Felted Stone Rug
Craftster user Subloke was inspired by our March post about Ronel Jordaan’s beautiful felted wool “pebble carpet” and ended up making her own version using bits of leftover wool from her stash. Felted Stone Rug
Month: March 2008
HOW TO – Knit Easter Egg Ornaments
The Purl Bee shares a pattern and tutorial for making the sweetest Easter Egg ornaments ever! I especially like the Fair Isle-style detailing done in duplicate stitch. Knitted Easter Eggs Related: • HOW TO – Knit an Easter Egg • Easter Egg Yo-Yo Tutorial • Chalkboard Easter Egg Tutorial
Cat Bag/Cuddle Bag
Collin @ MAKE writes: This chic pet-substitute responds to touch with pulsing blue LED ‘eyes’ and a purring effect courtesy of Lilypad vibrating motor boards. The Cat Bag / Cuddle Bag was created as part of the ‘Designing Hybrid wearables’ workshop at Mediamatic Amsterdam. This bag would be good when traveling without a beloved pet, […]
DS synth/sequencer on its way
You may have read about it in our recent Made in Japan post – but now Korg’s DS-10 Synthesizer/sequencer/drum machine is headed for an international release! From the DS10blog [via] – For those of you out there wondering the release of DS-10 other than Japan, well, here’s a good news. YES, we will release DS-10 […]
CraftBoom’s Q+A with Kristin Link of Sew, Mama, Sew!
The CraftBoom blog recently interviewed Kristin Link, who owns the fabulous online fabric shop Sew, Mama, Sew! Check it out and find out how she turned a love of fabric into a successful business. Interview with Sew, Mama, Sew!
Folding, flexing paper models
Prepared to be mezMOrized by the “kinetic geometries” of this flat-fold paper model. Flat Fold Paper Models [Thanks, Patti!]
Ghanaian Entrepreneur Recycles Plastic Bags
The Independent has an article about a businessman in Ghana who makes reusable totes out of discarded plastic bags from the streets of Accra. From the article: Plastic bags are a ubiquitous feature of the African landscape not seen in coffee table books or travel magazines. In Ghana they line roads, hang from palm trees, […]
