Evelin Kasikov‘s cross stitched CMYK alphabet: CMYK Alphabet is a typographic experiment, a set of 26 sans-serif uppercase letterforms on a grid of 5×5 inch. Each letter is hand embroidered using a combination of two overlapping CMYK colours. The colours are halftoned at 90 and 45 degrees and these low resolution screens are turned into […]
Takumi at MAKE Japan tweeted me a link today o this amazing Japanese crafter, Saki Chikaraishi who crocheted a pom-pom iPod cozy. I love that the pom-pom itself becomes the perfect cushy base to prop up the iPad. Genius! Enjoy the rest of the post where you can see her amazing LED dragon head and […]
The sun is as high in the sky as it gets, this time of year right around the longest day of the year. Which means more intense UV rays. Wear a hat and sunscreen! I like this bush hat that vegbee of indietutes made for her son and daughter. Stylish and convertible. The cape’s pretty […]
Elizabeth at Oh, Fransson! shares her awesome technique for creating beautiful loopy flower patterns with machine quilting. As she mentions, it’s a technique for seasoned quilters, but what fun it would be to try! Also be sure to check out the amazing vintage quilts she shares in a subsequent post.
When my mom told me we were going to the foam store, I provided several snarky jokes. Once we arrived at Troy’s Foam ‘n’ More and I saw what a crafty powerhouse the place was, I regretted my smarniess immediately.
Anna of Mochimochi Land is sharing a free pattern for these cute knit baby gators from her new book, Knitting Mochimochi. I love the idea of whipping up a whole batch of them to make some kind of baby gator attack scene …
Ask any knitter for his/her motivation, and you’ll get a wide variety of responses. It’s a great stress reliever, as the process can be very relaxing and therapeutic. Some knitters are “process” knitters and some focus on the end object. Well, some folks at Cardiff University in the UK are performing an anonymous survey, and […]
