I love the look of vintage needlepoint (especially needlepoint handbags!) from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, and wanted to try my hand at needlepoint myself. So I grabbed some plastic canvas, got to stitching, and soon realized: needlepoint is pretty easy!
And we’re back with our thirty-fourth installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Makezine, our Facebook page, and Twitter.
Keep little minds and little fingers occupied during long car trips and vacation downtime with this tangram travel puzzle tutorial from Delia at Delia Creates! [Via One Pretty Thing] More: How-To: Make a Tangram Puzzle @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Heart Felt Tangram Puzzle @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Giant Outdoor Twister Game @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Gnome Lawn Bowling […]
We’ve run a lot of paint chip projects here on Craft (see below), but Liz Apple’s rainbow wall of paint chips blows me away. It took 7 hours and more than 600 paint chips! (Via Poppytalk Handmade. More: How-To: Paint Chip Art Paint Chip Gift Decoration Embroidered Paint Chip Cards Giant Paint Chip Valentine
Ray McNamara of Launceston, Tasmania, built this omnidirectional robot using a Lego Mindstorms parts, Technic motors, and is programmed in RobotC. I really love how Ray explains exactly how he designed and programmed his robot! A Holonomic platform is one of the many types of Holonomic drive trains — it can move forward and backward […]
Give your pencils some personality with this sparkle top pencil tutorial that Rachael from Penelope & Pip shared on Poppytalk. I’m not usually a rhinestone kind of gal, but I’m definitely digging the contrast between the sparkling sequins and the matte brown pencils! More: How-To: Scalloped Felt Pencil Tube @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Pencil Pouch @Craftzine.com […]
These MAKE branded items from Alchemy Goods are made from upcycled materials like bicycle innertubes and car seatbelts. They are made in Seattle and are built to last! Check them out now in the Maker Shed.
