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: my imaginary boyfriend wants to be your friend!
my
imaginary boyfriend on flickr! : Want to see the latest and greatest
shots by Erika and my imaginary boyfriend? Well, here's where you'll find them!
Etsy : Etsy is the place to buy all things
cool and handcrafted. My imaginary boyfriend sells via Etsy because we're cool
and handcrafted too!
Craftster : Craftster is the most active,
most craftacular message board out there! The amazingly crafty, Leah Cramer
is the host of this this 24 hour craftin' people web party and if you can think
of a craft, it's probably there. Heck, even if you can't think of a craft it's
probably still there!
getcrafty.com : Jean Railla's awesome
craft e-zine/message board is always a great place for ideas and feed back.
This message board is one of the first Internet outlets for the crafty types
and has been around since we called them bulletin boards.
Make Workshop : Do you live in New
York City? Do you craft? Do you want to? Then for the sake of all that is good
on Earth get over to Make Workshop! Diana Rupp runs the place and she is amazing!
And the classes! You can learn to make shoes there! That's right. . . shoes!
Why are you still reading this? Click the link right now!
Sublime Stitching
: Jenny Hart is the queen of super hip embroidery. She's awesome, she's inspirational,
and on top of all that, she's quite a looker too!
Stereoette : Joi aka
Stereoette has a super great blog and shop. Check her out!
BeJessie : Jessie makes
super cute clothes and wonderful soaps. If you like to look cute and be clean
she can help you out.
Elkie Soto
Designs : Elkie makes handbags and totes that will make you swoon! She also
makes beautiful housewares inspired by beautiful faraway places.
Qassa : Qassa features prayer candles and
other cute items inspired by old Hollywood glamour and classic movies.
Appliance Clothing : Nikki sells
beautiful jewelry, clothes, and patterns through her site. She has also written
this
book and is the craft and sewing editor of this
magazine.
Nobody's Sweetheart : Dyna Moe
is an amazing illustrator, graphic artist, designer, improvisor, film maker,
and friend. This is her site. It's as great as she is.
Mr. Ghost : Mr. Ghost is Kirk Damato, Dyna
Moe, and Bill Buckendorf. They make movies. Wonderful, wonderful, odd, and strangely
beautiful movies. Watch Cakey! The Cake From Outerspace! and I dare you not
to fall in love.
Greenwich Letterpress : Is
a lovely shop in New York's West Village. They carry my imaginary boyfriend
products, stationary by independent designers, and many other goodies and you
can get custom letterpress work done there too! Co-owner Beth also sells her
super witty, super fun card line, 1980, there.
Artez'n : Located on Brooklyn's Atlantic
Avenue, Artez'n is a super great shop and school featuring products and classes
by New York City artists. My imaginary boyfriend's line can be found in the
shop and on the website because, 'though we may have moved, my imaginary boyfriend
and I will always have Brooklyn in our heart!
Adorn Magazine : Proving that crafts can
be hip and fashionable is Adorn's aim and boy have they hit their mark! From
their very first issue they've been providing hip and cool crafts to adorn yourself
and your life. Check them out and subscribe! They've even feature a project
or two by me!
Bust Magazine : Bust is the greatest magazine
ever. Period. It's editor-in-chief, Debbie Stroller is pretty awesomely awesome
too. Bust also host one of the best holiday craft shows around! The
Bust Holiday Craftacular!
Readymade Magazine : I will never
have anything but the biggest love in the world for Readymade. It's a wonderful
magazine with great inspiring projects. Their website has a great daily blog
that ranges from projects to recipes to cool things you can't live without.
It's a truly great resource.
Renegade Craft Fair : The original
alt craft fair! Renegade now host shows 3 times a year in Chicago and Brooklyn.
Always fun, Renegade is a great place to go if you want to find out what the
next hot trend is going to be.
Crafty Bastards
: Presented by Washington DC's premier alternative newsweekly, the Washington
City Paper, Crafty Bastards is a showcase and fair for some of the country's
most talented and accomplished crafters and artists.
Stitch Austin : Hosted by the original
Craft Mafia, Austin's Craft Mafia,
this show is a wonderful mix of some of the best crafters in the the country
and great music. There's also a rocking fashion show every year!
Bazaar Bizarre : No painted
ducks at this craft fair! this alt craft fair has take manifest destiny to heart
and spread out across this great land of ours! With shows in Boston, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, and Cleveland this fair is taking over the country one funky craft
at a time!
Felt Club : First rule of Felt Club is
DO talk about Felt Club! So here I go. . . Los Angeles' Felt Club show is ultra
hip, ultra fun, and ultra cheap! Only $1! Well. . . until you start shopping
for wonderful handmade goodies. Most Felt Club shows feature classes too! How
fun is that!?!