Month: September 2012

Hand-made Carpet Covered Tank

Hand-made Carpet Covered Tank

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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Fiber artist Karley Klophenstein has spent the last few years latch-hooking carpets by hand and creating this half-scale Abrams military tank out of them. In the same way that the helicopter became the symbol for the Vietnam War, the tank has become obligatory in the landscape of the Middle East. By cloaking an American weapon […]

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Dublin Mini Maker Faire: Dig the Scene

Dublin Mini Maker Faire: Dig the Scene

By Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina is the Maker Faire Program Director. She works on stage content for the flagship fairs (Bay Area & New York), and also runs Maker Faire's global licensing program for locally and independently produced Maker Faires. She also co-creates the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in her town, Oakland, CA.

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Check out this fantastic video romp through the first-ever Irish Maker Faire: Dublin Mini Maker Faire. Hosted at Science Gallery on July 14, the event showcased more than 40 makers, and entertained over 5,000 attendees.  The video captures a great range of making:  robots, wearable sculpture, a personal space shuttle, cigar box guitars, and crochet.  […]

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CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

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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Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week: Felt Pencil, by PenFelt Origami Flower Necklace, by all things paper Twiggy doll, by A Little Vintage Mini Patina Garden Robot Cats, by HerArtSheLoves Duct-Tape Rose Pen, by Cobra_11

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How-To: Chevron Dish Scrubbing Mitts

How-To: Chevron Dish Scrubbing Mitts

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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Tackle that sink full of dishes in style with this knitted chevron dish scrubbing mitt pattern from Simply Notable!

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Craftcation Indie Business & DIY Conference

Craftcation Indie Business & DIY Conference

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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If you don’t already know about the Craftcation Indie Business & DIY Conference, be prepared to have your crafty mind blown.  Craftcation 2012 from Letter Box Films on Vimeo. I’ll let the Craftcation website speak for itself: Craftcation is a three day indie business & DIY workshop conference. It’s a retreat to inspire, network […]

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