Craft + Irony: Craft the Vote!
On Craftster it says “No tea cozies without irony.” This and other things of a similar sentiment, of course, purportedly appeals to all of the “hipster-type” crafters, the younger generation, the DIYers, the vanguard of cool, the sultans of swing … ahem.
In that spirit, I present this little article I found today, which certainly was either (a) aimed squarely at us youngish crafters or (b) was written by one of us or more likely (c) both.
“Craft the Vote! Winning the presidency with a Bedazzler and a crochet hook.”
And whatever you do, don’t miss the slideshow.
Nerd Craft: the HTML (hexadecimal) Patchwork Quilt
I just ran across a neat art/craft idea that also throws in some computer nerdery for good measure.
The HTML Patchwork is a collaborative effort thought up/headed by Ele Carpenter, an artist in residence at Access Space, Sheffield, UK. Find more information at the Open Source Embroidery web page. The online record of the actual quilt that’s going up at Access space can be found at this HTML patchwiki page.
What is it? People choose a hexadecimal color - you do know that colors have hexadecimal values, right? - and make a quilt block out of it. On that quilt block you embroider the hex value and something about the maker - website, name, etc.
Methinks I would like to participate, perhaps with the color #66000, which doesn’t seem to have been claimed yet. The color, in fact, of this blog post 
Techie - Crafty Crossovers
I read two types of blogs, other than my friends’ stuff. 1) Craft-related and 2) Gadget/tech related.
It’s a little bit strange when I start seeing the same things on both of the sites, but this last week has seen a couple of unexpected crossovers.
Craft and Make both featured the knit iPhone, and then it popped up on Monday at Popgadget as well.
Then, just today, Popgadget popped up with a post on how Etsy has gone offline, a follow-up to their earlier story informing their readers about the wonderful things you can find on Etsy. Says the author today, “I love Etsy.” Don’t we all?
Tech and craft aren’t such different worlds, though. Look at all the wonderful blogs I follow (about 15 so far - check the Blogroll over there for more). And when I was trolling iTunes for new podcasts, there was a whole section on the very front page entitled “Crafty is Cool.”
Indeed it is.
