Month: June 2012

How-To: Crib to Desk Upcycle

How-To: Crib to Desk Upcycle

When it’s time for your little one to graduate to a big kid bed, don’t toss the crib, turn it into an awesome desk instead! Find out how in this crib to desk upcycling post from Caz at A Little Learning for Two. [Via CraftGossip] More: How-To: Cork Trivet Desk Organizer @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Penny […]

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Maker Faire Kansas City 2012 Highlights

Maker Faire Kansas City 2012 Highlights

Last weekend the second annual Maker Faire KC took place at Union Station, Kansas City’s 1914 beaux-arts train station.  The grandeur of the Union Station is hard to resist, but of course it really was the makers of the Midwest who made Maker Faire KC such a special event. According to organizers Luis Rodriguez and […]

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How-To: Tie Dye Hair Extensions

How-To: Tie Dye Hair Extensions

Make your own summertime tie dye hair extensions with this fun video tutorial from Kathy, The Crafty Chica! More: How-To: Hair Chalking @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Ombre Feather Hair Wrap @Craftzine.com blog Tie Dye Summer Scarf @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Tie Dye Drop Cloth Shoes @Craftzine.com blog

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This Sundial Spells Solstice

This Sundial Spells Solstice

Four times a year, when our planet is in the appropriate alignment with the sun, the shadow this sundial casts onto the ground spells out either “solstice” or “equinoxe.”

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Ceramic Techniques: 3D Printed Prototypes and Lithophanes

Ceramic Techniques: 3D Printed Prototypes and Lithophanes

Artist Fonda Yoshimoto talks about two different ways of creating ceramic art: one modern — 3D modeling and printing a prototype in order to make a mold; and one old — etching very thin porcelain to take advantage of the translucency once fired.

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