Me Made May 2013 Challenge!

So, Zo...we Fancy Tigers are accepting your challenge!

We--Amber, Jaime and the rest of the Fancy Tiger Crafts crew--sign up as participants of Me-Made-May '13. We will document all of our handmadery weekly here on our blog at www.fanctiger.blogspot.com, hooray!

I, Jaime, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavor to wear a different handmade outfit every day for the duration of May 2013.








I, Amber, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavor to wear a different handmade outfit every day and make at least two new garments for the duration of May 2013

I, Allison, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavor to wear at least one item of handmade clothing 5 days a week and make 2 new handmade things in May 2013.









I, Caitlin of Sparrows and Spools, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavor to wear at least one item of handmade clothing 5 days a week and create 1 new item of clothing each week for the duration of May 2013.

I, Emily Platzer, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavor to wear something handmade by me each day for the duration of May 2013. In addition, I endeavour to create four new handmade items for myself in May 2013.

I, Erikia, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavor to wear tops and accessories I've made as often as I can for the month of May 2013.

I, Katy of ModularModular, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavor to wear lovely handmade items each day for the duration of May 2013.

I, Melissa,sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavor to wear a handmade item 4 days per week and to complete two sewn items and at least 1 knitted item for the duration of May 2013.

Hoo haa, here I go!

I, Miranda, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '13. I endeavor to wear a different dress I've made each day AND wear one thing I've knitted, that I wear often or are from the back of the closet for the duration of May 2013








I, Tina also sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May 2013. I endeavor to wear dresses, outfits, and accessories made by me every day of May!

HALLA!







Here we go!

We ♥ Folk Fibers

We have a bit of a craft crush on Maura Grace Ambrose, the awesome and adorable lady behind Folk Fibers. Maura makes beautiful quilts and pillows using naturally dyed fabrics. They are all hand-quilted. She hand dyes her own fabrics, mostly from plants she gathers near her home in Austin. Maura uses a lot of traditional quilt square patterns and often will enlarge them, giving her quilts a modern feel despite her very prairie aesthetic. Her quilts have a timeless quality and they are beautiful and inspiring.

When in Austin last week for QuiltCon, we were fortunate enough to be able to visit Maura's home and studio. She and her partner, Chap, opened their home to guests and even cooked up the best brisket of all time. We will let these photos work their magic on you...

The Georgia Quilt - dyed with Indigo so deep it is almost black

Maura's living room couch with a lot of hand-quilted awesomeness

The Arkansas Quilt

A Flying Geese Quilt

Hand-dyed fabrics and Country Wisdom

Some naturally dyed fabric awaiting piecing and letterpressed cards

Maura's studio space

Vintage art and natural dye samples

Folk Fibers natural dye materials

Amber, Maura & Jaime

New friends and Chap's amazing brisket!

Thanks Chap and Maura, we loved getting this glimpse into your lives!

Stitch Markers and Crochet Hooks: Handmade in Colorado!

Omg, stitch markers and crochet hooks made by local designer Heather Rhoads are going to blow your mind!

Heather makes each of her bright clay stitch markers and crochet hooks by hand, sculpting and painting on the tiniest scale to make 1/2" tall matryoshkas, gnomes, Chewbaccas and more!

Rainbow of Matryoshkas

The crochet hooks come in various sizes and would be a special gift for your favorite crocheter!

Everyone loves a Star Wars inspired crafting tool!

Bunny slippers, Owl, Pink Elephant, Gnome

...and who can resist a Hot Dog with all the fixin's?

Flapjacks, Glow-in-the-dark Pickle, Hot Dog with all the Fixin's

New Ink & Spindle Fat Quarter Bundles!

Gorgeous Ink & Spindle hand screen printed fabric bundles are here!


We adore these fabrics! Hand printed by Lara and Tegan in their Melbourne studio, these fabrics are beautifully designed and are a dream to touch.

They are printed on crisp and sturdy 100% organic hemp and cotton fabrics with eco-friendly inks and practices. These ladies sure put a lot of love into their textile designs and it shows!

photos of Ink & Spindle studio courtesy of Ink & Spindle

Holiday Handmade this Friday and Saturday!!

Fancy Tiger presents
Holiday Handmade Craft Fair
This Friday and Saturday!

Fancy Tiger is pleased present the 2nd Holiday Handmade alternative craft fair this weekend!

Friday, December 4th, 6pm-9pm
Saturday, December 5th, 10am-4pm

Holiday Handmade will feature 60 local crafters selling their wares. The perfect venue to support local crafters and buy handmade, you'll find everything from needlefelted ornaments, handbound journals, organic cat toys, handmade soaps, re-purposed skateboard jewelry, handspun yarn, felted scarves, and ceramics to name just a few of the amazing handmade products that will be offered.

Check out our website for a full list of vendors.
Holiday Handmade is located just one block east of Fancy Tiger Crafts at the South Broadway Church on the NW corner of Lincoln and Ellsworth.

The Denver Handmade Alliance is partnering with Fancy Tiger for this years Holiday Handmade. The first 50 lucky people through the door both Friday, December 4th and Saturday, December 5th will receive a tote bag full of goodies from local designers brought to you by the Denver Handmade Alliance!

New! Craft Pride Pinback Buttons!

Brand new at Fancy Tiger Crafts and also available in our Etsy shop--crafty pride pins! Perfect for pinning onto your hand knit sweater or your home sewn satchel. Now the world can see for itself that you, crafty wonderperson, did make that awesome thing they were just going to ask about!



We also have pride pins for crafty zombies and other dark monsters of the night...


...and for our favorite cute and magical crafty creatures.


For the wizards we have a set of pins especially well suited for magically handknit items.

The Weekend of Craft Fairs!

There are two craft fairs happening in Denver this weekend. This is the weekend to support your local handcrafters!

Saturday, July 4th is the 1st Annual DIY Market on Colfax. This event is free and has over 40 local vendors selling their wares! It runs from at 3015 E. Colfax. More info and a vendor list can be found here.

Sunday, July 5th is the Denver Handmade craft fair at the City Park from 9am - 3pm. This craft fair is also free to attend and is in conjunction with the Farmers Market.

No excuses folks - you've got a lot of crafts to check out and its all free!!

Holiday Gift Series

Of course, we're all about handmade gifts here at Fancy Tiger. We know that can be a lot, especially if you have a large family or a lot of friends to account for. That's why we've created the Holiday Gift Series - this series has you complete a handmade gift in an hour, for minimal cost. This year choose from Herbal Sugar Scrubs, Melt and Pour Soap, Patchwork Scarves from felted sweaters, Needle Felt Jellyfish Ornaments and Scrap Fabric Pin Cushions. Each class is $20 and includes all materials! Check the schedule here.