Mexican Embroidery

With my fever for embroidery still in full effect, I came across a flickr member who has a set dedicated to Mexican Embroidery. The photographer named Karen Elwell shares her pictures on the flickr profile called Teyacapan.



Check out Karen's set on embroidery appropriately called Mexican Embroidery.



If you have arthritis or want to have some immediate satisfaction, here are some items for sale:


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Buy me!

Etsy Seller of the week!

New jewelry line from artist/jewelry designer Rebecca Coagan. Buy here!

Maker Faire NYC

Maker Faire is coming to town! The event will be held at the New York Hall of Science in Queens this weekend, Saturday, September 25th and Sunday, September 26th. To buy tickets follow the instructions on this page.

Joetta Maue

Joetta Maue is a Brooklyn based fiber artist and photographer. Her stuff is so pretty! She also has a great blog called Little Yellow Birds that features upcoming shows and her current works.

Cat Craft

OMG! This guy is my cat hero! He started off with just one cat and now has a village of over 600! He built a city for them and they live on his 30 acre property. Read this article about the cat city.

To check out the Caboodle Ranch site click here.

See above pic: Cat food in shopping cart at wal-mart!!

Back to School

After reading my September Susan Miller Horoscope, I am following her advice (and my urge) to go back to school. This fall I am committing all of my extra money to taking classes. I found a bunch of amazing places in the NY area and beyond! The first place I came across is a brand new studio in Park slope called The Textile Arts Center

They offer classes from the basic knitting and sewing skills to learning how to embroider and quilt. They also offer childrens classes such as weaving and they will host kids bday parties and they have an afterschool program. They are so amazing! They also have artist showcases AND work with Bags for the People which is an organization that works with the public to create reusable tote bags from recycled fabrics.

Guess Who?

On friday night I stumbled upon a party where I stumbled upon this great idea. The people who lived at the party house (I have no idea who they are) had made their own Guess Who? board game with pictures of their friends instead of the usual creeps that Milton Bradley has on the pieces.

WHY!?

I spent a better half of the morning going through my saved Etsy favorites with remorse. I wish I had better sense and bought these, RIP:


















and one more of the teeth: