Austin Craft Mafia

Happy “Little Green Dresses” Day!

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:09:32 +0000

Today is the official release date for my book, so you can expect to see it showing up at your local bookstore any minute now! If you are in Austin, I’d love to see you on Saturday night at the Stitch Lab (1000 S. 1st) for my book release party. We’ll have lots of yummy snacks, drinks and treats……and of course, books!

BOOK RELEASE PARTY

Saturday, September 18th

The Stitch Lab – 1000 S. 1st

9pm-midnight!!

You’re Invited!

Jesse — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:05:53 +0000

I’d like to formally invite you, all of you friends of the Austin Craft Mafia, to join me for a very special event.

photo by www.coryryan.com

I’m hosting the official Hope & Glory Pastry launch party at Bows + Arrows/Spartan at 215 South Lamar Blvd. this Saturday, June 12th. The event will be from Noon to 4PM. There will be loads of pastries for you to sample (free!!) and drinks to wash it all down with (free!!) and uh-mazing shopping if you desire (not free, but worth every penny!!).

photo by www.coryryan.com

I’d love to have you there to try my pastries and celebrate this exciting time with me. So please, come out and bring your friends. This party is open to the public!

Introducing Hope & Glory Pastry!

Jesse — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:50:00 +0000

Okay, okay… this is maybe not the first you’ve heard of Hope & Glory Pastry. After all, I’ve been making and selling pastry all over Austin since April.

However, I’ve not had the opportunity to formally introduce myself. I’m Jesse, formerly the designer for Amet & Sasha. After years of wanting to toss my sewing machine aside for flour and my KitchenAid, I finally took the leap. In 2007 I unchained myself from my Singer and started to plan for the future. First I started a little blog, then I quit my job, moved to San Francisco and went to pastry school. I came home and got myself a cooking gig here. And finally, I moved on from that to start my own pastry company, Hope & Glory Pastry.

photo by www.jodyhorton.com

I’m pretty excited about this endeavor. I’ve launched with five pastries which I’m currently selling around Austin. Brown butter and sea salt make the shortbread rich and deliciously haunting. Praline candy and fleur de sel top meltingly rich polvorones. Rugelach are spiked with a smoky chipotle kick. The infamous Magic Bar features honey and pecans atop a salty sweet sable breton crust, all drizzled with 70% El Rey chocolate. And finally, the gluten-free Meringue Épice steers clear of the mundane, combining nuts, coconut and meringue with cumin, coriander and black pepper for a sweet that teases the tastebuds with seductive savory elements. A bonus is that all of the pastries use local farm-raised eggs, organic pecans and honey.

photo by www.jodyhorton.com

Not in Austin? No worries! I’m on Etsy.

Keep your eyes peeled for info about my official launch party and tasting. It’s open to the public and I’d love to have you there!

Pastries and Onesies..Oh My!

Susann — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:38:10 +0000

Hope and Glory Pastry and All dressed up and Shy will have a booth at Newflower Farmers Market this Saturday May 29th from 12-4p. Please come by and say hello!

When: May 29th from 12-4p
Where: Newflower Farmers Market
6920 Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745

Craft Corps Signing at Renegade Craft Fair!

vickie — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:53:17 +0000

This just in! I’m going to be doing the very 1st Craft Corps book signing this weekend at the Renegade Craft Fair in Austin. Come on down and see me on Sunday at 1:00p at the Stitch Lab booth–don’t be late, because I’ll only have 25 copies to sell!

Oh but wait, there’s more! Everyone who buys Craft Corps there or brings me one to sign they’ve purchased elsewhere, will get a free ball of NaturallyCaron.com’s Country or Spa yarn and the scarf pattern seen below (while supplies last). I’ll also have “Proud Craft Corps Member” buttons to give out! Can’t beat that, eh?

There were several Austinites either featured or profiled in Craft Corps and I know that at least a few of them will be at the fair, too. Look for Naughty Secretary Club’s Jennifer Perkins, Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching and Average Jane Crafter, Rachel Hobson!

Don’t forget to swing by the Austin Craft Mafia booth, too! Hope to see you there!

