I'm making this page about social networking sites for crafters, because crafters are social people! We love to connect with others who are interested in arts and crafts. Oh sure, there are sites like MySpace or Facebook, but you have to sort through a lot of stuff to find others like yourself. I'd like to help you out by pointing you towards some great social network sites for crafters!
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Follow me on Twitter!
Do you Tweet? If so, add me!!! If not, and you love getting lots and lots of crafting tidbits, then you should check it out! There are about a gazillion crafters tweeting 24/7! Personally, I only post once in a while, but there are a lot of cool crafters on my friends list to get you started!
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A blog you should follow
I love this blog, because it has just about any craft you can think of! It's got sections for each one, and different editors in charge of certain categories. It's loads of fun to check out what's new!
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Here are all the craft network sites that I know of. If you know of any others, please let me know! I know you're going to find all sorts of fun and interesting people who love arts and crafts just as much as you do!
I didn't put them in any particular order, because my favorite might not be what your favorite ends up being. If you already use any of these sites, please give your opinion below in the Feedback section!
I didn't put them in any particular order, because my favorite might not be what your favorite ends up being. If you already use any of these sites, please give your opinion below in the Feedback section!
- Indie Public
- Indie public is an independent art and design community. If you're an artist, designer, retailer, blogger, or just someone who gets giddy when they buy indie, we've saved a seat for you!
- Paper Craft Planet
- Rubber stampers, card makers, scrapbookers - if you like to play with paper, this is the site for you. It's like "Facebook" but for paper!
- The Fairy Society
- The Fairy Society is An Enchanted Social Networking Community created for Friendship, Selling & Shopping.
- Craft Juice
- Craftjuice is a social network site that allows craft people to add and vote on the world of crafts.
- Craft Bubble
- UK based site where you can chat about crafts, share your photos, make new crafting friends, and much more!
- Craft Buddy
- The #1 place to find nice folks who are into crafts as much as you are. Thousands of crafters from all around the world with all kinds of interests. We are a friendly bunch, and we like to share one of a kind crafting tips, projects & ideas, and make new friends.
- Designs to Love
- Designs To Love is an online craft gallery and community dedicated to helping craft enthusiasts from around the world connect, showcase their work, share their passion, learn from each other and have heaps of fun.
- Ravelry
- A knit and crochet community. Organize your projects, stash, needles, and more. Show off your work. Share your ideas and techniques. Find new designs & yarns. Make friends. Try new things.
- Coach Creative Space
- Helping you be as creative as you've always known you could be.
- Creative Cafe
- Creative Cafe is a social network where members have a webpage to show off their art, photography, crafts, music, videos and write blogs. Members can also start and join in groups and discussions and make new friends. Creative Cafe is a charitable group run by volunteers with mental health and other disabilities in Brighton UK. Membership is free and open to everyone.
- Crafty Nation
- Welcome to Crafty Nation, where crafters far and wide can connect, communicate and collaborate with each other 24 hours a day.
- My Craftivity
- This site has so much for you now-social networking, blog, and free craft projects-and much more in the future-shopping opportunities, techniques, and videos to name but a few. First and foremost, My Craftivity is a community site. Here you can meet people who share your passion for crafts of all sorts. Whether you're a quilter, a scrapbooker, a knitter or any other type of crafter, you'll find other people here to share ideas with, show your latest projects to, or just chat about whatever is on your mind.
- My Craft
- Share and market your crafts. Blogs, photos, groups, forums, My Craft TV, and more!
- Lov.li
- A community of people who love art, crafts and handmade products.
- Craftster
- A crafts community with forums, blogs, shopping, and more!
- Crafters Community
- Crafting fun for everyone!
Recent blog posts about crafts.
Blogs are another way to find people like you! It's so much fun hearing about the day to day work crafters are doing. I love reading arts and crafts blogs!
- Looking for Chanukah Crafts for Kids? · Lesson Plans @ CraftGossip
- Look no futher... Creative Jewish Mom has amazing simple yet classy kids projects for you to work on to get ready for Chanukah. Here are just a few: ...
- Arts & Crafts!: Boy Makes Duct Tape Hoodie - Geekologie
- You can buy different colored duct tape at michaels here (an arts and crafts store) and it comes with instructions on how to make one of those. It would be geekier if it, ya know, had geeky designs on it like the Triforce. ...
- Arts and Crafts wastebasket - by Hallmark | LumberJocks.com ...
- Simple Arts and Crafts wastebasket that holds a paper grocery bag. It could also be used to hold books and magazines. Fits in nicely with other Arts and Craft items.
- Halloween Arts & Crafts Ideas – Look Spooky This Halloween : WaZup ...
- Abhishek is an expert at making Halloween Crafts and he has got some great Halloween Craft Secrets up his sleeve! Download his FREE 93 Pages Ebook, ?How To Make Your Own Spooky Halloween Crafts!? from his website http://www. ...
Books for Crafters
Hone your skills or learn something new with one of these books.
Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts: An A-to-Z Guide with Detailed Instructions and Endless Inspiration
Release Date: 03/31/2009
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Amazon Price: $18.90 (as of 12/04/2009) 
List Price: $35.00
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Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
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Amazon Price: $17.29 (as of 12/04/2009)
List Price: $27.00
Used Price: $11.95
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The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets with Ideas for Inventing Your Own
Release Date: 10/27/2009
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Amazon Price: $23.10 (as of 12/04/2009)
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The Big-Ass Book of Crafts
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Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/04/2009)
List Price: $19.95
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The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
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Show your love of Crafting!
Wear a t-shirt, use a calendar, scroll across a mousepad, or more! There are lots of fun products out there to let others know how much you love arts and crafts!
Artist - Skull and Crossbones Long Sleeve Dark T-S
Artist – Skull and Crossbones. This design features a vintage pirate skull and crossbones and the word “Artist” in gothic script lettering. Perfect for your favorite artist or crafter.
Make Cards that Move!
From The Crafts Channel on YouTube
Corinne Bradd shows how to create fab easy-to-make mechanisms for your greetings so die-cuts and motifs can actually move! Use papers and toppers from your kit for stunning summer designs.
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- Nickis_Trends Nickis_Trends Feb 3, 2009 @ 7:02 am
- Wow, great lens. I will be here often
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- MeganCasey MeganCasey Jan 28, 2009 @ 1:26 am
- It's so cool to see you going to the effort of organizing the web around your topic and interests... and sharing that with others. You're right, there's a lot to sort through out there. Real recommendations like yours make life so much easier! Thanks for this Shannon. :)
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- the-fantail the-fantail Jan 26, 2009 @ 4:03 pm
- Wow there are SO many networking sites. What on earth do you choose! there are only so many hours in a day LOL!!!
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