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

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In this show:

- An interview with dollmaker Mimi Kirchner.

- Thoughts on why softies outnumber dolls in the online craft world.

- Starting points for making some dolls of your own.

Some Links for you, Doll:

- Visit Mimi's blog, Doll.

- Check out Mimi's Etsy shop, too.

- Susanna Oroyan's Anatomy of a Doll.

- Another book by the same author: Designing the Doll.

- Doll-related blogs & sites I like: Amimo Toys, Voodoo Art Dolls, Rootie Studio, Dot's Life and Art

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 Plastic Canvas, and why you should stop hating on it.

- A ton of ides for making out-of-the ordinary creations with the "PC."

- Even a little history of needlepoint!

Plastic Canvas-y Links:

- Find all kinds of canvases at BJ's Craft Supplies

- Pastel canvas sheets at Annie's Attic

- An awesome needlepoint stitch library from Needlepointers.com

- . . . And another one

- And yet another one

- A little CraftyPod plastic canvas tutorial, from back in the day.