“Return to DIY ethic erodes service businesses” @ NYTimes.com… A few months ago, as her family’s income fell, Laura French Spada, a real estate agent in Glen Rock, N.J., began dyeing her hair at home and washing the family cars herself. Her husband, Mark, started learning how to do electrical repairs. Susan Todoroff, a personal […]
Scrabble keyboard via Giz. Datamancer writes – This keyboard was commissioned by a couple of friends of mine from back east (NJ) who are avid Scrabble players. Most of the keys are made from real Scrabble tiles that were all hand-beveled (truly an exercise in patience/masochism!) and built onto a USB, clicky, mechanical-switch keyboard. This […]
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Embroidered felt koi fish from merwing*littledear.
Craftster member Meekssandygirl has whipped up a whole slew of hilarious and cute crocheted potholders for her family and friends. There are a bunch more great potholders pictured at the source, but I think my faves are the popcorn, telephone and owl!
The very first moving picture machine was barely more than a hand-cranked circular flipbook, called a mutoscope. Jesse Breytenbach made her own and documented the elaborate creation of the wooden apparatus that holds the “movie” cylinder.
I sometimes take for granted that we have an IKEA in town (or at least in one of our suburbs), so this tea towel design from Skinny laMinx reminded me that I’m lucky to be able to hop in the car anytime I need to satisfy my Swedish home furnishing needs. Based in South Africa, […]
I’m not planning a wedding (at least I hope not, for my husband-of-five-years’ sake!) but I still get a major kick out of the site Once Wed. It’s full of inspiring ideas you can apply to a wedding or any kind of celebration. For instance, these DIY Cherry Tree Dioramas are gorgeous!
