Showing posts with label Craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Craft. Show all posts

Friday, June 11, 2010

Portland Paper City
















This project had been a whirlwind of excitement. Is seems as though every time we put out any kind of intention, before we even ask, we're getting emails from people offering up the exact thing we are looking for. Portland Paper City officially has it's own momentum and we are thrilled to be part of the ride! Case in point: myself and fellow PPC founders put out the intention of finding a spot where we an craft with the public. Before we can even brainstorm, we get an email about joining forces with (get this) Dreamer's Market place. Our first day there is tomorrow Saturday, June 12! We'll be there from 11AM - 2PM and maybe a little longer depending on the weather. Make sure to come out and craft a food cart and some tress! We'll have new craft projects at every event.

 For more information check out: http://portlandpapercity.com/ and http://www.dreamerspdx.com/


Stay tuned for information on future weekend dates and our bi-monthly craft nights!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Recycled Knits

If you're looking for inspiration this morning, look no further. This faux 1950's outfit is assembled from plastic bags by Cathy Kasdan. It's pretty amazing.

Boutique Knits

I went into Close Knit the other day and spotted Boutique Knits. It's a wonderful book by Laura Irwin, a Portlander who is a manager at Seaplane.Close Knit had samples of many of the projects from this book on display. These gloves are so cute. I really want to make these.However, the gloves shown below are what really struck me. They are gorgeous.I had to show this hood since I've been working on my hooded scarf this past week. I love the color and the thinckness of the whole peice. It looks so warm.Isn't this hat beautiful? I've always been a huge fan of that braded look in knitting.

There are so many other items that I was blown away by. If you get the chance, do check out this book. The hand bags are amazing. They are mostly felted with some details knited. You can see photos of them on her flickr site here.


You can also read an interview with Laura from Oregon Live here.