Share it with anyone you know who could use some inspiration, any and every day. It also worked out since my partner in the Trick or Treat Swap just happened to like him too! The site's tagline, "No tea cozies without irony", refers to the fact that many of the projects posted are irreverent, off-beat, humorous, clever, etc. Hundreds of thousands of free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials and more. Being me, I had already found a pattern I had wanted to use, and wound up making a few anyway. A lot has happened. Stands 15 3/4 inches tall. That neon yellow on both of them (fleece for the ponies, and embroidery floss for the kitten) positively draws the eye. HIM: What are you going to do with the fleece? I kept worrying the definition wouldn’t come through. It all happened so fast that I can only look back on it now and realize what an amazing thing had happened to me. It’s nice and long, so he’ll be able to wrap it around and make sure he’s covered. Just before that unpleasant little announcement was made, one of the members had started gauging enthusiasm for a Little Good Things swap: we’d send our partner something quick and simple, that took two hours-ish to make, plus a sweet treat and a little card telling what one of our personal little good things was. Craftster.org user subloke made this Transformers toque based on Baigneuse’s version, who made hers based on Flickr user twosixteen’s chart.Subloke even made the Transformers hat reversible – one side has Autobot and Decepticon icons and the other side says “more than meets the eye.” The postal system did its job, but as I forgot to add my Lettucecraft handle to the card when I signed it, the recipient has no idea who her mysterious benefactor of such beautiful, heirloom-quality linens is. I used it to swap for beads and yarn, but I'm pretty sure people also swapped 'zines, stickers, patches and stuff like that. ribbbon in good colours, and tied it onto the top with lengths of ¼ in. I can’t knit, and so I’m in utter awe of the cabling on the hat. Whenever possible, members are encouraged to post pictures of the steps involved in making a project as well as the final results. King with red velvet cape. *pause for laughter* Or at least something in our school colours. March 8, 2009. Embroidery would be nice, but I’d want to do a fill stitch of some sort to capture the colours better than an outline alone could do, and I didn’t have the time for that. When I saw her colour was navy, I was temporarily flummoxed. This year, I was a little more prepared, and had been lazily working on my ornaments throughout the year so that all I had to do once signups began was finish them off and name them. The grim story of what really happened to the Little Red Riding Hood in the woods. Feb 22, 2013 - Craftster.org is an online community for crafts and DIY projects where you can find loads of ideas, advice, and inspiration. Pug face. [9], The site was started on June 27, 2003[10] by crafter and computer programmer Leah Kramer. Paper or plastic? from Michaels, and was pretty pleased with the results. But some stores’ (looking at you, Michaels) are made so cheaply that anything sharper than a cotton ball will cause them to tear so that they can’t be reused. Books - See Amazon List; Misc - Knitpicks Needles; Pattern - Knitpicks Kimono Styled Sweater; Pattern - Orangina; Pattern - Scarlet Woman; Pattern - Shibui Knits Kago I got to use math to figure out how long each colour of blanket stitch should be: πd / six colours = 1.57″ per colour. Jessamyn is on the right track; it had an odd name, and was indeed probably more DIY than crafty per se. Posted in Uncategorized at 9:59 pm by nekonekokitty. I met my friend Kim over 5 years ago on Craftster through a private swap, and now we are good friends and this year we are both officers for our local quilt guild! Does anyone have any ideas and instructions? …my true love gave to me: a Christmas fit for Elvis Presley! Weird. To create my spooky bathroom, I based it off of the second book/movie, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” since the bathroom was such a pivotal setting in that book. My stars were finally aligning and my energies were finally turning. When I started making these, I couldn’t decide whether their overall vibe was “Fleece Navidad” or “Baaaaa Humbug”, but my “focus group” overwhelmingly preferred the former. With everything that’s been going on this year, I opted for something nostalgic to remind him of those carefree high school days. Most are family slides, others are scenery. Books - See Amazon List; Misc - Knitpicks Needles; Pattern - Knitpicks Kimono Styled Sweater; Pattern - Orangina; Pattern - Scarlet Woman; Pattern - Shibui Knits Kago [1] Users post pictures of craft projects they have made and others comment and ask questions about how it was made. I washed them before starting to embroider in order to remove any sizing, and they’re soft and delicate but not totally papery. The theme was playing cards. A quick trip to Michaels later, I had two packages of iron-on embroidery transfers and a set of blank, navy-striped tea towels. All right, and some chocolate, too. With each day something brilliant happens and I honestly think it is because I finally opened the doors to let it all in. UPDATE! I had done it a couple of years ago, when it was the Sunshine in a Box Swap, but everything was in sunny shades of orange and yellow. With Cailee Spaeny, Zoey Luna, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone. Hundreds of thousands of free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials and more. Two of these were for the show, Saved by Behance. The idea was that you would create cards for four swap partners that featured your name and address on one side and a brief biography and/or likes and dislikes on the other, so that you would be able to exchange birthday cards, random crafted items, or even swap stash. I still wanted to try the milk-carton corners, though, and decided to make one for my