Month: December 2009

Carboard Rocket Ship

CRAFT friend Stacey Gordon’s son and husband made this cardboard rocket ship from a big box. I remember being thrilled at the prospect of cardboard forts from appliance boxes, and this one looks extra rad. What an awesome homemade gift idea for the special little space cadet in your life!

World’s Largest Knitted Poem

World’s Largest Knitted Poem

The Poetry Society recently unveiled its massive (43 ft by 28 ft) knit poem at London’s British Library. More than one thousand knitters and crocheters around the world contributed more than 1,200 12-inch squares, some blank, some with a block letter inside, to the project. The knitted poem was In My Craft or Sullen Art […]

Snowduino?

Snowduino?

From the MAKE Flickr pool Jan decided to decorate more than the tree this holiday season – I happened to use white spraypaint for another project when i thought i could make my arduino look like christmas. Still works flawlessly of course. If you wanna do the same, i advise you not to use woodglue […]

Crafty Tree Trimmings E-Book Discount

Last month, I shared news about the Crafty Tree Trimmings E-Book with six ornament projects from some of the best known (and admired) crafters around. I’ve had fun following the various crafters as they have set out to make each other’s ornaments from the book. Patricia Zapata shared her version of Betz White’s felt gingerbread […]