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Display Name: Crafterall
Personal URL: http://www.crafterall.etsy.com
Member Since: 5/3/09

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This quilt, or ANY of the quilts stitched by the Haptic Lab elves would be the coolest warm thing ever. I would be delighted to win this.


Win: Great Lakes Quilt by Haptic Lab Holiday Giveaway
11/30/12 2:34 PM

Thanks very much for featuring my work here -- what a treat! Stay tuned as Crafterall may very well delve into Typography as well as Topography! ;)


Gorgeous Topographical Art Cards & Prints from Crafterall
10/22/10 1:12 AM

Uff-ta! That sounds like loads of work. Glad to hear you're keeping your chin up about it. When we busted our backs trying to remove tar paper from our old kitchen, we found that placing an hot iron (bottom covered in tin foil) on the tar paper for a while eased the adhesive enough to get a paint scraper under it. It was messy and putsy, but it worked and it was chem-free. Perhaps a heat gun would do as well, just watch for any damage to the wood itself.

Also, the linoleum on the risers may not be as tough to remove since it hasn't been stepped on for decades. Still, once, you start tearing at it you've opened a whole new can of worms.


Apartment Therapy New York | Fix Something Around My House: StaircaseWork Day 1
10/13/09 9:06 PM

I've had a crush on using these as shadowboxes since I was a wee lass. Now I have three of my own hung on a massive wall in my house and storing most of my knick-knack treasures, and resist the temptation to pick up more from the local antique shop.

Thanks, akay for the enlightening comment -- awesome!


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Typeset Drawer Displays
9/8/09 6:40 PM

Love, love, love this! Great link by fabframes to Seyed Alavi's amazing carpet. These also remind me of the talented Leah Evans and her map-inspired quilts: http://www.leahevanstextiles.com/


Apartment Therapy New York | Landscape Rugs by Liz Eeuwes
9/8/09 2:59 PM

I frame my papercut pieces in the glass "sandwich" frames mentioned by a few here, mostly to keep the delicate edges protected and to keep the image itself flat.

As for a glass-free look, I've seen pieces like this hung loosely on a smaller version of a laundry line with small clothes clips and a decorative string or ribbon. It might also work well to hang the pieces with a simple trouser hanger like this:

http://tinyurl.com/mqxyoz

Congratulations on some great pieces!


Apartment Therapy New York | Hanging Delicate Cut Paper Artwork? Good Questions
9/1/09 10:29 AM

I've admired Helen's work for a long time, and I adore her use of natural subjects with a bit of whimsy. Major talent.


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | Paper Art by Helen Musselwhite
8/31/09 3:27 PM