mom’s birthday. To be fair, tying off the thread ends isn’t difficult or as prone to causing hand cramps as marathon fleece-cutting, but it’s the start-and-stop (especially if you leave them all until the end) that makes them a pain. [14] Prior to starting the site, Kramer was one of the organizers of the Boston Bazaar Bizarre, a yearly "punk rock craft fair," begun in 2001. …my true love gave to me: ein Schal für Schnuckiputzi! r/craftster: a place to stay in contact after craftster closes. Jun 24, 2019 - Explore Sherron Heidlage's board "Aluminum Can Crafts", followed by 8952 people on Pinterest. Last year I called my set Festive Foxes (a bit lame, but it was my first time out). I had some iridescent white cording on hand for the hanging loops, and I’m hoping that they catch the light on my recipients’ trees. Oct 15, 2013 - Craftster.org is an online community for crafts and DIY projects where you can find loads of ideas, advice, and inspiration. 80s-themed crafting: can’t stop, won’t stop. Last Craftster Squares I recevied my last set of squares from the Craftster Granny Swap I did. 10.10.2017 - Entdecke die Pinnwand „craftster-schätzchen“ von Gisa Wuselfrau. I got one commission completely done and lost the other *sighs* i have the white shirt and blue vest done but the khaki pleated skirt has disappeared. And where did the crafter find little star-shaped baking tins like that? im really excited about this the side is the olny one im really happy with the design so its the olny one i started on. Craft.) See what Agnès Powers (agnespowers) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. The neon colours! The numbers really set my nerves on edge, trying to make them a) the correct size and b) legible. Buying the slides was kind of fun in itself since they were just large lots and you don’t know what you’re going to get. On the upside my wrist felt better most of the day and now its a dull achy pain. It made it to its destination in a prompt and timely fashion, completely unscathed by its rather plebeian form of transport, and…she can’t believe that someone sent her. Not pretty. I think this should ward off the Toronto chill, no? Candy.com is now the world's online corner candy store, and its growing exponentially, thanks to thousands of satisfied candy lovers, retailers, and event planners around the globe who are spreading the word about where to find the broadest and best candy selection. Craftster March Feature Project and New Challenge I’m a sucker for anything that might mean more mail coming my way, and despite not being a papercrafter (or, um, able to draw) I was on it. Partway through the first one, I panicked – although I knew I was using navy thread, it looked almost black. I liked the idea of a quick turnaround, and if I was considering it before the announcement, the fact that it would be the last Craftster swap ever sealed the deal. Three-inch hoops that look vaguely like a knitted sweater? Jessamyn is on the right track; it had an odd name, and was indeed probably more DIY than crafty per se. ME: Oh, remember those Star Trek stockings I made? Who am I kidding, I can’t stop looking at either one of them. Aug 14, 2015 - Upcycled wooden Nutcracker - Pug style! He blogs over at The Invested Dad where he talks about the blessings of having the opportunity to be involved actively in his kids’ education; how homeschooling can be fun and not always book based. My first partner mentioned adult merit badges as a little good thing, and I thought this would be a fitting way to commemorate her time as a member of the site. There was a big mix up in the partnering and one of my partners sent to someone else by accident! I've started sewing again and finally ordered myself a serger (which should be delivered tomorrow--- super exciting!!) And really, isn’t that the best kind of mail? Fast-forward to the cutting table. When the “I Love the 80s” swap showed up on Craftster, I was so, so in. Craftster is the largest online community for what is now commonly known as "indie crafts." Inspiration Abounds on These 5 Sites", "Craftster.org WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Craftster&oldid=993317574, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 December 2020, at 00:16. This year, I wrestled with the name a bit. I wasn’t the only one thinking like that: this thing turned out to be epic, with 50 participants (something that hadn’t happened there in years) and zero flakers. When I signed up for the 2019 edition of the Colour in a Box Swap on Craftster, my mind danced with possibilities. (An ATC, for the uninitiated – as I was – is an Artist Trading Card; you can read all about them here.) But how to immortalize their characters? What else do you send someone who brought such cheer to your day but Cheer Bear? When it did arrive, the package’s contents were just as lovely as they had looked online, only…much smaller than anticipated. Sadly, Craftster has passed away. But it felt kind of underwhelming on its own (despite meeting the 3-hour mark), so I made a felt-appliqué My Little Pony to go with it. Craftster Pioneer Swap Gallery Posted on July 25, 2009 by Croq I hosted a Little House on the Prairie/Pioneer swap on Craftster, and everyone was a good swapper and sent packages and posted pictures (no flakes!) After three of these, I think I’m poochie-d out for a little bit. Apparently not many people feel that way, because when sign-ups closed, there were only three of us signed up. Jayson Tench is a disabled homeschooling dad to 2 children, Craftster (12), and Gamerboy (9). I know I said I was back. And who wants to lug around one of those family-sized reusable bags from a grocery store when you’re just heading to the drugstore for dental floss and conditioner? Name them – sounds weird, doesn’t it? I kept things super-simple, and used a basic backstitch to outline everything. I used this tutorial, which I also used a few years back to make a scarf for my dad, so I already had a pretty good idea of what I was doing. Fairisle