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I don’t hold out much hope that I’ll ever be able to decorate perfect cookies with royal icing. But, if I ever give it a try, I want to make chevron patterned mitten cookies like Ashleigh from Bee in Our Bonnet. Follow the link for her full how-to! [Via One Pretty Thing] More: How-To: Granny […]
This pincushion inspired by the movie UP from Megan at Radmegan in Words and Pictures is definitely the most charming thing that I’ve seen on a craft blog all week. (Get it? The pins are the balloons!) Head over to her site to see how to make one of your own.
What happens in a shared space like a hackerspace, where you could have as many as fifty people passing through the communal kitchen in a given day? All those cups start to pile up quickly, I’m sure. Not one to let things get out of hand, London Hackspace member Tom created a solution to combat the problem. True to hackerspace form, he combined different open source technologies to alert the members in the space when a dish has been left in the sink for more than a few minutes.
These printable Valentine cards from Hello!Lucky remind me of the packs of cards I gave out as a kid. I’m a sucker for a good pun and adorable illustrations, so they are right up my alley. Check out the whole collection and print your own over on the Hello!Lucky blog! Related: How-To: Valentine’s Day Matchbook […]
The folks over at My Jello Americans made a great tutorial on making Jello origami, or “Jellogami.” Check out their video below. . The “paper” is actually granulated gelatin, water, and food coloring painted over gelatin veining sheets. The origami is faked, we used scissors and “glue” (warmed gelatin and water). [via buzzfeed]
My son likes to mimic my husband in just about any way he can. I can’t think of a more dapper way for them to match styles than with these sweet father-and-son knit ties from Laura on The Purl Bee. Get the full pattern over on the Purl Bee blog.
Junk artist extraordinaire Jud Turner is an old favorite here at MAKE. He’s just moved into a bigger studio and completed his largest piece, ever—a life-size Columbian Mammoth skeleton made from “95% recycled materilas, mostly old farm equipment and agricultural tools.” He’s also posted some cool work-in-progress shots here. [Thanks, Jud!]
