DIY Wrapping Ideas
Two Shades of Pink has some really great handmade wrapping ideas from pom poms to tiny mini-banners. A definite must-do this holiday season!
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Think Handmade for the Holidays
Whether it’s television, radio, or online, Black Friday ads as are everywhere as Thanksgiving approaches. I’m excited that this Saturday, Nov. 26, is Small Business Saturday, so I’m planning on stopping by stores in Detroit like City Bird, Naka, and the Rust Belt Market. I’m also looking forward to spending a lot of time crafting […]
How-To: Star Wars Napkin Rings
I think the only thing left to make our Thanksgiving table spread complete is this set of Star Wars napkin rings. See how you can make your own from our friend, Bonnie, over on StarWars.com!
Secret Santa: Becky Stern – Books from Princeton Architectural Press
My recent favorite PAP title is Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information (Manuel Lima). I can’t get enough of this book and immediately thought of Becky when I drew her name from the Secret Santa hat. I’ve been wanting to turn everybody onto this title. While this book is wonderful and a worthy gift all by itself, I thought I’d sweeten the pot by including another cool, more hands-on PAP title, Pinhole Cameras: DIY Guide (Chris Keeny).
Crafty Events
Click to add an event to the online calendar Email me if you have a call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: Kirkland Holiday Craft Show Kirkland, WA Nov. 26-27 EtsyRAIN Handmade Holiday Show Seattle, WA Nov. 26-27 A Gift Bag in a Pear Tree – Craft Fair at Mississippi Studios Portland, OR Nov. 27 […]
Getting Started with Parallax – KickStart Wiki
Getting Started with Parallax. This is a really impressive wiki filled with examples, code and more. Parallax is hands down one of the best “documenters” of learning electronics – they’re also including Arduino code examples too…
Small Screw Top Capsules From Plastic Bottle Caps, Necks
Instructables user bfgreen makes small, lightweight, waterproof containers like this by sawing off plastic soda bottle necks right below the lip, flattening the cut edges on a file, applying cyanoacrylate glue, and clamping. Since these bottles are usually PET, they could also probably be solvent-welded with acetone and other common solvent cements.