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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.
Walking Dead Masking Tape Zombie Arm
Handmake My Day’s, and Craft Wars winner, Andrea Currie has created a Halloween treat that any “Walking Dead” fan is sure to love – a zombie arm candy holder made out of masking tape.
Charon Brought to Life Via Human-Powered Zoetrope
Charon was the mythological boatman who ferried the souls of the recently departed across the river Styx to the afterlife. Artist Peter Hudson and a huge team of volunteers worked for six months to create an interactive version of Charon for Burning Man last year. The project took over 5,000 hours and 100 people to […]
How-To: DIY Painted Scarf
Create a simple yet elegant custom scarf with this DIY painted scarf tutorial from Lana at Lana Red! More: How-To: Rolling Pin Paper Printing Block Printed Napkins Video: DIY Fabric Printing with Re:create Fabric Printing Tutorial
Flashback: Kitty-Cat Braids
By Carla Sinclair A couple of weeks ago my daughter was trying to figure out what to be for Halloween, and it came down to either a black cat or a zombie. Immediately my mind went to a book I wrote in 2003 called Braid Crazy (Chronicle), in which I showed how to get crafty […]
Coffee Shop Construction Toy
Ian Gonsher is an artist, designer, and educator who studies and teaches the creative process at the School of Engineering at Brown University. Today, he sent me photos of these attractive geometric structures he made from drinking straws and wooden coffee stirrers while sitting in a coffee shop this weekend. He said that the coffee […]
Recipe: Monster Cookie Sticks
Whip up a batch of shockingly simple spooky treats with this monster cookie sticks recipe and tutorial from The Decorated Cookie!