Arrow of Light? Naw. Master Sword to the face? Psh. Ganon was killed by “The Triforce,” a drink consisting of Goldschlager, dark rum and banana liqueur. Puking sparkles has never been more heroic.
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Handmade Nation Extravaganza!
Coming up the first weekend in April, the Museum of Contemporary Craft is hosting the Northwest premiere of Handmade Nation, the documentary film and accompanying book chronicling the rise of the modern craft movement (you can read my interview with the director and author, Faythe Levine, here). They’re embellishing (haha, get it?) the event with […]
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Fold, Fold, Fold, Unfold, Refold, Throw
Not sure if you already have plans this weekend, but THIS GUY is coming to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. He’s the Paper Airplane Guy. Stop snickering. Paper airplanes are cool. I have been mildly obsessed with them since childhood, when I tried to make every plane in my Usborne Book of Paper Airplanes*, […]
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Button It Up with Susan Beal
For those of you crafters who devoured Susan Beal’s Bead Simple last year, she’s got a fresh one waiting in the wings: Button It Up is a collection of 80 projects using vintage and new buttons for jewelry, housewares, clothing, toys, bags, and more, plus bonus tutorials like how to cast your own buttons (color […]
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Free Love
It only seems like yesterday that it was the Christmas that nobody wanted and now here we are on the cusp of February with another holiday on the horizon: Valentine’s Day. One good thing about the economy being in the crapper is that it’s given people who were cheapskates all along an excuse just to […]
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The Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale
Don’t forget that this Sunday, from 11 am-7 pm, Crafty Wonderland will be having its biggest sale of the year, requiring it to move from its usual home at the Doug Fir to the Oregon Convention Center Hall E. Check out the complete, staggering list of vendors here and try to get there early—these things […]
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I Believe the Mammoths are Our Future
Here’s the premise: The year is 2009 and the world is ready to realize the best of its sci-fi potential. Black American President? Check. On the verge of pure artificial intelligence (aka “the singularity”)? Check. Sub-orbital global flight? Check. Now this from the Times: Scientists are talking for the first time about the old idea […]
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Secret Society
I got a phone call this morning from a publicist suggesting that I tell my readers about ebates.com, a shopping site that gathers a sort of “finders fee” for shoppers who use it to connect to its 900+ retail partners, like Sephora and Nordstrom’s. They then pass this on to customers through rebates ranging from […]
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Museum of Contemporary Craft “Right-sizes” Operations
I knew something was afoot earlier this week, but specifics have just been released regarding the Museum of Contemporary Craft‘s immediate future. And frankly, I was bracing for worse: Museum of Contemporary Craft announced today a revised operations budget for fiscal year 2009. The Museum took proactive measures to right-size the organization’s operations to reach […]
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Obama Screen Printing Party
The Obama Craft Project is hosting an Obama-themed screen printing party on Saturday, October 18 (yes, that’s the day after tomorrow), where you can bring an item and have it Obamafied: Almost anything can be screen printed, if it can lay flat: bags, sun shades, most clothes, wood, paper. More details on the event, including […]
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Three Craft Shows Happening Tomorrow
Tomorrow you can shop ’til you drop at three different crafty events happening around town. First, the Portland Hallowe’en Bazaar is going on all day at the Memorial Coliseum. There you will find an array of local craft vendors peddling their spooky handmade wares. In addition to the one-stop Halloween shopping, there will be a […]
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The Obama Craft Project
I was just reading Susan Beal’s blog, West Coast Crafty, and discovered The Obama Craft Project, which “seeks to celebrate and archive the work of the many crafters who have created projects inspired by Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign for the Presidency.” Some highlights include a free knitting pattern for making your very own Obama beanie, […]