Archives for “local”

The penny trick

I had a craftastic weekend, starting on Thursday. I went to the Etsy craft Lab hosted by MOCFA and sponsored by Giant Robot and Britex Fabrics ...

2 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Monday, June 7, 2010 at 4:51 pm.

Filed under church of craft, craft fairs, local, other people.

I feel like I am trash talking about a close girlfriend

Every time I go to the new California Academy of Science I get grumpy. I miss the old one. A lot. I think the new ...

1 Comment. Posted by Minnie on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 8:08 pm.

Filed under about me, local, other people, rant, , .

Spats for Bazaar Bizarre @ Maker Faire 2009

1. spats for Bazaar Bizarre @ Maker Faire 2009, 2. spats for Bazaar Bizarre @ Maker Faire 2009, 3. spats for Bazaar Bizarre @ Maker ...

1 Comment. Posted by Minnie on Monday, May 25, 2009 at 5:24 pm.

Filed under craft fairs, local, projects- finished, sewing, spats, , , , .

I bought some fabric in Santa Cruz

It's true you can get any fabric you desire on the internet but nothing beats going into a good fabric store so that you can ...

0 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 11:55 am.

Filed under fabric, local, materials, project - ideas, sewing.

You Bazaar @ SF County Fair building in GG Park! Nov 2nd!

Hiya Folks, You Bazaar is just around the corner! Next weekend, November 2nd at the San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate ...

0 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Friday, October 24, 2008 at 8:25 pm.

Filed under goodness, local, other people, .

The aforementioned handkerchief

 I mentioned on a previous screamything post that I was entering a slight manic phase. I'm not sure that's exactly true but I have 3 ...

6 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Friday, October 3, 2008 at 1:54 pm.

Filed under about me, diy, general crafting, goodness, local, materials, projects- finished, sewing, spats.

Calling all Bay Area residents! Cool fabric Alert!

I stopped by the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse today to drop off some donations (read: lame old fabric). And I nearly passed out ...

0 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 9:49 pm.

Filed under about me, goodness, local, materials.

SF Bazaar Bizarre You Bazaar! Vendor Interviews

Hey! So, I'm interviewing all the vendors for the upcoming You Bazaar in SF. My first one is with Hae Eun Park of Planet Tokki. The ...

3 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Friday, September 19, 2008 at 12:27 pm.

Filed under diy, general crafting, goodness, interviews, local, other people, reviews.

BlogHer clothing/shoe frenzy

I'm all excitedly looking through my clothes to decide what to wear to Blogher. Not that it matters AT ALL. And yet... it's not like ...

1 Comment. Posted by Minnie on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 12:15 pm.

Filed under about me, general crafting, goodness, local, other people, sewing.

No photos were taken

Oh wait, I lied. I did take two pictures while sitting on my bed, here is one of them: Yesterday on my way home from the ...

1 Comment. Posted by Minnie on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 11:03 am.

Filed under about me, goodness, local, other people.

Largest LOLCAT – I need to go see this!

A Friday BART trip to SF is now in order. I must see this for myself and marvel and bow down. LOLCAT mural. hahahaha. i love ...

1 Comment. Posted by Minnie on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 1:04 pm.

Filed under goodness, local, other people, painting.

Take lots of pictures, make lots of plans!

Every once in a while i stop by the superhero journal to see how she is doing. Andrea makes lovely jewelry that she sells here, ...

4 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 11:04 am.

Filed under about me, goodness, local, other people.

searching for rhyme and/or reason in the grocery store

I just went grocery shopping hungry. Always a shifty sort of thing to do as it could go well or it could end up in ...

0 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 1:26 pm.

Filed under about me, cooking & food, health, local.

Spats for a friend

I have made these spats for a friend. Attributes are: exposed brass separating zipper, rubber heel guards, red flannel lining. Also, a huge glaring ...

2 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 2:03 pm.

Filed under local, materials, sewing, spats, , .

Fabulous finds at the oakland white elephant

The white elephant pre-sale was a few weeks ago and was totally overwhelming. It always is. One needs to brings a personal sherpa ...

2 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 11:33 am.

Filed under goodness, local, materials, , , , .

Should I buy a serger?

I do not need a serger but I sure would like one! Think of the pretty seams and the rad cutting thingy! It means I ...

1 Comment. Posted by Minnie on Monday, January 21, 2008 at 12:29 pm.

Filed under local, materials, tools.

Score

First off I am testing scribefire to post this. I hope it works correctly. I made the mistake of leaving the house today and it means ...

0 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 6:27 pm.

Filed under about me, local, materials.

Another test post with image

and some text here blah blah blah and some text here blah blah blahand some text here blah blah blahand some text here blah ...

1 Comment. Posted by Minnie on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 9:32 pm.

Filed under collage, cross stitch, local, materials.

Local arty crafty events and people

First Fridays are a nice local east bay thing to do. It started out as the First Friday Art Murmur - list of galleries you ...

0 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 11:45 am.

Filed under about me, local, other people.

For those in the bay area:

Free classes in October at the Foundation Center in SF. things like, Getting Your First Book Published  and Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts Related posts:Local ...

0 Comments. Posted by Minnie on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 12:06 pm.

Filed under local.