In no particular order…
The Observer UK has an entire section devoted to crafting, and a running series on how to make your own versions of designer clothes!
You can send photos to Adorama on 18th Street and they will print them out for you in a number of different Ilford and Kodak Professional photo paper. So much better than going to CVS.
Green lifestyle guru Danny Seo has a line out for JC Penney.
Found this out a while ago when I went to Seaport Yarns, but nonetheless still fascinated: square knitting needles!