From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Rescue the waistband from a pair of old jeans and make this upcycled prairie skirt from Kinsey at Sincerely, Kinsey. Head over to her site to see the full tutorial! More: How-To: One-Hour Skirt @Craftzine.com blog Circle Skirt Calculator @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Pencil Skirt From Scratch @Craftzine.com blog
If you want to create a very unique save-the-date for your wedding, take a look at this idea from Brooklyn Bride – mini easels with mini canvases. Take a look at the post for the overview on how to put these all together and create one memorable piece of snail mail. More: A Typographic Save […]
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has another helpful video tutorial showing you how to machine applique concave curves. This latest video is another installment of hers – check out her previous videos on inside points and convex curves, too.
Keep curious kids entertained—and teach them how plants grow—with this fun and easy paper seed star tutorial from Marnie at Carrots are Orange! Wouldn’t these be great for outdoor weddings too? More: Project: Wedding Favor Seed Packets @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Eggshell Seed Starter @Craftzine.com blog How-To: DIY Seed Tape @Craftzine.com blog
Mike from Nootropic Design created this Tabasco bottle lamp: I love Tabasco and always though that their cute little miniature bottles could be the basis for a great specialty lamp. I was very happy to find that a 3mm LED fits perfectly in the bottle opening of the miniature bottles. By designing a custom circuit […]
Artist Andrew Healy made this amazing cross stitch piece of the disturbing surveillance video image of the Jamie Bulger murder. Not unlike the this Columbine Cross Stitch piece, it seems like the artist probably used the enormous amount of time it must have taken to make this piece to think about the incomprehensible meaning behind […]
Often, we try to repair broken things in such a way as to conceal the repair and make it “good as new.” But the alternative “better than new” aesthetic—that a conspicuous, artful repair actually adds value—has obvious symbolic appeal for the DIY community. Here’s an authoritative definition of kintsugi from Charly Iten, a noted expert on Japanese art…
