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Basketry


Discover 'Grass Roots' at Coastal Discovery Museum
The Tand D.com - Sep 2, 2010

This exhibit traces the histories of coiled basketry in Africa and America, and explores the evolution of an ancient art. Featuring baskets from the ...  

Batik


Inroads Studio Tour 2010
The Kingston Whig-Standard - Sep 3, 2010

At the same time learn more about painting, pottery, batik, woodworking, weaving, jewelry, sculpture and stained glass, from the artists who derive their ...  

Beading


Best and Worst Dressed of the 62nd Emmys

MinaretMinaret - Sep 2, 2010
I understand the military-inspired look, but the heavy beading on the shoulders and chest makes me think that she is about to battle someone on the red ...  

Blacksmithing


Antique tractor show comes to Gibsonburg
Fremont News Messenger - Sep 2, 2010

There will be demonstrations of catsup making, homemade ice cream, basket weaving, quilting, shingle making, rock crushing, blacksmithing and more. ...  

Goldsmithing


Diamond-encrusted stilettos on sale in UK!
Times of India - Aug 7, 2010

“Shoes are something women find totally irresistible, and I wanted a way of showcasing my skills of goldsmithing, diamond-setting and design in a way that ...  

Silversmithing


Davis County senior calendar and menus
StandardNet - Sep 2, 2010

Tuesday: "Senior care and prepare" will be presented by Scott Meyer at 11:30 am The lapidary and silversmithing class is at 8 am You can make your own ...  

Soldering


Recalled: 2010 Kia Soul, 2011 Sorento Over Fire Risk

The College DriverThe College Driver - Sep 2, 2010
... Administration that it will be recalling 23973 Soul and 11213 Sorento vehicles after identifying potentially faulty soldering in the electrical system. ...  

Ceramics


Ceramics That Seek a Timeless Look

New York TimesNew York Times - Sep 1, 2010
“I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel,” said Eric Bonnin, speaking of the ceramics collection he introduced at the New York International Gift ...  

Candle Making


The Secrets to Successful Candle Making
Tom Wilt News - Aug 29, 2010

Entice customers to discover unique trade secrets of awesome candle making: a “hot” hobby and rapidly growing work-at-home opportunity! ...  

Crochet


Crochet class donates shawls, muffs

Selma Times-JournalSelma Times-Journal - Sep 2, 2010
SELMA — Crochet classes at the Selma-Dallas County Library are free, but there's a catch — you have to pay the favor forward. “Instead of charging for ...  

Doll Making


Museums & Galleries
Edmonton Journal - Sep 3, 2010

Art On The Inside Gallery showcases soft sculpture doll making. Two members of a St. Albert group are exhibiting their talents in the form of original cloth ...  

Hand Puppets


Big Brother 12: HAND PUPPETS control the houseguests

Unreality Shout (blog)Examiner.com - Aug 29, 2010
Last night, night 57, in the Big Brother 12 house, all houseguests were made to wear hand puppets on their arms all night long. ...  

Embossing


Latest Morgana cutter unveiled
PrintWeek - Sep 3, 2010

The machine has been designed to be compact and can carry out simple die-cutting, kiss-cutting, embossing and creasing. It can handle a number of materials, ...  

Embroidering


Russ Grimm's Speech At The Pro Football Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

Washington PostSB Nation - Aug 8, 2010
Also, Grimm--ever the Hog--announced during his speech that he was embroidering the names of his fellow Hogs on the inside of his Hall of Fame jacket as a ...  

Fabric Painting


Lillian F. 'Dolly' Haugen
Great Falls Tribune - Aug 27, 2010

Dolly enjoyed knitting, crocheting, fabric painting, flowers, cooking and baking. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Hyslop, Harriet Hyslop ...  

Flintknapping


History relived at Rendezvous
Marshall Independent - Aug 16, 2010

Everything from the popular flintknapping to sculpting clay, spinning wool to cracking a whip, starting a fire to reenacting a bank robbery was a way for ...  

Jewelry Making


When Bling's Not Your Thing: Eco-Friendly, Organic Jewelry
Patch - Aug 31, 2010

Wolfbead Designs Nora Johnson fell into jewelry making accidentally. A trip to Dvora's Art Studio to watch her daughters paint ceramics found the former ...  

Knitting


Need cash for college? Try knitting
KVUE - Sep 2, 2010

An Austin woman is knitting her way to college. Snowden Becker of the University of Texas has been chosen as one of five ...  

Macrame


Artist of the week 103: Claire Barclay

The GuardianThe Guardian - Sep 2, 2010
Taking a hands-on approach, the skills she's learned over the years range from ceramics (complicated), through to pottery, woodturning, macrame-making and ...  

Beadwork


Her beadwork is therapeutic; Intricate fused-glass jewelry takes patience ...
News Sentinel - Aug 30, 2010

“I find beadwork very therapeutic.” Nance, 76, took up making jewelry out of beads shortly after she was widowed in 1990. She delved so deeply into the art ...  

Mail Art


Cue Calendar
Peoria Journal Star - Sep 2, 2010

Submissions for the print edition must still be sent via e-mail or snail mail. Art Market, featuring local artists selling works at the Old Quarter Block ...  

