Teagan Tall
The dream-like and the practical merge with objects modern and objects vintage in the new blog of San Francisco designer Teagan Tall.
Month: September 2009
Mother Nature’s Detroit Art
A series of photos by James D. Griffioen, on the Planet Mag website, show the “greening” of Motor City, what used to be one of the country’s biggest production centers. In the light of the Moss Graffiti tutorial and the grassy 3D painting piece we saw in the last couple of weeks, this struck me […]
How-To: Waterproof Mattress Cover
Any parent can relate to the frustration of having to change sheets on your child’s bed when they’ve had an accident in the middle of the night. This tutorial for a waterproof mattress cover from Jaqui at Hazelnuts is just the thing to make that late-night sheet switch go a bit smoother. [ via Whip-Up […]
Sew a Scarf Dress, Win a Sewing Machine from BurdaStyle
BurdaStyle and Bernina are having a contest to see who can make the coolest scarf dress, and the grand prize is a Bernina sewing machine!
Crochet Nunchaku Pattern
Shala at Don’t Eat the Paste has a pattern to make these crochet nunchakus. Great as a toy or dress up accent for ninjas on Halloween.
Followup to Sewing Gatsby-Era Clothing
Last month, I wrote about the gorgeous dresses Mena of Nested was sewing for herself and her friends to attend the Gatsby Sunday Afternoon event in Oakland, California. She’s just posted pictures of the final creations at the event, and they are breathtaking. It looks as though the months of planning and work really paid […]
Flashback: Knit Converse High-Tops
In the crafting world, yarn sneaks into the most wonderfully unexpected places, and a prime example is the knitted high-tops project by Katie Tesarowski that appeared in CRAFT Volume 07. Deconstruct and reconstruct these classics, and with the varieties of yarn available, you can really let your flavor flow. Here’s the full article and pattern […]
