It was Zoe from Hello Mango who introduced me to CrAftermath, a community of UK indie crafters. The group was set up to unite crafters, ‘disillusioned by our DIY scene and envious of our transatlantic buddies who have really got their act together’.

The CrAftermath website includes a popular forum for members to show off their creations, discuss their work and take part in regular swag swaps and competitions. It also features a number of ‘how-to’ tutorials and an online shop will be launching soon.

Exciting plans are also afoot for CrAftermath to become a regular travelling fair, where indie designers can sell their wares in a stimulating and lively environment.

Join the renegade UK crafters at www.craftermath.co.uk.

Have you heard about SeekIndie? It’s a fun new competition - a bit like an online scavenger hunt. Here’s how it works. Participating indie businesses each donate a prize or prizes and hide a banner somewhere on their website. The gals at SeekIndie add the prizes to SeekIndie with a link back to the participants. And then the fun begins! The lucky customers must then find 5 banners from participating sites and submit their entry to win a fab indie prize.

So far 35 businesses have donated prizes, in time for the next competition which will run from 17 April to 1 May. To get involved visit www.seekindie.com. (The competition is open to anyone who is over 18 years of age and resides in the US or Canada.)

I was really excited to come across NEET Magazine last week. The online magazine, edited by Stephanie J, showcases ‘grassroots fashion and creativity’. Everything in the magazine (with a few very minor exceptions) has been created by young designers from all over the world. This includes the photography and artwork. NEET has a very similar ethos to Indie Quarter - it’s all about ’supporting DIY craftsmanship and originality’.

NEET is chock full of indie designer jewellery, accessories, clothes, bags, shoes, home wares, photographs, illustrations and much much more. It is presented as an online glossy but has the added bonus of being able to click straight through to a designer’s website if you see something you like.

To browse through NEET, go to www.neetmagazine.com.