Comments on: CraftSanity Episode 100: Taking Flight with Soft Sculpture Artist Abby Glassenberg

By: CraftSanity – A blog and podcast for those who love everything handmade » CraftSanity Episode 123: Catching Up With Soft Sculpture Artist & Author Abby Glassenberg

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:44:07 +0000

[...] you missed episode 100, you may want to listen to that episode first to get the complete back story of how Abby shifted [...]

By: Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:15:20 +0000

hiiii and congrats for ur 100th podcast.
The latest podcast was very inspiring for me. Felting is a great craft to do with kids, especially on a hot summer day.

By: Red Panda Pictures

Red Panda Pictures — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:53:45 +0000

An interesting dialogue is worth comment. I think that it’s best to write extra on this subject, it might not be a taboo topic but generally persons are not enough to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers.

By: Seo Family

Seo Family — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:09:52 +0000

So cute! Could i use you picture “bird prize” ? it looks like twitter logo ;)

By: Patty

Patty — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:26:21 +0000

Loved this podcast and her beautiful birds she creates. Wow!!!!

By: Fanie

Fanie — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:42:19 +0000

Hi!
One nice craft to do in group is to get some Pebeo colors and paint on ceramic dishes (Plates, cups, etc.) . :-) It doesn’t require that much concentration and you can talk while doing it! You can also do something very abstract that’s going to look nice, so it’s good for the smaller ones, as well!

Then, you can give what you did to your friend! It’s always a nice souvenir!

Thank you for this very informative podcast, Jennifer! I loved it!
You Go for going your way! :-)

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:19:25 +0000

Congratulations on the 100th episode! I have enjoyed so many on here, I wonder how many I have listened to now. I was so happy when I saw that you interviewed Amy, because she was one of the first softie blogs I found and it was fun watching her go through her journey online. One of my favorite pieces of hers was the Humpty Dumpty she did. Her choice of fabrics and how she chose to put buttons on the hinged parts was just too fun. I am a very artisticly detailed person too, so if she ever did a softies book I would be interested.
This episode was great by the way! So informative for making softies.
If you get your girls together for a play date I would suggest you do some scratch art. You can search it out online if you’ve never heard of it, but it is something my kids really enjoyed making and then creating with. It takes a heavy piece of paper, first you color with bright crayon all over the paper and then you apply black paint mixed with a little dish soap. After it dries you put a frame around it. You could make some for each other before you come and then you could trade papers and enjoy making the scratch art together. The kids love wondering what bright colors are hiding in their papers, that they get to uncover with their art!

By: Penelope

Penelope — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:01:25 +0000

When my two sons were young, we’d make “Oobleck” (from Dr. Seuss’ book “Bartholomew and the Oobleck”). All you need is 1 1/2 C. Corn Starch; 1 C. Water; and food coloring (the latter is optional; the oobleck in the book is bright green). Mix the ingredients together, and voila! you have a strangely goopy but somehow dry substance that defies description. My boys would have a blast playing with it.

I’m a children’s librarian, and I love to read the book and then have my students make the oobleck. The book, by the way, is a gentle moral about the dangers of greed, pride, and arrogance.

I enjoyed Abby’s story so much – thank you for your podcast! I listen while either knitting or spinning, and the people you talk with inspire me immensely!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:34:39 +0000

I think dying yarn together would be a great activity for your kids to do together, especially with natural ingredients, like beets, onions, etc. for the dye colors. You can use the yarn for knitting or even gluing the yarn around a glass vase (or other containers), braiding into circle rugs, or using for hair on a sewn doll.

By: Brye Lynn

Brye Lynn — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:58:25 +0000

Love your podcast! You do the best interviews of anyone!

My idea – give the girls 7×10 pieces of fabric, some fabric paint, markers, etc… and have them draw/paint a picture. then take those pictures and incorporate them into a tote bag that holds your craft supplies.