Cool Jewels

Beelen, Paul jewelry design
I like the rings the best.
via Popgloss

This one is called "Puberty"

Embroidery - Takashi Iwasaki
via Craftzine
Lovely.

Pietre dure

Pietre dure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I've never heard of this before. Found a link on Pruned (via kottke).

More crogy goodness

craftershock - all things crafty.
Another lovely crog (craft blog) via popgloss.

PocketAmi

PlanetJune- PocketAmi pattern launch
I can feel a crochet binge coming on.
via craftzine

Clay Crush

Ayumi Horie | Ceramic Artist
I love love love this artists pottery. So charming and simple and lovely. Gush!

Lady sized baby sweater.

Flint Knits - lady sweater
I got this link via craftzine which I must say is rockin' out right now! Ceramic decals, knit ties, squid ties, egg cozies and this lovely baby sweater pattern sized for an adult.

Junk jewelry

Recycled Jewelry hits NYC
via Digg

I've been thinking...

RE/Search
Boing Boing has linked to an interesting article about Maker culture. Perhaps overly optimistic but Vale talks about an underlying idea that I like. Long has it been true that Knowledge is Power. Being able to MAKE things gives you the kind of creative power that being a consumer does not. How one uses that Power defines the kind of person you are. It makes me think of the Martha Stewart phenomenon. She recognized the frustrated urge to create, the leftover DIY ideas that baby boomers inherited from their wartime parents. She told people how to make cookies that reminded them of their grandmothers and then gave directives on how to be "creative". She brought a renewed sense of (albeit skewed) value to the "handmade". But being an uber-consumer herself, and following the business model of greed, she sold it. Every last scrap. It is how you use your powers that defines you. The internet has been a force for good in the simple way that it has allowed intelligent, creative and generous people to share ideas and skills and allow the consumer to become a participant at every level of the process.
http://makerfaire.com/

Doubles as a placemat too!

Reusable Sandwich Wrap
And wont you be the darling of the lunch table, unwrapping your wee sandwich with pride while the rest wallow in plastic wrap shame.
via whipup

The marvels of FELT

Stephanie Metz Portfolio, Current Work
Boing Boing posted this link and while I had resolved to stop filling this blog with their stuff, I cannot in good conscience omit this one. The skulls are exquisite.