Festivities? A couple of years ago, I put together a Batman starter kit (mini Bat Signal plus some socks, soap, and mints all featuring the caped crusader’s likeness), and last year it was a box of local goodies that he wouldn’t be able to get in the Big Smoke. He blogs over at The Invested Dad where he talks about the blessings of having the opportunity to be involved actively in his kids’ education; how homeschooling can be fun and not always book based. Craftster readers share their projects, talk about the latest crafting trends & products and interact with others that have a passion for crafting. If you’re like us, you procrastinate and procrastinate until finally you slap a pair of horns on your head and go as a wildebeest. Craftster.org was started in August 2003 as a repository for hip, off-beat, crafty DIY (do it yourself) projects. *Not his real name, but a nickname given by that same English teacher. Based on a tutorial from the dearly departed Craftster, the premise is simple: choose two colours of fleece (A and B); cut eighteen 4″ by 6″ rectangles and four 6″ squares out of colour A; cut twenty 4″ by 6″ rectangles out of colour B; use nine, two, and ten of each kind of cutout to form each side of the scarf and then sew the two sides together for double-layer warmth. I finally got my last one! I don’t remember how closely I read the listing before adding it to my cart and waiting impatiently for my package to arrive from Japan. Maybe it’s just due to the newfound slowness of everything, or maybe USPS squeezed the benign-looking greeting card envelope and was alarmed by it’s plush squishiness and had it destroyed, or maybe the envelope glue gave out and there’s a card and a handkerchief sitting loose and unclaimed somewhere. Lettucecraft (Just Let. Please consider visiting their Find a Grave memorial page and leaving some virtual flowers. I still wanted to include something else with them – I might be a lot of things, but I’m no one-trick pony (ha!). Cork Guy and the dates were sewn only onto one circle, and then I attached the second one with a rainbow blanket stitch to hide the back of my work. I really liked the designs, but couldn’t imagine making them for myself or anyone I know – nobody I know really has that particular theme running through their holiday décor. The markers gave me the colours I was looking for, and worked really well on the tea towels I used. Not only did it hold all of her other birthday swag admirably, she’s gotten a ton of use out of it since for all those small purchases. Participants had to make their creation spending $5 or less at the Dollar Store. 109 Craft Holsters Reviews and Complaints @ Pissed Consumer [7] The membership is over 190,000, and readership is over 1,000,000 unique visitors per month and over 10,000,000-page views per month. ... Our little community was born in the Craftster forum through swaps of handmade goods within a Pagn/Wiccan/Witchy theme, following the Wheel of the Year's holidays. Perfect, right? (The unicorn lights, of course, went straight to work with me to brighten up my cube.). As soon as I opened it, I knew I’d have to come up with something amazing to send her. Dieser Pinnwand folgen 116 Nutzer auf Pinterest. I love typography, and given that the recipient is a prolific and multi-talented crafter, this was just too perfect for her. Luckily, the same purple paint complemented Glory’s mane and tail perfectly. One of my partners went completely above and beyond, and I was shocked to receive an envelope too large and too fat to hold just a 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ card. It just happened about a week before I read about the challenge, I picked up a set of blank playing cards from Paper Source. A Day in the Life of a Common Craftster. Aug 25, 2019 - Explore Cindy Hart's board "Crafts with Dishes", followed by 499 people on Pinterest. It was a three-point swap, which meant that your swap package should take three or more hours to craft or cost $30 or more in supplies. Even though my friend Ricky* defected to Toronto 15+ years ago, and I see him once a year if I’m lucky, I still try to find the perfect Christmas gift to send every year. I happened to have three lengths of 1 in. I’m honestly not bothered by being charged a nickel, and as long as plastic bags are reused or disposed of properly, I don’t believe they’re the environmental bogeyman that everyone makes them out to be. OVERLY OBSERVANT FABRIC STORE EMPLOYEE: Looks like you’re making a German flag. Jaclyn Colmenares-Zapatos started sewing when she was nine years old. Hundreds of thousands of free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials and more. and it's olny one side but thats okay Posted by Faux at Doing that would have relegated that lovely Cyrillic lettering to he bottom of the bag, and I didn’t buy this on whim and then sit on it for ten years just to do that. Mar 12, 2013 - Craftster.org is an online community for crafts and DIY projects where you can find loads of ideas, advice, and inspiration. You can delete the post if you'd like, but you can also fix it to meet the rules of Craftster and it will be placed back on the appropriate board. Image from craftster.org The faces of theatre: comedy and tragedy. I also made her the Poochie bag we all know and love from a couple of posts back: I stuffed the bag with some navy goodies: blueberry-scented votive candles, a tin of blueberry mints, some washi tape, navy gel pens…. To stitch them, I cut one long strip of 14-count white aida fabric, eyeballed thirds, and kept moving my Q-Snap down as I went – then cut them apart when it was time to frame them. Craftster is regarded by many as one of the cornerstones of the recent renaissance in crafting known as the "indie craft movement." Maroon Shirt Outfit Burgundy Casual Dress Burgundy Color Red Riding Hood Wolf Little Red Ridding Hood Trendy Halloween Halloween Outfits Halloween Makeup Halloween Party. For 2+10+9-1 seams per side. 4w 3 likes Reply. 