-to for a fun little craft project: Button Bracelets. -A neat crafty resource: www.CraftPOP.com. Music bits from the immortal Esquivel. Enjoy!

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness. In this show: - Crafts to light up your holiday season. - How to make mini-light collars, "stained glass" candleholders, and Celebration Candles. - Plus, all kinds of wonderful variations. - A crafty resource: The Candlelit Home: Decorating With Candles Year-Round, by John Terrell Fry. -Some illuminating links: One source for battery-powered mini-lights. Origami mini-light covers, from Martha. Floral Fantasy Lights, by Crafty Chica Kathy Cano Murillo Safety Info for decoupaged candles, from Plaid Pick up the Winter issue of Venus Magazine!