What is Mod Podge? Where can I get
Washi tape? What is a Sharpie? Where is the nearest West Elm? Why is
everybody into chevron?
These were but a few questions I had
when I started reading about design and DIY. That feels as if it was
a million blogs ago.
You see, in my European corner of the
universe, a Sharpie was called a permanent marker and Anthropologie
was just a field of study. Probably 90% of the blogs I was reading
originated in the United States. Their writers were sharing tips
about Dollar Store crafts, giveaways open to U.S. Residents only and
an obsession with Target that I could neither understand nor relate
to.
It seemed that my blog reads were all
coming from a magical kingdom at the intersection of New York and San
Francisco, with a few streets of Toronto and Chicago thrown in for
good measure. The writers in this kingdom were all amazingly talented
people, but I wanted something closer to my own heart. Sure, there
was some Paris and London in there, but that was about it.
I frantically combed through blogrolls
and link parties. I stalked link ups like it was my job. I opened 20
tabs and crashed Mozilla like there was no tomorrow. Alas, it was all
in vain.
So I set out to create something that I
couldn't find myself. My objective is to discover and showcase
European bloggers, crafters and artists.
I want to answer a few questions. What
are European crafters creating? What is their creative process? Where
do they find inspiration? What preceded their art?
Stick around, let's explore and find
out together.