http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/Crafts, Home Projects and MoreenWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:58:54 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noCrafts, Home Projects and Morerunningwithneedleshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/_yqH431gDtk/turning_pages_transforms_old_d.htmlJennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:58:54 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3884097 ]]>Group converts damaged children’s books into word books using scrapbooking supplies, images ripped from old magazines, decoupage medium and letter stickers.http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/11/turning_pages_transforms_old_d.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/QSiBSOOGfys/knitted_toys_appeal_to_all_aut.htmlBooksCraftsKnittingJennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 29 Oct 2009 05:49:39 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3838973 ]]>“It’s probably the best job I could have ever hoped for in my life,” knitting book author Susan B. Anderson says.http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/11/knitted_toys_appeal_to_all_aut.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/oN-Pd0Vpy5U/grand_rapids_printmakers_celeb.htmlJennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 21 Oct 2009 17:44:01 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3801525 ]]>In an effort to invite locals to learn more about this Mexican holiday, Alynn Guerra teamed up with Brett Colley, a fellow printmaker and associate professor of art and design at Grand Valley State University, to co-curate a “Day of the Dead Mini-Print” exhibit slated for Friday and Saturday at Guerra’s Red Hydrant Press Studio. http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/10/grand_rapids_printmakers_celeb.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/juXUWN_7zkk/craftiness_leads_to_less-than-.htmlCraftersCraftsMLive - Home and GardenJennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressMon, 19 Oct 2009 04:34:31 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3767475 ]]>It's Sherie Richardson's affinity for items with a history, particularly antique holiday decorations, that has inspired her whimsical folk-style holiday craft line. For years, she has collected antique Halloween, Christmas and Easter decorations, and now she makes her own.http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/10/craftiness_leads_to_less-than-.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/wn-uAopBunA/painted_outhouses_provide_char.htmlEntertainment - Grand RapidsLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingJennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressSat, 10 Oct 2009 22:08:47 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3743814 ]]>Ten artists were invited by greenhouse owners Tim and Karen Leep to paint and embellish pine outhouses that will be on display through the end of the month. Visitors pay $1 per vote to support their favorite artists, with the proceeds going to support a 2010 mission trip to Africa.http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/10/painted_outhouses_provide_char.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/l0hKMXdAptU/mother_daughter_channel_grief.htmlLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingSewingJennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 02 Oct 2009 10:09:17 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3712961 ]]>After 81-year-old Margaret Herrema died from injuries suffered in a purse-snatching, her daughter and granddaughter channeled their grief into a charity that provides quilts to people who need hope. Margaret's Hope Chest gas given away 102 quilts so far. http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/10/mother_daughter_channel_grief.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/d8dP_qkUwmw/artprize_gives_us_one_more_rea_1.htmlEntertainment - Grand RapidsEventsLiving - Grand RapidsNews - Grand RapidsThe Grand Rapids Press staffFri, 25 Sep 2009 10:04:10 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3682227 ]]>When I moved to Grand Rapids more than 11 years ago, I never intended to stay. But the art community helped me envision a creative future here.http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/09/artprize_gives_us_one_more_rea_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/pQ0oRPNhNMc/contest_for_pouch.htmlThe Grand Rapids PressFri, 02 Oct 2009 08:57:20 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3629157 ]]>Popular item: This clip-on pouch ($60) was designed to clip onto the waistband and is a best-seller for KT Leather Designs. UPDATE: The deadline for the contest has passed. Enter your information below for a chance to win one of...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/09/contest_for_pouch.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/02MPyv9Y1b4/making_a_living_with_leather_m.htmlCraftersCraftsEntertainment - Grand RapidsLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingThe Grand Rapids PressFri, 02 Oct 2009 08:57:54 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3648478 ]]>The secret to success for KT Leather Designs is to make things people need, says Karen Taber, right, who owns the Wyoming-based company with her daughter, Jess Taber-Rodriguez.http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/09/making_a_living_with_leather_m.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/6wy9Ya24rr0/artist_makes_creativity_a_full.htmlCraftsFeaturedLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 13 Sep 2009 04:39:52 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3600180 ]]>Photos by Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressStudio in a barn: Holland artist Heather Robinson creates paper bead jewelry, clay buttons, nature-inspired wall art and other whimsical clay sculptures, such as the pieces at left. Inside a small yellow...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/09/artist_makes_creativity_a_full.