DIYthing launches DIY City Mag - resources for indie designers
We launched Circleback Studio on October 10, 2007 . Along the way we have made many friends in the craft and hobby industry. It’s been a great experience. We have decided to take a break from our Circleback blog as we expand another business that we have been working on. We have been busy this past year blogging about indie artists, designers, and DIYs at www.diything.com. This blog highlights some of the similar themes as Circleback, but has been expanding lately. We’ve also been busy blogging as part of Stylehive’s Hive Daily blog and editorial board. http://blog.stylehive.com/index.php/weblog/blogger/DIYthing.
On February 1, 2008 we are launching DIY City the mag. DIY City is a quarterly online magazine that celebrates the independent artist and the DIY spirit. The idea for the mag grew out of a need to find arts and crafts supplies and resources in New York City. Launching on February 1, 2008, our first issue will highlight NYC themed products. We will also bring you an inside look at some indie designers living and working in New York. DIY City will be a guide for indie artists searching for resources and supplies. Each issue will highlight a different, exciting DIY city. In the second issue, we will focus on New Orleans. In the meantime, as you wait for the next issue, we will bring you stories of DIYs from around the globe.
If you would like to advertise in the first issue of DIY City mag, please contact us at diycitymag@gmail.com. All final artwork is due by January 15, 2008 for inclusion in the February 1st Flash-based mag. Artwork will be accepted in jpeg format for the web and
Flash-based versions of the magazine. We will accept Paypal as our form of payment for advertising costs. Please see the attached document with details for our advertising rates.
DIY City is a great tool for you to market your brands online via the downloadable Flash-based mag as well as the online web-based mag. The web-based mag is fully searchable and is easily bookmarked. You can advertise after January 15th in the web-based version of the mag which will be located at www.diycitymag.com. We will go live with the site
on February 1, 2008.
For those of you who we have met along the way this past year, we would like to say thank you for helping us promote sustainable living for artists and for the communities in which we live. If you are new to our work, we blog at www.diything.com and on Stylehive at
http://blog.stylehive.com/index.php/weblog/blogger/DIYthing .
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at diycitymag@gmail.com or call us at 347-683-7984.
Thanks,
Deb and Wendy
www.diycitymag.com
www.diything.com
Holiday ornament swap time…
Charlie Brown Skull Cap for Kenny’s Cause…
The Charlie Brown Skull Cap - made by NannyShelley on Etsy. Purchase one today to help “Kenny’s Cause.” You can see all the details on NannyShelley’s site.
Kenny’s Cause - help one of our firefighters
When I ran across this story on a Craig’s List post yesterday while searching for scarves, I could not help but want to help…A dear friend of Kenny’s is making scarves to sale to help raise money for Kenny’s medical bills so he can have the surgery to remove the benign brian tumor that is keeping him from working.
I challenge us all to either make something to donate to be sold or list a few things on your etsy shop where the proceeds go to help a dad and firefighter in need.
This is the post from Craig’s List:
This is Kenny’s story. He was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. It is operable and with surgery his life will be saved. The tumor is growing at a fairly quick rate, about the size of an egg at this time. His insurance is not willing to pay stating that it is pre-existing. He put in for financial assistance with one of the hospitals that is willing to help. He still needs to come up with $36,000 to cover his part before they are willing to operate. Due to the tumor he is unable to work as a firefigher, the job that he loved, and has no way of getting the money. He has 3 kids that need him and many friends that love him. Every penny will count. It will go to him to make sure he see’s his kids grow up and are taken care of. We can not just sit by and wait for the day he dies just because we personally do not have the money. We will keep people posted on http://www.myspace.com/kennyscause. How much money has been raised and how he is doing. You can also buy keychains on ebay, just search Kenny’s Cause Keychains……..
You can also donate at any US BANK
You can also visit http://www.kennyscause.org/ to see more details of the story.
If you want to help out a great cause visit Shelly’s Etsy shop today.
this is just one example of the scarves that are being sold
Natalie’s Duck
i just love this duck that i found on flickr tonight. a little girl by the name of natalie drew it…makes you smile!
go make art…
Go-Make-Art.com is a new website where you can get ideas for using art as a tool for self-discovery, self-development and self-expression..
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