Getting crafty: A show of hands

22.07.11

In this day and age of all that is base, instant and mass-produced, it's refreshing to find that people, young and old are rediscovering and re-inventing some of the usual hand-making skills of our nanas and great-grandmas. Some are even creating new art along the way. Yarn bombing, for exempli gratia, is a mash-up of knitting and grafitti to make subversive street decorations. Taking the outmoded to develop the skills needed to make something by hand - and teaching kids some of those crafts - is an extremely grounding trial. We checked out the boom in craft markets, fairs, shops and classes that signal the improvement of the handmade.

Source: New Zealand Herald

DinoDirect's 2nd Anniversary: Get up to $100 Coupons Redeemable on the Store's ...

21.07.11

Hong Kong (PRWEB) July 21, 2011

DinoDirect, is a department store which exists online and stocks a wide range of quality products. The retail assemble is celebrating its 2nd year anniversary, by rewarding loyal consumers with coupons worth $60 to $100. Consumers who fork out above 80 dollars on the store's merchandise are eligible to receive $60 coupons. The stock's VIP members can receive up to $100 discounts on products, if they spend above 80 dollars. The hand-out runs from the 20th to 31st of July 2011.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle (press release)