http://www.beingcrafty.net Valerie's crafty projects, photos, and more. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:25:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I stopped by the rubber stamp convention this weekend, though I didn't stay too long. I usually just go to stop at the Hanko Designs booth, and to walk around and look for a bit. There were a few new vendors, including The Paper Palette, but the show ... http://www.beingcrafty.net/2008/06/01/summertime-crafts/ http://www.beingcrafty.net/2008/05/25/join-the-paper-swap/ For a friend's birthday last month, I decorated a sturdy cardboard box with glitter (to put a necklace inside) and also made a card to go with it. Her favorite color is purple, and she does like glitter, so the gift box was a simple thing. I ended up with ... http://www.beingcrafty.net/2008/05/04/purple-birthday/ The annual Maker Faire is going on this weekend in San Mateo, but I've decided not to attend this year. I did think about it at first, and even tried to organize some friends to go, but the interest wasn't really there. Personally, I went to the 2006 and 2007 ... http://www.beingcrafty.net/2008/05/04/craft-vs-make/ For anyone who is drawn to the small details, the patterns in security envelopes can be quite nice. Here are a few from a Flickr photo set called Security Patterns. Great for little collages and other things, or try reusing the envelopes by turning them inside out, ... http://www.beingcrafty.net/2008/03/30/security-envelopes/ As you can tell, my craft projects have become few and far between these days, but I've had a few little things I've worked on in the last two months. In November and December, I went against my previous decision to quit swaps for a bit, and signed up for a ... http://www.beingcrafty.net/2007/12/25/years-end/ I don't really celebrate the holidays, but if you do, here's a great project related to gift-giving: http://www.beingcrafty.net/2007/11/06/buy-handmade/ It might look like I haven't been doing much of anything crafty in the last few months, but that's not entirely true. (It's not entirely false either though.) I've been pretty busy at work in the last few months, and the only crafting I did for awhile was participating in ... http://www.beingcrafty.net/2007/11/06/cupcakes/ YUZEN wooden clothes pinsOriginally uploaded by karaku* Aren't these gorgeous? You can buy these and other handmade items from the creator at her Etsy store. http://www.beingcrafty.net/2007/08/31/yuzen-clothespins/ Sadly, there's still not much crafting going on around these parts. At most, I've occasionally making up batches of little envelopes for my eBay auctions, and looking through the occasional craft magazine, but I haven't been feeling much motivation to actually come up with a new project. I'm ok with ... http://www.beingcrafty.net/2007/08/31/all-is-quiet-on-the-crafting-front/