If you remember last week, Rachel Hobson posted about the latest quilt-along from Oh, Fransson! I really liked her concept of a billboard quilt, so much so that I’ve decided to join the quilt-along and post about it here. I’ve never joined a quilt-along before, so I’m excited for the challenge. The first post went […]
Here’s a lovely resist-dye technique from Kari of Sweet Verbena, guest blogging at Ucreate. She used a readily-available gel glue to write and draw on plain tees, and then dunked them in dye. The glue prevents the dye from soaking in, creating a subtle pattern in white, and then it washes away completely. How pretty!
These would make such a cute addition to a kid’s Back-to-School kit. Or party favors! Kimann from Scissors.Paper.Wok shows how to turn ordinary pencils mushroom-y with the help of woodworking buttons, which are available at many building supply stores.
Tickets are now on sale and you can also sponsor the OSHW summit.
SaffronColoredPony, out of Detroit, is making some smashing light fixtures from vintage crinolines. I saw them on the front page of Etsy today and fell in love. Upcycling meets upskirt!
A few years later, the Neutrinos drifted into Port Isabel, Texas where a 19 year-old college dropout named Constance Hockaday was living with her parents. Hockaday, a rather alienated young woman, immediately became enthralled with the idea of living on a boat and not paying rent. Before long, she was on the boat, so to speak. Her life hasn’t been the same since.
The next episode of Make: Live is all about metalworking, from welding to jewelry making. Go to https://makezine.com/live to watch the show live on Wednesday, August 10th at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
