Hats made from vintage ties
More cool things to do with vintage ties! Here Doc Pop has developed a way to make a hat out of a single vintage tie. Makes a perfect holiday gift.Link. Related: CRAFT 01: 70’s Tie-Upholstered Switch Plate – 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.
Plexiglass love
MAKE FLickr photo pool member farneawrites – “We’ve started experimenting with plexiglass and lights. Just scrape a drawing with a dimmer tip on one side of the plexiglass piece. Then make a little hole in the edge below, enough to insert a little light source as a led. Turning the light on, you will see […]
HOW TO – Make your own blank books
Firefly on crafster.org has posted up a tutorial on how to make cool blank books out of things like old game boards and other recycled materials, as well as cool new embellishments. Link.
Duncan Wilson – Cup communiator
Artist Duncan Wilson updates the ole’ tin can phone… – Tug the cord to activate, squeeze to talk and hold to the mouth and ear. The design of the Cup Communicator is focused around a series of physical actions and gestures that create a poetic etiquette of use and a tactile intimacy between user and […]
Knitting socks 101
Here’s a great one from the Knitty archives, Socks 101. Everyone around me seems to be picking up knitting socks these days because they are great quick projects and totally portable. Get the full skinny on sock knitting complete with tips and online resources. Link.
Charm packs
Thimble has a great write up on Charm packs which are 5 inch square samples of fabric that are perfect for small craft projects, quilting or patchwork. Link.
Jessica Joslin’s sculptures
Jessica Joslin’s scupltures are made from bone, glass, brass fittings and found objects – it’s as if the Museum of Natural history and Home Depot decided to do a project together… [via] – Link. Picutred here: Ludwig, 24″x10″x15″, 2006 – Antique hardware, brass, beads, standoffs, bone, velvet, glove leather, steel, glass eyes.