HOW TO – Make a Drape-Neck Top
Hope at Stitch Lounge shows us how to turn a shapeless old muumuu into a stylish drape-neck top. Who knew?!
Month: July 2008
Alan Rorie is AlmostScientific
Meredith Scheff has an interview with scientist/artist Alan Rorie. Alan was involved in the Steampunk Treehouse and the Dihemispheric Chronaether Agitator. To me, science is largely about taking concrete aspects of the world and abstracting so that they can be communicated. I would spend weeks and months working on my thesis and the result would […]
Visual Packing List
I love the clever way House on Hill Road gets her kids involved in packing for family trips: she gives them a visual packing list, which is a fun way to turn a chore into a game while ensuring the kids will bring everything they’ll need.
Image transfer
I just found this great tutorial on image transfer – they cover lots of different transfer mediums for use on wood, paper, fabric, and glass. Xylene is a really toxic chemical, I’d stay away from it – the other mediums are pretty benign. I never knew you could use caulk! An image transfer is, to […]
HOW TO – Make a Button Flower
Indie Fixx has a tutorial by Artsy-Crafty Babe on how to make a button flower.
Paperback chair
Look at this amazing chair by David Karoff, on Rag and Bone Bindery’s blog – they saw it at Myopic Books in Providence, Rhode Island. Rhode Island artist David Karoff welded the chair and attached the paperbacks: they have holes drilled though their insides and are slipped onto a hidden rebar frame. All of the […]
Knit Ruby Slipper Socks Pattern for Babies
Frog in Knots has a pattern to make a pair of knit ruby slipper socks for babies, just like the Wicked Witch of the East! [ via Lime & Violet ]
