I’m still in recuperation and cleanup mode, but here are a few pretty nifty things that have popped up on my feed reader lately. enjoy!
Risotto that’s not Risotto? Yep, it’s made with barley!! Healthy even!!! mushroom barley “risotto” from the brown eyed baker.
She’s totally one-upping the reuseable coffee cup/sleeve thing, I can see these holding names in a classroom too! Check out the link above for the super-easy instructions.
Another awesome holiday tutorial, this time from The Crafty Crow
via the Crafty Crow
She says: They are darling for ornaments but they’d make a wonderful garland as well. Put one on your wrist to add a little jingle to your step or tie one on a package to make it extra special.
I also think you could adapt these to cover fairy lights… Plus, they’re made totally from recycled materials! Check out the tutorial here.
Just in time to start planning for the holidays, this magazine from Creature Comforts is full of gorgeous ideas: diy decorating, gift wrapping, recipes, peeks inside artists’ studios, little freebies, gift ideas and so much more! http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/gifted-magazine
Tired of having to waste paper and ink printing out an entire page of stuff when maybe you only want a small portion of the info?? This website, found via UnPluggd lets you do just that. http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/
According to the site: * Enter a URL and click Start. There is nothing to download – everything runs in your browser
* Make the page more readable by changing the font size and type and removing the background
* Combine multiple web pages – edit & print them as one document!
* Save your modified page as a PDF or HTML document
* Remove ads and other junk you don’t want
I hate posting such a downer about candy right before Halloween, but if you haven’t seen this, maybe it will make you re-think where you buy your candy, since some of the biggest names in chocolate for trick-or-treaters are also responsible for some of the last remaining child slavery. http://www.thedarksideofchocolate.org/
(and if you’re seeing it too late for this year, it’s still good info to have. Maybe if enough people say something, we can make it change?)
So you may have heard me mention the EcoEtsy street team before. They are really focused on not only highlighting Etsy sellers with earth-friendly business practices, but the team really helps each other find better ways to run their businesses, as well as holding events to fund-raise for different causes.
I’ve been a member for a few years, but a few weeks ago they put out a call for a business tips blog editor, and it seemed like as good a time as any to try and give a little back. Since I’m currently sort of in the middle of re-organizing and trying to answer a lot of questions in my own business, it seemed like sharing my experiences could possibly help others going through the same process.
Friday they did a little introductory post on their blog, which was really sweet. Thank you guys!
My first post for them is coming up on the 16th of July, and it’s going to be about the process of writing a business plan, since that’s what I’m currently mired in the middle of.
Anyway, you can check out all of the members and the team blog right over here: http://blog.ecoetsy.com/
I love that she did this, because different felts are just so… different, and really do have different uses. I’ve learned that the hard way on a couple of projects, and so seeing these flowers in comparison with each other is super helpful!
Sad as it makes me, I’ve had to give up working with the Ecospun felt for apparel projects because frankly, it just doesn’t hold up to washing, it starts looking a bit tatty. What Ecospun IS great for, however, is small craft projects like badges, where you want to be able to layer a lot, without it getting bulky, or projects you don’t think you’ll really ever be washing. Or maybe these flowers…
Anyway! if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go cut out a million tiny petals now. I have an event to go to in a couple weeks, and I really think one of these flowers would be perfect to wear with the vintage bathing suit a friend gave me… Sort of like this headband adaptation from Kristen (isn’t this the cutest?!?)
So I’ve blogged here before about which veggies and fruits are the most important to buy organic, and which are ok to buy conventionally, but I just have to re-address it after seeing this absolutely awesome guide from one of my favorite crafters, MyPaperCrane. Check out her adorable, and oh so handy guide!
so you can print it out, laminate it and pass it around to people who are new to this and overwhelmed by all the information out there. I think it really helps to see things in simple terms when you’re just starting out on this journey.
Thank you Heidi!
This weekend marked another year at the Inman Park Festival, and despite a soggy Saturday and mostly rained-out parade, we still had a great time. One thing about festivals is that we always get questions from people who make things themselves and are considering taking the plunge into selling. It’s not the easiest thing in the world to do, but I would never discourage anyone from giving it a go, as it can also be quite satisfying. That said, there have been quite a few things we’ve learned over the years and Liz did an absolutely fabulous write-up of some of the more important of those over on her blog. I don’t think I could say it any better than she did, so I’m just going to link to her list.
(flickr photo of our booth from last year by dotD)
