Ruffled Wall Décor
Ruffles as decoration on a wall sounds, on paper, like it wouldn’t be my thing. But I like how they look on this wall. Less 5-year-old-little-girl and more like … a cross between lichen and a topographical map.
Year: 2010
Remove Dried Hot Glue Easily
MAKE magazine reader John Mangan shared a nifty simple trick with us: you can remove dried hot glue with isopropyl alcohol and cotton swabs. He made a video demonstration to share the knowledge, I posted it on Makezine yesterday, and it’s been well-received. Since there are no shortage of crafts that utilize hot glue, I’m […]
Beautiful Pendleton Wool Patchwork Quilt by Susan Beal
In all my trips up to Portland, Oregon, I’ve yet to be able to make the trek out to the Pendleton Wool Mill Store. I’ve read so many great stories about the place from Diane and Pam, that it will be at the top of my “Must Do” list the next time I get up […]
How-To: Yarn Toadstool Pin Cushion
Hannah of Made With Love by Hannah shares a great way to reuse the cones from spools of serger thread with this cute little yarn toadstool pin cushions.
Trick or treat! Staff costume round-up 2010
I used plastic greenery from the craft store hot-glued to a latex bald cap and then used a light brown cream make-up to color my head pseudo-terra cotta color. My beard was colored first with spray-on temp hair color, then sprigs of greenery were attached with spirit gum. The styrofoam head-form was a godsend. I thought to ask for it at the costume shop as an afterthought, as I was checking out. They sold one to me for $1.99. I figured I would just stuff the bald cap with newspaper and build a crude stand for that. But the build turned out to be very finicky, fragile, and time-consuming, and it really needed the consistent shape and solid foundation. I don’t know if it would have been successful without the head-form. The costume was a big success and I got lots of compliments on it, so it was worth the many hours of work and all the frustration. I managed to get the wig back of the head-form after an evening of partying and it now sits on the console cabinet in my living room as a curious art object.
Creating a Cartoon with Howtoons and Michael Chabon
The lucky kids at Park Day School in Oakland got to go to this great workshop on creating a cartoon with Nick Dragotta of Howtoons and writer Michael Chabon, but they shared a recap on the Howtoons blog. I love their Halloween-themed protagonists, Pumpkin Pie and Jack O’Lantern (although surely dentists are the real heroes […]
Way too personal Android Tweety costume
My high school classmate Jeff Wilson built this sweet tshirt and Andoid app that allows people standing in his personal space to tweet him. You can even tweet his tshirt from afar at @museumofmodjeff or use the hashtag #jeffswaytoopersonaltweetycostume Read all about it on his blog.
