Swap and Sew + Sweets: Saturday, September 5th noon-6pm

WHAT: Swap and Sew + Sweets: A Clothing and Craft Supply Swap + Yummy Bake Sale
WHEN: Saturday, September 5th, 12pm-6pm
WHERE: Space 12 - 3121 e. 12th St. 78702 (space12.org)
WHY: Have fun, get crafty and support the Space 12 Community Center and the Austin Public Library Youth Services "Sew What?" program.
HOW MUCH: $5 suggested donation

Clean out your closets and your craft supply drawers and come participate in a community swap! Bring any unwanted clothes - both adult and kids clothes welcome, and crafting supplies like fabric, thread, yarn, notions, buttons, etc. etc. Get rid of stuff you don't want and go home with new stuff that you love. Any suits or professional clothing and accessories left over at the end of the day will be donated to Dress for Success, a non-profit organization that helps disadvantaged women get dressed up for job interviews. Any crafty supplies left over will be donated to "Sew What?", an Austin Public Library Youth Services program. Everything else will be donated to a local charity shop. Bring your sewing machine or knitting needles or embroidery hoops or whatever and spend the afternoon hanging out with other crafty types fixing up your swap finds, having fun and sharing ideas. It is also a great way to recycle and upcycle! In case you get hungry, we will have an assortment of amazing treats available for you to buy and snack on. Donate a can of food and your treat is free! We will use part of the $5 suggested donation and bake sale proceeds to help buy new sewing machines for the library program.

This event is part of a weekend long craft-a-thon. Here are some other crafty events that you might check out that weekend:

• Saturday, September 5th, 7pm-9pm
  Handmade Nation Booksigning at Domy Books with Faythe Levine, Jennifer Perkins, Kathie Sever, Whitney Lee, Magda Sayeg
• Sunday September 6th, 12-5pm
  -Mini Craft Bazaar featuring 10-12 booths outside Alamo Drafthouse South
• Sunday September 6th, 2:30 and 5:30
  -Screenings of Handmade Nation at Alamo South + Q&A after each showing with Faythe Levine, Jennifer Perkins, Kathie Sever, Whitney Lee, Magda Sayeg
• Sunday, September 6th, 2pm-7pm
  -Make Out Session (A DIY project free for all) at the United States Art Authority (2906 Fruth, next to Spider House) (www.artseenalliance.com)
• Sunday September 6th, 8pm-10pm
  -After party at Austin Handmade (2009 South First Street)

Austin Craft Mafia in Southern Living Magazine

The Austin Craft Mafia had a nice featured spread in the January issue of Southern Living Magazine! We were interviewed at Craft-o-Rama, and appear in the regional Texas Living section.

Handmade Austin Women 2007 Spring Show - May 5 & 6

I am participating in a show the weekend before Mother's Day! The second Handmade Austin Women show will be at Ginko Studios on May 5th & 6th from 10-6. Here's the skinny: Please join us for the Second Annual Handmade Austin Women Spring Show on the weekend of May 5th and 6th from 10am till 6pm. Handmade Austin Women are dedicated to unique design and the highest quality in handmade work. Our Spring Show 2007 offers high fashion, original house wares, wearable art, fine art, stunning jewelry and live musical accompaniment. You can preview our show and find directions at http://www.handmadeaustinwomen.com LOCATION: Ginko Studios 800 Gullett Street (512) 389-1920 WHEN: Weekend before Mother's Day May 5th-6th 2007 10 a.m until 6 p.m. DIRECTIONS: (map link http://tinyurl.com/2k2ckc ) From IH 35 and 7th street, go east on 7th street. Left turn on Springdale Road. Right turn on Lyons Road. Right turn on Gullett Street (Lyons dead ends at Gullet). Park on Gullet, walk to the end of the street to the stone house on right (800 Gullet St), walk through the chain link gate to the left of the house. 2007 ARTISTS INCLUDE: Jenifer Nakatsu Arntson / JNA Designs Sunyong Chung / Ginko Studios Jaime Jo Fisher Chia Guillory Stephanie Lindsey / Baby Jane Bonnie Lynch Melanie Schopper / M. Schopper Ceramics MUSICAL GUESTS: DJ Mahealani Laura Freeman as Luna Tart Handmade Austin Women believe in the profound benefits of keeping women sustained at work at home here in Austin. For more information about the event and artists, please visit http://www.handmadeaustinwomen.com -------- (added 4/23/07) The upcoming Handmade Austin Women 2007 Spring Show was mentioned in the Austinist: Fashion Bits!

Naughty Secretary Club in e-commerce guide article

Fellow Austin Craft Mafia member Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club is mentioned in an article on ecommerce-guide.com. Article is pretty good, check it out.



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jna

On Stylelicious this week...

Don't forget that over on DIY Network at 2pm Central you can catch the Austin Craft Mafia girls on Stylelicious. TUESDAY: Tina, Jen A. and Susann whip up some Eco-Friendly Fashions like skirts out of sheets and paper bags into passport cases. THURSDAY: Old to New is the theme with Karly, Tina and Susann making capes and slip dresses!