Origami


Bay Area Rapid Folders: A club for origami fans
San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 1, 2010

From peace cranes to sorcerers, gorillas to frogs, the Japanese art of origami is fertile ground for imaginative young minds. Although it takes patience and ...  

Needlepoint


DC community calendar, Sept. 2 to 9, 2010
Washington Post - Sep 2, 2010

CATHEDRAL ANGEL ARTWORK, for age 10 and older, docents show and discuss angels depicted in stained glass, needlepoint, wood and stone. ...  

Pressed Flowers


Bulletin board ideas: Flowers
Helium - Aug 24, 2010

Pressed flowers can be absolutely beautiful on a bulletin board. You can get the children involved by having them press their own. ...  

Polymer Clay


Amazing Hand Crafted Polymer Clay Switch Plates 20% Off in September at ...
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - Sep 3, 2010

Real leaves are used to texture polymer clay, which is then applied to a standard plastic switch plate. Abstract face switch plate given the name "Vasily" ...  

Quilting


Children can try their hand at quilting
Suburban Life Publications - Sep 2, 2010

By Staff reports The Brookfield Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., is offering two quilting classes for children interested in learning how to make their own quilts ...  

Rubber Stamping


Lesley Blackner: Ex-mayor of Port St. Lucie, his council's rubber-stamping of ...
TCPalm - Aug 30, 2010

Bob Minsky, former mayor of Port St. Lucie, helped set the stage for the disaster, rubber-stamping the city into a future bubble and collapse. ...  

Scrapbooking


Creative Memories Updates Their Free Scrapbooking Project & Idea Center

PRLog.Org (press release)PRLog.Org (press release) - Sep 2, 2010
The Project Center holds hundreds of project ideas and free digital scrapbooking downloads. The Project Center is a free resource available to everyone for ...  

Sewing


I've Got A Notion Announces Sewing Supplies and Quilting Supplies Website Redesign
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - Sep 3, 2010

I've Got A Notion, a local and online retailer of sewing supplies and quilting supplies, is pleased to announce the redesign of their website to make it ...  

Soapmaking


New Hub for Southern California Soapmaking Community
SoapWire (press release) - Aug 7, 2010

SAN DIEGO, CA - The Soapmaking Studio in Lemon Grove has become a hub for the southern California soapmaking community. With home soap crafting on the rise, ...  

Spinning


Switzerland
YarnsandFibers (subscription) - Sep 2, 2010

In the field of ring spinning, Rieter recently introduced the new G 32, which works with up to 1440 spindles offering a satisfactory price/performance ratio ...  

Stained Glass


Stained Glass to offer 'Living with Style'

Jefferson City News TribuneJefferson City News Tribune - Sep 2, 2010
In "Living with Style" at the Stained Glass Theatre of Mid-Missouri, the audience will be reminded that no one ever is beyond being useful to God. ...  

Woodworking


Grabski Custom Woodworking, DBA Design & Made Custom Woodworkin
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Sep 2, 2010

Quote: Grabski is "an incredible young man who pays attention to detail and settles for nothing short of perfection. ...  

Card Making


[ENS] The Rite Place: Whenever you talk to children about God, all listen ...
Worldwide Faith News (press release) - Sep 2, 2010

Also included are complete materials lists, card-making tips, mailing guidelines, and a glossary. To order, please visit Episcopal Books and Resources ...  

Calligraphy


MCC offers quilting, calligraphy sessions
Northwest Herald - Sep 3, 2010

CRYSTAL LAKE – Learn the art of calligraphy, the basics of crochet or even create a quilted table runner this fall with craft classes offered by McHenry ...  

Bone Carving


A gemstone of a hobby

Auckland stuff.co.nzAuckland stuff.co.nz - Sep 1, 2010
There are also daily demonstrations in jewellery making, rock and bone carving, lapidary work and faceting as well as a field trip to search for gemstones. ...  

Stone Carving


London's heart of stone

Irish TimesIrish Times - Aug 28, 2010
... Crawford College of Art and Design, he enrolled at the City and Guilds of London Art School for a three-year diploma in architectural stone-carving. ...  

Woodcarving


Area sculptor exhibits her work in Ky.

Aiken Standard (subscription)Aiken Standard (subscription) - Sep 3, 2010
The transition to sculpture from woodcarving was a natural one for Nelson. There is a true artistic element to woodcarving, she said. ...  

Engraving


Xenetech expands to Europe
2TheAdvocate - Sep 2, 2010

AP Business Xenetech Global Inc., the Baton Rouge manufacturer of laser and computerized engraving and cutting systems, has established distribution ...  

Wool Spinning


14th ANNUAL TRAILING OF THE SHEEP FESTIVAL OCTOBER 8n10
Ag Weekly - Sep 3, 2010

It has grown into a 3-day event including sheep poetry readings and music, a full day Folklife Fair with sheep shearing, wool spinning and sheep arts and ...  

Pottery


Love of pottery shapes long Callanwolde career
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Sep 2, 2010

Dan Schultz Glenn Dair, holding a mug of his own creation, has led the pottery program at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center for 30 years. ...  

 
 
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