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Breaking the box office this weekend - Disney's TRON Legacy is sure to be the "it" thing to talk about when it comes to special effects and movies this year. This holiday season why not handmake a piece of that digital awesomeness for your favourite move fan friend.

I came across this DIY post by Make Magazine's ladyada and Becky Stern and I thought I'd share it with everyone.

The... Read more

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(This is a free preiew of one of our films from The HANDS Series - A Dublin Candlemaker. Feedback appreciated)

William Rathborne and Co.Wax-chandlers, is the oldest company in Ireland, established in 1488. They follow an ancient tradition of making beeswax, wick-dipped church candles. They also produce household and other candles from paraffin wax using vertical frame molds. They also hand pour candles for... Read more

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(This is a free preiew of one of our films from The HANDS Series - Irish Patchwork. Feedback appreciated)

Alex Meldrum from Co. Antrim introduces the range of traditional Irish patchworks as seen in collections from the Crafts Council of Ireland in Kilkenny. The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum collection is also shown. The film demonstrates the techniques, materials and methods used in the making of several... Read more

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(This is a free preiew of one of our films from The HANDS Series - Wool Spinning . Feedback appreciated)

Starting with a traditional sheep fair we follow the Carr family of Kilcar, Co. Donegal shearing their sheep and spinning the wool. Plants are collected and used for dyeing the wool. Mrs. Carr spins on the Small or Flax wheel & knits a pair of socks for her husband from her own wool. We see Bessie... Read more

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With the party season kicking off right about... now (gosh how did it become the end of November already?!) I thought we were due for some trend-inspired ideas for your next glam event.

Here's some of what we found on iCraft to jazz up your holiday outfit:

Hair Accessories:

Bird Cage Vail, $23 USD from Marla J. Bridal

Headband with Swarovski crystals, $29 CAD from Jewelknits

Swarovsky crystal hair... Read more

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Klaire Martin is an artist working in the natural medium of silk fibers and fabric dyes. A retired nurse, she enjoys creating the wonderful silk paintings , scarves and pillows in her Mystic Silks iCraft Creator Exhibit.

She starts with pure white silk and the finest French dyes. These organic mediums take on a "mysterious life of their own" resulting in OOAK pieces of art. She uses a custom made... Read more

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From childhood, Lisa Topps has been fascinated with paper art. Her designer card business, Fairy Cardmaker , reflects her love of fantasy, magic and card making. Her "business plan" is to ensure that each customer gets just the right card. She shares her talents in other ways such as her Fairy Cardmaker's Workshop to benefit animal rescue and her iCraft blog Challenges for card designers... Read more

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Fire. Red Hot. Energy. You would think so many things could be tied to this challenge: reds/oranges/yellows, the sun, flames, romantic red roses, red hearts, etc. Yet, I had so much trouble coming up with something. I am in a Halloween mood and I wanted to put a witch's cauldron over some flames but it didn't look the way it had in my mind. I could do red and white Christmas to get the red for fire,... Read more

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Hi ... Keith here from iCraft Admin - just a quick note on something that occurred to me on my way home this evening. It relates to what we hope never to do here.

I counted 11 "no" signs on my way home from my subway stop to my apartment on the 30th floor. Things like "no posting", "no parking", "no loitering", "no ball playing", "no walking dogs",... Read more

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• Selling Online

Never letting a single piece of fabric go to waste, Christine Skaley Reid from PillowThrowDecor creates one-of-a-kind decorative pillows from her favorite art medium - designer fabrics. Working from her studio and with the help of the "pillow fairies", she incorporates unique design details into each pillow.

You may also know Christine from her popular Sellers Bootcamp which is a very... Read more

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