Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click the "Play" button at the bottom of this post to listen! In this show: - We tried all kinds of homemade clay recipes, and now we're sharing the results with you. - Some notes on how to use and store handmade clay. - Good ways to use homemade clays in your crafting. - A cautionary tale about Dryer Lint Clay. Link to Homemade Clay Recipes: - Can Teach, an awesome Canadian site where you'll find recipes for basic Bread Dough Clay, Rose Petal Clay, Cornstarch Clay, and lots of others. - A recipe for Bread and Glue Clay, at Cooks.com. - Kool Aid Clay, at Barakah Life Handmade. - Chocolate Play Dough, at Craftbits. - Coffee Play Dough, also at Craftbits. - Construction Paper Clay, at Easy Fun School.

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

Click the "Play" button at the bottom of this post to listen!

In this show:

- A conversation about quilting with precious mementos, with Kay Bailey.

- Why quilts are so good at capturing the stories of our lives.

- How Kay's quilts break all the rules of quilting, while deeply touching the history of quilting.

- Some great stories about how Kay's quilts have touched lives.

- Thoughts on the ins and outs of engineering a very personal quilt project.

- See more of Kay's amazing work at her website, Fiber of Her Being.com.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click the "Play" button at the bottom of this post to listen! In this show: - All About Mosaics: some history, and some techniques. - Making mosaic from things other than tiles and grout. - Bringing fabric and paper into the picture. Mosaic-y links: - Basic mosaic tutorials, at The Joy of Shards. - Make a Mosaic from Brokan Tiles,. at WikiHow. - A nice BBC tutorial on making mosaic flowerpots. - Lots of great video mosaic tutorials, at Expert Village. - Make Mine Mosaic: a great blog with daily inspiration. - Make a simple mosaic online - just for fun. - Mosaic Matters: an online mosaic magazine from the UK. - A most excellent faux mosaic, at Bumblefunck. - Mosaic with buttons, at Storknet. - Sarajane and Bryan Helm'spolymer clay mosaics. - A poly clay mosaic tabletop, from Craft Lab. - A poly clay mosaic book cover, from Carol Duvall. - Fabric Mosaic Floorcloth, from Decorating with Style. - Mosaic with fabric paints, from Our Place. - Felt mosaic table topper,: from Decorating with Style.