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Big Weekend: Lots Of Events Planned In The Area

October 22, 2009 by Arts and Crafts · Leave a Comment 

From a fall festival to a car wash to church events to Williams Station Day and the fair, there is a lot to do in and around North Escambia this weekend. Williams Station Day - Atmore The annual family-oriented Williams Station Day arts, crafts, music and heritage festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. More information at atmorechamber.com and in a Saturday morning NorthEscambia.com article. Pensacola Interstate Fair The Pensacola Interstate Fair continues through Nov

most beautiful cabinet I have ever seen

October 18, 2009 by Arts and Crafts · Leave a Comment 

I’m a huge fan of Craftsman / Arts Crafts / Greene Greene / Stickley / what have you. There’s a lot of beautiful furniture out there in this space. I was flipping through my copy of In the Craftsman Style: Building Furniture Inspired by the Arts Crafts Tradition and came across this wall cabinet on page 147: Wow. It’s perfect. This entry was posted on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 at 8:51 am and is filed under General, workshop. You can follow any respons

Doodurls – Oodles of Doodles

September 1, 2009 by Arts and Crafts · Leave a Comment 

Got doodles? Here’s a blog called Doodurls that wants to display your doodles. Most people doodle during boring meetings, interminable classes, while waiting on hold… Doodurls wants to show them off, and they aren’t picky about your talent level either. On Doodurls, everyone’s got talent! It’s easy to submit your latest margin masterpiece – take a pic of it or scan it, upload it somewhere (anywhere) and tweet the link to them on Twitter. They do the rest. It’s a lot of fun to send your own in

Low Tech Backgrounds for a Collage Book

July 7, 2009 by Arts and Crafts · Leave a Comment 

I like to make little books. I think its because I know I'll never write a book, but if I can put a book together, it seems like a step toward authorship. I've made books from index cards,bingo cards, paper bags, dominos, CDs and a lot of other things I can't remember. If you can add paper to something, it's fair game for a book. A few months ago, I got this box of nice stationary in a box lot at an auction. I laughed when I read what the previous owner had written on the sid

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