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Book Review: ‘Tease’

JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM
Tease
Sarah Sockit, editor
Penguin Books, April 2006, 176 pages
$15.95
It seems like T-shirts are the DIY reconstuctors’ object of choice these days. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but if […]

Posted April 28th, 2006 by Lish in Reviews // 1 Comment »

Project Crawl: Office Tech Trash

Talk about living in a digital world. Gone are the days of saving book reports on big floppies, recording the season finale of Growing Pains on a video tape and […]

Posted April 26th, 2006 by Lish in Inspiration // No Comments »

Web roundup

Where did Stephanie go? Oh, away, away, I say. But I’m back now. And here are some interesting things of crafty note.
+ One of our favorite blogs, Whip Up has […]

Posted April 25th, 2006 by Stephanie in Inspiration // No Comments »

Project Crawl: The Chopping Block

Chopsticks. If you pick up your favorite take-out on a regular basis, chances are you have a few extra pairs of these utensils lying around. However, don’t throw them out […]

Posted April 23rd, 2006 by Lish in Inspiration // No Comments »

Project Crawl: On the Record

I’m a record collector and probably spend a little too much on near-mint copies of The Shirelles finest recordings, so I’m always a little queasy about taking top-notch platters and […]

Posted April 12th, 2006 by Lish in Inspiration // No Comments »

Krafty Kids: Reware Vintage

Looking for a Prince T-shirt from his 1984 “Purple Rain” tour? What about a skirt from the ’60s revamped for today’s vintage-lovin’ fashionista? If it’s vintage and it’s fabulous, Reware […]

Posted April 11th, 2006 by Lish in Inspiration, Michigan, Etc. // 2 Comments »

FYI: Talkin’ trash

Looking for some potential crafting supplies, but short on cash? No problem. Clean out your truck and head over to Birmingham for the city’s bi-annual “Bulky Pick-up Week.”
What? You heard […]

Posted April 10th, 2006 by Lish in News // No Comments »

Mitten Maker Monday: Backward masking

It’s Mitten Maker Monday and being that Mitten Makers love to make music (say that five times fast), we’re digging today’s submission. Mike from Top Quality Rock and Roll sent […]

Posted April 10th, 2006 by Stephanie in News // No Comments »

Thursday Project Crawl: T-shirts Revisited

Slowly but surely, the sun is shining here in Michigan and with warmer weather means lighter layers. In other words … Time to bring those T-shirts out of hiding and […]

Posted April 5th, 2006 by Lish in Inspiration // 2 Comments »

Handmade Detroit in Real Detroit.

Adrienne wrote a nice piece on both Handmade Detroit and DUCF in this week’s Real Detroit. Pick up a copy and turn it into a paper hat when you’re finished […]

Posted April 5th, 2006 by Stephanie in Michigan, Etc., News // 1 Comment »