Craft.Rock.Love,

Vickie

P.S. Please bring cash or check if you’re planning on buying a book from me as I won’t be able to run credit cards. Thanks!

Ultra Miniskirt – free pattern and demo at Renegade!

Tina — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:51:17 +0000

Photo: Erica Beckman from Little Green Dresses

This weekend I’m going to be doing a few live demos at the Renegade Craft Fair in Austin at the Stitch Lab booth. For one of the demos, I’ll be showing you how to sew-up the Ultra Miniskirt from my upcoming book, Little Green Dresses. I’ll be giving out free pattern instructions so you can go home and make one of your own. For those of you that are not in Austin, I want you to be able to join in the fun too, so I posted free pattern instructions over at tinasparkles.com

In addition to the Ultra Miniskirt demo at Renegade, I’ll also be demonstrating a few techniques from my “Destroy Your Denim” class and there will be tons of other hands on demonstrations at the Stitch Lab and Austin Craft Mafia booths, so don’t forget to bring a pair of jeans, fabric, tote bags, t-shirts, or any other clothing item to stamp, screen print, embroider, applique or destroy! See you there!

Come create with us at the Renegade Craft Fair

Susann — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:27:08 +0000

Come create with the Stitch Lab ladies and Austin Craft Mafia at the Rengade Craft Fair being held May 15 and 16 at the Palmer Event Center. Our interactive booths are right next to each other. There’s a whole day of creative fun in store for you. Here’s a sneak peek at our schedule…..

Saturday May 15

11:00 Laura @ Stitch Lab - Crafting headbands

12:00 Susann @ ACM - Screen printing with Yudu

1:00 Kat @ Stitch Lab – Stamp carve

1:30 Kat @ Stitch Lab – Stamp fabric

2:00 Susann @ ACM – Screen printing with Yudu

2:30 Kathie @ Stitch Lab – Machine embroidery

3:00 Rachel @ Stitch Lab – Embroidery

4:00 Susann @ ACM – Screen printing with Yudu

4:30 Tina @ Stitch Lab – Skirt demo

5:00 Becky @ Stitch Lab – Crafting applique

6:00 Susann @ ACM – Screen printing with Yudu

Sunday May 16

11:00 Becky @ Stitch Lab – Crafting Applique

12:00 Susann @ ACM – Screen printing with Yudu

12:30 Tina @ Stitch Lab – Skirt Demo

2:00 Susann @ ACM – Screen printing with Yudu

2:30 Tina @ Stitch Lab – Denim destroy

3:30 Kat @ Stitch Lab – Stamp carve

4:00 Susann @ ACM – Screen printing with Yudu

4:30 Kat @ Stitch Lab – Stamp fabric

5:00 Laura @ Stitch Lab – Crafting headbands

6:00 Susann @ ACM – Screen printing with Yudu

Hope to see you there,

Susann

Poketo Give Away

Karly — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:15:11 +0000

Hi all, just a quick shout out to let you know I’m giving away ADORABLE Poketo bags on my other blog, Design Crisis, you just need to comment before monday. Now how easy is that?

Check out the give away HERE. Good luck!

Stylelicious – Picture Perfect Accessories

Jennifer — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:59:25 +0000

Tomorrow on the DIY Network at 6:30 AM Central tune in to Stylelicious. Here is the blurb from DIY….A picture is worth a thousand style ideas! Host Karly Hand shows how to make a camera case, accented with a transparent pocket to showcase your latest photo. Host Jesse Kelly Landes personalizes a photo pet collar. Host Jennifer Perkins makes a one-of-a-kind pendant with shrunken photos. Every Thursday get your craft on with the Austin Craft Mafia.

I have a few other picture perfect suggestions for ya…
Personalized Appliques
Father’s Day Beer
Cupcake Topper Necklaces
Customized Thank You Notes

Craft Corps Book Trailer

vickie — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:45:57 +0000

My latest book, Craft Corps: Celebrating the Creative Community One Story At a Time officially comes out on May 4th but is available NOW on Amazon and BN.com! Check out the book trailer for a little scoop about this project!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Craft.Rock.Love,
Vickie

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