Friday, May 20, 2005

Crafters Coast to Coast Showing!

The Chicago Craft Mafia is proud to annouce that three of it's six members appeared on HGTV's show Crafters Coast-to-Coast!

Leah Bohannon of Red Glow 1500 demonstrated her glass fusing.

Beginning her design of a stain glass lightbox on her worktable


The clear glass "canvas"


Outside, cutting the wood for the lightbox


Assembling the box


Enoying the finished product

Click here for Leah's instruction page on HGTV's site for Crafters Coast to Coast. And as a bonus, Leah's sushi plate project from the end of the episode!

Cinnamon Cooper of Poise.cc demonstrated her pursemaking and beading.


Ironing the Thai silk for her beaded purse


Beading the dolphin motif onto the silk in glass beads


Showing off the great bias tape maker to make her purse handles


She loves her sewing machine!


Viola - the finished purse

Click here for Cinnamon's instruction page on HGTV's site for Crafters Coast to Coast.

Mark Smithivas of Bad Kitten Soaps demonstrated his soapmaking.

Showing the swirled soap he's about to demonstrate


Ready at his kitchen worktable


The Secret Ingredient - palm kernel oil


Swirling the two colors together


Beveling the bars edges for a clean finish

Click here for Mark's instruction page on HGTV's site for Crafters Coast to Coast.

To celebrate these shows, we had a showing at TOJO gallery tonight. A nice little turnout of friends, who enjoyed the episodes, along with drinks and popcorn.