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I’m always so inspired to think of a new craft project after I watch the ever-charming Meg Allan Cole!
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I’m always so inspired to think of a new craft project after I watch the ever-charming Meg Allan Cole!
CRAFT’s Lish Dorset made this sweet stop-motion video showing some of the presenters of The Henry Ford Museum canning jellies and veggies at Firestone Farm. You can also download these adorable canning labels for free thanks to the museum website.
I was able to catch up with Aron Sanchez of the band Buke and Gase and talk about how he makes and modifies his instruments and pedals, his work with Blue Man Group, and much more.
Bust that fabric stash and make some awesome stocking stuffers at the same time!
In fact, it barely has legs at all, designer Kogoro Kurata having wisely opted for wheeled instead of walking locomotion for his extremely impressive first attempt at de-fictionalizing the ubiquitous giant fighting robot of Japanese pop culture. His project site at Suidobashi Heavy Industries has been up for more than a year, and includes an impressive “build to order” system that lets you specify factory options for your fighting machine ranging from various weapons systems, to upgraded armor, to genuine leather seats and custom paint jobs. The price is updated in real time, as you go, and the whole thing even wraps up with a buy-it-now button.
Designer Imogen Hedges has built a contraption that unravels sweaters and then winds the yarn back into a skein.
I love handmade pieces with a good story behind them, and this crewel embroidery chair upholstery has some serious history woven into every stitch.