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  • catching up with Team Craft

    Jan 29, 09 • editor • crafting, Team Craft • 1 Comment • Read More »

    I’m so busy not napping these days that I’ve fallen behind on updates on Team Craft. (For more info and the lyrics to our theme song, please visit the earlier post entitled: Team Craft – An Introduction) Last Sunday we had a crafternoon makeup session over at Kristine’s (don’t get too excited, I said makeup, not makeout…) It was an opportunity for anyone to earn badges for missed craft nights. Also a chance for some of us to finally make those badges for Team Craft events we had hosted. While we were making badges, Kraft-stine made: a halloween wreath, a fascinator, and pasties. She should get a badge for her ability to craft that fast and still make really cool stuff. Team Craft Badges Badges pictured above from top right, clockwise: haunted house, Valentine’s card and cupcake decorating, lantern festival, and fascinators… We also made a list of all craft nights so far and I think we’ve had about 18 of them… the next schedule Team Craft meeting is February 8 for our 3rd annual Valentine’s chocolate and crafting extravaganza. We’re looking for ideas for a craft so if you have any ideas please share in the comments below! I was the worst offender and I had to make two badges: one for the haunted house we built in my basement for a house party (three Halloweens ago!) and one

  • Making T Shirts, Merchandising

    Dec 12, 08 • editor • crafting, my band Mink Valley, Team Craft • 5 Comments • Read More »

    Merchandising While I am already talking about my band Mink Valley, I thought I would talk about the ongoing quest to make band t-shirts. I’ve picked up some information along the way that will be helpful for others; whether you are making shirts for your band, team, family reunion, blog, whatever…  DIY SCREENPRINTING I decided to make our own shirts so I went out and bought a screen, the chemicals used to burn the image on to the screen, and the ink. I watched someone make a zillion shirts once when I was touring with a band over a decade ago, so I figured I was an expert (I was selling their merch at tables, not performing, sadly…).  Just in case, I researched the process on the Internet and I was optimistic that I understood how it worked. I printed the art onto a transparency and then laid it on top of the screen (which I had treated with chemicals). Then I shone a bright light at the screen for several hours so the image could burn into the screen. The plan was that I would then spray water on the screen and part would rinse away, so that when I pressed paint through the screen the artwork would appear on the shirt. I tried this three times and each time everything would rinse off, leaving me with a blank

  • Team Craft – An Introduction

    Dec 2, 08 • editor • crafting, Team Craft • 4 Comments • Read More »

    So far this blog has been missing one main thing that I’m doing instead of napping, and that is my life as a member of Team Craft, and as a crafter in general. Team Craft Team Craft is a society that has been going for over two years now. We even have our own theme song, which does a good job of explaining what Team Craft is all about.  Theme Song from Craft Night Midnight in the bad part of town All the ladies gather round You bring the needles I’ll bring the thread Making totebags pink and red Totebags from my old dress Barb’s bringing shooters what a big mess!  (Chorus) C – R – A – F – T  Craft night, Yah! C  - R – A – F – T Craft night yah… Seven people and one sewing machine, Seven hours if you know what I mean. We’re making lacy panties, Or whatever tickles your fancy -   (Chorus) C – R – A – F – T  Craft night, Yah! C  - R – A – F – T Craft night yah… Next week we’re making pinatas Maybe with some pina coladas You bring the paper I’ll bring the scissors, Jodi says she’s got the hard liquor…   (Chorus) C – R – A – F – T  Craft night, Yah! C  - R –

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