Skate Vampire is 7 year old Jack Lee’s debut line of stuff. The name came from his Halloween costume last year, which was a vampire skateboarder. This year he says he’s thinking vampire airline pilot. Is there a future of vampire accountant and dentist designs on the way? Vampire dentists would be scary!!! Inspired by [...]

There are few places on the earth where you can find as much plush as you will find at Crafty Bastards this Sunday. From the expressive eyes of Tigerflight’s upcycled owls, to the spotty heads of My Paper Crane’s mushrooms, to the furry weirdness of Jenny Harada’s monsters to the simple wonder that are Spooky [...]

First I have to ask. Is the plural of Yeti, Yetis? Should Yeti have an uppercase Y? Where is the AP Style for magical creatures? Does J.K. Rowling have one? Can I get a copy? There are few humans who don’t love the Yeti. Beth of Lemon Cadet puts her powers of sewing to good [...]

I met a crafter the other night who asked me a really interesting question. How do you go from a “dabbler,” someone who makes all kinds of stuff to a crafter with a brand and a product line? How do you go from the early phases of making stuff to give to your friends as [...]