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

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In this show:

- An interview with Victor Domine, Public Relations Manager of the Craft & Hobby Association.

- Victor's take on that inaccurate Indie Craft Report that circulated at the January CHA show.

- Some thoughts about how CHA is working to bridge the gap between indie crafters and the craft industry.

- A bit of perspective: we are one market segment among many.

Links:

Visit the CHA website to learn more about membership and benefits.

You can find the full text of that indie report here. (Published at Creative Leisure News, but written

- Here's my, original post about that report.

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

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

In this show:

- A conversation with Margaret Roach: about her work with Martha Stewart Living, and about her creative adventures these days.

- Some wonderful ideas on creative collaboration - I love how Margaret speaks about this.

Margaret and her sister, Marion.

- And yes, a peek into the craft world at Martha Stewart Living.

Links: Goodness, what a beautiful garden!

- Margaret's well-known garden blog, A Way To Garden, is filled with beautiful images and plant-y inspiration.

An image from the Mason-Dixon Knitting Gallery on The Sister Project.

- Brew yourself a cup of tea and spend some time exploring The Sister Project. The Gallery show of Mason-Dixon Knitting is lots of fun. And here's my Gallery show.

- . . . And don't miss The Crafts Dept., a new blog by the crafting team at Martha Stewart Living. Great read!