Mighty Ugly in Portland for Today’s Etsy Craft Party!
Have I mentioned that I’m getting back into Mighty Ugly? Since I’m back to, you know, fairly full cognitive functioning now that Owen’s almost six months old, I’m back to thinking a lot more about my favourite project. Something that excites me very much is that Mighty Ugly will be at one of Portland’s Etsy Craft Parties later today. I won’t be there, but the fabulous Rachel of Bike Cozy will be facilitating the workshops at the Museum of Contemporary Craft from 4-6pm. She asked me to make a little video introducing the project, and here it is for your...
Read MoreVideoblog 5 – Flattr: We Should ALL Use It!
(From the homepage, click through to the post to see the video.) [tubepress video="9KVEbG8Htvg"] In my imagination, this videoblog would involve animated illustrations of how Flattr works. Or at least line drawings that move. Or at least line drawings. Alas, the universe was having none of it on my recording day, so you get me and words. No worry, I’ve included Flattr’s own video at the end of the post so you can see their version of how it works, with cake. Show notes: Naturally: Flattr’s website. I failed to mention this in the video: Flattr is only as powerful as...
Read MoreVideoblog 4 – Back to Work
[tubepress video="MmzpI2AePqw"] (From the homepage, click through to the post to see the video.) However tempted I may be to toss this video in the bin and redo it – on account of my flighty rambling, my too-many ums, and my terrible editing – I’m keeping the promise I made to myself when I started videoblogging months ago: I will do it in one take, I will not be a perfectionist, I will edit quickly and I will upload without looking back. Also, I’m tempted to take up Megan on her Crafting an MBA video challenge. Indulge me for a listen, eh? There’s nothing particularly...
Read MoreVideoblog #3: How to Make Extended Crochet Stitches
A few months ago I blogged on CrochetMe.com about a scarf I made using the extended half double crochet stitch. A reader asked if I’d explain how to do that, so I did! Not a crocheter? Well, you should be. (You can subscribe to the videoblog in iTunes just like a podcast. Shiny! Need no-Flash? Watch it on Vimeo.) Things I mention in the video: Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle (it’s December 4-5th this year) Yummy Yarn Something I failed to mention in the video that you might find interesting: For the scarf, I worked the stitches between the stitches from the previous row,...
Read MoreVideoblog the Second: Mighty Ugly and CreativeMix
Last Thursday I spent the day doing very ugly arts and crafts with all sorts of interesting people as part of the Exhibition at the CreativeMix conference here in Vancouver. It was the first time in many, many years that I had to prepare a visual display for something, and here’s the story of how I managed to pull it off without succumbing to a total breakdown. (Advice: Ask for help!) Here are some of the people and things I mention in the video, in addition to the aforelinked Mighty Ugly and CreativeMix: My friends Miranda and Riley, creative and business geniuses Sister...
Read MoreVideoblog the First: Summing Up My Screen Printing Bonanza
Remember back when I launched a podcast? You know, the podcast that only ever had one episode? Yeah. Would you believe that I’ve wanted to play around with web video for years? I bet you would believe that, yes. And I bet you’d also understand why, given my one-episode podcast, I may have shied away from diving in. Novelty junkies shouldn’t be trusted to make long-term commitments. So take this all with a grain of salt, but here’s the deal. I was finally kicked in the patootey to take up my digicam when the lovely marketing director at Adobe Ideas asked me to....
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