HOW TO – make a ribbon bag
This project looks like a lot of fun to weave different color ribbons into a bag. 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.
Claude Lelouch’s “Rendezvous” : Google Maps + Google Video
One of my favorite “Maker-made” films of all time is Claude Lelouch’s “Rendezvous” – “On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris. No […]
HOW TO – hem your own jeans
I always have to get my jeans hemmed and usually send those out to the tailor for fear or ruining the nice jean hemmed edge. This tutorial shows just how easy you can do this and keep that original yellow thread seam. Link.
Week of Toys Day 4 – Sewdorky
Mmmmm….donuts. Everytime I visit the Sewdorky website I get a little hungry. Why? Because the donuts look so darn good. The art of crafting donuts by Sewdorky has come into fashion so much so that to counter all the sweet goodness, he’s also come up with the Sewdorky School of Dentistry which features large plush […]
Tools as jewelry charms
Jewelry designer Nicola Vruwink’s got a link of handy tools as pendants in her Toolboxed line dubbed “Hardware to Wear”. Nifty charms are cool and you can also peruse here to start making your own simple necklace or charm bracelet. [ via ] Link. More: Craftster: Charm bracelets – Link. Craftster: Charm necklace & bracelet […]
Ejector seat
Mrsuperpants made a nice chair for his home, from an ejector seat – “Ejector seat from a Jaguar aircraft bought off ebay about 18 months ago as a shell. Cleaned it up and laquered it to preserve the used look. Welded up a frame from scrap square tube to hang it on so it can […]
Flickr Group – Wardrobe Remix
There’s a cool flickr group called Wardrobe remix which is filled with outfits that show everyone’s personal style. It is about whatever you wear, wherever you happened to get that from…mass market, designer, handmade, thrifted, etc. Shown here is a thrifted gingham dress, altered, screen printed, and embellished by the owner. Refashioning has never looked […]