The Lighthouse Keeper’s cat

Mia - the artist behind manOmine - is investigating in the “infinite possibilities of combining [her] knitting, stitching, gluing, sowing, felting into making small and big things” (Quote manOmine.etsy.com) and she does it very well ^_^. Rodger and his friend Pip are coming in a hand painted wooden box together with Rodger’s picnic set - with chocolate cake and a cup for a tea in a picnic basket! And a warm quilt with a pillow for those cosy nights. I would love to have a have a picnic with those two ^_^…
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I am almost settled in my new home so I found some time to stroll through my flickr contacts’ latest creations. I discovered these bunnies on feltbugs Mosaic Tuesday, always a great resource for finding interesting artwork!

Inspired by numbers das kaninchen (german: rabbit) creates art in llinois, US.
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I was busy finding a new place to live - again! ARGH housing in Wellington is “§$%&… I will move to the new place in Mount Vic on Sunday, so everything is a mess and I have almost no time at all for the nice and beautiful things in life ^_^! But… I managed to put some pictures of craftstock on flickr.…

There are these unbelievable moments where you find something so unique, so magical that you just look at it speechless and in awe. For me this exact moment is when craft becomes art and this is little creature is an example. It is one of a two part artwork titled self-love “The last hug” by psychoticfiction Barcelona, Spain. The creatures are called nonis. Inside they have a handmade skeleton, build from wood that allows them to take different postures. Read the rest of this entry »

I was browsing the Illustration Friday Flickr group a while ago and found this lovely Flower garden by moto moto. I love the colour and the contrast between the fine lines and the dark fill of her hair. Moto moto is an independent artist and designer from Tacoma, Washington. She is selling her print on esty and she just started her blog.
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This year Kristen Rask from Schmancy, Seattle is organising 2 Plush You! shows. One will be at her Gallery Schmancy and the second one will be at Double Punch Gallery in San Francisco! Every participant will take part in both shows with 3 plushs each. More info about how th apply for Plush You 2008 on the Plush You blog

Erm, actually I worked up the courage to do apply myself… I sent images of Schlaf, Teti Longlegs and some Needleart. So keep your fingers crossed for me ^_^…
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Again @flickr ^_^… Love on first sight. Verónica is a graphic designer, works for a newspaper and she creates lovely drawings, dolls and bags. You can admire her works visiting her flickr set.
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