HOW TO – Turn a placemat into a totebag
Musings of a Domestic Goddess has a great refashion project on how to turn a placemat into a totebag. Link.
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.
Knit Knit Issue #6 and Mega Zines Exhibit
The December Knit Knit issue #6 is available. If you are in the New York area, Issues #5 and #6 are on exhibition at the Visionaire Gallery (11 Mercer St., New York) as part of the Mega Zines exhibit. The exhibit has been extended to Dec 31st. Link.
TEEN GOES NUCLEAR: Creates fusion in his home
Home fusor build by teenager, excellent! – “Thiago Olson, 17, stands near his nuclear fusion reactor, which he calls “the Fusor,” at home in Oakland Township on Friday. After more than two years and 1,000 hours of research, the Stoney Creek High School senior, with a little help from his dad, built the machine. (PATRICIA […]
Crochet Museum
CRAFT friend Susan Beal took a trip over to the world famous Crochet Museum near Joshua Tree in California. Link.
HOW TO – Make a fabric diaper case
Jan Andrea has a great pattern on how to make a cool fabric diaper case to hold diapers and travel baby wipes. Check out her other cool baby craft projects! Link.
Katamari Damacy Queen of All Cosmos earmuffs
Nikol Lohr has written up a cool knitting pattern for this Katamari Damancy Queen of All Cosmos earmuffs for the December issue of Shojo Beat magazine (a girlie manga). The Katamari earmuff idea originally came from Laurenn McCubbin which Nikol developed into a knitting pattern. I like cute secret compartment she added in, where you […]
10 legged chair & chair table
Here’s a nifty version of the rocking chair, but this one has 10 legs, designed by Paulius Vitkauskas – [via] – Link. Also in the makery chairs department, this chair turns into a table for the extreme space constrained, from designer Ólafur Ómarsson [via] – Link.