Thanks so much for asking!

The Hungry series is available through the Schmancy Gallery. Contact the owner, Kristen Rask, at 206-728-8008 or kristen@schmancytoys.com.

icons & totems & pieces of the past are available through gallery hanahou. Here's a link to the catalogue, although I'm not sure how current it is:
https://www.galleryhanahou.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Catalog-for-Needlefelting.pdf

Here is more contact info for hanahou:
shop@galleryhanahou.com or call weekdays between 10 am – 7 pm EST at +1 646-486-6586

Kristen over at Schmancy Toys just did a fun series of blog posts featuring diy projects.

If someone were to force me to make something with glass paint, I'd probably get some glass plates from Goodwill and paint the back of 'em... then decoupage over the paint.

Also, have you tried the needle felting? It's fun for the people.

There's no way for me to know for sure but I can tell you: the last winter show had people waiting starting as early as 9am. For fun, here's a photo of the last summer swag line up.

Get out! Whittling!? I LOVE YOU!

I mean, er...

Look what I found for you, woodchuck! It's a Seattle shop and it has everything a NewbieWhittler like you could need:

http://www.littleshavers.com/

Seriously, they have classes, on-line tutorials, and supplies galore.

(I am harboring a desire to food-carve so maybe we can hang out sometime... you bring a tree and I'll bring a melon, right?)

Watch those fingers, ok?

I'm not heavy on the sewing machine speciality but my general philosophy with new equipment is this:

If you can do it on the cheap at the beginning, you'll get some practice in, develop some preferences and general knowledge. Then, if you decide you need to upgrade for some real dollars later, you'll be way better prepared to make your choices.

Dear MacGyver,

What about snagging the hinges off of another pair of glasses and glueing them into place on yours?

I just read a post on Make about windshield glue being the answer to all our prayers... maybe it would work for you:

http://bit.ly/make_glue

The crochet group I've been dying to check out is organized by always-inspiring artist, Mandy Greer: http://matermatrixmother.wordpress.com

There's also the Seattle Crochet Guilde: http://crochetguildseattle.tripod.com/

For a go-to resource, you might try this book of basic instruction and stitch-by-stitch projects by Debbie Stoller called The Happy Hooker:
http://amzn.to/stoller_crochet

If you're looking for some fun projects to try, you might like Creature Crochet, put together by Kristen Rask:
http://amzn.to/creaturecrochet