I am usually immune to the yen for expensive man-cave trophies, but I gotta admit: I would have a great time standing over this thing with a beer in one hand and a meat fork in the other explaining to my guests how my fancy grill was handmade in Estonia from recovered naval mine casings.
Congratulations to Alexis A. of New Orleans, Rose S. of Portland and Sarah H of Kannapolis, who each one a copy of Alicia Paulson’s Embroidery Companion in our giveaway. Thanks to all who entered!
Michelle Min wanted to make a puppet for her nephew that will remind him of her uncle, Michelle’s brother. She hacked a record-your-own-greeting card to put it in this puppet of her brother (he’s a cook, hence the hat). Now when Bosung plays with the puppet, it will remind him of his uncle, with actual […]
For our last special theme of the year, we’ll be looking at the tools we all use to come up with the projects we pursue and how we manage them. We’ll be looking at physical tools, such as notebooks, drawing tools, whiteboards, and the like, but also, things like brainstorming and project-management software, and the […]
As we get ready for fall, I love this project for making a felted crochet bucket hat by Whitney of The Purl Bee. Don’t you love all those wonderful warm colored yarn? The orange is my favorite.
The Guardian is reporting on a recent change to the BBC’s editorial policy that calls for links to primary research from their online science articles. Without intending an I-told-you-so, this is something I’ve been doing since I started blogging, and I am thrilled that mainstream journalists are starting to do the same thing. There are tons of reasons why it’s a great idea, but these are my big three:
These Halloween chocolate pretzels from Pillsbury definitely caught my eye this morning. Check out their Flickr account for all sorts of recipes and decorating ideas. Via Pretty Foods & Pretty Drinks Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our CRAFT Halloween contest to win cool prizes. Costumes, decor, food – […]
