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Right about now you are probably wondering what is The Papered Parlour? About a year ago, I got a lovely email from Claire Heafford, a fellow Goldsmiths alum, telling me about a new space she was opening up in London. From her email: The space is called The Papered Parlour and it’s now home to [...]

Part of moving to a new city is discovering new places and people that make the move easier, more exciting and feel more sane. Many thanks to the awesome Kelly Rand for inviting me along and going with me amidst all the Hello Craft Summit of Awesome scheduling chaos! And, by the way, the schedule [...]

Back in September, I wrote about the Dream Rocket, an amazing project headed up by the equally amazing Jennifer Marsh! The idea behind the Dream Rocket is to cover a (real!) rocket with quilted panels made from around the world… facilitating our global wish for peace. The panels themselves, were a bit spendy for me [...]

Hey! It’s The New Year! Aren’t you excited? I am! This video of Swoon and her friends transforming the SPACE Gallery in Portland, Maine warms my heart for the new year. It’s about collaborating with like-minded souls, working with people you love, making the “ugly” “beautiful,” creating something from nothing, and living your life holistically. [...]

So the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. And there is concern about it ruining parts of Hackney, a shame as Hackney has been on the uptick and it needs help in ways other than what the Olympics can provide. Derelict London offers some pics of the areas in question in Hackney, along with [...]