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.
Safebreaking – is a concise history of British safes and safe cracking – “This is a condensed history of the British safe, the development of which came about mainly as the safemaker’s response to the Victorian cracksmen whose skill and ingenuity with basic handmade tools was quite admirable. By the turn of the Century, as […]
Ansley has been collecting pressed pennies for ages and put them together to create a modern day charm bracelet. Link.
B. Zedan says, “A step-by-step tutorial on making paper in your kitchen, no fancy press required. Lots of notes on the photos for advice and help. I made this tutorial a year ago and since I’ve had people from all over tell me they used it to make paper for the first time (and they’ve […]
InterFlight studio has an incredible collection of coffee tables made from jet engines, wings, bombs, wings and other aviation parts – pictured here, the F4 phantom table! [via] – Link. Related: DIY Jet engine mirror – Link.
Here’s a great Knitty article on techniques for repairing knitwear fixes (seams coming undone, pulls, tears and holes). Link.
Sam shows how to make a laptop bag from a wide width pants leg, he writes – “…somehow I discovered that my 12″ PowerBook, when inserted lengthwise, fits snugly in the cuff of a regular pair of corduroys. And with this newfound slice of knowledge, the obvious thing to do is to make a stylish, […]
Cat Morley has a cool tutorial on how to make cute sparkly devil horns that are perfect for Halloween. Link.