207. Having once participated in the Sweat Shoppe Ornament Swap on Craftster, I knew immediately I was going to do it again. I know it seems like it was the longest swap ever! A close-up of the embroidery! See what Craftster (easy_country_living) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. I was not and am not a quilter, and had never heard of a fat quarter, and it was inconceivable (“I don’t think you know what ‘inconceivable’ means.” – Ed.) While Googling the Wuzzles at work one day, I discovered just what an amazing collection of vocal talent that show had. I requested two partners, and although there was a bit of overlap between their questionnaires and likes, I wanted to make sure I didn’t send twin packages. So pleased, in fact, that I decided my partner in the Colour in a Box Swap on Craftster needed one in her chosen colour, too. She wasn’t expecting anything and so this proved to be a complete surprise when she came home after work one day to find it in the mailbox. Way back, when I was first dipping my toes into that great pool that is Etsy, I found some fabric from a purveyor of kawaii textiles that I just had to have. that someone should sell fabric in less than a metre cut. Perfect for those early-morning waits for the bus! Back in the days of Craftster (RIP), I participated in the Sweat Shoppe Ornament Swap a couple of times. Confessions of a craftster Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Not pretty at all. I don't think it was Craftster or Get Crafty -- I'm pretty sure it didn't have the word Craft in the title at all. Food is tastier, music is better…all because of the memories associated with it. The texture…oooh! But back to our regularly scheduled crafty post, and apologies for the bait-and-switch. On a lighter less negative note, I made some very delicious green inspired macarons with no green dyes. (By the way: that purple door in the background isn’t long for this world. A mug rug! 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The theme was fall or Halloween and he just happens to be one my favorite Halloween Characters! The Craftster website was created by Leah Kramer in 2003. I couldn’t wait to see how she ran with my request for pink, and I wasn’t disappointed! A hip crafter. Hundreds of thousands of free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials and more. lights that weren’t called for in the pattern, but took these from just being sheep to actually being Christmas sheep, and therein lies the difference. Oh, Jasper…watch out for that pencil sharpener…. I’ve already got Spock blue at home. Go figure.) I call them a flock of sheep at the top of this post, but pity the poor collie who has to herd them: they wound up with (or are in the process of making their way to) friends in three different countries. Fast-forward ten years (I know! I hope everyone had a great celebration with their loved ones, or had a good time laughing at couples spending ridiculous amounts of money on this “holiday” =P I was hoping to upload this before Valentine’s, but couldn’t find the time. The darker blue fabric with the silver streaks reminded me of lightning streaking across the sky, so I paired it with a bright-sky blue fabric to make a 6″ x 8″ mug rug. That is precisely what happened for me. This pattern is very beginner friendly as it utilizes basic stitches such as the garter stitch and purling method. …my true love gave to me: a flock of sheep for the tree! The picture above is what the main bathroom looked like at that point. ), and suddenly every store is charging 5¢ for a plastic bag. I used the white handkerchiefs from Sublime Stitching, and they are honestly so perfect. From Craftster.org:. [5] [4] It has been written up in publications such as TIME Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Washington Post. Craftster Pioneer Swap Gallery Posted on July 25, 2009 by Croq I hosted a Little House on the Prairie/Pioneer swap on Craftster, and everyone was a good swapper and sent packages and posted pictures (no flakes!) These were really simple to make! But oh! Although my second partner had also mentioned adult merit badges, I wanted to go a different route. Lets recap, shall we? Fingers crossed they arrive soon! 21 avr. Ten? Mar 15, 2018 - Craftster.org is an online community for crafts and DIY projects where you can find loads of ideas, advice, and inspiration. It’s so dark. The cartoons! Press J to jump to the feed. I found a truly outrageous pattern to stitch up: I found neon craft acrylics to paint the hoop, too. People frolicking around pretending to be Irish. hi ZMDE I WANT TO JOIN AMONG US WITH YOU TOMMOROW Nov.9 I DONT KNOW WHAT TIME WILL BE START … The flash photography doesn’t do it justice, but I was having short days/snowy weather lighting issues when they first arrived. (Edit: I found this, which confirms my theories at least partly.) ribbon. I think I could have made a career (if a low-paying one) out of curating just the right Popples and Strawberry Shortcake pins. throwback week - craftster finds since i'm out of state this week and have no access to my computer programs to create the regularly occurring posts, i've decided to make this week a sort of "throwback week" to quilts that happened pre-blogging. People DRUNK ALL DAY. Remember my twinchies?? And Lisa Frank kittens! More felt appliqué? I used it to swap for beads and yarn, but I'm pretty sure people also swapped 'zines, stickers, patches and stuff like that. Voir plus d'idées sur le thème mobilier de salon, décoration intérieure, déco maison. I think that was probably the first generation of kids that was marketed to hardcore by businesses, and it showed in the Pinterest rabbit hole I found myself falling down. A group of high school students form a coven of witches. [11][12][13] The term "Craftster" is a portmanteau of "crafty hipster" and a nod to pioneering peer-to-peer sites Napster and Friendster. We took tons of pictures as we looked through the house during the buying process. There aren't any swaps on Craftster