Instructables user has tips for dealing with tricky yet delicious pizza dough including prepping, rolling, throwing, and transporting. I love making my own pizza at home. If you have a bit of time earlier in the day to start it, it’s easy to fix it up at dinner time.
When I got married, many, many moons ago, my wife and I designed our own rings and worked with the jeweler who made them. It was a wonderful experience and the rings became even more deeply encoded with meaning. Software developer Matt Katz got even more hands-on with the romance tech by fabricating his fiance’s […]
Sewing Princess shares her pattern and instructions for making this lovely, flowing blouse. [via Wardrobe Refashion]
Home Depot is now selling a $20 EcoSmart LED bulb — it’s dimmable, even! Margery Conner, of Electronics Design News, got one and went medieval on it to figure out what makes it tick — or in this case, glow. I love this process of deconstructing a piece of hardware, looking up the datasheets for […]
Here is the weekly listing of upcoming craft fairs. Please add any events you know of to our online calendar, and if you have a call for vendors you’d like listed, please . Click on the jump to see the East Coast call for vendors. A note on the organization of these lists: I organize […]
After nerding out during the intellectual property panel at BlogHer, my other favorite panel had to be Good Blog Design: The Role of Layout In an Online Medium. Headed up by Grace Bonney of Design Sponge, Gabrielle Blair of Design Mom and Kirtsy, and graphic designer Alex Vega, the panel offered up some great real-experience […]
Big, sparkling necklaces are a major part of current fashion because they are so much fun to wear. They are a glamorous statement that works equally well with an evening gown or jeans. This Crystal Brocade Necklace is inspired by these fun, modern accessories. Anyone can create this elaborate crystal-encrusted piece, even with limited artistic […]
