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Etsy Sunday! Shop Local edition
It’s the eBay of crafting, putting us all in touch with amazing crafts being created all over the world. But today, I had a lot of fun with Etsy’s Shop Local feature, a fabulous way to check out some very talented H-town crafters. Like…Komodokat‘s too-cute tofu earrings:
Or…Sherricrochets hysterical 2008 campaign crochet:
Or, the stunning Japanese chiyogami necklaces created by gamiworks (below):
Shop local! And don’t forget the new stamping class next Saturday - maybe we’ll see you on Etsy!
Some Pictures…
Hey hey crafty peeps! Here are some photos of our trip so far! They are kind of few and far between, but I will upload some more when we hit the next town. Currently, we are in Londonderry (Derry to the locals) and will be heading out to Rossnowlagh Beach soon!
Crafty science, Sciency crafts
So, looking around the craftosphere, I’ve noticed that crafters are quite scienc-y. Check out this periodic table of the elements - made into an actual table. And the two teenagers that saw cicada exoskeletons hanging around and thought - hey, those would make fabulous jewelry. Ever wanted to embroider the solar system? Theflossbox on Etsy has you covered - for that and all your chemistry, robotics, space and Earth science embroidery needs. Want to make a biosphere for your desktop? No problem.
On the flip-side: crafting is generally considered an art (and that it definitely is) but if you’ve stepped outside the sewing-knitting-goccoing-crafting crowd (not that I recommend it) it’s hard to find a more DIY bunch than scientists. Think Thomas Edison, building the first light bulb from scratch. Or Marie Curie - “Let’s see what happens when we do this...?” Shwa-bam: x-rays. (Perhaps it wasn’t that quick or easy - but then again, she was the only person to receive a Nobel Prize in two different sciences.)
And my personal favorite - Ben Franklin, whose legendary DIY exploits included the periodic dropping of a thermometer to record water temperatures on a trip to Europe (which led to the first charting of the Gulf Stream) and his famous electricity experiments - in which he put a kite and a key together, flew it in a thunderstorm and eventually invented the lightning rod - saving his city from the widespread fires that until that point, had been viewed as acts of God’s vengeance.
And here’s what really drove it home for me - seeing the robots our little summer camp scientists made this week. Check ‘em out:
And those are just a few examples. Google “DIY science” and see how far it takes you. There are some pretty cool projects out there for a crafter with an interest in the natural world (and that seems to be just about all of us.)
Happy Crafting!
Oh My Lucky Charms!
I’m finally in Ireland! After a 10 hour flight to London, a major cluster of a connecting flight to Dublin and an hour-long ride to the hotel, we are finally well rested, well fed and ready to see the sights! This morning (yes - it’s 9 a.m. here!) we will leave on our 11 day tour of the Emerald Isle by car. I will be posting some trip photos on Flickr, so check back soon to see the sights with us!
I hope you are all sound asleep right now or have a great reason not to be!
Sarah
Hello, Crafty Peeps!
Why, hello there! If you’re reading this, then you know of the amazing awesomeness that is Sew Crafty, and you may or may not have personally run into the amazing awesomeness that is Sarah, chief craftess. (Though it does not say this on her business card, it definitely should. Vote?)
I have been lucky enough to experience the awesomeness explosion of Sarah, Sew Crafty and the amazing people who come through the doors every day. A knit Bender, for Pete’s sake? You people rock.
Since Sarah has given me the - dare I say it? - awesome opportunity to post in her absence (a wise decision? Hmmmmmm…time shall tell.) I thought I would just stop in and say hello. Sooo…
Hi there!
I’m Erin, and I normally blog here, because I am (almost disgustingly) lucky enough to work here. I’m (sort of) new to crafting - like Sarah, I crafted a lot as a kid, though I didn’t call it that. And though most of my childhood projects have faded with time, I can still claim an absolutely fabulous (and very tasteful) cross-stitch of three sheep in a bathtub, under the heading “baaaaathroom in use” (get it?). Which my mother still proudly displays.
In the bathroom.
No one keeps you humble like Mom, right? But, since Sew Crafty opened back in May, I’ve added to the bathroom collection - making a tote bag, some sweet Gocco dinosaur stationery and a craft apron - along with some lovely tissue paper flowers at the grand opening a few weeks ago. (Did you stop by? What did you think? I thought it was fabulous, of course - but I think we’ve established that I am a bit biased.) I’ve been traveling for work recently, so I haven’t made it over as often as I would like - but I am definitely looking forward to getting to know all of you here for the next few weeks (or at least until Sarah reads this, gasps, and deletes my admin account. 
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Happy Crafting!
