Urban Debris Artlog

Put a little punk in your pumpkin!

Here is a great article from the Boston Globe on how to put a little evil in your jack-o-lantern.

Halloween Folk Art Polka Dotted Pumpkin Girl

Look at this very wonderful Halloween Folk Art Polka Dotted Pumpkin Girl from valeriotedesign's Shop: The Fantastical World of Holidays!

Grave rubbing Happy Halloween

Buy the cookies! and laugh out loud...

Freebie Printables - not slimy snails and zombies

21 Free Kitchen, Household & Crafty Printables

Mini File Folder

Paper Cone

Not Slimy Snails

and since I just watched zombieland (awesome!) here are Zombies and such.

Halloween printables - free!

Click on the image to see the full size.

Coutdown to Halloween - graphic from Graphics Fairy

via The Graphics Fairy

Milk Carton Coin Purse from Cut and Paste by Connect the Dots

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/milk_carton_coin_purse

See Connect the Dots Website here http://connectthedotscrafts.blogspot.com/

Craft, Education Books for you! You need new books, I need space.

I need bookshelf space! I have the following up for grabs on Amazon

and more!
 
 
 

The Haircut

via vimeo

HAIRCUT from BUTTER FILMS on Vimeo.

Sewing Calendar

More than 100 sewing projects with easy-to-follow instructions

A glossary of simple sewing techniques

Pattern pages that open to 8.5" x 11"

McMeel Publishing

Odd Molly!

I juat discovered the Odd Molly Fall Collection of clothing. Odd Molly is a Swedish kawaii brand founded by designer freelance Karin Jimfelt-Ghatan ed word artist Per Holknekt while they were sipping a coffee in Stockholm. Check the Odd Molly collection.

 

 

 

 

Oh, to be tall thin and have pink and purple shoes!

Owls aka Cute Hoots

Some very nice online owlies - to make, buy, and print. Whooooo!

 

Click on the horned owl to get a printable full size.

 

Nimli Ross Menuez Owlie Tee
http://www.nimli.com/detail_30158__863.html

Design Milk Owl Umbrella Stand

Owlie Stamps - primary concepts; Target

Layered Circle Flower Embellishments

I love those little circle embellishments that are very popular right now in crafts and scrapbooking. They look like flowers but they are crumply circles with buttons or brad in the center.

Here is an awesome tutorial from Sarah Gladman's blog so you can make them yourself.

Stationary, Handmade Books and Nature

Check them out at Amazon.

Goth Craft or Hell Bound Art?

Hell Bound: New Gothic Art

by Francesca Gavin Synopsis From Publisher:

The first book to focus on new gothic art, Hell Bound highlights a new generation of contemporary artists who are increasingly obsessed with the darker things in life. Illustrators, street artists, sculptors, photographers, film-makers, installation artists and painters are all reflecting this renewed interest in gothic imagery. This black vein of art is a perfect post-modern fusion of pop references and the feeling of discontent and disturbance underlying modern life. Here death metal, war, violence and throwaway culture meet. This work is often more carnival macabre than devil worship. Artists are merely reflecting the horror that permeates everyday life. With more than 150 works by 35 artists, this book is a must for anyone inspired and devoted to all things gothic. Among the art featured is the iconoclastic work of Ken Kagami, Terence Koh, Ricky Swallow, the photographic collages of Marnie Weber, the drawings of Chloe Piene and Wes Lang, the paintings of Matt Greene and Iris Van Dongen, the outsider punk art of Pure Evil, and the illustrations of French.       

 

Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More! 

by Christen Haden Synopsis from Publisher

If you're a fan of amigurumi, you already know that super-sweet crocheted bunnies and kitties and pandas have taken the indie craft world by storm. Well, the dolls in Creepy Cute Crochet eat your typical amigurumi for breakfast.This unique craft book contains more than 25 patterns for zombies, ninjas, Vikings, vampires, aliens, robots, and even Death himself. Each easy-to-follow pattern is presented with step-by-step diagrams, hilarious commentary, and full-color photographs of the creatures in their natural environments. Plus each pattern is ranked according to difficulty so that even beginners can share in the fun.The scary-cute photographs, accessible text, and illustrated patterns are sure to be a hit with indie crafters, angsty teens, and hip moms everywhere.

AntiCraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister 

by Renee Rigdon From the publisher:

"You are about to embark on a wondrous journey, full of flowers, and light, and--wait, wrong book. This book is about the darker side of craft.If you are familiar with our website, this will be like an old friend, except it won't call you at three in the morning asking for bail money." More than just a hip knitting/crochet book: Fiber enthusiasts, DIY fashion designers and other dark-minded crafters alike will be inspired by the wide variety of cool, nontraditional projects, to try something new.Filled with projects such as the Tough Baby Sweater, the I [Skull] Trouble Tote and a sleek, black duct-tape corset, Anticraft takes an approach much sought after by the growing audience of hot publications like BUST, Ready Made and Craft: transforming traditional crafts into quirky wearable fashion. Featuring a variety of knitting, crochet, stitching and beading projects the book instructs, inspires and entertains. Includes quirky sidebars such as "How to tap into your dark side" and "The top five reasons it's good to be an AntiCrafter", plus comic strip art, recipes and more.

Fixxy Fox Garland!

I adore this foxy garland from Jen at Indie Fixx. Even better, the fox drawing modeled after the Indie Fixx Fox is adorable.

 

See the pdf drawing/pattern,

Product Reviews Wanted

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This offer is limited to the first 30 customers. Each customer is entitled to one 20% discount off code only.  20% discount is valid until August 31, 2009. Each code will expire upon redemption.

Which Crayola are you?: Calm Blue!

I just took the "Which Crayola are you?" quiz and got: Calm Blue! What about you?

Birdsong Collage Swap

I participated in this lovelhy swap at The Vintage Dragonfly.

Book-a-holism: Beautiful books to buy

I admit I am a certified craft-book-a-holic. I admit I am powerless over my craving for new creative ideas! Keep your eye out for these really interesting books on Amazon, ebay, or other discount booksellers. Soem of them might be a bit hard to find, such as those by Tone Finnegan. Do you have any of them? Are they as wonderful as they appear?

Botannical Projects

Botannical Canvases from Joggles

Botannical wrappings

Wreath Bag
 

Note Cards

Rabbit ears

I am obsessed with the long smooth velvety duo. And anything that resembles them.

 

 

 

Little worlds - terrariums

Check out this light bulb terrariums by SteamedGlass on etxy

Go to SteamedGlass to see more.

More small worlds

Slideshow over at Cookie Magazine

Video from GardenGuy

From flick pool

Teeth and dental chart art

I need to go to the denist and get a filling that came out fixed. I hate the dentist. But, somehow I became obsessed with old dental charts. Do these even get used by dentists anymore? This first one is kind of creepy.

 

 

 

Marmalade Pecan Spiral Coffee Cake

Ingredients:
1/4 cup Butter, softened
1/2 cup packed Light Brown Sugar
1 cup pecan pieces 
1 cup marmalade
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 (11-oz.) Pillsbury Refrigerated Crusty French Loaf 

Heat oven to 350˚F. Grease 8-inch round cake pan. In small bowl, combine butter, sugar, pecan pieces, and cinnamon; mix well. Unroll bread dough onto floured surface, forming a 13×12-inch rectangle. Spread marmalade evenly over dough. Sprinkle with nut mixture and press lightly into dough. Cut dough into 8 even 12-inch long strips. Roll up 1 strip into a spiral. Place spiral on next strip, and continue rolling. Add 2 more strips to the spiral in the same way. Place spiral into center of greased pan. Cut remaining 4 strips in half to finish the spiral and loosely wrap remaining strips around the spiral in the pan. Spread completed spiral to fit pan. Bake at 350˚F for 30 minutes, or until coffee cake is golden brown. Invert on serving platter, cool for 10 minutes, and cut into wedges. Serve warm.

Pilot creativity group and free e-book

A brand new Pilot Group for a newe e-course,From Here to ARTernity, Volume 1: A Mixed Media Metamorphosis for the Time of Your Life Through July 3, enrollees in the Pilot Group save $30 off the regular price and also get to participate in 3 Live teleclasses presented by me, exclusively for the Pilot Group. This unique program is all about creatively re-shaping the way that we see and use time in our lives, and it combines daily lessons, teleclasses, an online community, and an Authentic Art Supply Kit sent Priority US Mail.

Download a FREE copy of the Artella eBook, Artella Mae's NEW Altered Ancestors!, a 58-page eBook overflowing with ideas and techniques for using vintage photos in your artwork. Download your copy here!

Cute Fruit and Vintage Fruit Friend Pattern Download

from Dark Roasted Blend Funny Animals

United Fruit Company

Make a vintage Fruit Friend

Pattern - c;ick for larger image

100+ Blogs to Inspire the Creative Genius Inside You

Happy!!

