June 2012

How-To: Cross-Stitch Cookies

I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied with a basic tray of cookies ever again. This platter of cookies that reveal a cross-stitch design from Jessica Decker and Megan DeKok on Design*Sponge make me swoon. [via @TheLongThread] More: Cross-Stitch Manicure @Craftzine.com blog Cross-Stitched Eggs @Craftzine.com blog

How-To: Turn Your Jeans into Cut-Offs

By bridesmaidlish

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You might think, “Cut-offs? I’ll just cut off the legs wherever.” Well, it’s important to take a bit more time than that when modifying your favorite pair of jeans. Melanie from Melanie Ham Designs shows you to precisely measure and mark your hole-y jeans to turn them into a summer staple. Video after the jump.

Kinect + Digital Camera = DIY CGI

By Mark Frauenfelder

Mark Frauenfelder

Mark Frauenfelder is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Make: magazine, and the founder of the popular Boing Boing blog.

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Kaley says: “The team behind the RGB+D Toolkit (an open-source, video game/Final Cut Pro hybrid) is attempting to transform the Kinect gaming console into a real filmmaking tool, making stunning DIY CGI a real possibility. Using a Kinect and a standard DSLR camera, like your Canon 5D, these avant-garde image-makers have created a technique that […]

Gorgeous 1940s Lathe Restoration

By Sean Michael Ragan

Sean Michael Ragan

I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

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Practical Machinist forum member macona restores a Monarch 10EE lathe. Hack-a-Day has the story, nicely summarized, indexed, and linked.

How-To: Relaxing Lavender Eye Pillow

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Take a break and melt away stress with this relaxing lavender eye pillow from Calli at Make it Do. Lavender-filled eye pillows are a natural way to unwind after a busy day, and they’d make a lovely gift for your favorite overachiever! More: HOW TO – Meyer Lemon & Lavender Shortbread @Craftzine.com blog Homemade Body […]