Villarreal Ceramics on Etsy

Another great interview on Etsy on artist I admire: Villarreal Ceramics. Her ceramics painted with delicate, whimsical feathers are simply gorgeous. Read more on Etsy.

What does handmade mean to you?
Something that shows the hands of the maker, is sincere and can be shared.

Photos from Villarreal Ceramics / Etsy

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Etsy Love

A lovely lil' Valentine from those sweethearts at Etsy...

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Craft Rock Friday with Non Tiq and OK Go

Put your overalls on. Today's Craft Rock Friday is a big colourful double-whammy mess of paint. Get sloppy with Swedish singer Non Tiq's video for her song "Quiet", then get schooled with OK Go's "Three Primary Colors" video that they made for Sesame Street.

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iLove

This Valentine's idea from Brooklyn Bride is both high-tech and handmade, quick-to-read and oh-soooo-slow to make.... Check out the tutorial on how to make your own cross stitch QR code Valentine. Heh.

P.S. Brooklyn Bride's February mix-tape makes for some nice background music as you stitch...

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4 Fabric Camera Strap DIY Tutorials

A cute fabric camera strap has long been on my List of Things I'd Like to Make. This week, I came across two new tutorials online that have reminded me of this project and maybe bumped it up a few notches on the list. No matter how many projects I do, this list just never gets shorter...

This is the classic strap one I'd been thinking of making...

Fabric Camera Strap - Tutorial by Make Something

This one has the added benefit of having a lens cap pocket. Clever!

Camera Strap Cover with Lens Cap Pocket- Tutorial by Little Big Girl Studio

This tutorial for a shorter strap caught my attention, as it's definitely how I prefer to hold my DLSR, usually with the long strap all curled up around my wrist a kazillion times...

Wristlet Camera Strap - Tutorial by Being Geek Chic

And last, but not least, this one is also awfully cute... Perhaps for fancy dress occasions?

Scarf Camera Strap - Tutorial by Photojojo

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Craft Rock Friday with Avalanche City

Today's Craft Rock Friday won over my heart. Avalanche City's song "You And I" is not only a lovely and catchy tune, the lyrics are right up my alley.

I liked this verse:

If you found your toothpaste empty
I would squeeze out just a little more
And if you had the sweetest victory
I'd high five you 'til our hands were sore

But I LOVED this verse:

And if you were scared and worried
Well, I would keep you safe and sound
And if you were addicted to fabric
Well, you could a fill whole room in our house

Now that's true love!

What's more, for added CRF points, the video includes handmade marionettes...



Bonus video! Avalanche City's video for "Love Love Love" also qualifies for CRF-ness, what with all the papercut polar bears, penguins and pirates!

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Sewing Capes for Social Change

 I love this initiative from Vancouver-based outdoor clothing company, Arc'teryx. Under the name of The Birds Nest Project, Arc'teryx employees volunteer their time to sew scrap material into weatherproof capes, which they then donate to homeless shelters and people living on the street. Now in the third year of the project, in 2011 they donated over 700 windproof, waterproof capes to those in need.

Good for the environment, good for people. Amazing. (Also, 'capes' and 'helping people' do tend to go hand in hand, don't they?) Read more about Arc'teryx's The Birds Nest Project here.

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