There is an article called100+ Blogs to Inspire the Creative Genius Inside You It has links to blogs on crafts, arts, design, creativity, books and more. I am happy to see my blog has been included. From the article: "Researchers say you don’t have to be born with creativity flowing from your fingertips, but that you can nurture and grow your creativity. To start with, try opening yourself up to new ideas or learning about something you aren’t already familiar. The following blos provide a great opportunity for you to see how others put their creativity to work and allow yourself to think in a new direction." Read more

Tshirt remakes and recycles

Do you have tshirts that are old and facec, or just don't fit? They make good card wash rags, but they can also be used creatively,

Tshirt Sleeve Draw String Bag

Tshirt Tree

Tshirt Flowers

Tshirt Baby Hat

Tshirt Gown

 

Tshirt Yarn

Sign up for a FREE Sample ARTbundance™ Coach Training Workshop

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Chicken sweaters or some really fowl crafting

Do your part to help keep the old chickens warm. Make a hen jumper for a retired battery hen.

Some of the models showing off their knitted versions of the handcrafted (hencrafted?) creations.

 

From the Little Hen Rescue website: "We are running a non profit organisation that rescues battery barn hens and  sometimes other poultry.  Everything so far has been funded by ourselves.  All our catchers and helpers come on a voluntary basis."

To see a video of the hens wearing the creations, go to the Norwich Evening News website.

What to do with vintage flashcards

Heather Bullard garland

 

from flickr

 

Whisperwood

 

Apartment Therapy

Angry Chicken

Making fish and secret journals

Two amazingly super tutorials from resurrection fern by Margaret Oomen and boygirlparty by susie ghahremini.

mer-fish necklace

Quick and easy sketchbook

Dancing Vegtables

http://claudiamarchan.blogspot.com/2009/05/lets-dance.html

 

 

 

 THE LITTLE BIG BOOK OF COMFORT FOOD,
     by Katrina Fried, Natasha Tabori Fried, and Lena Tabori,
     (Welcome Books, 2006), 352 pp.

Spirit Jumping

Spirit Jump is a program that directly connects the gift giver with a person battling cancer. It was founded in November, 2008 by two young women who have both battled cancer.

If you have a desire to give, or just have extra handmade items to share, consider doing a spirit jump.

SIgns

Print, Print, Printables - Labels and more!

I love printables. Here are some labels - round, square, all kinds.

http://alenkasprintables.com/freeprintables/labels/SmallRoundLabels_8293.pdf

http://www.landolakes.com/promotions/Free-Gift-Giving-Labels.cfm

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/acProject?project=vintagehandcraftedproductlabels&extcat=labelscovers&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en

http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2009/01/free-downloadable-labels-from-us.html

http://www.creativequiltgirl.com/download/rajtanspicejarlabels.pdf

http://eatinginisin.com/2009/01/25/round-labels-for-spice-jars/

http://www.i-do-it-yourself.com/2008/11/more-printable-labels-frames/

And here are some of my all time favorites from Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5960542

 

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6847

 

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5662355

Bras for benefits

 

http://www.livingcreatively.com.au/current_issue/issue_8/creative_uncovered/melissa_frances

Adorable May Day Favor Baskets by Skip to My Lou

These instructions include lots of images and a template. You cou;ld use this basket design for so many different things...

 

Go to Skip tp My Lou

Make Change with Your Muse!: Mixed Media Art Projects to Attract Prosperity and Change in Your Life

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Format: Self-paced e-course + Authentic Art Supply Kit sent to you via U.S. mail. Your first lesson can begin whenever you choose.

A message from Marney Makridakis, Artella's Founding Flower Child:

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A mosaic from flickr - art, craft, mine, yours

Spring is here

 

mariage de pompon 1

mariage de pompon 1
Originally uploaded by pilllpat (agence eureka).

Vintage Bunny book

Garbidog - Socks dog

Garbidog - Socks dog
Originally uploaded by boo-ba dolls.

Hummphfff, Ruff!

Felt Baby Bird Pattern

 

Click on image for full size instructions and pattern.

The Easter Owls are here. Warning - do not take their eggs!

I am not sure why...just tired of bunnies already! Click to see full size. The like to keep there eggs, so habds off Easter kids.

 

Cappyberra - I wanted one of these as a pet when I was a kid

...and now I think I need a stuffed one.

 

 

A Day at the Aboretum

Bunnies

Click on the image for full size bunny collage sheet.