The American Craft Council is still accepting AltCraft applications for its flagship show in Baltimore and its show in Atlanta. This section celebrates the innovative techniques and materials of the burgeoning handmade movement. This is an opportunity for talented artists and indie designers to gain...

Last week Wednesday, MarthaStewart.com ’s craft of the day was making beaded animal charms with fine-gauge wire and seed beads. The technique is quite simple: Center a piece of wire on a jump ring or split ring, then string beads on one end of the wire and cross the other end through them. In the beading...

I'm currently working on a cool project by designer Ute Bernsen of Silk Painting Is Fun that uses silk cord (naturally), a beautiful Clay River pendant, a number of Vintaj accents, and some random small beads, including the one that's currently giving me fits - a copper knot. I was sure we had...

In recent blogs, Naomi talked about her creative resolutions for 2009 and Erin gave us the shortlist (which is actually a pretty long list) of projects she has in the works . Now here’s a sneak peek into the creative pursuits on the front (and back) burners of my own craftiness. A few weeks ago, BeadStyle...