A charming little website... My Misio. C'est trés frais et super mignon! Check out the photo blog and read about Misio's adventures, watch the cute stop motion animated film, see the computer wallpaper- and I guarantee that you'll want to adopt a Misio too!
Found via mymisio.com's Flickr photos.
(note to self: How neat! Now why can't I think of anything this cute??)
I'm still here, but have been having some job interviews lately. I haven't had the time or the desire to sew so much as a hem (not that I like doing hems, bwahaha)! So watch this space for future crafty endeavors. Really. I have a couple of ideas I'd like to try, but this will have to wait til Friday night at least. So... for now maybe I can point you in another direction with these links:
Tribhüsli mini geenhouse made from CD cases
Amerindianarts.info Native American art blog
Garnstudio.com has lovely free knitting patterns
Madamtut- wish I could go shopping in Denmark... (check out their crocheted toys- Danish amigurumi!)
Try out new colors: daily color scheme
What would Dali do? ask salvador dali
This is cute: an amigurumi macintosh
Signing myself up for a class in stained glass.
(I know, I need another hobby like a hole in the head).
Buying pretty things from LingGlass's Etsy shop.
Crocheting an amineko (amigurumi kitty).
Admiring Marieke's felt creations.
Adding things to my Wists (wishlist to dream with).
Finally posting photos of the two Artist Trading Cards I received awhile ago from Amy. I love them.
I'm still here, but have been too tired to blog because of the demanding temp job I have right now and feeling bad at the same time because I haven't had anything creative to post lately. Some evenings I'm too fatigued to do anything else but a little mindless web surfing. The least I can do is share some fun links I found recently!
*note to self: reminds me a little of some sketches I made 18 months ago- gotta find my art journal! Where did I put it?
Oh la la- Quilting Arts has a blog! How cool. 
Bookmark this puppy right away! I'm so jazzed about this. This will make waiting for their magazine seem less long- I wish it came out more often than 4 times a year.
Many thanks to Sandy at Dangling by a Thread for the link- Sandy you're the best! Did I mention how thrilled I was? Oh, sorry. Well then... did I mention that my friend the amazing Lisa brought me back the latest issue of Cloth Paper Scissors from L.A.? Big deal you say? Actually it IS a big deal because to my knowledge you can't find this magazine in France! I must subscribe asap (i.e. as soon as I get a job).
I know I do! I've been feeling a bit stuck lately. Last weekend I worked on an altered book I started some time ago, while the kids painted and did collage. It's far from finished but here's a little peek at it. Can you see the niche where I put a tiny mirror? The book doesn't have a theme or anything, the only thing I know is that I want it to look old and a little beat up. My daughter started one too, using an old board book.
Well anyway, back to the inspiration:
Two new really nice blogs, found thanks to comments left on mine: Francoise in Belgium quilts and paints. She wrote me and I'm glad she did because she has a new blog called creatilfun! Sue in Massachusettes wrote me too, and you can see what she does at her blog Threads. I just noticed that Sue gives online classes too! A class in making handbags, and a class in silk fusion (wow). Bookmark these so you can see what these two artists are up to. (OMG, now I really feel unproductive right now!)
Awesome fiber art by Linnie Craigie who is inspired by traditional Mexican yarn paintings, geology, and geography. I found this thanks to a Flickr photoset. Flickr is an endless source of fun and inspiration. Here are some of my favorite photos.
Now for some craft links. All kinds of stuff here, even a fun idea for chocolate spoons- great with coffee!
How about a little Japanese cute?
I also found this Japanese cat artist at Nyagomi.com- how I wish I read Japanese! Check out her blog, see all the nice ceramics and things at the shop, and take a peek at how the artist works.
Lastly, I challenge you to do something you think you can't do.
I just love the idea behind this Danish website: mormor.nu! Mormor means grandmother in Danish and the youngest employee at mormor is 68. These grandmothers knit and crochet retro style baby and toddler clothes with the best materials (you won't find any mass produced acrylic baby sweaters here!) and best of all you can buy them online.
If my son was still a baby I would've loved to buy him something from these grannies because he doesn't have any grandparents at all, and all this stuff is handmade with love- each item even comes with a nametag with the signature of the grandma who knit or crocheted it! This is quoted from their website: "Mormor.nu has found some of the best Granmas to help us produce our baby-clothes. The older generation pass their special knowledge about housework and handycrafts on – mostly accompanied by a cup of coffee and vivid conversations across the table." What a nice philosophy.
Cool things over at paperforest. That's where I found a link to these awesome Japanese paper robots you can download and make!
While I'm still thinking about paper toys, here are some odd ones from readymech. My son likes these- but he hasn't seen the robots yet :o)
The world of playing cards, and an altered playing card swap.
Artforms in nature- original high-res plates (as in illustrations).
and...
Thank you George Clooney.
