Posts tagged: craftzine


DIY: Sew Your Man a Tater Tots Vest

By ModHomeEcTeacher

created on: 08/13/08

Nothing says "I love my man!" like a handmade Tater Tots vest and hat.  A bachelor eating Tots night after night, a long distance relationship, what else could she do to seal the deal? 

To sew this one-of-a-kind handmade dapper man-vest, she collected empty TT bags, stitched them together to make Tater Tot fabric, laid the pattern on top and cut out the pieces just like it was fine Italian wool.

* Note that the pattern even lines up on ei » READ MORE

August 13, 2008
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Last Minute NO-SEW Halloween Costumes from Craftzine

By DIY Maven

Craft Magazine senior editor, Natalie Zee Drieu, was featured on the CBS Early Show this weekend sharing some fabulous tips on how to make last minute no-sew Halloween costumes, with items we just might have on hand. Chose from a pirate, bee, monkey, sushi (!) and especially appropriate for Curbliers everywhere--a Lego. Along with the video, there are posted instructions for each costume.

October 29, 2007
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The Fix Its: On The Road at No Coast Craft-O-Rama

By bruno

Still shot from Fix Its video tour of No Coast Craft-O-Rama.Well, it was a busy weekend for Alicia and me with a disappointing trip to the Target Center and a not-disappointing trip to the No Coast Craft-O-Rama, the Midwest's premier independent craft extravaganza!

Ben joined us as we browsed the amazing assortment of local crafty vendors and got the low-down on this grassroots gathering (see Ben's write-up here).

Check the video, yo:

Special thanks to www.nocoastcraft.com, www.craftyplanet.com, www.withrem » READ MORE

December 03, 2006
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Craft-o-rama featured in the Star Tribune!

By bruno

If you live in Minnesota, and you're going to be breathing on Saturday, you should go to the No Coast Craft-O-Rama at the Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis.

The festival and the crafty-resurgence that's fueling it were featured in today's Star Tribune article "Digital Age Fuels Crafts Revival":

Boyfriends and baby names, pet hygiene and avant-garde art. Those were just a few of the conversational threads that unspooled on a recent night at Craft » READ MORE

November 29, 2006
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No Coast Craft-o-Rama

By bruno

This looks very cool: www.nocoastcraft.com

 

With some great sponsors like Craftzine (from the makers of Makezine), Readymade, and Bust, not to mention a bunch of local independent shops, this is bound to be a cool gathering. I'll post more about it when I learn more. 

November 05, 2006
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