From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Ted Major built this sweet kid-sized tipi! For this project, I used the following materials: 6 six-foot bamboo garden stakes (on clearance to make room for more Xmas stuff in September) 4 x 15 canvas dropcloth (a 4 x 9 would have worked) Double sided carpet tape Grommets 1/8″ […]
From the CRAFT Flickr pool, user truemirage writes: “Fordite” is the rather tongue-in-cheek name given to this amazing multi-color material, which is really…..paint! Back when cars were sprayed rather than dipped, layers of paint would build up on the machinery. Some smart lapidarist decided to cut and polish a chunk as if it were a […]
If you’ve been reading the CRAFT blog for a while, it’s likely you’re familiar with bleach strenciling–well, check out this killer bleached skeleton Halloween dress created by Craftster user Smarmyclothes. She shares several tutorials that will help you get prepped for the spooky season: bleaching, creating ruffles, and making circle skirts. Related: • T-Shirt Designs […]
Mahar Drygoods has just come out with a new kit containing everything you need to make these sweet clothespin people with your kids. Each kit contains materials to create four clothespin people including: wood pins, heads & stands; acrylic paints, varnish & paintbrush; fabric & notions; complete and kid friendly instructions. All of the kit […]
When you venture in to business for yourself, it’s nice to have some support from folks in the same line of work. The Austin group, Babes in Business, was set up for just that purpose. Close to 500 central Texas small business owners who generally work in crafty, art or other creative fields participate in […]
This is part 8 of an ~8-part series I’m doing on bike-powered devices. If you’ve got a link to another device that should be included or a better-documented version of any of these, comment below. I learned about most of these devices through the old-news Innovate or Die contest. Wow: go pedals. I’m in awe […]
Laurriane of PatchworkPottery shows you how to make easy iron-on fabric labels in her tutorial. [ via Whip Up ]
