The people who do Make are coming out with a new magazine - Craft. About, well, you know what.

Yay! Debbie Stoller is going to be Portland and Seattle promoting her book Stitch and Bitch Crochet, The Happy Hooker. Here are the dates:

Tuesday, May 2 � 7:00 pm -8:00 pm : Portland, OR: Powell's Books

Wednesday, May 3 � 1:00 pm -2:00 pm : Portland, OR: Yarn Garden

Thursday, May 4 � 7:30 pm -8:30 pm : Seattle, WA: Eagle Harbor Books (listed on knithappens.com as Edge Harbor Books)

Friday, May 5 � 7:00 pm -8:00 pm : Seattle, WA: Ravenna Third Place Books

Saturday, May 6 � 12:00 pm -1:00 pm : Seattle, WA: Hill Top Yarns (not listed on their website)

Also! The Subversive Cross Stitch book is out.

Playing Cat and Mouse Droid - Star Wars crafts, for you pets! Check out more geeky crafty things - Droidel (groan), making tiny santa hats for your figurines, a Dagobah terrarium, and the scary/funny Chewie tissue box cozy.

Game of Life at Ask Metafilter, getting some perspective on saving.

Angry Chicken's freezer paper stencils got mentioned on Makezine along with a round up of other stencil options.

How to keep your toilet happy, at Shelterrific. This is good for me, I've recently encountered this for the first time (and I was super glad to find it wasn't a leak).

Alright, I love Pimp My Snack. Next year I plan to use the Faberge Creme Egg as inspiration.

maze bookshelf.

Things to do in Vancouver, from Thimble.

Built By Wendy has a book coming out Sew U The Built By Wendy Guide To Making Your Own Wardrobe. Super. At tchotchke attack. Also! She has some Simplicity Patterns coming out (see the About page), wowsers.