How To: Make A Leaning Tower of Shelves
This leaning shelf is a fun project that can be done over the weekend. The Family Handyman’s project is a great addition to your living or craft room.
Year: 2012
Your 2012 Craft Tool Wish List
I’ve been tidying up my craft space and making a list of supplies I’d love to have in 2012. I picked up some of these Clover Wonder Clips and I can’t wait to have more on hand, so these are definitely going on my list. Which tools are you craving this year for your craft […]
Recipe: Chicken And Rice Enchilada Casserole
Enchiladas are one of my favorite meals, but like Laura of Eat! Craft! Live!, I can never get the rolling part quite right when making them at home. Her ingenious solution by making a layered enchilada casserole is something I’m going to put on our meal-planning rotation immediately. I love, too, that she shows how […]
How-To: Portlandia Put a Bird on It Brooch
I know we’re all saying “We can pickle that!” these days, but show the birds some love, okay? In honor of the start of the second season of Portlandia, Jennifer from Naughty Secretary Club created a tutorial for this awesomely kitschy bird brooch. I kind of really want one, and I bet you do too. […]
Metals That Can Be Molded Like Plastics
At the atomic scale, generally speaking, solids are either crystalline or amorphous. In crystals, the atoms or molecules fill space in a repeating, orderly arrangement, like stacked cannonballs or cells in a honeycomb. Table salt is a handy example. In amorphous materials, however, the atoms or molecules are packed together randomly, without repeating arrangements. Glass […]
How-To: Space Invaders Tote Bag
In honor of our Advanced Materials theme, we’re sharing an excerpt from my favorite book on smart materials, Syuzi Pakhchyan’s Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting. If you’re interested in checking out the potential in soft circuits, sewing your circuits in using conductive thread, the Space Invaders Tote project is a fun place […]
Coffee Filter Roses
These roses made from coffee filters are quite pretty! The micro-rippled texture of coffee filters makes it a material well-suited to mimicking the look of rose petals. Blog in Polish, with English translations. [via poppytalk]
