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Crafts

The Snatchel Project: Knit a Uterus for a Congressman in Need

By Claire Lawton Tue., Mar. 20 2012 at 2:03 PM

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This week, the fight continues between women and their uterus-less congressmen, and if the creatives behind Government Free VJJ have anything to say about abortion and birth control legislation, it's that congressmen everywhere could use a few uteri of their own.

Government Free VJJ is encouraging women (and supportive men) to knit or crotchet colorful replicas of their reproductive organs, including the uterus, cervix, and vulva, and mail them off to their representatives with a small note:

Dear Men in Congress: If we knit you a uterus, will you stay out of ours?

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Sew Your Own Paper Basket

By Laura Gill Fri., Feb. 17 2012 at 8:46 AM

Categories: Crafts, How To, Pin Up Girl

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Introducing Pin Up Girl, a weekly guide to all-things-Pinterest. Our resident pinner, Laura Gill will take a look at some of the best eye candy from around the web and provide a few pointers on how-to crafts, as well as weigh in on weekly trends and highlight local and national pin fiends.

The brown paper bag basket is similar to the heart cake in that, if you're on Pinterest, you've probably seen it several times in the past couple of weeks. I enjoy watching trends on Pinterest. Like everything trendy, it's here today and gone tomorrow. Which is why I decided to actually make the basket now.

That is, before something else comes up and the basket's buried deep in hundreds of other crafty pins.

The best thing about this basket is that you shouldn't have to buy anything in order to make it. You need only a handful of things, which you probably already have, including brown paper bags, a sewing machine, thread, scissors, and maybe a ruler (and a little forethought. I didn't know about the forethought until I was almost done, which I'll explain more later).

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Downtown Sewing Lounge Now Open on McKinley Street

By Megan Mattox Tue., Jan. 17 2012 at 9:00 AM

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Attention sewing fans: If you're looking to learn something new or swap tricks and fabrics for your next big project, you'll want to check out Downtown's newest crafty addition.

Tina Eaves, who owns and operates the spot at 341 E. McKinley (in the OPtic building), says she opened the Downtown Sewing Lounge so she could teach young people how to sew.

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SMoCA Hosts Free Journaling Workshop with Barbara DeMartino

By Claire Lawton Wed., Jan. 4 2012 at 9:30 AM

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Put all those photos, paper scraps, buttons, ticket stubs, and memorabilia you've been hoarding, er, collecting to use this Thursday during a free, hands-on journaling workshop with local artist Barbara DeMartino.

The workshop, hosted by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in conjunction with its "artists tell stories (mostly about themselves)" exhibition, will be an opportunity to contribute a page or two to a journal from Scottsdale Public Art's 100+ Journals project, which sent more than 100 journals into the community for participation.

The journals, which will soon be full of notes, collage, drawings, doodles, and poems, will be recollected for an exhibition from March to May at Scottsdale Civic Center's TheGallery@theLibrary.

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Phoenix Craft Rave 2011: A Make-N-Take Marathon this Weekend

By Claire Lawton Tue., Dec. 6 2011 at 2:00 PM

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Forget the strobes, glowsticks, and happy face pills -- this weekend's rave is all about the crafts.

Join hundreds of local creative-types this Saturday at Bragg's Pie Factory for the second PHX Craft Rave -- 10 hours of make-and-take madness. Yes, caffeine will be supplied, as will countless projects for attendees and work by local artists including Jill Brownley, Sabrina Thompson, Lisa Takata, Felicity Snyder, Sarah Spencer, Pat Dowd, Joe Angel Rolis, Stacy Rebecca, and Meghan Olesen, to name a few.

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The Handmade, Crafty Lineup of Crafeteria 2011

By Claire Lawton Thu., Dec. 1 2011 at 10:50 AM

Categories: Crafts, Events

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More than 45 local crafters will let their hands rest and machines cool down on Friday night; they'll be behind their booths, talking shop, and selling their goods during the sixth Crafeteria in downtown Phoenix.

The event, hosted by Frances in the Medlock Plaza on Central Avenue and Camelback Road, runs from 6 to 10 p.m. and plays by one rule: everything must be 100 percent handmade. (Weather note: if it rains tomorrow night, Crafeteria will take place on Saturday evening.)

Crafeteria's an annual gathering for arts and crafty types and one of our favorite places to do some serious holiday shopping. This year's lineup includes a few new faces -- and more than a few names we're excited about ...

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Seven Craft Vendors We Can't Wait to See at This Weekend's Pie Social

By Claire Lawton Wed., Nov. 9 2011 at 10:20 AM

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While the pie fiends at Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row are busy drooling over pie crust recipes and celebrity judge announcements, we've been drumming our fingers in anticipation for the lineup of local creatives who will wheel out their goods for this Saturday's Pie Social.

The event, which will take place at the A.R.T.S. Market on Roosevelt Street at 2 p.m., will be an eyeful for any fan of the home-baked dessert. (quick note: Rain or shine, Pie Social will go on! Rain location will be announced soon, depending on the forecast.) You're bound to leave full, and you might want to save room for a few treasures from these vendors:

1. Merry May Handmade:

Ashley Eaton and Andrea Pederson have an eye for vintage and a few hands on the steering wheel of their 1961 Shasta Airflyte, which will house a mobile vintage shoppe that'll debut this weekend. The duo will be selling handpicked finds and crafts just in time for that one gift-giving season that's just around the corner. More info here.

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Bragg's Pie Factory Hosts Coffee, Cookies & Crafts in November

By Claire Lawton Tue., Oct. 25 2011 at 11:03 AM

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The caffeinated, sugar-induced craft bonanza that is Coffee, Cookies & Crafts will usher in a marathon of holiday-themed gifts, craft supplies, and interactive activities in Downtown's Bragg's Pie Factory.

And while the event's November 19 date isn't quite past the threshold of "accepted beginning of post-Thanksgiving holiday pandemonium," we'll be the first to say we can't wait to get our hands on some felted ornaments, DIY Dreidles, and all kinds of letterpress greetings (we're looking at you Hazel).

More info and the craft vendor list after the jump ...

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Penguin Jumpers: Because Every Animal Deserves 8ply

By Claire Lawton Thu., Oct. 20 2011 at 1:30 PM

Categories: Crafts, Don't Wear That

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After the recent oil spill off the coast of New Zealand, local government is working on clean up, animal activists are raising money, and a New Zealand yarn store is encouraging the public to buy, knit, and donate knit jumpers for the local blue penguin species.

Yes, they're serious, and yes, they've even provided a How To on knitting turtle necks and booties for what may eventually be a terrible move for the penguin race. (After all, we're talking style and survival here, folks, as no penguin is going to take another seriously if he's wearing what the store has dubbed "penguin pajamas" ... especially after he tries to convince everyone that turtle necks are actually coming back.)

A How To after the jump ...

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Call for Artists: Be a Vendor at the Pie Social A.R.T.S. Market

By Claire Lawton Tue., Oct. 11 2011 at 1:17 PM

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Oops. We just drooled.

Chow Bella & Roosevelt Row announced their second annual Pie Social to benefit Phoenix Union Bio-Science High School arts programs, and this year, they're looking for a few creatives.

In addition to the mass consumption of community and celebrity pies on November 12, the social will include a special A.R.T.S. Market for local artists and crafters.

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