The book Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design
Handmade Nation chronicles a diversity in crafts that exists far outside the stereotypes of the suburban mom or scarf knitting grandma. In its pages you can see everything from clothespin dolls to sock octopi to latchhooked nudes. There’s a significant punk and counter-culture influence here, and yet it’s based in the traditional roots of the crafts almost all of us grew up with: embroidery, sewing, and crochet.
If you’d like to explore this fascinating handmade nation, you can win a copy signed by Faythe Levine at CHA as the first of Scrapbook Update’s birthday giveaways!
All you have to do to be the lucky winner is leave a comment on this entry before Midnight U.S. eastern time next Sunday night, September 13th. Make sure you include your email address in the line for it on the comment form (for your own protection, don’t put it in the body of the comment, where it will be visible to the public – just in the email line in the form where only I can see it). You will need it to verify your identity if you are the winner. One entry per person and this giveaway is limited to US and Canadian mailing addresses due to postage expense.
About Nancy Nally
I’ve read about the idea this book was based on and it makes all the sense to me once I’m hooked into counter- culture manifestations. And I’d love to get it….of course:) No matter that all is based on the traditional crafting, sewing, embroidery, painting….What really matters and counts is what has been done with the traditional arts and crafts creating over and over new concepts and movements and trends.
This is wonderful! I would love a copy!
I’ve seen reviews on this book and would LOVE to win a copy of it!
Happy Birthday Scrapbook Update! I am enjoying the Paperclipping Newsbreak episodes. This sounds like a neat book.
Thanks for the chance at some “birthday presents!” I’ve been interested in the book, I’d love getting my hands on a copy.
This sounds like a fun read.
I’ve seen this book over at Thread Bangers (they made an episode with the author) and I found the concept interesting and brilliant! I’d love to read it. Hope I win this one! And happy birthday to Scrapbook Update! Keep informing us! Thank you!
This book sounds very interesting. And I would love to win one. Thanks for the opportunity!
Sounds cool- I would love a copy!!!
Ever since I was a little girl I have watched my mother, grandmother and great grandma make things. I watched them make quilts, embroider pillow cases, table cloths, crochet, knit, do needle point, crewel, and darn socks. It was a time that money was scarce and they made things because it was what they were taught at a very young age themselves. Anyway I learned at the age of 11 how to crochet and sew using a machine and by hand. Now at the age of 52 I still enjoy many of these different crafts. I love creating and I would love a copy of this book to read. Thank you for all the information you pass along to us.
I would enjoy seeing that book and reading the history of crafting especially since all of my family is very involved in such diverse ways. Happy Birthday, too!
Nothing pleases me more than seeing people young and old returning to crafting and making their own. There are a lot of talented people out there! My mother taught me and my sisters how to knit, crochet, etc. It was a source of entertainment during the years that I was growing up. When I became a divorced mother of two children and needed to work to support us, there wasn’t a lot of time to pursue crafting, although I did when I could. I guess my interest never really died, but was dormant during those years. Now, with more time to explore the opportunities that are out there for stamping, scrapbooking, sewing (to name a few), I am having fun, fun, fun! Thank you for the post about this book. I would love to win it, but if not, I will put it on my wish list for Christmas!
The book sounds fascinating! Keep up the good work…lots of interesting stuff you run into! And Happy Birthday!
I’ve heard about this book from a few different places and I’d LOVE to read it-I’ve been crafting for as long as I can remember. My mom was a great teacher.
Happy Birthday!
Singing Happy Birthday in my loudest voice!
And the book looks like great reading!!
This is my first Scrapbook Update email and what great information it has. I’m so glad I found it and I would love to receive a copy of this book. Thanks for the opportunity.
Ballo ergo sum,
- Gitana, the Creative Diva
Thanks for the chance – looks like a great read.
Off to look up the movie online – sounds fascinating! Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity to win the book!
Vicki J. W.
If you could hear me now, singing what I sing to all my friends on their birthdays, and they just laugh and laugh (well, some don’t have my wacked out sense of humor so they don’t get the song anymore) at my original version-sung to the Hallelujah Chorus will all its various parts- “Hallelujah, It’s Your Birthday” song. Birthdays ARE meant to be fun afterall.
This book sounds very interesting and I, too, would certainly enjoy welcoming it to my little abode here to read.
Many thanks, Nancy, for all you do in keeping us so well informed. Have a great Birthday Week.
This sounds like a fun and inspiring book for all of us creative souls out there. I’d love to have a copy of this book, as would another crafty friend of mine.
Happy Birthday!
That sounds like a FABULOUS book!! Thanks for the chance!
This book is fantastic and i can’t wait to see this movie. I’m contemplating the couple hour drive to ny to see it ……hm…would love a chance to win the book
thank you!
Happy Birthday To You! Congrats on your 5 years of successful growth.
Thank you for the chance to win the book–very interesting subject matter.
Ooooh I would love to win one- thank you so much for the chance!
This would be an important addition to my family’s library… we come from a long line of crafters.
Sounds like a GREAT read!
Would love to have a copy of the book. I’ve been crafting since I was a little girl. Have tried just about everything. Love it all.
Fantastic giveaway!
I am new to your blog and I am finding it very informative, it is nice to know what is going on in the industry. Thanks for the giveaways.
Great reviews! Would love to have a copy!! Happy Birthday!!
Love this giveaway! Gotta find that book!
HI
I would love to be the one to win your wonderfull book . love your blog
hope to win .
hugs sandy.o
This sounds really interesting!
What an awesome book! We are in the process of getting an artist market going to have market days quarterly for the artists. You hit the nail on the head as we want to stay away from the knitted scarfs and pot holders. We are looking for mixed media artists, jewlery, collages etc. What a great inspiration this would be I think I will need to get it.
That book looks fantastic! I really would love to win it – thanks for the chance
Happy Birthday! This looks like a fabulous book – what a fun giveaway!
That sounds like such a neat book! I’d love to win!!
what a cool giveaway – would love to win this!
I would love to get this book! It sounds truly interesting! What a unique giveaway. Thanks! Hope I win!
Happy Birthday!
I would love to win this book! I come from a long line of crafters. I was always encouraged by my parents to make something. I am now getting my son involved in crafting.
This book sounds like many of the things I create. Toys that are based on traditional crafts, but not traditional in look at all.
I didn’t get to see the movie – I’d love to read the book!
I”ve been dreaming about getting my hands on this book! What a fun giveaway!
I would love to have this book! Thanks for the chance to win it.
This looks like such a neat book. I love when peoplet take “crafting” to a whole new level. I’m excited to get my hands on a copy of this!
sounds like a great book
This looks like a terrific book! I’d love to own it! Thanks for the giveaway!
Ally
Happy 5th birthday! The book would be a great supplement to a college class I am taking. Thank you for the opportunity to win!
Linda H
Thanks for the chance to win a super book!