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with Natalie Zee Drieu Thursday August 28, 2008

Sommer Designs Apron Giveaway

Leave a comment at the Sommer Designs blog between now and Sunday and you'll automatically be entered to win this snazzy handmade apron!

Posted by Jenny Ryan | 12:00 PM in Contests | Discuss (0)

Families at the Faire: Making it a full Maker Faire Weekend

Today we continue our series Families at the Faire where we profile a family's experience at last year's Maker Faire Austin. Meet the Royers, a young family who took advantage of early bird ticket specials so they could enjoy... Read More

Posted by Rachel Hobson | Aug 28, 2008 11:00 AM in Maker Faire | Discuss (0) | TrackBack

Matrioshka Printable To-Do List and Labels

Yasmine of A Print a Day shares her adorable printable Matrioshka to-do list and labels that you can download in PDF form from her blog. [ via Whip Up ]... Read More

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Aug 28, 2008 10:00 AM in Paper Crafts | Discuss (0) | TrackBack

Patterned Wall Squares

Jessica of How About Orange guest blogs on decor8 and shares her project on how to make patterned wall squares using your favorite patterned paper.... Read More

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Aug 28, 2008 09:00 AM in Home and Garden, Paper Crafts | Discuss (0) | TrackBack

Drupal Knitting Charts

Emma Jane Hogbin has finally released her Drupal logo knit charts, perfect to knit up some Drupal socks for those techy knitters out there. (Photo of Emma at left by Richard Weait.)... Read More

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Aug 28, 2008 08:00 AM in Knitting, Patterns, Technology | Discuss (1) | TrackBack

Colander Lampshade

Ikea Hacker points out lamps that Jim makes from things he finds at Ikea like this Ordning colander. I can't say I would ever use a colander as a lampshade, but it does look pretty cool.... Read More

Posted by Michelle Kempner | Aug 28, 2008 07:00 AM in Home and Garden | Discuss (1) | TrackBack

Congratulations BurdaStyle

Last night BurdaStyle celebrated that they are closing in on a big milestone... their 100,000th member. I am personally proud to be a member and I look forward to sharing pictures of the Kasia skirt that I am making... Read More

Posted by Michelle Kempner | Aug 28, 2008 06:00 AM in General | Discuss (0) | TrackBack

Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe

Have you seen the movie Waitress where Keri Russell makes all these fabulous pies? (Rent it immediately if you haven't!) I secretly wish I had that ability to whip up any kind of pie I could imagine. With Zakka... Read More

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Aug 27, 2008 10:00 PM in Food | Discuss (1) | TrackBack

Nick van Woert sculpture

I found this sculpture on VVORK titled "Untitled (Julius Caesar)..." by Nick van Woert. It uses some kind of adhesive while the base is suspended at an angle to get this wind-swept effect which is eerily captivating. Some of... Read More

Posted by Becky Stern | Aug 27, 2008 09:00 PM in Arts | Discuss (0)

Recycled Candy Wrapper Bag

Kika*Des*Colores created this colorful handbag using 792 pieces of candy wrappers, 792 pieces of recycled paper from a phone book, yellow felt and yellow burlap. The end result is so festive and fun. See more of Kika's work here.... Read More

Posted by Jenny Ryan | Aug 27, 2008 07:00 PM in Paper Crafts, Recycle | Discuss (0) | TrackBack

HOW TO - Knit a Dissected Rat

Crafty Hedgehog is at it again, following up her highly popular dissected frog knitting pattern with a new one that shows you how to make this creepy-cuddly knitted, dissected rat. You can buy the PDF (or purchase an already-knitted... Read More

Posted by Jenny Ryan | Aug 27, 2008 05:00 PM in Knitting, Patterns | Discuss (2) | TrackBack

Headless Bear USB Drive

There are a lot of USB flash drive mods out there, but this one has a really good ease-of-construction to impact ratio. Headless bear USB drive, via BoingBoing.... Read More

Posted by Becky Stern | Aug 27, 2008 04:00 PM in Amigurumi and Toys, Tech Accessories | Discuss (0)

HOW TO - Recycled Magazine Plant Stand

Apartment Therapy shows us how to turn old magazines into this sculptural plant stand.... Read More

Posted by Jenny Ryan | Aug 27, 2008 03:00 PM in Home and Garden, Paper Crafts, Recycle | Discuss (0) | TrackBack

Bendy Wood Trivet

Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Michelle Mitchell writes: Hetta, a Swedish company, takes lengths of cork and strings them together alternately with beads to create these long, beautiful, functional treats for the table and the minute I saw... Read More

Posted by Becky Stern | Aug 27, 2008 02:00 PM in Food, Home and Garden | Discuss (1)

Art vs. Craft #8 Now Accepting Applications

Milwaukee's beloved indie craft fair, Faythe Levine's Art vs. Craft, is now accepting applications for their eighth show. The deadline is fast approaching--August 31--so hurry up and throw your name in the ring now! (Click ">here to see pix... Read More

Posted by Jenny Ryan | Aug 27, 2008 01:00 PM in Events | Discuss (0) | TrackBack

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