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What You Make of It - BUST Magazine Spring Fling Craftacular

Interested in showing  off your craft skills? Check out the BUST Spring Fling Craftacular!

CALLING ALL CRAFTERS!

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Vendor applications due March 30 for BUST's Spring Fling Craftacular!

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BUST Magazine is excited to announce the first ever Spring Fling Craftacular set to take place on Sunday April 27, 2008 at The Warsaw in Brooklyn! After 3 years of enormously successful Holiday Craftaculars, BUST is ready to spring into step with our first ever Springtime craft fair and '90s themed dance! We're bringing the party back to Brooklyn with over 50 vendors, DJs, dancing, and drinks.

We are handpicking the most unique and talented crafters we can find from across the country to sell their wares from 11am until 9pm at the Warsaw in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Not only will we have the best in DIY shopping in town, but our Craftacular DJs will be spinning your favorite jams from the '90s for a Spring Fling dance that is too cool for school!

If you would like to participate as a vendor, applications are now available! There are no exceptions as to who can apply, and we'll consider everything: hip handmades, accessories, housewares, vamped up vintage clothing, knitwear, silk-screened items, cosmetics, paper goods, handbags, cards, and whatever else your crafty canny brings to the table. Here's how to participate:

1. Fill out our online vendor application


Applications will only be accepted online and must be submitted by March 30, 2008.

2. Pay the required non-refundable $10 application and processing fee that is payable at the time you submit your application. Checks and money orders should be made payable to BUST Magazine (78 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10011, Attention: BUST Spring Fling Craftacular 2008) and must be postmarked by March 26, 2008 for your application to be considered. We will notify all applicants of their status on Tuesday April 1, 2008. If you are accepted as a vendor, your deposit will go towards the full booth fee of $225 due by April 11, 2008. All application and processing fees are non-refundable.

For a list of frequently asked questions, go to  Click HERE

Got questions? E-mail us at craftacular@bust.com.

Saving the last dance for you,

BUST Magazine

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What You Make of It - Japanese Stab Binding

Hey Crafters! I'd like to give a huge thank you to Bley from Bibliophile for providing this amazing tutorial. Please head over to their Etsy shop for amazing handmade journals, books prints and more. I encourage you to try new things, and use vintage or recyclable materials when you can and enjoy yourself.

From This....................................To This!

Gather Your Materials:

 

Gather all your materials before you start to work. Make sure you have a space where you can cut using a utility knife; an old piece of plywood makes a good cutting and work surface.

 

• Book      board, available from art supply stores (enough to cut two covers, the      size of the book you want)
• PVA      glue (available from art supply stores)
• Utility      knife
• T-square      or metal ruler
• Glue      brush (I like to buy cheap brushes on sale, then I can throw them away      when they get nasty)
• A      container to pour small amounts of glue into (an old sour cream container      or the like)
• Drill,      such as a Dremel tool, OR an awl
• Decorative      paper for the covers and optional endpapers
• 1/16      inch ribbon to coordinate with the cover paper
• Large      yarn darning needle
• Any      miscellaneous papers you may want to decorate the cover with
• Paper      for the inside pages of your book, however many you may want

Download bookbinding_tutorial_copyrighted1.pdf

All contributed content in this tutorial © Bibliophile} Please do not copy or redistribute without permission.

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What You Make of It - How To Make a Vintage Greeting Card

Hey there crafters! I'd like to introduce you to Niki the owner of The Vintage Artist. She is a mixed media artist who uses vintage elements in her artwork.  She also creates how to videos for various crafts, projects and techniques. Today, she has graciously shared her How to video on How to Make a Vintage Greeting Card.

Please visit her website and let her know how much you appreciate her how to video and to view more of her gorgeous artwork.

What You Make of It - Sharing the Love, Vintage Image Madness

Today I have a special treat for you! If your visiting Vintage Indie then you probably love vintage and vintage images as much as I do. You know, vintage postcards, decals, old photos...all that fun stuff. Well, I'd like to introduce you to Vintage Image Madness. Perfect for all of your paper and mixed media projects and crafts. They have images ala carte but they also offer a wonderful  monthly subscription program. You  get unlimited downloads for only $25 per month!

I hope you'll head over to Vintage Image Madness soon for all of your image needs. In the meantime a special free Valentine's Day collection just for you!
Send us your artwork or  "What You Make of It"  submissions on how you used the collection.

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What You Make of It - A DIY Contest

Hey DIY'ers! Just heard of a great contest from one of my favorite places to visit online Design*Sponge. Just announced February 6th!

The 2008 D*S DIY contest!

A contest for creating anything for your home it can be anything (furniture, decoration, etc.) that you’ve created by yourself.

You'll want to head over to the official announcement for all of the details.

Go check it out!

If you enter because you found out about this contest via Vintage Indie, let us know we'd love to see your submissions!

Have a great day!

What You Make of it - Yasmin Bochi Image Transfer

What a fabulous treat I have for you today. I'd like to introduce you to the wonderful and talented Yasmin Bochi. I've completly fallen mad over her design and style.

Check out this Trashion Baroque Japan Jacket, not only a jacket but a true piece of artwork. An upcycled jacket that features gorgeous fabrics, a hand painted cameo and more. After the tutorial I hope you'll head over to Yasmin's amazing shop full of unique and gorgeous chic jewelry, handbags & clothing.

Image Transfer Tutorial

If like to try out an alternative for those expensive iron-on, then maybe you should have a look at this! I love this transfer technique, it's cheap, easy and fun because you can achieve different "looks": from distressed to crisp images...it's worth a try!

 

What do you need:

soap shavings

turpentine

a piece of fabric and a fresh inkjet print

and : a well ventilated workspace!
Get a cup and fill it 1/4 with hot water, add two tabelspoons of soap shavings and stir. Then add a table spoon of turpentine and keep stirring until it looks like this:

 

 

Now we're ready to print! get your piece of paper and apply the soap and turpentine mix to the front of your print:

 

 

 

 

 

Then put it face down on your piece of fabric. Press it down firmly and apply the mix to the back. The paper will become slightly transparent. The mix can be applied quite thick, as long as you are careful not to rip up the paper. I like to use my hands to rub down the print, but a spoon is very handy too, it depends of the effect you desire:

 

Now peel back carefully ...and there it is!

How to "set" the print

Of course you don't want your image to fade after the first wash, but please note that that transfer technique is experimental : depending on the mix and amount of soap and turpentine you will get a stronger or weaker print. There are a few tricks for settings the transfer though:

Let your transfer dry for 24 hours. Get a spraying can ( you know, for spraying or watering your plants) and fill it with 50% water and 50% white vinegar. Spray it on the transfer and let it dry. After that you have to iron your transfer on high temperature or use a heat press. Repeat the last two steps( (spraying can and ironing) a few times, but don't rinse in between. When you have done this 3 or 4 times you can take an additional step and use some varnish on the transfer The fabric will become a bit stiffer, but if you do it carefully with thin layers you can obtain a nice result. This last step is recommended for transferring on t-shirts, but if you are just making appliqués or transfers that don't need to be washed frequently, you can skip this step.

Thanks Yasmin for such a fantastic tutorial, I think I'm going to give it a try! Be sure to head over to Yasmin Bochi's shop!

All contributed content in this tutorial © Yasmin Bochi} Please do not copy or redistribute without permission.