Bazaar: A Review on Spinster Yarn & Fiber in Baltimore, MD By Moxie When you’re as fiber-obsessed as I am, you seek out all opportunities to expand your pallet and deplete your bank account. While visiting in-laws in the Baltimore area, crafty research directed me to Spinster Yarns & Fibers. Living in the historical Lauraville […]
How-To: Mend Chipped Dishes Give chipped dishes a second helping. By Tiffany Threadgould Have some nicks in your dishes, but don’t have a knack for fixes? Follow these simple steps to reglaze your dishes into new, one-of-a-kind tableware.
I finally finished the plush model of my knee that I’ve been working on for the past few weeks. I used the images my doctor took from inside my knee during surgery, plus anatomical illustrations I found online to construct this bendable model of my knee. The ligaments are attached with elastic so that they […]
Sheila of Cheeky Magpie gets zen with her heat embossed rocks using a technique that will tolerate the outdoors and dress up any garden.
There is still time to get your entries in to be a crafty Maker at Maker Faire Bay Area. The ultimate DIY weekend is May 30 and 31 in San Mateo, California, and this year’s Faire is celebrating President Obama’s call for all of us to participate in remaking America. We’re looking to showcase “the […]
Noise Addicts posted this effective recipe for near-automatic generation of album artwork (though it does allow for some creative typesetting) – 1. Go to Wikipedia and hit “random†and the first article you get is the name of your band. 2. Go to “Random Quotationsâ€. The last four or five words of the very last […]
When the folks over at Electro-Harmonix discovered Gwendolin Tägert had been crafting and selling huggable handmade versions of their legendary Big Muff Ï€ stompbox, they could have persued litigation on the grounds of trademark infringement. Instead, they did what everyone should when faced with a cuddly-soft pillow – they embraced it. We’re all too familiar […]
