♥ DAVID LANGHAM (ILLUSTRATOR) MAKES THEM BIG N’ SMALL
The genius is in the mini-pixel icons he does for his larger work.
♥ SPICE GUN!
Not to be used on Spice Girls unless you want them muy caliente.
♥ “TACTILE” SPATIAL DESIGN BOOK
Makes me actually want to buy a design book for the first time
since I graduated art school.
♥ OLD PEOPLE PARK
Just as scary as Oakland, California’s People’s Park.
♥ THORSTEN BRINKMANN, SCULPTOR OF THINGS
There’s a stool with feet too if you click on the link.
♥ BEST KIDS’ MEAL ON EARTH IS IN AMSTERDAM
At HEMA, the free gift with your happy meal is “design”.
♥ PRADA REDOES THE DREAM SEQUENCE IN CLASH OF THE TITANS AS ANIMATION FILM
Unfortunately, the mother of Calibus is nowhere to be found.
♥ THE GAYS LOVE THE ‘DAM
Amsterdam wins the gold medal for the favorite international destination for the ‘mos.
“HEEEEEY!!!”
Tags: amsterdam, books, cooking, design, gold, homos, illustration, movies, old-peeps, parks, petits-pierres, prada, reading, spice-gun, thorsten-brinkmann
February 7th, 2008 | Leave a comment »
The follow up to the indispensable Sew U book from Wendy Mullin is on pre-order over at Amazon and costs a mere $17.15. This time, it’s time to take on the t-shirts and the overlock machine as our seamstress from Third street dives into the crazy world of stretch fabrics.
Book Description
Looking to give your wardrobe some pizzazz? Start sewing! Like knitting before it, sewing is being reclaimed by a new generation, one that celebrates individual creativity. Fresh on the heels of her first book, Sew U, which focused on sewing with woven fabrics, Wendy will now teach the creatively inclined how to make perfect t-shirts, dresses, and hoodies, all with soft knit fabric. She’ll take your sewing to the next level, providing step-by-step instructions (both for sewing with a serger and without) and patterns directly from her own studio. And with tips on how to alter T-shirts and clothes you already have, you’ll soon be revamping all your clothes to make fabulous custom creations.
Tags: books, built-by-wendy, Crafty Bitches, sew-u, sew-u-2, sewing, shopping
January 16th, 2008 | Leave a comment »
As a great fan of both Built By Wendy and her book, Sew U, I’m absolutely bursting with fruit flavor to announce that there will be a sequel to the first book. After sending an email begging Wendy to write yet again, the general inquiries line kindly responded that another sewing manual is “already in the works” and will be available May 2008. AWESOME BLOSSOM!
Tags: books, craftybitch, diy, sewing
July 25th, 2007 | Leave a comment »
It’s 72ยบ outside and it’s thirty inside. What kind of stupid math is that? I have to wear socks and shoes, a scarf, AND a hat just to walk around my house, which makes me look real dumb when I actually leave the house and see people riding their bikes without their shirts on.
MORE WAYS TO STAY DEPRESSED
The mp3 of a KQED call-in forum show is available featuring Dave Eggers as well as “the protagonist” of his new book, Valentino Achak Deng. Valentino is a Sudanese refugee that was also featured in the documentary the Lost Boys of the Sudan (which I am netflixing as we speak, you should too) and let me tell you,he has been through SOME SHIT. Unfortunately, I don’t know what all that shit is because most of the people who called in quickly commended Valentino for being an inspiration before going on THEIR righteous OPINIONS about the state of world affairs to date. I’m talking to you stay-at-home moms, and retired physician dude who said that Valentino’s survival was nothing more than a story of the “cause du jour” (uh, dude, you can say “No offense” at the beginnging of a sentence, but it doesn’t mean I’m not really going to take offense to it). I can’t really get that upset, “call-in” shows just begs that kind of behavior.
Nevertheless it was a very interesting interview to listen to while I made my eggs.
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Tags: books, daveeggers, drawings, losangeles, netflix, pierre, podcast
November 15th, 2006 | Leave a comment »
Check out the table of contents or go to the site to buy. $25.99 to make my own party pants sounds like a deal to me!
Tags: books, craftybitches, diy, fashion, sewing
August 18th, 2006 | Leave a comment »