The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Kelly of Make Grow Gather shares this fun, quick and messy project for creating a tomato cage lantern with fabric and fabric stiffener. It would be a fun project to whip up to decorate for any outdoor 4th of July parties this weekend!
Here in Texas, the summer heat is in full force and one of my favorite ways to cool down is with a fresh summer cocktail. This Tipsy Tea from Porch Parties that is featured over on the Chronicle Books blog fits the bill perfectly.
photo by Bettie Newell The third and final day of the Hello Craft Summit of Awesome started off with breakfast bright and early at 8:30 am, and then workshops and events began an hour later. This was another packed day with many, many cool things going on at each time slot, so choosing which sessions […]
Uppermost, what I’m pretty sure is a rendering of a virtual Lego model called Brick by Brick, by graphic designer Ian Leino. Immediately above, MC MECHANIC, by photographer Shane Willis.
MakerDan34 and his family work on their trebuchet, on last year’s MAKEcation It’s summertime, and that means packing up the car, the kids, and the family goat, and hitting the open road for some good ol’ Griswold family-style vacation time. Or not. You might be staying home this year. You’ll certainly likely be home for […]
Making your own art paper is fun to do on the patio in summertime. Maker Shed carries the Recycled Paper Press Experiment Kit to get you started: Recycle your scrap paper, old newspapers, and tissue paper into beautiful hand-crafted paper. Start with a slurry of paper pulp, drain it in the sieve tray, then press […]
By Jennifer Perkins For some reason I hoard tights. I have leggings, fishnets, hose, tights, thigh highs – you name it. Sadly, several of these pairs have runs so bad they are no longer wearable. As I always say: If it will sit still long enough, I will make it into a piece of jewelry. […]