that I want to do at the moment and I really don't think I could organize one myself. Dec 24, 2014 - Craft Tutorials, Do It Yourself Crafts, Pictures & Crafting Patterns - Craftster It had the blue-and-gold scheme, and we both spent four years with the same English teacher who spent those years drilling into our heads such gems as the eight (nine? This so-called “Poochie Bag” looked like the perfect way to use it. WHAT HAPPENED?! The pattern is by Emma Congdon, but I changed up the colours a bit and really prefer the rich green to the original shades of yellow. My new partner was a collector of My Little Pony as well, and in the course of our exchange, I quickly hit on exactly what I had to make for her. To make myself feel better I placed three orders online today – from The Loopy Ewe, KnitPicks and The Craftster Spreadshirt Shop. I think all of my grammatical neuroses can be traced back to that classroom. Something sea-y would work well! Gah, that seems like forever ago. See more ideas about aluminum can crafts, can crafts, soda can crafts. A sequel to the 1996 film, "The Craft". I found the fleece at a good price back in the summer when, ahem, the eventual recipient happened to be with me. Lettuce Craft - Formerly Craftster. 1 post published by Goldie on February 17, 2014. Love ’em! Their enthusiasm for cemeteries and willingness to help future generations lives on through their contributions to Find a Grave. I used this pattern, which is probably something I would never have bought for myself, but I love how it turned out. I felt pretty good about my package, but hoo boy, did my partner ever spoil me! [6] Most of you know my love of Craftster.I've done a few swaps on there and I really want to start on one of my 2011 Goals for a hoop love wall. And yet, which one does my mind jump to? and sketched out a small cartoon for each one before photocopying the whole shebang and sending one to every swap participant. Except I didn’t make this a “true” Poochie Bag because…no pooch. Hundreds of thousands of free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials and more. I added some miniature 1:12 (I think?) I will be receiving my BS in Nursing next month and am excitedly job hunting. I cut two 3″ circles out of light blue felt, and then resized an image of Craftster’s mascot (unofficially known as “Cork Guy”; I don’t think he has a name) to fit and cut him out of felt, too. But my laptop is no longer with us so I no longer have a place to blog easily, plus I can’t get pictures uploaded since I don’t have a camera of sorts any longer. I know the thought of handkerchiefs grosses some people out, but I envisioned this being the perfect accessory for delicately wiping away a tear of joy at a summer wedding, not handling winter-level snotty output. If the SSOS ever comes back, I might have to revisit these little guys. Pretty soon you’ll be seeing a different backdrop for hanging crafts.). See more ideas about crafts, cake plates, tea party. has been up and running since January 1, and it’s already full of crafty inspiration. i've been embroidering all day and have something to show for it! Google seems to be very divided on this) parts of speech. Just... Let Us Craft! I mean, the handkerchief, at least, won’t fall to shreds after bouncing around one’s purse or being balled up in one’s hot little hand, so there’s that. Of those above, which one feels the most likely? In this case, “perfect” translates loosely to “not totally impersonal, not ridiculously expensive, and not a bear to ship in terms of either packaging logistics or postage costs”. Suddenly, inspiration struck: Blue Christmas. (Though this clearly didn’t panic me enough to stop stitching and switch colours. A little while ago, I was part of an ATC Address Card swap on Craftster. Always use your Oxford commas, people! She had made a list of some of her own little good things (like big fluffy cats, fun clothes, oak trees, etc.) I love the aesthetic of it! So he ended up going to a new home where I hope he is loved 3 br=""> Share it with anyone you know who could use some inspiration, any and every day. It also worked out since my partner in the Trick or Treat Swap just happened to like him too! The site's tagline, "No tea cozies without irony", refers to the fact that many of the projects posted are irreverent, off-beat, humorous, clever, etc. Hundreds of thousands of free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials and more. Being me, I had already found a pattern I had wanted to use, and wound up making a few anyway. A lot has happened. Stands 15 3/4 inches tall. That neon yellow on both of them (fleece for the ponies, and embroidery floss for the kitten) positively draws the eye. HIM: What are you going to do with the fleece? I kept worrying the definition wouldn’t come through. It all happened so fast that I can only look back on it now and realize what an amazing thing had happened to me. It’s nice and long, so he’ll be able to wrap it around and make sure he’s covered. Just before that unpleasant little announcement was made, one of the members had started gauging enthusiasm for a Little Good Things swap: we’d send our partner something quick and simple, that took two hours-ish to make, plus a sweet treat and a little card telling what one of our personal little good things was. Craftster.org user subloke made this Transformers toque based on Baigneuse’s version, who made hers based on Flickr user twosixteen’s chart.Subloke even made the Transformers hat reversible – one side has Autobot and Decepticon icons and the other side says “more than meets the eye.” The postal system did its job, but as I forgot to add my Lettucecraft handle to the card when I signed it, the recipient has no idea who her mysterious benefactor of such beautiful, heirloom-quality linens is. I used it to swap for beads and yarn, but I'm pretty sure people also swapped 'zines, stickers, patches and stuff like that. ribbbon in good colours, and tied it onto the top with lengths of ¼ in. I