By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Pipe cleaners are easily woven into flat lattice patterns, but spherical weaves are more challenging. Here is a good exercise in spherical thinking that is much harder than it looks. The thirty pipe cleaners each have the same shape and the same relationship to their neighbors. The […]
Here is my fanciful take on a prettified piñata. This could be featured at a birthday party, wedding, bridal shower, or baby shower. All you need is a handful of supplies and some time to get to layering.
This month’s Editors’ Picks is now up on our Facebook page. We are inspired by many things outside of the craft world so here’s a collection our favorite things from fun wallpaper to a stunning cocktail ring. What are your recent favorites? Tell us by leaving a comment to this post or on Facebook.
This sleepover pillowcase from Christy of Lemon Squeezy for Prudent Baby is adorable and practical. It has a pocket for stuffed animals, books or treasures and a handy little strap for easy toting. Love it! [via @TheLongThread]
In the wake of the Japanese disaster trifecta, I contacted our pal Francesco Fondi, of Wired Italy’s Otaku News and Hobby Media, to make sure he was OK (in Tokyo). He’s fine. He also sent us a link to a piece he’d done on Wired.it about DIY Geiger counters. It looked interesting, so I asked […]
From UK web design firm The Technology Studio. The spherical display is (a reportedly very expensive) commercial device called a PufferSphere. That it’s the Eye of Sauron is a nice touch. There’s also a video with a more, ah, “normal” looking giant eyeball embedded below. [via Hack a Day]
Alicia DiRago at Dismount Creative shares a tutorial for geometric jewelry (necklace and earrings) in polymer clay, inspired by a pair of earrings by Marc Jacobs.
