Silverblayze Supplies and Vintage: Moving Sale

I am getting married in September, and I am going to move to a different part of Michigan. Instead of hauling my etsy listings to my next location, I am reducing prices.

That's right, I have reduced the price of all vintage clothes and boots to $15!

                                   

                                              

Black Leather Boots, Grandfather Sweater, Ruffle Blouse, Princess Trench, Periwinkle Trench, Suede Boots

What a steal! Be sure to keep checking the S A L E section of Silverblayze Supplies and Vintage, or visit my blog for other sales and reductions!

I have reduced the prices of other items in my shop as well.

10,000 trees: help a short documentary grow tall

Photo via Free People blog post 10,000 Trees: help a short documentary grow tall 

I first learned of the 10,000 Trees Documentary through the Free People blog. Sarah Berkovich started the project as an assignment in her Environmental Science class. Her grandfather Victor Kaufman decided in his eighties to buy barren land in Washington; his intention was to plant 10,000 trees. With the help of friend and producer Sarah Ginsberg, Berkovich plans to film a documentary about her grandfather's remarkable efforts.

Berkovich and Ginsberg started a 10,000 Trees Documentary Kickstarter project with a goal of $5,000. With eleven days to go, they almost have reached their goal.

Kickstarter was launched as an innovative way for people to fund projects. The project must be fully funded within a certain timeframe before money exchanges hands.

You can read about the 10,000 Trees project at the 10,000 Trees Documentary blog.

Pattern Review: angry t-rex roars' Knitted Kitty

angry t-rex roars' Knitted Kitty pattern is easy, quick and whimsical. The kitty was a St. Valentine's day gift for my boyfriend, who lives in a dorm and can't have pets. I finished it in under three hours. The pattern isn't difficult, and a beginner would only need to know how to knit, decrease and increase. I recommend the pattern as a stash buster; I used scraps of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Yarn I bought at Michael's for $1.00. I used US 6 needles. The kitty is stuffed with cotton balls.

*Cross-posted to the Knitted Kitty discussion on Crafster.org.

Website Review: Craftster

With the anthem "No Tea Cozies Without Irony," Craftster is a forum for hip, rebellious crafters. The forum has approximately 88,300 members to date that "Loves to Make Stuff, Hates Potpourri". The number doesn't reflect crafty, unregistered "lurkers."

Craftster is literally an encyclopedia of diverse crafting ideas. Members share finished crafts, ask advice and get inspiration for their next project. Some finished projects are selected to become featured projects. Members also participate in craft swaps. Although using the forum for selling is forbidden, a section of the forum is designated for promoting crafty shops.

Craftster was started in 2003 by Leah Kramer, a computer programmer who describes herself as a "self-proclaimed craft junkie". Leah lives in Boston, MA; she owns Magpie, a store which features local artists and vintage collectibles. She also helps organize Bazaar Bizarre, a "not-your-granny's" craft fair.

In April 2006, Leah published The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts: Fifty Fabulous Projects from the Fifties and Sixties, a full-color collection of fifty craft projects dated from the 1950s and 1960s.

Craftster has been featured by the press, including Time, Jane, Budget Living, San Francisco Chronicle, London Guardian, and Houston Chronicle, and on National Public Radio.

Website Review: Questionable Content

Questionable Content is a webcomic created and drawn by Jeph Jacques. QC, as the comic is known by fans, follows the lives of twenty-somethings Marten, Faye, Dora, Raven and others, such as Marten's anthropc, Pintsize. QC is set in the primarily fictitious Northampton, Massachusetts. Like Seinfeld, the comic focuses on interactions between the characters rather than plot. Although the exact time period of the comic is unknown, Questionable Content comments on today's society, with many allusions to indie music and lifestyle. Irony and sexual innuendo are also a frequent feature.

With over 800 comics to date, QC is updated Monday through Friday; Questionable Content started in 2003. In 2004, Jeph quit his day job to dedicate his time to the comic. The art has
progressed over the years as Jeph has improved his skills.

Questionable Content has won several awards, including a place in BuzzComix's 'Hall of Fame' and the 2006 Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards for Outstanding Romantic Comic. The comic is part of Dayfree Press.

Jeph's livejournal, qcjeph, includes art, sound clips, and updates about Questionable Content.

Reference: Wikipedia

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