» April http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:07:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Craftogether – Community Event & Fundraiser http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/12/craftogether-community-event-fundraiser/ http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/12/craftogether-community-event-fundraiser/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:04:21 +0000 April http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/12/ read more »]]>
CALLING ALL St. Louis CRAFTERS & MAKERS – you are invited to the first ever community Craftogether; it’s an evening of crafting with our fellow local makers while raising some money for a worthy cause, Tenth Life Stray Cat Rescue. You can also get those knitting needles and crochet hooks going and help make knitted or crocheted baby hats, booties, and blankets with Charity Stitch for Nurses for Newborns!

Join your fellow crafters from all over town – bring some snacks and drinks to share, bring a craft to work on, or just bring yourself!

No sales or vendors, just a chance to connect all of our various craft circles, social groups, make new friends and network. Sponsored by the St. Louis Craft Mafia, Show Me Etsy, Tenth Life Cat Rescue, and Charity Stitch.

Admission is free, but we’re encouraging small cash donations at the door (just a few bucks – ’tis the season!) to cover the cost of renting the venue; any other funds we collect will benefit Tenth Life Cat Rescue. In-kind donations of kitty litter or food are welcome, too.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170386143037051
St. Louis Craft Mafia website: http://www.stlouiscraftmafia.com/
Tenth Life Cat Rescue: http://www.tenthlifecats.org/
Charity Stitch: http://www.charitystitch.com

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So, wanna make something cute for fall?  Holly Schroeder of South City Studio has a simple tutorial for you.
Adorn your favorite outfit with this simple and charming fall flower brooches.  Watch her live demo here.
Supplies needed:
  • Felted Wool Scraps (old sweaters)
  • Fabric Glue
  • Scissors
  • Safety Pin or Pin back
  • Needle/Thread

To felt sweaters:
Place wool sweater to be felted (must be primarily wool, 80% or more) with a small amount of detergent in the washing machine. Set the machine to use hot water and on the cycle with the most agitation. The agitation will lock the wool fibers together creating felt. Dry on high. Repeat as required.
To make flower brooch:
Cut a circle of felt about a 1/2 inch larger than you would like the finished size. Cut in a spiral from the outside edge to the inside edge. Cut leaf shapes from felt. Glue spiral of felt, starting from the inside, arranging to make a flower shape. Glue the leaves to the back. Cut a small piece of felt to cover the back. Sew safety pin or brooch pin to the back with a needle and thread.
So easy!
Come make this project and more with Holly and April at MADE Studios Friday, September 23 at 6:30 pm.  For $15, you can make a ton of accessories at our MAD for PLAID: Wool Plaid Accessories Make & Take party.

- Felted Device Cozy for iPods, iPad, iPhones, etc! – bring your tablet, phone, ipod, etc. for a custom fit!
- Wide Wool Plaid Headband
- Felted Fall Flowers & Schoolgirl Chic Buttons – decorate the most boring work or school uniform with plaid & felt whimsy.

All supplies and snacks and drinks will be provided. Payment to be made at time of party.

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Thank you to everyone who submitted the adorable and fun (and beautifully drawn!) artwork for the Robots & Kitties Design Competition – every piece submitted will be sold at Craft-O-Matic and the proceeds will go to benefit our nonprofit sponsors.  We appreciate the very generous and giving spirit in which all of our artists participated!  It was a really hard choice…we oohed and aahed over every single one and each piece made us very, very happy – they’re all so different from one another!

The winning design is titled “Kittieoid” and was created by Lori Austin – check out more of her amazing artwork and jewelry at her Etsy shop – www.lalalori.etsy.com.

We are SO in love with Kittieoid and we’re going to have some accompanying merchandise available at Craft-O-Matic with his image on it, all proceeds will of course be donated.  Could you love him any more?  Could you?

]]> http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/robots-kitties-winner/feed/ 0 Robots & Kitties submission – Adopt-A-Kitty! http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/robots-kitties-submission-adopt-a-kitty/ http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/robots-kitties-submission-adopt-a-kitty/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 15:36:42 +0000 April http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/19/

Check out this adorable piece of artwork by Emily Abrams!  Guaranteed to make you say “awwwww….”  Adoptable kitties make even a mechanical robot heart melt a little!  You can see more of Emily’s work at www.emilysescape.etsy.com – she’s one of our very own Craft Mafia members!

]]> http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/robots-kitties-submission-adopt-a-kitty/feed/ 0 Who Loves Cupcakes? http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/who-loves-cupcakes/ http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/who-loves-cupcakes/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 16:41:52 +0000 April http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/18/ read more »]]>

I hope you love cupcakes. I hope you LOVE locally-sourced organic cupcakes even more, because they’re going to be available at Craft-O-Matic!

We’re so excited to have Farm Fresh Cupcakes at our craft show – Kaylen will be selling her delicious and healthy cupcakes all day, or at least until she runs out! Get ‘em early!

Farm Fresh Cupcakes vends at Tower Grove Farmer’s Market – you can check out her Facebook page here – https://www.facebook.com/farmfreshcupcakes

]]> http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/who-loves-cupcakes/feed/ 0 More Robot & Kitty art for Craft-O-Matic! http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/more-robot-kitty-art-for-craft-o-matic/ http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/more-robot-kitty-art-for-craft-o-matic/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 14:21:17 +0000 April http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/16/

 

Two amazing pieces of art from Christopher Lynch!    You can check out more of his work at www.funk-and-flash.com.  These ink drawings are titled “Madonna & Child” and “The Jetsons’ Cat.”  Awesome!

These works will be for sale at Craft-O-Matic with all proceeds going to our nonprofit sponsors.

]]> http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/more-robot-kitty-art-for-craft-o-matic/feed/ 0 Bicyclin’ http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/bicyclin/ http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/bicyclin/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 20:03:35 +0000 April http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/12/

Another ridiculously cute Robots & Kitties submission for Craft-O-Matic from Joe Mohr.  Joe is a painter (www.JoeMohrPaintings.com) and environmental cartoonist and writer (www.JoeMohrToons.com). He is also an aspiring children’s author and illustrator who has two books of verse published on the iphone. Joe and his wife, kids, and bikes live in U City.

]]> http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/bicyclin/feed/ 0 Another Robots & Kitties Submission for Craft-O-Matic! http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/another-robots-kitties-submission-for-craft-o-matic/ http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/another-robots-kitties-submission-for-craft-o-matic/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 14:20:31 +0000 April http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/12/

And a second fantastic Robots & Kitties submission from Brian Novak! This collage piece, along with all our other submissions will be sold at Craft-O-Matic to raise money for our nonprofit sponsors.

]]> http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/another-robots-kitties-submission-for-craft-o-matic/feed/ 0 Dancing Robot! http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/dancing-robot/ http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/dancing-robot/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 15:54:33 +0000 April http://stlouiscraftmafia.com/blog/2011/05/11/

Another great Robots & Kitties submission from Brian Novak! This collage piece, along with all our other submissions will be sold at Craft-O-Matic to raise money for our nonprofit sponsors.

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More art entries from the Robots & Kitties Design Competition coming your way today! Check out this one of breakdancing robots by Carrie Masters of Robot Luv – www.robotluv.com – “Spreadin the Robot Luv around the world and beyond!”

We will be selling a print og this awesome artwork at Craft-O-Matic craft show and the proceeds will benefit our amazing nonprofit sponsors!

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