By Haley Pierson-Cox Welcome to Crochet 101! In this post, I’ll introduce you to the basics of crochet and give you all of the information that you’ll need to select your tools and get started. In the video above, I’ll show you how to attach the yarn to the hook and make your foundation chain, […]
Here’s a fun 1980s-style triangle pendant from Delighted Momma that looks simple to do (I’m looking for simple after the mad rush and excitement of the holiday season). With different colors of polymer clay, cotton cord, and a handful of household items you can whip up this retro accessory in about an hour.
According to the New York Post, “The Martha Stewart Show” will end production in April 2012 as a result of low ratings. The show moved to the Hallmark channel in September 2010 and has struggled with ratings ever since.
I’m a big proponent of making chores fun and interesting, so I think that this laundry sorting game from Mollie at Wild Olive is just too cute! While they’re playing, kids build important skills like sorting by size, shape, and color, all while learning how to help with a common household task. Plus, once they’ve […]
“Based on the concept behind commercial units, but using everyday items (drinking straws, scrap PVC pipe, a kid’s humidifier from the thrift store, some scrap computer fans), he rigged up a device that creates a thin, even sheet of vapor mist. Almost translucent, but able to catch the light projected onto it from a rear-facing projector — which gives an eerie, floating hologram effect…”
This geeky necklace, available in the Maker Shed, depicts an ASCII heart, as seen in countless email and text messages: <3! The pieces are laser-cut in Sterling silver, then hand soldered to silver tubes that hang from the 20" curb chain. The necklace has a high-shine finish and is treated to reduce tarnishing.
I love that this sweet wee fair isle knit hat from The Purl Bee is beautiful and simple to make. What looks so intricate is actually just a matter of knitting first with one color and then with a second, switching between the two as the pattern slowly emerges and blossoms into a fascinating and […]
