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Blog Author Questionnaire

2 Jun

If you’re interested in contributing to Random Acts of Crafting,
please click on this link, and fill out a brief questionnaire.
OR
Fill out the form below and click Submit when done.

Evolving Vision for Random Acts of Crafting

1 Jun

I’m creating an evolving vision for this blog. I have a lot of creative friends, and I have a lot of friends who are creative but don’t quite know it. I know there are many people out there who are yet to be my friend who would be a real asset to this idea.

Random Acts of Crafting is about giving back, whether that’s by giving a hand crafted gift to someone, or whether that’s teaching other people how to do what you do, or by showcasing great finds on the internet and in your geographical area. I’m thinking Tutorial Tuesdays, Wedding Wednesdays, I Pinned It from Pinterest Mondays…you get the idea. Themed days that people will look forward to reading about, plus Random Acts of Crafting that will not only restore our faith in each other, but also teach us a technique we may not already know.

I’ve gotten a great response from people who want to help me with this blog – it’s great! The response has been so wonderful, that I’ve realized I need to come up with some kind of guidelines. It wouldn’t be too great to have 10 posts on one day, and then none for five days! I’m creating a survey in Google Docs that I’ll send out to whomever is interested in creating on the blog. And anyone who is going to be a part of the blog will need to have a Google/Gmail account since we’ll be utilizing Google Docs to keep the editorial calendar.

So here are some of the crafty areas I’ve identified for us:

  • Furniture crafts: refinishing, repurposing, etc
  • Home repair and remodeling
  • Fashion: makeup, clothing, accessories, etc
  • Vintage: finding vintage items, repurposing vintage items, crafting with vintage items, etc
  • Beading
  • Small business craft owner
  • Needle Arts: embroidery, crewel, stump work, cross stitch, etc…
  • Trash to Treasure
  • Polymer Clay
  • Paper Crafts: scrapbooking, card making, etc…
  • Shrine Making
  • Resin
  • Crochet
  • Knitting
  • Food: baking, vegan, vegetarian, BBQ, etc…
  • Jewelry Making
  • Fine Arts: painting, sculptures, etc…
  • Printables
  • Photography
  • Letterpress
  • Computer Editing: Photoshop, GIMP, etc…
  • Other…

And some of the themes I’ve thought up are:

  • Everyday Living
  • Baby
  • Children
  • Teens
  • Wedding
  • Organization
  • Holidays
  • Gardening
  • Other…

I hope you’re still as excited as I am!
Please comment here or email me at RandomActofCraft {at} gmail {dot} com if you want to join our motley crew! I’ll send you the survey and guidelines for posting.

All Call for Crafters and Artists!

30 May

I’d like to get this blog started as a group effort with crafters and artists from all over the world. My vision for Random Acts of Crafting is to showcase crafts you’ve created for others that are in the spirit of Random Acts of Crafting (Random Acts of Crafting is all about creating crafts and art for people who aren’t expecting it.) AND as a resource for how-to tutorials and instructions.

I think this could be a lot of fun for everyone!

If you’d like to be a part of this movement, leave a comment on this post or email me at ALBHenderson {at} gmail {dot} com.