Open MAKE: Celebrating Trash at the Exploratorium
Open MAKE: Trash event at the Exploratorium celebrated garbage as a medium for creativity and a tool for learning.
Craft & Design
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.
How-To: Cork Trivet Desk Organizer
I’m really digging this cork trivet desk organizer from Erin on Design for Mankind. It’s a simple, clean way to keep your office necessities close at hand, and it would make a perfect project for a lazy Saturday afternoon. Click through the link to see the complete how-to! More: How-To: Embroidered Cork Jewelry @Craftzine.com blog […]
Martha’s Paper Cup Flowers
In honor of our very own Lish appearing on the one and only Martha Stewart show (!!!) let’s have another Martha moment with these lovely paper-cup flowers. This is a great way to use any extra few cupcake paper cups you have left over from a batch. I might need to bake some to celebrate Lish’s Martha dream coming true!
Creative Reuse and Crafting on CraftyPod
This Earth Day weekend, get in the mood to upcycle with the latest podcast from CraftyPod! In the new episode, Creative Reuse and Crafting, with Michele Pacey, Sister Diane and crafty recycling guru Michele from Michele Made Me talk crafts, creativity, and how to make awesome projects using discarded items in your recycle bin. Creative […]
Converting An Inkjet Printer To Print PCBs
Proof that no piece of technology is ever truly outdated, maker Ryan Pourcillie has converted an Epson C86 inkjet printer to print PCBs onto copper clad boards positioned on a modified metal print tray. Armed with a Dremel, and making many clever modifications to the printer chassis, his printer has been converted to print using […]
Children’s Birthday Party at an Organic Farm
I have seen a lot of cute kid birthday party ideas, but this is definitely my favorite: a children’s birthday party held at an organic farm. Tricia of Little Eco Footprints has a post up about helping her friend host the first birthday party at Purple Pear Organic Farm (Anambah, Australia). They served simple food […]
How-To: Mock Smock Frock
Danielle from My Sparkle shared this mock smock dress tutorial on See Kate Sew, and I think I’m in love. It’s a gorgeous way to add the texture of smocking to a sewing project without needing to learn the more complex technique! See the complete how-to on See Kate Sew. More: How-To: Hand Pleating and […]