“Cutest trailer in the known universe”
On the blog Stuff I Like, they posted this heartbreakingly cute vintage trailer they saw while vacationing at Calaveras Big Trees. Talk about efficient use of space. The Cutest Trailer You Ever Saw
Year: 2010
Spool Quilt Tutorial
Having finished my first quilt a few months ago, I’ve been wanting to tackle another project and have been looking for the right design. I love this abstracted spool quilt from Freda’s Hive; even better, there’s a tutorial showing how to put it together! This would actually be lovely as a small wall-hanging in a […]
Electroluminescent papercraft
Rob Ryan makes papercuts. It’s an art, and he’s good at it, and maybe it’s slightly unfair that it took the gimmick of mounting one over a piece of electroluminescent sheet for me to sit up and pay attention. Still, it looks great. Kudos, Ryan! [via Dude Craft]
Make:PGH first meeting is Feb. 9th, 2010
We’re excited to announce the first meeting of Make:PGH, a new Make city group based in Pittsburgh. In the area? You should definitely stop by!
Best of the CRAFT Video: Papermaking with Lisa Jacobs
In case you missed it, watch Lisa Jacobs as she guides us through the process of making art papers. A member of Conspire Phoenix and an elementary school art teacher, Lisa’s a fun and clear instructor. We learned how to use recycled office paper as the base for art papers, to which we added colored […]
Velvet Charm and Chain Necklace
Sometimes inspiration hits me like a freight train. Ideas pop into my head with little warning, and I become completely obsessed with making them real. That’s how it went with this necklace. I’ve had the brocade scraps and a hot pink velvet ribbon around the house for a while now, and during a recent trip […]
Cooking Sous Vide “the DIY way”…
Cooking Sous Vide the DIY Way @ Popular Science… Everyone’s talking about sous vide, the scientific cooking method that’s making its way from the lab to the home kitchen. The Sous Vide Supreme, which just hit stores, is the first turnkey sous vide setup for home cooks. But we DIY kitchen nerds haven’t been idly […]