Plush Trio of Nessies
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Sourgrass makes Scottish cryptozoology a lot less mysterious (but a whole lot cuter!) with her plush trio of Loch Ness Monsters made from colorful quilting fabrics.
Year: 2008
HOW TO – Make fake barf!
Erica tipped us off to this video tutorial for creating your own artificial vomit – handy! Though I think adding actual tuna fish to the recipe could incite some genuine regurgitation … at least nausea.
Skippy racer
Gorgeous scooter called the “Skippy racer” via Kottke…
HOW TO – Monogrammed Leaves
OnceWed shares a simple but elegant idea: monogrammed leaves created using alphabet craft punches. I love the leaf boutonierres they made with them, and they work great as gift tags too.
Water drawing + ink
Here’s an method for drawing/painting with water, then quickly rendering your image visible by adding ink – similar to some watercolor techniques. [via Neatorama]
HOW TO – Halloween Vampire Martini
Hostess with the Mostess wrote directions for how to make this disturbing “blood rimmed” martini glass for Halloween cocktails. It is actually hard candy and goes well with your favorite red cocktail. It still kind of freaks me out though.
Spy vs Spy Halloween costumes
From our 2006 contest, they somehow knew it would be a MAKE cover!