This tutorial from Prudent Baby for making a nap mat is highly detailed and includes some great tips for adding bias tape and managing a sewing project that gets bulky at times. The mat includes a fleece blanket and pillow, and rolls up for easy transportation. It’s a great back-to-school project for preschoolers, and a […]
I’m digging this simple free Solar Dress pattern. There’s some great drawstring/strap detailing in the back and the simplicity of the sundress is a great way to use some crazy fabric (left) or fun embellishments like patch pockets (right). Plus, the pattern itself is so darn cute it’s worth checking out just for that! It’s […]
Back to School season is in full swing, and these school lunch mats from Regina of Creative Kismet are a great addition to any kid’s lunchbox. See how to whip up a whole batch over on her blog.
Japanese crochet artist jungjung made these fabulous crochet broccoli and cauliflower heads. They’re part of an exhibition of crochet lace that also includes a carrot with delicate crochet greens. [via 203gow]
Deborah Schlegel whipped up this charming tutorial for a zombie pincushion. If the brain-seeking undead aren’t your thing, she also has instructions for a cupcake and turtle.
I love this crocheted faux-hawk hat that Craftster user neosynthesis (Orange County) made for her co-worker’s son, Andrew. He was going to a school with strict rules about attire and hair, but, as she says, he’s “a little punk,” so she made him a hat-hawk. I like the way the way the yarn stripes on […]
I love this 2000 piece by artist Elizabeth Demaray: This is a view of a 10 ton 1957 Nike-Hercules Nuclear/Conventional Warhead, sitting on its launch pad. I have upholstered it in eighty-eight yards of light blue quilted satin. The piece involved softening and familiarizing this object by hand mapping it in its silo at the […]