can’t knit, and so I’m in utter awe of the cabling on the hat. Whenever possible, members are encouraged to post pictures of the steps involved in making a project as well as the final results. King with red velvet cape. *pause for laughter* Or at least something in our school colours. March 8, 2009. Embroidery would be nice, but I’d want to do a fill stitch of some sort to capture the colours better than an outline alone could do, and I didn’t have the time for that. When I saw her colour was navy, I was temporarily flummoxed. This year, I was a little more prepared, and had been lazily working on my ornaments throughout the year so that all I had to do once signups began was finish them off and name them. The grim story of what really happened to the Little Red Riding Hood in the woods. Feb 22, 2013 - Craftster.org is an online community for crafts and DIY projects where you can find loads of ideas, advice, and inspiration. Pug face. [9], The site was started on June 27, 2003[10] by crafter and computer programmer Leah Kramer. Paper or plastic? from Michaels, and was pretty pleased with the results. But some stores’ (looking at you, Michaels) are made so cheaply that anything sharper than a cotton ball will cause them to tear so that they can’t be reused. Books - See Amazon List; Misc - Knitpicks Needles; Pattern - Knitpicks Kimono Styled Sweater; Pattern - Orangina; Pattern - Scarlet Woman; Pattern - Shibui Knits Kago I got to use math to figure out how long each colour of blanket stitch should be: πd / six colours = 1.57″ per colour. Jessamyn is on the right track; it had an odd name, and was indeed probably more DIY than crafty per se. Posted in Uncategorized at 9:59 pm by nekonekokitty. I met my friend Kim over 5 years ago on Craftster through a private swap, and now we are good friends and this year we are both officers for our local quilt guild! Does anyone have any ideas and instructions? …my true love gave to me: a Christmas fit for Elvis Presley! Weird. To create my spooky bathroom, I based it off of the second book/movie, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” since the bathroom was such a pivotal setting in that book. My stars were finally aligning and my energies were finally turning. When I started making these, I couldn’t decide whether their overall vibe was “Fleece Navidad” or “Baaaaa Humbug”, but my “focus group” overwhelmingly preferred the former. With everything that’s been going on this year, I opted for something nostalgic to remind him of those carefree high school days. Most are family slides, others are scenery. Books - See Amazon List; Misc - Knitpicks Needles; Pattern - Knitpicks Kimono Styled Sweater; Pattern - Orangina; Pattern - Scarlet Woman; Pattern - Shibui Knits Kago [1] Users post pictures of craft projects they have made and others comment and ask questions about how it was made. I washed them before starting to embroider in order to remove any sizing, and they’re soft and delicate but not totally papery. The theme was playing cards. A quick trip to Michaels later, I had two packages of iron-on embroidery transfers and a set of blank, navy-striped tea towels. All right, and some chocolate, too. With each day something brilliant happens and I honestly think it is because I finally opened the doors to let it all in. UPDATE! I had done it a couple of years ago, when it was the Sunshine in a Box Swap, but everything was in sunny shades of orange and yellow. With Cailee Spaeny, Zoey Luna, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone. Hundreds of thousands of free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials and more. Two of these were for the show, Saved by Behance. The idea was that you would create cards for four swap partners that featured your name and address on one side and a brief biography and/or likes and dislikes on the other, so that you would be able to exchange birthday cards, random crafted items, or even swap stash. I still wanted to try the milk-carton corners, though, and decided to make one for my mom’s birthday. To be fair, tying off the thread ends isn’t difficult or as prone to causing hand cramps as marathon fleece-cutting, but it’s the start-and-stop (especially if you leave them all until the end) that makes them a pain. [14] Prior to starting the site, Kramer was one of the organizers of the Boston Bazaar Bizarre, a yearly "punk rock craft fair," begun in 2001. …my true love gave to me: ein Schal für Schnuckiputzi! r/craftster: a place to stay in contact after craftster closes. Jun 24, 2019 - Explore Sherron Heidlage's board "Aluminum Can Crafts", followed by 8952 people on Pinterest. Last year I called my set Festive Foxes (a bit lame, but it was my first time out). I had some iridescent white cording on hand for the hanging loops, and I’m hoping that they catch the light on my recipients’ trees. Oct 15, 2013 - Craftster.org is an online community for crafts and DIY projects where you can find loads of ideas, advice, and inspiration. 80s-themed crafting: can’t stop, won’t stop. Last Craftster Squares I recevied my last set of squares from the Craftster Granny Swap I did. 10.10.2017 - Entdecke die Pinnwand „craftster-schätzchen“ von Gisa Wuselfrau. I got one commission completely done and lost the other *sighs* i have the white shirt and blue vest done but the khaki pleated skirt has disappeared. And where did the crafter find little star-shaped baking tins like that? im really excited about this the side is the olny one im really happy with the design so its the olny one i started on. Craft.) See what Agnès Powers (agnespowers) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. The neon colours! The numbers really set my nerves on edge, trying to make them a) the correct size and b) legible. Buying the slides was kind of fun in itself since they were just large lots and you don’t know what you’re going to get. On the upside my wrist felt better most of the day and now its a dull achy pain. It made it to its destination in a prompt and timely