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Re: Ebook Review: Beaded Pens

thingsbright — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:03:46 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Ebook Review: Beaded Pens

thingsbright — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:19:47 -0000

would this double as a good beginner book on peyote? i can think of other things i'd use those little patches of beads for... :)

Re: Ebook Review: Stitch Village

thingsbright — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:54:43 -0000

This looks really, really cute. I am loving the ebook reviews and look forward to many more. :) Yay internet craft community!!

Re: Win a Hank of Olympics Medal Yarn

thingsbright — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:21:06 -0000

I am loving all the different styles of hats I've seen at the Olympics and I am thinking that I saw crochet on the Swedes!

Re: Some Crochet Love

thingsbright — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:11:59 -0000

Hey, I followed your link on Twitter because I wanted to see the crochet love and see a shout out to my potholder. Thanks a bunch. :)

You sweater looks gorgeous and that Rowan booklet is truly exciting. Thanks for the heads up.

Re: How to Ask a Blogger for Help

thingsbright — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:27:35 -0000

"dear marketing title" - that is so excellent. :D

Re: A New Publishing Project – Card. Paper. Ribbon. Woo-Hoo!

thingsbright — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:16:04 -0000

the fusing of paper and cloth sounds fascinating....

Re: CraftyPod #88: CHA and Indie Crafters, with Victor Domine

thingsbright — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:59:14 -0000

This was fascinating. Finally catching up on listening to some podcasts. Listeing to a person 30 yrs in was great. Especially an older gentlemen, since most of the voices I "hear" are probably 25-45 yr. old women.

Having a better book section in places like Micheals would be great. Like, a whole section devoted to books by popular bloggers - there are enough of you now with books, and the aesthetic of the crafts and the type of craft itself is much more in tune with what's going on in the indie world.

Also, I don't think the division between indie and traditional is so clear cut. People my age are dragging their mothers and grandmothers to sites and google, saying "Look at this sweet idea." And then we all go off to the craft store together to get supplies. We do crafts out of blogs -and- Martha Stewart. (Which, I think is a whole topic in itself. She is "mainstream" but I think her impact on the online/indie community is huge.)

I think Victor is spot on when he says that the green movement is what will help unite us more. The indie craft movement is heavily tied up with the whole DIY movement and democratization of knowledge via the internet.

Last thought - you and Victor both commented that the missing link is communication between the 2 camps. This seems pretty easy to me. There's nothing to stop the stores like Micheals/Hobby Lobby from starting their own Flickr pools, galleries, and Twitter streams that encourage people to post what they made with their supplies and actively encourage people to show things that were made differently than the norm. They have to create community. And with the internet, there's just no excuse not to - it's free.

Re: :: Crochet School : Lesson 8 : Making Round 3

thingsbright — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:52:02 -0000

Thanks so much for featuring our blanket here. :) This explains all my hits on Flickr. I am home sick and it's really cheered me on this dreary January day up here in Michigan. Thanks again! :)

Re: Japanese Craft Books vs. US Craft Books: your thoughts?

thingsbright — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:04:46 -0000

i love my grandmas' stuff and would love a moratorium on that kind of marketing. Cool, DIY, retro, whatever is fine. Snarking on those before us is tired.

Re: Japanese Craft Books vs. US Craft Books: your thoughts?

thingsbright — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:03:28 -0000

this is a great idea. really. i'd rather have less, cooler projects and get this other info online.

Re: Some High-Value US Craft Books

thingsbright — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:44:39 -0000

I third the Craftivity book. It's been around for awhile now, but it's was really at the forefront when it come out and still inspires. I'd put Denyse Schmidt's quilt book in the long-lasting category too.

Re: My continuing mission to bring plastic canvas to the people…

thingsbright — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:33:26 -0000

love the colors and the fabric! great idea!

Re: Giveaway (but I’m putting you to work for it): Stencil 101 Decor

thingsbright — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:35:21 -0000

Crafting for the Chronic (both the crafters and those who are ill)
or Chronic Together: Crafting for those with Long-Term Illness. Something like that? They can't stop being ill, crafters can't stop crafting...will keep thinking.

Re: The Rest of the CraftyPod 100 Questions (and Answers)

thingsbright — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:58:19 -0000

awesome.

Re: Making Roasted Veggie Salsa

thingsbright — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:21:16 -0000

It sounds perfect except for the absence of cilantro. LOVE cilantro.

Re: A Plastic Canvas Design… by me!

thingsbright — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:16:20 -0000

super cute. and great colors!

Re: Cool Reader Projects from Kanzashi In Bloom

thingsbright — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:10:18 -0000

wow. those are all amazing. i want to make a corduroy one for my coat. :) or a plaid one....

Re: I made felt balls, and it was everything I thought it could be.

thingsbright — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:04:35 -0000

Are the insides regular acrylic yarn? If so, this seems like a great way to us old thrifted yarn. And I'm seeing pumpkins and Christmas ornaments here....

Re: Can you ID this craft supply?

thingsbright — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:52:16 -0000

I think the title of this post would be an excellent Flickr group. I pick up craft supplies at tag sales and thrift stores often and there will be one random thing in the bunch that I can't identify. And sometimes, when you really have no clue, all the googling in the world doesn't get you anywhere. It would be a fun way to help each other. :)

Re: A New (to me) Local Crafty Haunt

thingsbright — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:48:43 -0000

Wow. That's just not fair.

Re: Pick Your Brain?

thingsbright — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:40:45 -0000

You know I love you and your site. I haven't bought it because I'm not into weaving right now. But the fact that one of my fav. crafty bloggers wrote a book on it, interests me, and I may buy it someday. :)

You know what topic I think you'd be awesome at? A book about mixing and matching techniques and things made in new ways with old techniques. Your post recently about embroidering those jewelry bits that look like mini shower heads is an example. You regularly post ideas or combos of ideas that I've never seen anywhere else. And that's saying a lot with all the sites and free tuts out there.

I'm a big fan - I hope this helps!

Re: How to Weave a Ric Rac Lampshade

thingsbright — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:54:50 -0000

Very cool. Reminds me of a crochet ripple blanket. This would look cool on a round pendant shade, too. I see it in one of those trendy all white walls and furniture with colorful accessories kind of rooms.

Re: CraftyPod #98: Two Ways to Publish a Craft Book, with June Gilbank

thingsbright — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:47:29 -0000

This is fabulous and didn't scare me off at all! In fact, it was quite reassuring. As someone who'd love to publish either kind of craft book, and who keeps working on my patterns, it was actually encouraging to know that I'm not alone in thinking how much work it ends up being! I love the idea of ebooks and this cements my thoughts on trying out a pattern or two and an ebook to get my feet wet. Thank you so much for all your carefully researched and informative episodes!

Re: A delightful zine about The Borrowers

thingsbright — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:57:07 -0000

Wow. I've never heard of The Borrowers - but I sure want to search out those books now! Reminds me of that cartoon, "The Littles" which I loved. I haven't seen a lot of zines, but this looks like one of the best ever.