cathy of california

i'm ready for my close up (i think)

 

natalie from craft magazine just posted a video podcast that features me demonstrating how to use the flower looms. if you think this looks like fun please visit my shop where you will find the kits that i have assembled with all the the vintage supplies you'll need. i have also put together a few 3 packs of the craft straw too!

having trouble viewing the podcast? you might have better luck here on you tube.

UPDATE: thanks to everyone for your overwhelming response! my shop is nearly sold out. i am working fast + furious at putting more together. i will have them at renegade brooklyn june 14+15 and renegade san francsico july 12+13.

raffia

from raffia atlas handicrafs leaflet no. 42

poodle and crafts

of course this has the instructions to crochet a poodle bottle cover. wanna see the most crocheted poodles you'll probably ever see in one place? then you have to visit the world famous crochet museum in joshua tree, california. a crafty spiritual experience awaits you there!

(from patons bazaar novelites and gifts by beehive toronto, canada)

bright ideas with felt and burlap, 1972

from bright ideas with felt and burlap by design R crafts - fort worth, texas, 1972)

fantasy fur, 1973

"fantasy fur is a fascinating material with possibilities that only end with your own imagination."

(from fantasy fur published by harold mangelsen & sons - omaha, nebraska, 1973)

the jack frost rug book, 1971

with projects like "the regal eagle", "add a slice of orange", "american way pillow", and "let's do the shag again" who can resisit?

(from the jack frost rug book 1971)

even more stuff in my shop

you might recall the "serendipity in hi-straw" post i did a couple of months ago. well, i recently came across a box filled with a whole bunch of packages of the "perforated motifs" (AKA plastic canvas) just like the ones that were used in "serendipity in hi-straw".

since i'm not really a card carrying member of the plastic canvas cult (well i did keep some for myself-i really like those flowers) i just listed all of them in my etsy shop. please feel free to buy in bulk!

i just updated my shop

i just updated shop with a few more kits and some vintage craft straw 3 packs!

just in case you didn't believe me

here's the bin of the pacakges that i have assembled so far. each one contains 3 skeins (around 24 yards each) of vintage craft straw originally sold under names like swistraw, ribbon straw, strawtex, hi-straw and the like. i have packaged them in coordinating or complimentary colors. this is all vintage and i have tried my best to use the ones i get that are in the best condition.

i will be posting a few in my shop at some point tomorrow.

don't let this craft die!

i got a big envelope in today's mail. of course it was more vintage flower loom stuff for the kits. there was also a little note from the seller thanking me and asking that i "don't let this craft die!". well debi of collecthappy815 you have absolutely nothing to worry about.