fashion, completely unscathed by its rather plebeian form of transport, and…she can’t believe that someone sent her. Not pretty. I think this should ward off the Toronto chill, no? Candy.com is now the world's online corner candy store, and its growing exponentially, thanks to thousands of satisfied candy lovers, retailers, and event planners around the globe who are spreading the word about where to find the broadest and best candy selection. Craftster March Feature Project and New Challenge I’m a sucker for anything that might mean more mail coming my way, and despite not being a papercrafter (or, um, able to draw) I was on it. Partway through the first one, I panicked – although I knew I was using navy thread, it looked almost black. I liked the idea of a quick turnaround, and if I was considering it before the announcement, the fact that it would be the last Craftster swap ever sealed the deal. Three-inch hoops that look vaguely like a knitted sweater? Jessamyn is on the right track; it had an odd name, and was indeed probably more DIY than crafty per se. ME: Oh, remember those Star Trek stockings I made? Who am I kidding, I can’t stop looking at either one of them. Aug 14, 2015 - Upcycled wooden Nutcracker - Pug style! He blogs over at The Invested Dad where he talks about the blessings of having the opportunity to be involved actively in his kids’ education; how homeschooling can be fun and not always book based. My first partner mentioned adult merit badges as a little good thing, and I thought this would be a fitting way to commemorate her time as a member of the site. There was a big mix up in the partnering and one of my partners sent to someone else by accident! I've started sewing again and finally ordered myself a serger (which should be delivered tomorrow--- super exciting!!) And really, isn’t that the best kind of mail? Fast-forward to the cutting table. When the “I Love the 80s” swap showed up on Craftster, I was so, so in. Craftster is the largest online community for what is now commonly known as "indie crafts." Inspiration Abounds on These 5 Sites", "Craftster.org WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Craftster&oldid=993317574, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 December 2020, at 00:16. This year, I wrestled with the name a bit. I wasn’t the only one thinking like that: this thing turned out to be epic, with 50 participants (something that hadn’t happened there in years) and zero flakers. When I signed up for the 2019 edition of the Colour in a Box Swap on Craftster, my mind danced with possibilities. (An ATC, for the uninitiated – as I was – is an Artist Trading Card; you can read all about them here.) But how to immortalize their characters? What else do you send someone who brought such cheer to your day but Cheer Bear? When it did arrive, the package’s contents were just as lovely as they had looked online, only…much smaller than anticipated. Sadly, Craftster has passed away. But it felt kind of underwhelming on its own (despite meeting the 3-hour mark), so I made a felt-appliqué My Little Pony to go with it. Craftster Pioneer Swap Gallery Posted on July 25, 2009 by Croq I hosted a Little House on the Prairie/Pioneer swap on Craftster, and everyone was a good swapper and sent packages and posted pictures (no flakes!) After three of these, I think I’m poochie-d out for a little bit. Apparently not many people feel that way, because when sign-ups closed, there were only three of us signed up. Jayson Tench is a disabled homeschooling dad to 2 children, Craftster (12), and Gamerboy (9). I know I said I was back. And who wants to lug around one of those family-sized reusable bags from a grocery store when you’re just heading to the drugstore for dental floss and conditioner? Name them – sounds weird, doesn’t it? I kept things super-simple, and used a basic backstitch to outline everything. I used this tutorial, which I also used a few years back to make a scarf for my dad, so I already had a pretty good idea of what I was doing. Fairisle Festivities? A couple of years ago, I put together a Batman starter kit (mini Bat Signal plus some socks, soap, and mints all featuring the caped crusader’s likeness), and last year it was a box of local goodies that he wouldn’t be able to get in the Big Smoke. He blogs over at The Invested Dad where he talks about the blessings of having the opportunity to be involved actively in his kids’ education; how homeschooling can be fun and not always book based. Craftster readers share their projects, talk about the latest crafting trends & products and interact with others that have a passion for crafting. If you’re like us, you procrastinate and procrastinate until finally you slap a pair of horns on your head and go as a wildebeest. Craftster.org was started in August 2003 as a repository for hip, off-beat, crafty DIY (do it yourself) projects. *Not his real name, but a nickname given by that same English teacher. Based on a tutorial from the dearly departed Craftster, the premise is simple: choose two colours of fleece (A and B); cut eighteen 4″ by 6″ rectangles and four 6″ squares out of colour A; cut twenty 4″ by 6″ rectangles out of colour B; use nine, two, and ten of each kind of cutout to form each side of the scarf and then sew the two sides together for double-layer warmth. I finally got my last one! I don’t remember how closely I read the listing before adding it to my cart and waiting impatiently for my package to arrive from Japan. Maybe it’s just due to the newfound slowness of everything, or maybe USPS squeezed the benign-looking greeting card envelope and was alarmed by it’s plush squishiness and had it destroyed, or maybe the envelope glue gave out and there’s a card and a handkerchief sitting loose and unclaimed somewhere. Lettucecraft (Just Let. Please consider visiting their Find a Grave memorial page and leaving some virtual flowers. I still wanted to include something else with them – I might be a lot of things, but I’m no one-trick pony (ha!). Cork Guy and the dates were sewn only onto one circle, and then I attached the second one with a rainbow blanket stitch to hide the back of my work. I really liked the designs, but couldn’t imagine making them for myself or anyone I know – nobody I know really has that particular theme running through their holiday décor. The markers gave me the colours I was looking for, and worked really well on the tea towels I used. Not only did it hold all of her other birthday swag admirably, she’s gotten a ton of use out of it since for all those small purchases. Participants had to make their creation spending $5 or less at the Dollar Store. 