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/w96d2A7C-UY/knitting_expert_brings_tips_to.htmlFeaturedKnittingLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 06 Sep 2009 04:42:29 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3555122 ]]> Sally Melville gets us self-taught knitters. She knows the stuff we may have glossed over as we fumbled our way through knitting projects without the benefit of a teacher. Melville, 59, of Ottawa, Ontario, has been on the international...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/09/knitting_expert_brings_tips_to.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/PwW5jviMzJs/fabric_artist_is_dyeing_to_cre.htmlCraftersFeaturedKnittingLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - LivingThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 30 Aug 2009 02:12:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3506735 ]]>Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressPassionate about color: Gail Myrhorodsky, of Grand Rapids, sells her hand-dyed and painted fabrics across the country under the name Gailforces Fabrics. See a sampling at gailforces.com. Gail Myrhorodsky thought she knew a thing...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/08/fabric_artist_is_dyeing_to_cre.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/-naBEMGeedc/fashion_old_tshirts_into_somet.htmlLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingSewingThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 23 Aug 2009 03:50:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3466375 ]]>Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressMegan Nicolay, author of "Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-shirt" and her new follow-up book, "Generation T: Beyond Fashion, 120 New Ways to Transform a T-shirt" is coming to Grand Rapids to...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/08/fashion_old_tshirts_into_somet.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/ORMgHc3tas4/fashion_old_tshirts_into_somet_1.htmlCraftsThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 23 Aug 2009 02:44:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3469257 ]]>Megan Nicolya piles on the ideas in her book, "Generation T: Beyond Fashion." Even more great ideas are in her follow-up book, "Generation T: Beyond Fashion, 120 New Ways to Transform a T-shirt." It is in this second book, Nicolya...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/08/fashion_old_tshirts_into_somet_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/nz-mzEDmXy4/books_provide_inspiration_to_h.htmlCraftersCraftsCrochetFashionFeaturedLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 16 Aug 2009 15:22:47 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3428086 ]]> I survived my walk down the runway at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts Recycled Runway fashion event last weekend in a dress I made out of more than a dozen issues of this newspaper. I arrived at the...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/08/books_provide_inspiration_to_h.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/Q0So0L4R3kE/allegan_county_loommakers_are.htmlFeaturedLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 09 Aug 2009 02:54:43 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3390834 ]]>Photos by Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressAnn Niemi, a professional therapist, weaves to recharge her batteries and relieve stress. ALLEGAN COUNTY -- In a wood shop between a small pond and a private landing strip, Bruce Niemi transforms...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/08/allegan_county_loommakers_are.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/XL3qmMYA6X0/arts_recyclables_mix_in_creati.htmlCraftsFeaturedLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 02 Aug 2009 05:48:25 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3342467 ]]>Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressSamantha Field's "Wallpapered Space," which incorporates yarn embroidery and crocheted afghans on used vinyl siding, is part of the UICA's Material Afterlife exhibit that runs through Aug. 8. Lately, I've been obsessing over the...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/08/arts_recyclables_mix_in_creati.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/uRcU86LbsrU/gera_witte_just_a_couple.htmlCraftsEntertainment - Grand RapidsFeaturedSewingThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 26 Jul 2009 03:50:59 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3316015 ]]>Gera Witte Just a couple of years ago, Gera Witte didn't believe she could be an artist. But after admiring Witte's quilt in all its pink glory at the "Musings" art quilt exhibit at Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/07/gera_witte_just_a_couple.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/jJf_vjlRaSQ/woodworker_finds_roundabout_wa.htmlCraftersFeaturedLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingDawn HudsonSun, 19 Jul 2009 04:17:33 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3250449 ]]>Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressJim VanderWoude, of Kentwood, loves making dulcimers in the workshop he has set up in the basement of his home. When Jim Vander Woude was 15, he built a 12-foot sailboat with his stepdad...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/07/woodworker_finds_roundabout_wa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/runningwithneedles/~3/5i-PhRQR-Qc/young_friends_follow_artistic.htmlLiving - Grand RapidsMLive - Home and GardenMLive - LivingThe Grand Rapids PressSun, 12 Jul 2009 06:49:36 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/runningwithneedles//2694.3201977 ]]>Hollyn Johnson | The Grand Rapids PressFrom left, Pearl, 15, Rose Beerhorst, 17, and Rose Shaw, 15, work on crafts they sell together. I was driving down Fuller Avenue SE with a friend several weeks ago when I spotted the...http://blog.mlive.com/runningwithneedles/2009/07/young_friends_follow_artistic.htmlnonadult