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Description: What about some handmade bunnies this Easter! Jek in the box - has some great bunnies made of fabric that any child would delight in this year for Easter.

 

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Bunnies » DIYthing Stylehive BM 322050

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Description: AMACO and STAEDTLER, Inc. are proud to announce the joint sponsorship of the latest in a series of designer challenges to support “Bottles of Hope,” a grassroots national polymer clay craft movement. This movement seeks to increase awareness about charities and hospitals that deliver services to people living with cancer, through the

 

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“Hope on a Rope Designers Challenge” » DIYthing Stylehive BM 278012

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Description: just sometimes we step out of the dream and create the things that once were only visions in our mind…it seems i have so many of these but push them back for there is not time at the present to make it a reality…but how long can we do that before we lose that gift? today as i was browsing etsy like i do on most days i ran across a designer that creates jewelry that takes you back… i love how she tells her story…

 

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indie jewelry that takes you back… » DIYthing Stylehive BM 236452

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Description: Lisa Shepard has her own company known as Cultured Expressions. She writes do-it-yourself sewing guides and, to date, has published 3 books. The latest, AFRICAN ACCENTS ON THE GO, was self-published in June 2007. - read our interview with Lisa at diything.com

 

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Lisa Shepard’s Cultured Expressions » DIYthing Stylehive BM 224929

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Description: Do you have one zillion plastic drugstore and grocery bags under your sink, or perhaps smushed into a drawer? Ever wanted a cheap and easy use for them? One that leaves you with an intriguing and useful homemade craft supply? Do you have an iron? Why don't you fuse them together?

 

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Etsy Labs…fusing plastic bags | diything Stylehive BM 197312

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Description: I got a chance to meet up with Faythe Levine at the Renegade Craft Fair yesterday. Faythe is a hero in my book, as well as Micaela. Faythe is the Director for the upcoming indie documentary Handmade Nation You can watch a clip of the film on YouTube In 2006 Micaela O’Herlihy & Faythe started what became a 19,000 mile journey to document what is being called the “New Wave of Craft”. Handmade Nation will be screening sneak previews from their film and they are selling items on their Etsy shop to help fund the project.

 

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Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn 2007 Faythe Levine | diything Stylehive BM 180324

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Description: Well there is one more day for The Renegade Craft Fair this Father’s Day Weekend. The Renegade Craft Fair is a great D.I.Y. event in NYC. We stopped by Saturday afternoon for a few hours. There were lots of crafters and indie artists selling their wares in the old McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn. We had a great time meeting many really great artists.

 

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Renegade Craft Fair 2007 Brooklyn | diything Stylehive BM 180120

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Renegade Craft Fair coming up in Brooklyn | diything Stylehive BM 172071

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Description: As you can tell from Carol’s work she has a real eye for design. This is a Modern Arrowhead choker that she designed it has peyote stitched pendant that hangs from a simple seed bead choker.

 

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Art and Craft common threads found in Carol Dean Sharpe’s jewelry | diything Stylehive BM 165704