Kids grow up so fast, so why not stitch up a pretty way to keep track? You can measure every new inch with this colorful DIY Growth Chart tutorial from Craft Snob. Hang it on your wall and watch the memories (and your kids) grow!
Lynne Bruning’s E-Textile Lounge at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 is a place where anyone can learn to incorporate electronics into their fashion. The techniques she teaches include sewing, soldering, circuit building. The results are beautiful and creative wearables. Watch more videos from Maker Faire Bay Area. Subscribe to the Maker Faire podcast in iTunes, […]
allowfullscreen>
The R2D2 Builder’s Club brings one of the world’s most beloved fictional robots to life. Steve Simmons and his hobby roboticist club use fabrication, programming, and remote controls to build exact replicas of R2D2. Their R2’s are quirky friends who roamed Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 delighting everyone they encountered.
Suzy’s Artsy Craftsy Sitcom shows that even disposable aluminum pans can be delicate when used in the medium of quilling. I love the detail she was able to capture with something that is typically so industrial feeling. See how she made these quilled sparkly snowflakes over on her blog. [via Creative Jewish Mom] Related: Quilling […]
This classic Warhammer 40,000-style wargaming model is actually the work of the Games Workshop studio team, and was produced for an example battle in GW’s 2007 Apocalypse rulebook. Individual modelers, as far as I can tell, are not credited. There are more pictures on the GW website, and I find them especially interesting because they show the model both before and after painting.
These days, it seems like everyone and their sister is sporting flattering dresses with asymmetrically layered skirts. With this asymmetrical ruffle dress tutorial from Suzannah at Adventures in Dressmaking, you can make a hot little number that’s all your own. Next step: find a party that’s fancy enough to handle your new look!
I stumbled on Peggy Dembicer’s amazing beaded portrait of the Johnny Depp Mad Hatter character over on Flickr this weekend. I love that she also included a video with details on the making of the piece. It took about 35 hours of construction time, which includes the designing and will include the finishing, which means […]
