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.
Ever since everyone spotted Angry Chicken’s post on freezer paper stencils ( we posted it here ), the craft world is going freezer paper crazy! My little Mochi has done a cute stencil of a monkey from the cover of a Japanese book and another crafter Hannah has started a Flickr group for just that. […]
Kathy Murillo aka The Crafty Chica and author of the new book, “Crafty Chica’s Art de La Soul” has a full tutorial on how you can whip up some great looking pillows with absolutely no sewing involved. Yes, that’s right. NO SEWING! All you need are some cloth napkins, trim, a pillow form or fiberfill […]
The Small Object has a great tutorial on making your own photo or artwork mats so you can get that professional frame look without the expensive price tag. The tutorial and photos go into great detail on how to get precise measurement – which is so key. I’m looking forward to using this technique on […]
Crabfu SteamWorks writes “Steam Powered Armatron Hack. Taking the best toy ever made – Armatron, and hacking it to be powered by a steam engine. There are no electronics or batteries what so ever, purely a mechanical robotic arm powered by steam.” – Link.
Clara writes “We’re currently setting up an exhibit Spain’s largest and most prestigious photography festival, about the one month road trip we’ve made around Spain aboard a 5 meter truck we’ve converted into a giant pinhole camera. We’ve taken over 80 photos all around the Iberian peninsula, 20 of which will be exhibited in Madrid […]
Strange memories on this Interop night in Las Vegas…The MAKE team hit the Pinball Hall of fame. The Pinball Hall of Fame is an attempt by the members of the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club to house and display the world’s largest pinball collection, open to the public. A not-for-profit corporation was established to further […]
It’s always fun to take a look back and see how the history of crafting has changed (or not changed) over the decades. I’ve collected a few scans from my friend, Dolin O’Shea’s vintage craft magazine and book collection from the 1920’s to the 1960’s up on my Flickr to share. Link. Also, Arwen O’Reilly […]
