Crochet Tips: Locking Mattress Stitch
Check out this handy locking mattress stitch tutorial to create nearly invisible seams on your next crochet project!
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.
What Goes Up Must Glide Down
Come see a demonstration of the Air Rocket Glider and the all new Compressed Air Rocket launcher v2.0 At World Maker Faire NYC in the Fly Zone, and while you are there, build and launch your own paper rocket that you can keep.
Phoenixes Made from Construction Debris Flying Through NYC
Two giant Phoenix sculptures hang from the ceiling of Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan through 2014. They measure 90 and 100 feet long, weigh over 12 tons combined, and are made entirely from discarded material, tools, and machinery from construction sites in and around Beijing, China.
How-To: Vintage-Inspired Cross-Stitch Purse
Create your own lovely vintage-inspired cross-stitch purse with this tutorial and cross-stitch pattern template!
How-To: Decorative Polymer Clay Leaf Dish
Ready to start your autumn-inspired crafting? Bring some leafy beauty into your home with this decorative polymer clay leaf dish tutorial!
How-To: Matchbox Suitcases
The best things come in small packages. Customize your own itsy bitsy matchbox suitcase.
Aging Pleather with Sharpies and Nail Polish Remover
When dedicated cosplayer Yaexrae found that the shoe polish she used to change the tint of her leather shoes was completely ineffective on pleather belt she had to turn to other means.