links: craft
Adhesive Hold It Strips for putting stuff other than paper into three ring binders, how useful! at Bluelines.
After buying some essential oils, how do I use them as cologne? at Ask Metafilter.
I like Moop stuff, on Etsy.
Sew Mama Sew, fabric store to keep in mind
Felted Stone Rug taken from the Pebble Carpet, I think I like this even better than the Pom Pom rug in Craftivity, via Craftzine
Adorable Knit Strawberry Baby Rattle, over at Blue Arts.
Oudh – the sweet smell of tradition at Gulf Weekly. I wonder if this is the scent that comes on some imported fabrics?
Jen wrote to me asking about a wolf doll with a see through stomach that could eat other characters, which I kindasorta remembered. Happily it wasn't hard to find: the See-through Predator was made by Lizette Grecco, and you can see a video of her son operating on it at Daddy Types. Awesome.
Knitting stuff found on Ravelry:
Ceallach Dyes Summer Cotton yarn, fingering weight.
KA bamboo circular needle set, #5 to #15
Bamboo Sister interchangeable circular needle set, #5 to #10, thumbs up at Knitter's Review
Cabin Fever Cotton Tweed, partly acrylic, the natural and brown colors look great when knitted, DK and Aran
After buying some essential oils, how do I use them as cologne? at Ask Metafilter.
I like Moop stuff, on Etsy.
Sew Mama Sew, fabric store to keep in mind
Felted Stone Rug taken from the Pebble Carpet, I think I like this even better than the Pom Pom rug in Craftivity, via Craftzine
Adorable Knit Strawberry Baby Rattle, over at Blue Arts.
Oudh – the sweet smell of tradition at Gulf Weekly. I wonder if this is the scent that comes on some imported fabrics?
Jen wrote to me asking about a wolf doll with a see through stomach that could eat other characters, which I kindasorta remembered. Happily it wasn't hard to find: the See-through Predator was made by Lizette Grecco, and you can see a video of her son operating on it at Daddy Types. Awesome.
Knitting stuff found on Ravelry:
Ceallach Dyes Summer Cotton yarn, fingering weight.
KA bamboo circular needle set, #5 to #15
Bamboo Sister interchangeable circular needle set, #5 to #10, thumbs up at Knitter's Review
Cabin Fever Cotton Tweed, partly acrylic, the natural and brown colors look great when knitted, DK and Aran
Re: wolf doll - that sounds awfully familiar, I have this feeling it was related to peter and the wolf? Where the wolf ate all the various animals... but I might be totally off base.
Comment by Liz — March 20, 2008 @ 7:36 am
Liz's site doesn't say. It was made for the Medical Experiments in Plush. It does echo the Peter and the Wolf/Little Red Riding Hood stories very well.
Daddytypes followed up with this picture of an artist extracting bunnies from the stomach of a large plush wolf. And Softies Central has a collection of plush creations that eat smaller animals.
Comment by megan — March 20, 2008 @ 7:52 am
I think I need one of those pebble rugs. Great idea!
Comment by Chelsea — March 20, 2008 @ 7:54 am
There's also a Sew Mama Sew flickr group that I really like.
Comment by mint — March 20, 2008 @ 9:25 am
Stuffed animals eating other stuffed animals is so awesome. Thanks for all the links.
Comment by Jen — March 20, 2008 @ 9:28 am
Have a Moop bag I just adore... great quality!
Comment by natalie — March 20, 2008 @ 2:04 pm
I used to work at a yarn shop, and we had nothing but problems with the Bamboo Sister needle set. Even though it was our most expensive needle set, we would never recommend it. I think the owner stopped carrying it for that reason. The last one we sold had problem after problem for the woman who bought it--split needles, stripped cords, broken cords.
Just thought I'd let you know, in case you were thinking about getting it. I know we (at the store) were all shocked and surprised by the Knitter's Review opinion of it.
Comment by maria — March 20, 2008 @ 4:22 pm
Maria - Thanks for the warning. As I'm doing more research into wooden interchangeable needle sets I think I'm better off buying regular circulars. They all seem to have problems.
Comment by megan — March 20, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
Thanks for the great set of links. This will keep me busy for a while! :) Love your site!
Comment by Julie in Houston — March 23, 2008 @ 3:04 pm
haha... I went and bought a moop bag in large part because of your link. I *am* in the market for a new and bigger purse, but if I walked into a store, I'm unlikely to have spent as much as I did buying the moop bag and upgrading the shipping. handmade, quality and clean lines sucked me in.
I got a brown market tote. what have you got?
Comment by Jen — March 28, 2008 @ 1:24 pm
Jen - Sadly, I have neither the money nor the immediate need for a new bag. I just really like the bags. If I could, I would get the Fraulein Tote, probably in Sage.
Comment by megan — March 28, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
The adhesive strips are cool... but if you're not using them for a major presentation it might be more cost effective to make them yourself. Card stock, scissors, 3-hole punch, tape. Cut the card stock into strips just wider than the holes. I cover them with tape before punching to make them stronger but I'm pretty rough on things. Tape ________ to strip.
Can also fold card stock for stronger strip and staple-ability. I love this for postcards... you can still read both sides.
Comment by Tru — April 9, 2008 @ 10:00 pm