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Summer CraftsJune 17, 2007
In this issue: CRAFT Magazine's Stitch N' Pitch Contest - Deadline June 30, Refashioned T-Shirt into Summer Top, Cut-Out Wall Art, Pleated Pouch Tutorial, Shipping Tag Picture Book, Fabric Ball Necklace Tutorial, CRAFT Pattern Podcast: Baby Knits Kit - Muppet Hoodie
Hi Crafters,
School's out and the warm summer days are longer, so why not take some time now and start a new project for yourself? I've rounded up some of the latest and greatest craft projects for just the right inspiration!
Summer is also baseball season and we're excited to bring you our Stitch N' Pitch Contest, where baseball meets needle arts. Read more about our contest and sign up before the deadline on June 30th.
Cheers,
Natalie Zee Drieu
Associate Editor, CRAFT Magazine
www.craftzine.com
nat@craftzine.com
We're very excited to bring you our first batch of MAKE: IT for Crafters Kits! Our first three kits are fun knitting and felting kits created by Pick Up Sticks Felted Knit Design. They are the perfect quick project solution as well as great on-the-go projects for your next trip or commute. Choose between the Blooms Bracelet Kit, the Sushi Wallet Kit, and the Coin Purse Cubed, or buy them all and have your next three projects mapped out for you! These kits also make great gifts for the budding crafters in your life.
From the CRAFT Blog
CRAFT Magazine's Stitch N' Pitch Contest - Deadline June 30
Hi Crafters! There's still time this month to enter our Stitch N' Pitch contest! The deadline has been extended to June 30th. We heard that some of you were having problems uploading your work to flickr so we now have an option for you to email the photos to nat@craftzine.com with the subject line "Stitch N' Pitch Contest Entry". Please still fill out the entry form so we have all your contact information and note in the Additonal Info box that you have emailed your photo in. We are getting some great entries so keep them coming! Pictured above is a knit baseball handbag by Karen Agen, a crochet "Three Strikes" baseball necklace by frogstitch, and a crochet baseball beer cozy by Alicia Kachmar. You can find out more on the contest by visiting the Stitch N' Pitch contest page here. Link.
Refashioned T-Shirt into Summer Top
Burda Style features Fia Lotta Jansson's refashioned summer top she's made from an old t-shirt. [ via ] Link.
Cut Out Wall Art
Patricia of A Little Hut, who made this great recycle wall art here, has a great cut out technique for creating simple, subtle wall art. Link.
Pleated Pouch Tutorial
I love this pleated pouch of apples tutorial from U-Handblog. The apple print is soooo cute and this looks like a perfect little summer bag to sew up. Link.
Shipping Tag Picture Book
Here's a fun project for kids. Amy of Craft Chi shows you how kids can make a picture book (in a fan book style) with shipping tags. Link.
Fabric Ball Necklace Tutorial
Cat of Cut Out + Keep shows you how to make a fun necklace out of fabric scraps. Link.
CRAFT Pattern Podcast: Baby Knits Kit - Muppet Hoodie
This week's CRAFT Pattern podcast is from the Baby Knits Kit by Sara Lucas, published by Chronicle Books. What's better than a cozy pint sized hoodie? This is a cute project is easy to knit up for a baby shower gift or for the little one in your life! If you like this project, you'll also like the rest of the 24 baby knit patterns featured in this kit. Baby Knits Kit also comes with a set of circular needles, 2 stitch markers, and 50 yards of yarn.
- Download this week's CRAFT pattern PDF - Link.
Subscribe to the CRAFT podcast and get this pattern and other CRAFT content delivered automatically via iTunes - Link
