DIYthing

Well we’ve launched our first issue of DIY City mag. Our mag is dedicated to all of the independent artists and the DIYs that we’ve met in New York and around the globe this past year. We hope that DIY City mag, the Web site, and DIY City Community will be great resources for New Yorkers as well as those traveling to the city for a little DIY fun.

DIY City mag is available in three great formats to meet your needs:

Flash based magazine style - just make sure you have your broadband kickin’ (diycitymag.com/flash/2008-diycity-mag-nyc.html)

Web based Magazine style blog - this one is searchable and you can find posts in all of your fav categories - diycitymag.com/themag

PDF - for the price of a movie rental ($5) you can get a pdf version that you can print out - that way if you are looking for some of your favorite shops in town you will have a handy reference. Just send us an e-mail (diycitymag@gmail.com)and we can arrange a download for you.

So there you have it, a DIY mag for a DIY City! And stay tuned as each day we will bring you tidbits on what’s happening in the DIY world. We will meet artists from around the globe. Our next mag will focus on New Orleans - and after that - we may be coming to a city near you.

In our first issue you will find NYC themed products, as well as some of our favorite DIY resources. We will also bring you an inside look at some indie designers living and working in New York. We also have some DIYs from outside the Big Apple because the world is a big place you know. Look for the NYC symbol – this will be an indication that the indie designer or shop is located in NYC.

Be sure to join our DIY City community at diycityguides.ning.com to help us build the most comprehensive resource guide for DIY. DIY City Community will be your place to locate do-it-yourself supplies, resources and indie artists in a city near you.

We are always looking for contributors and DIY project submissions – e-mail us at diycitymag at gmail.com with your ideas.

Special thanks to all our contributors, designers, shop owners and friends that we have met along the way – without all of you DIY City would not exist.

Deb and Wendy

well the secret is out - DIY City mag will launch it’s online mag on Valentine’s Day! All details about the launch will be posted here on DIYthing. NYC is the city and DIY is the focus - be sure to visit us at diycitymag.com on V-day and share in the DIY spirit!

Join our DIY City community at diycityguides.ning.com to help us build the most comprehensive resource guide for DIY stuff in your favorite cities!

Phil from InexplicableConfetti.etsy.com

Well today is Mardi Gras in the “Big Easy“, and we had some inside scoop that a few sellers on Etsy might happen to be marching in the “Krewe Do Craft”.

Krewe Do Craft New Orleans - a group of Etsy sellers decided to march in one of the Mardi Gras parades this year…see more pictures below.

Ze of Jazzyknits on Etsy.

The source for all the photos above - thanks to rustchic on Etsy. You can see more by visiting her Flickr site.

Speaking of the “Big Easy”, DIY City Mag’s next stop will be New Orleans! DIY City Mag will launch on Feb. 14th - so spread the word! Our first city is NYC. We will feature over 75 designers and countless shops in NYC. We will have all details here at DIYthing the day of the launch.

DIY City mag will officially launch on February 14th…our “love gift” to the indie community! For now here is a little sneak peek of what to expect. DIY City mag’s first issue will feature over 70 artists - and countless shops in NYC where you can find DIY supplies. Pass it on and help us launch this great mag on V-Day! Feel free to copy and paste the sneak peek on your blog or community.

We invite you to join us as we build a community - DIY City Guides. This will be an ever growing community where you can upload photos of your favorite shops in your city.

Sign up at http://diycityguides.ning.com/. We will help you find DIY resources in a city near you and you can help share the scoop on the shops and resources that you know and love.

heidi burton is one of those artist that brightens a rainy day. her illustrations are carefree and bright. flickr is such a great source to find artists - heidi has been one of our contacts on flickr for some time now. have you experienced flickr? - if not it is a whole world within itself.

if you happen to be looking for a unique handmade V-Day card then check out Heidi’s selection at her Etsy store.

Here’s your chance to Make it Work with Project Runway and Levi’s 501 - “Fashion Your 501 Dream” contest. If you haven’t heard about - hurry. Deadline ends February 6, 2008.

D.I.Y. - Design It Yourself is a book written and designed by graduate students and faculty at Maryland Institute College of Art. They also designed a website that supplements the book. This is a great resource for anyone just getting started in the DIY world.

The book touches on subjects such as t-shirts, stationery, tote bags, web sites, zines, logos, news letters and much more. It is worth a visit.

“This book is for people from all walks of life who want to publish words, images, and ideas on paper, on t-shirts, on the Web, or anywhere else. Current technologies—from digital fonts and the Internet to full-service copy centers—make it possible for nearly anyone to produce their own graphics. Technology alone, however, is not enough. If you learn how to think like a designer, you will be able to clarify your ideas and pull together the materials, services, and software you need to make your concepts real. This book demystifies the technical side of small-scale publishing in various media while opening up your mind to the creative side of design.”

Check us out on Smashing Darling’s blog this morning…if you would like to know a little more about DIYthing and behind the scene people(well - you won’t see our face, but you will get to know us a little better) see the interview on Smashing Darling.

If you are looking to buy some smashing outfits for V-Day - Smashing Darling is the place to be…you will find a wide array of indie designers.

“Smashing Darling created a place for EVERYONE who loves fashion that thinks beyond the mall. Whether you want to shop, sell your own designs, find raw materials, meet others, collaborate, or just see what’s new and hot in independent fashion…Smashing Darling is the place that brings all of these elements together and is a community like no other.”

Outi Pyy has to be one of my favorite creatives…i love to browse her inspiration pages on flickr. Outi Pyy collects clippings from different fashion magazines to make her inspiration pages, she is inspired by thinking of new ways to use old objects in design.

Outi is one of the designers that will be featured on DIY City mag, although she is not from NYC (she is from Finland) we felt her inspiration pages deserved recognition. Her blog outsapop.com is filled with inspiration that is sure to kickstart the creative within us all. You will not be disappointed but leave fulfilled - so start reading her blog today.

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