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Asherah Arts (formerly Lee Rose)
We head to St Joseph, Missouri to meet Lee Rose, a ska-gypsy who takes her craziness out on art and crafts!
How did you find CO+K and why did you join?
I had idea for several projects which when I searched other crafting websites didn't turn anything up, but I noticed consistently when I was searching the internet that Co+K had something like what I was looking for. Between that and the ability to save the projects I liked, I was hooked! Now I'm on here more than anywhere else.
What projects are you currently working on?
I've been trying to find a way to blend my art-painting with my love of crafts by adding fibers, cut-outs, embossing, stamps and stitches. I'm teaching myself to bookbind. And between all that I've been making up a new curriculum for classes to teach at a new venue.
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Making Needle-Felted Animals: Over 20 Wild, Domestic and Imaginary Creatures (Crafts and Family Activities)
We chat to Steffi & Sophie, give you a chance to win the book and learn how-to needle felt a blue tit.
We are ‘The Makerss': Steffi Stern and Sophie Buckley, authors of 'Making Needle Felted Animals'. Steffi was born in Germany and, inspired by her mother's passion for knitting and crochet, has been handcrafting from an early age. Now a mother of four, she owns Mother Goose, a thriving craft shop right in the heart of Nailsworth near Stroud, Gloucestershire, an area renowned for its creative arts. Sophie was brought up in Staffordshire and studied Contemporary Crafts at Falmouth University. Now a practising crochet and needle felt artist, she lives in the Cotswolds and runs workshops for people of all abilities. She is inspired by the natural world, and her work and the materials she uses reflect her love of natural forms.
Come behind the scenes at Pysselbolaget and tour Karin & Freja's cosy craft closet in Stockholm.
Beside the fact that I can keep all my craft supplies in one place, I also get to display some of our favourite crafts. We make lots of things for the blog and I also make tutorials for companies who like to fill their websites with creative content.
Cydney recreates the colorful nerdy style of Kimmy from The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
After binge watching The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt one weekend, I have a soft spot for Kimmy’s indomitable optimism and joyous attitude! I love that her character resembles a ray of sunshine, with bright colors and playful accessories- she has inspired me welcome more bold colors in my wardrobe this spring.