109 Craft Holsters Reviews and Complaints @ Pissed Consumer [7] The membership is over 190,000, and readership is over 1,000,000 unique visitors per month and over 10,000,000-page views per month. ... Our little community was born in the Craftster forum through swaps of handmade goods within a Pagn/Wiccan/Witchy theme, following the Wheel of the Year's holidays. Perfect, right? (The unicorn lights, of course, went straight to work with me to brighten up my cube.). As soon as I opened it, I knew I’d have to come up with something amazing to send her. Dieser Pinnwand folgen 116 Nutzer auf Pinterest. I love typography, and given that the recipient is a prolific and multi-talented crafter, this was just too perfect for her. Luckily, the same purple paint complemented Glory’s mane and tail perfectly. One of my partners went completely above and beyond, and I was shocked to receive an envelope too large and too fat to hold just a 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ card. It just happened about a week before I read about the challenge, I picked up a set of blank playing cards from Paper Source. A Day in the Life of a Common Craftster. Aug 25, 2019 - Explore Cindy Hart's board "Crafts with Dishes", followed by 499 people on Pinterest. It was a three-point swap, which meant that your swap package should take three or more hours to craft or cost $30 or more in supplies. Even though my friend Ricky* defected to Toronto 15+ years ago, and I see him once a year if I’m lucky, I still try to find the perfect Christmas gift to send every year. I happened to have three lengths of 1 in. I’m honestly not bothered by being charged a nickel, and as long as plastic bags are reused or disposed of properly, I don’t believe they’re the environmental bogeyman that everyone makes them out to be. OVERLY OBSERVANT FABRIC STORE EMPLOYEE: Looks like you’re making a German flag. Jaclyn Colmenares-Zapatos started sewing when she was nine years old. Hundreds of thousands of free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials and more. and it's olny one side but thats okay Posted by Faux at Doing that would have relegated that lovely Cyrillic lettering to he bottom of the bag, and I didn’t buy this on whim and then sit on it for ten years just to do that. Mar 12, 2013 - Craftster.org is an online community for crafts and DIY projects where you can find loads of ideas, advice, and inspiration. You can delete the post if you'd like, but you can also fix it to meet the rules of Craftster and it will be placed back on the appropriate board. Image from craftster.org The faces of theatre: comedy and tragedy. I also made her the Poochie bag we all know and love from a couple of posts back: I stuffed the bag with some navy goodies: blueberry-scented votive candles, a tin of blueberry mints, some washi tape, navy gel pens…. To stitch them, I cut one long strip of 14-count white aida fabric, eyeballed thirds, and kept moving my Q-Snap down as I went – then cut them apart when it was time to frame them. Craftster is regarded by many as one of the cornerstones of the recent renaissance in crafting known as the "indie craft movement." Maroon Shirt Outfit Burgundy Casual Dress Burgundy Color Red Riding Hood Wolf Little Red Ridding Hood Trendy Halloween Halloween Outfits Halloween Makeup Halloween Party. For 2+10+9-1 seams per side. 4w 3 likes Reply. 207. Having once participated in the Sweat Shoppe Ornament Swap on Craftster, I knew immediately I was going to do it again. I know it seems like it was the longest swap ever! A close-up of the embroidery! See what Craftster (easy_country_living) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. I was not and am not a quilter, and had never heard of a fat quarter, and it was inconceivable (“I don’t think you know what ‘inconceivable’ means.” – Ed.) While Googling the Wuzzles at work one day, I discovered just what an amazing collection of vocal talent that show had. I requested two partners, and although there was a bit of overlap between their questionnaires and likes, I wanted to make sure I didn’t send twin packages. So pleased, in fact, that I decided my partner in the Colour in a Box Swap on Craftster needed one in her chosen colour, too. She wasn’t expecting anything and so this proved to be a complete surprise when she came home after work one day to find it in the mailbox. Way back, when I was first dipping my toes into that great pool that is Etsy, I found some fabric from a purveyor of kawaii textiles that I just had to have. that someone should sell fabric in less than a metre cut. Perfect for those early-morning waits for the bus! Back in the days of Craftster (RIP), I participated in the Sweat Shoppe Ornament Swap a couple of times. Confessions of a craftster Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Not pretty at all. I don't think it was Craftster or Get Crafty -- I'm pretty sure it didn't have the word Craft in the title at all. Food is tastier, music is better…all because of the memories associated with it. The texture…oooh! But back to our regularly scheduled crafty post, and apologies for the bait-and-switch. On a lighter less negative note, I made some very delicious green inspired macarons with no green dyes. (By the way: that purple door in the background isn’t long for this world. A mug rug! 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