Our 7th annual Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place in a mere 10 days on May 19 and 20 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is going to be our biggest Faire yet, with over 700 makers. We’ve filled every nook and cranny of the massive fairgrounds with the amazing inventiveness and inspiration of the maker […]
The team over at ILoveToCreate.com has come up with several fun wedding-related projects for the DIY bride. This faux bouquet uses rosettes and some simple craft supplies. I had the privilege of getting to meet some of the team this weekend at the ILovetoCreate.com booth at the International Women’s Show in Novi – now I’ll […]
The Beauty Department shows us a great and easy way to organize all of those DIY headbands we have been making. I love a craft that keeps my home clutter-free AND enables me to keep making more headbands!
Love Maker Faire? Wish you could bring Maker Faire to your town? Come to the Mini Maker Faire Producers’ Workshop on Friday, May 18th, the day before Maker Faire Bay Area, and find out more about Maker Faire’s Mini Maker Faire program. This year there will be almost 60 Mini Maker Faires around the globe, […]
Sometimes you really need help perfecting a basic craft technique to bring your skill-level up a notch. Luckily you can count on CRAFT’s own Haley from The Zen of Making to teach you such skills. For example, in this tutorial Haley teaches you how to make evenly spaced straight stitches for sewing, embroidery, and appliqué projects. Sweet!
If you don’t reclaim enough pallet lumber to justify a specialized prybar for the purpose, it is of course possible to knock down shipping pallets using everyday hand tools. But don’t pry – that’ll just split the wood. Instead, knock out the boards and nails from behind with a hammer. Or better yet, a pair of hammers. YouTuber miscpro shows us how it’s done.
Ah, cashmere, why are you so soft? The goat fiber is one of the most silky, fluffy, and delicious fibers I’ve ever worked with. I vigilantly scour thrift stores for cashmere sweaters, and then chop them up! I make wrist warmers, scarves and capelets with the body of the sweaters, but because I consider the […]
