Posted on

Mes Petites Mains

Look at this beautiful French digital magazine, Mes Petites Mains (My Little Hands). My lunch bag and some really great tutorials from other crafters are featured here — sewing, knitting, felting and more. Plus there are lots of other great links on their website. So check it out! Don’t read French? Open the website in Google Chrome and it will translate for you. Some of the magazine seems to be in English and some in French? Je ne comprends pas. (I had to look that up since I did very poorly in my college French classes.)

See my original lunch bag tutorial here. (My six-year-old is still using it and it’s held up through many spills).

Posted on

MixTape

I love finding inspiration online but it’s still nice to look through print magazines, which are scarce these days, particularly in the craft world. MixTape is a self-published zine produced in Australia and edited by Justine Telfer, who shows her passion for handmade in both the design and content. Self-described as “A Collision of Art/Craft, Eco-Awareness & Pop Culture Kitsch”, MixTape includes artist profiles, tutorials, indie business tips, gardening ideas, recipes and music reviews in a beautifully designed square format. For me, this publication is a reflection of what’s happening in the online craft world, but goes beyond that with a more comprehensive look at the makers and their stories.

In the second kids’ issue pictured below, there are some great projects for kids like a tooth fairy pillow, boy quilt, loads of craft ideas and some helpful articles about creating with the wee ones. And in issue #13 (pictured above), there are many ways to get inspired with photos, profiles and tutorials. I love the fabric-covered map puzzle on the front, designed by Jessica Wilson of scrumdillydilly.

You can listen to an interview with Justine in a podcast from last year over at Craft Sanity. And you can buy both issues here. If you like handmade, you’ll love MixTape.