http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog idle hands are the devils tools Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:18:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out this new set of cards freshy created last night. They are currently available in sets of four on our etsy site. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/11/27/new-cards/ As etsy lovers it is really cool to see one of our items in the hand picked section of etsy! Check it out. Also check out our newest blog, www.etsy-love.com, a site dedicated to lovin etsy. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/11/15/look-at-us/ Check out the etsy shop of Tara Hogan of Ink and Wit. She has some great letterpress work as well as prints of her original atwork (one featured below). http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/11/05/ink-wit/ I discoverd the work of Portland OR illustrator Besty Walton through her etsy shop today. I love her lines and color pallette. You can see more of her work at her website morningcraft. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/10/24/wednesday-etsy-find-morningcraft/ I am in love with this bookshelf by Sloom & Sloridg. (found via swissmiss) If there is a way I will make this or something like it in the near future. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/10/19/my-favorite-controlled-chaos/ My BF and I have recently given a try at lamp making. Never in all of our planning and ideas did we come up with anything as creative as chaos lamp. I love it, especially coupled withe the green wall. Check out some of Julianna Holowka's other lamps at her ... http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/10/19/chaos-lamp/ Most of my gocco prints are fairly simple with one to two colors. I am completely inspired by the work that inkdesigner has done. I love the colors and layers in his designs. I only wished I were as organized as him. Here are few pieces available at his etsy shop. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/10/19/37/ Hey Everybody! Thanks to designsponge for linking to our blog, we've long admired all of the great work that goes on there! Please take a mintue to check out some of the stuff we do here at www.thecraftydevils.etsy.com and at www.thecraftydevils.com. Here is our latest design. Thanks! http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/10/18/new-card-douchebag/ Check out these packaging designs by Waldopancake http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/10/17/waldopancake/ Check out these glasses I Love Uma, http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/10/17/i-love-uma/ There is SO much good stuff on Etsy these days. We are going to try to keep you informed by giving you a look each Tuesday at the latest and greatest items to join the site. Enjoy! Pillow Boxes from fieldandsea.etsy.com 2008 letterpress calendar by ilee.etsy.com moustache pins from lupin.etsy.com Wall art from oneupdesigns.etsy.com http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/10/16/tuesday-etsy-finds/ It has been waaaaaaaaaaaay too long since we last wrote here. So, this post is long overdue. I have been looking everywhere lately for new design inspiration. Here is one from French Paper. Cute wrapping paper and matching stationary sets. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/10/16/french-paper/ I opened up the may/june issue of Blueprint and saw this beautiful envelope. Available in Seattle at de Medici Ming Fine Paper and Lucca it is inspired by the year of the pig, 2007. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/05/04/year-of-the-pig/ I stumbled upon the blog, the etsy shop and the flickr account of 25 year old australian graphic designer Lara via Print & Pattern. I have a crush on her pattern work. *sigh* Also good to note, she got her mini cards (featured in the last picture) printed at Moo, ... http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/05/03/kirin-spiring/ I'm inspired to start doing more with my cards this year. Freelancing has allowed me an open schedule leaving key time to focus on my own personal projects. I am going to use this blog to chronicle my journey into creating work that i love. Please e-mail and send anything ... http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/05/01/inspired/ Finally putting some new bags & wallets up for spring. The question is, why am I such a poor photographer? These pics do not do justice to the pieces. Nonetheless - they are up and ready for you to take home. Enjoy! I'm going to go read my Intro to ... http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/02/20/posting-new-stuff-is-hard/ and enjoy! http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2007/01/30/new-cards-posted-today/ Official/Unofficial news that The Crafty Devils & By the Beard of Zeus are sharing a booth at Urban Craft Uprising. Save the dates, December 2nd & 3rd!! http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/10/11/together-we-will-rule-the-world/ The first of hopefully many I Heart's for The Crafty Devils. Check out the pics, new items coming soon in the bags category! Shout out to Danny P for wrangling in the ladies at the sale. Your good looks are always appreciated. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/10/03/i-heart-rummage/ with my little eye.... could it be? yes! It frikken is! The Crafty Devils url on the cover of this week's Stranger. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/08/16/i-spy/ Take a lookie loo at a few bags I've been making. I'll have a fresh batch of leather bags for the Crafty D's soon. Thanks for stopping by. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/08/14/another-satisfied-customer/ We moved into a great new place in Fremont at the beginning of the month. The selling point to win over this little crafting heart? It wasn't the hardwood floors or the big leaded windows. It was my own sewing room in the slightly crusty unfinished basement. Heck yes! It ... http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/08/13/a-room-of-ones-own/ Just got my new industrial machine up and running. I took the day off from work and have locked myself in the office with my new boyfriend. Here's our first love child. A leather strap for a custom bag I'm making… http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/07/12/day-off-for-craftin/ I did some screen printing last night. Some day white feathers and yellow fabric will = cute bag. yes! http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/07/12/workin/ My eyes have been opened to a whole nother realm of crafting, my friends. Please enjoy this link, which has a large collection of images from various Japanese crafting books. Also, there's a good amount of goodies on Flickr. For those of you who are as lucky as I to ... http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/05/24/crafting-japanese/ So...today is an official CRAFTY D crafting day. I'll update later with any progress that is made. http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/04/30/today/ During a weekend trip to Portland a friend and i discovered the Alberta Arts District. Within five mintues of walking down the gift shop, bar, restaurant and art studio lined street we had both vowed to moved to the area within two years to open our own shop and restaurant. According ... http://www.thecraftydevils.com/blog/2006/04/28/alberta/