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Best Crafts of 2007

We already decided to only leave the house for essentials this weekend, like liquor and toothpaste, so we were thrilled to stumble upon one last 'best of' list for 2007. Craftster,

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Honest Gift Tags

So maybe you didn't have time to make any of your gifts this year. We didn't do so well in that department either. But that doesn't mean

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Holiday Crafting Round-Up

Craft blogs are full of inspiring handmade gift ideas this month, here's a round-up of some of our favorites. Ornaments are quick and easy gifts to make, plus they can

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Let Your Curiosity Shop

If you haven't made it to the Curiosity Shoppe yet, what are you waiting for? It's one of our new favorite shops on Valencia Street. After having an e-

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Buy Handmade This Holiday

In case you missed the packed ReadyMade party last night or were too distracted by all the cute people and free drinks to actually get any holiday shopping done here are some more

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Craft That Table

Thanksgiving has always been the holiday we spend with friends more than immediate family. This usually means big veggie meals and sitting around the living room eating on the floor potluck style. Not

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Craft-Off

This lifted our sad, oil soaked hearts. The Craft Gym will be hosting their 2nd annual Craft-Off competition this Friday. Following the model of Iron Chef, there will be a secret '

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Softies: The Movie

No not Plushies, you perv. Softies. Who doesn't like watching cute handmade creatures come to life? Created by Andrew Moran and yours truly. Happy Friday.

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Show Openings

If you missed the great piece on decor stores that also act as galleries in yesterdays SF Chron be sure to check it out here. Anh-Minh Le does a great job of

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Craftwork Gets Feisty

If you've been using that awesome crafty google map of San Francisco you have Leslie Yang to thank. Leslie is a member of the San Francisco Craft Mafia, and runs Feisty

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Your Crafty Map of the City

View Larger Map Talented local designer and fiber artist, Leslie Yang of Feisty Elle, created a Google Map marking favorite local crafty spots, from boutiques that sell handmade wares to yarn and art

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Crafts, Books, & Booze

Ever think of starting your own crafty business? Want to meet a bunch of people who have, including a local author who wrote a book on the topic? Or maybe you just want

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Your Crafty Key to the Weekend

With a crafty event happening every day this weekend there's no reason to stay inside, so take your pick or hit up all three of these excellent events. The American Craft

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Craftwork: Shrinking Muni

We wanted to make a matchbook out of our July fast pass. We saw the pictures in our head and everything, how fitting, right? Well, that project will have to wait for another

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Craftwork: Buy and Sell

Looking to do some crafty shopping or feel like flogging your crafty creations? Here are a few ways to get your fix. Modern Times, one of our favorite independent bookstores in the city,

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Craftwork: Muni Makeover

Once a month we're going to start giving you a crafty idea for what to do with the previous month's fast pass. We're calling it '"

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Craftwork Gets Made: Spending time with the SF Craft Mafia

Who needs the Sopranos when there’s the San Francisco Craft Mafia? That’s right, we said craft mafia. You got a problem with that? We hope not, because this group is taking

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'Nothing Like the Funk of 200 Liberals': Sherman Alexie Talks 'Flight'

Flight was already at the top of our list of books to read. Then we read the New York Times review of it this past Sunday and felt a new urgency to go

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Craftwork: Get Mama Something Handmade

We know you're inundated with craft fairs these days. And while we're not complaining either, once in a while we want something a little different, which is why we&

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Craftwork: Helping You Waste Your Time

While we should have been writing this post we spent a little too much time getting lost in the fabulousness that is Naughty Secretary Club. We suggest you head on over there and

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Craftwork: Support a Crafter in Need

The Etsy shop Wonderland Retreat was created by her friends to help ease the financial burden of her ordeal. This is a great oppurtunity to help out a crafter in need, either by

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Craftwork: Bead Expo in Oakland this Weekend

We're tired. The kind of tired you can only get from walking a trade show floor. If you've never been to a trade show imagine a mall full of

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Show Opening: <em>Constructions</em>

Tonight at the California Modern Art Gallery don't miss the opening of what promises to be a stellar show, Constructions. Guest curated by Matthew Frederick who brought together 10 Bay Area

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Craftwork: Getting Ready for the Easter Bunny

We know this is very Martha Stewart of us and we'll admit maybe we were a little brain washed on our recent Jet Blue flight, where we got to watch hours

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Bad Kitty!

We've told you about Pet Noir here before, the comic anthology published by Manic D Press featuring an impressive list of local talent. If you still haven't picked up