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Just days after the discovery of the Casey Anthony crafts popping up on Etsy, the seller of a "one of a kind rendition" of the Casey Anthony trial has disappeared completely: More »
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In a new viral spot for Chipotle, our favorite spendthrift craft-master encourages us to "Wrap What You Love" in order to impress house guests. Achieving "Goldacious Entertainment" is simple, really: wrap all of your favorite stuff in gold foil and voilà! Instant wealth. More »
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Actress/comedian Amy Sedaris is a funny lady who takes crafting very seriously. This morning she appeared on The Wendy Williams Show to promote Simple Times, her budget-friendly guide to creating crafts out of found materials. More »
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In June Christina Hendricks was spotted modeling for her friend Tamara Mello's Etsy store. This week, four more shots of Christina appeared, so if you want a scarf worn by Joan (or made by Popular's Lily Esposito), now's your chance. More »
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We imagine there are many benefits to having Christina Hendricks as a friend—she seems pretty great. And if you've got an Etsy shop, she might model your wares. When it comes to crafts, celebrity endorsements never hurt! [TheWrap] More »
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Mark Frauenfelder, editor-in-chief of Make magazine, says DIY is, among other things, about "the courage to screw up" and "an opportunity to use your hands and brain." Got a crafty weekend planned? I'm gonna make postcards! [HuffPo, Image via Regretsy] More »
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The crew at Regretsy is tired of seeing crappy crafts pop-up on the DIY crafting site: "While we have appreciation for people with real talent," they say, "we can't help laughing at the ones who don't have any." More »
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Knitted wool tubes in bright colors have started to appear on signposts and trees in Sydney, Australia, the work of street artist Denise Litchfield. It is part of a growing global movement of guerrilla knitters. More »
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"I decided on making cozies for empowering objects which happened to be very hard, masculine, recognizable objects. The covers kind of softened them up and changed their determined roles," explains extreme knitter Teresa Honeywell. She was, of course, inspired by a toilet-paper cozy at a flea market. "It kind of made me a little sad to see someone's handmade craft discarded and being sold for pennies, but it mostly saddened me because it was such a bizarre and useless object. I pictured a sad housewife with nothing better to do then knit up a cozy for a roll of toilet paper. I knew then that I wanted to use that same lonely technique, and meaningless process, to cover up an object that I wouldn't ever need or have the opportunity to use again in my new role as a housewife." [Andew Sullivan] More »
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Calling all knitters! Check out the ultimate in crafty chic: A Wonder Woman sweater. According to its creator, Kaby, it took "14 months to make, using 4ply wool, 3mm needles, a plain jumper pattern from the seventies, a ton of graph paper and pictures of Wonder Woman, and about a million bobbins for the intarsia." Raise your hand if you want one like, NOW. [BoingBoing] More »
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Some women are obsessed with scrapbooking, making the hobby a $2.6-billion industry. Built around, you know, cutting and pasting. But it's serious business, as you know if you've heard about the scrapbook smackdown. According to a story in the Los Angeles Times, it all started when 28-year-old "scrapbooking rock star" Kristina Contes won a contest sponsored by Creating Keepsakes (?!?) magazine. Ms. Contes' entry — pages featuring pictures of her feet and of her hairless terrier, Chloe — included a photo that — gasp! she didn't take herself. Ms. Contes actually called the magazine to request that her friend receive a photo credit. And when a "Hall Of Fame" book came out in October, with the photo credit, "disgruntled scrapbookers" caused an uproar, threatening to cancel subscriptions, boycott and sue. (On scrapbooking messageboards, a comment thread about "KC" reached 1,250 posts.) Because, you see, the rules stated that submissions had to be solely the contestant's work. Whoops! More »
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