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Gardening Theme Roundup

We had a great time with our gardening theme where we celebrated Mother Earth with such fun projects such as How-To: Plan a Garden pictured above. Here’s a roundup of all the fun projects, recipes, features, and more. Next up for May is sewing! Projects: How-To: Vitamin Bud Vase How-To: Repot an Orchid How-To: Make […]

How-To: Vitamin Bud Vase

By Future Craft Collective When springtime hits, the desire to bring some of nature’s beauty inside is relentless — and easy too. Especially here in Central Texas, where Ladybird Johnson left her mark on the world in the form of wildflowers on every roadside in the state. Bluebonnets kick it off in March and from […]

Best of the CRAFT Video: DIY Soda

In this CRAFT Video, I show you how easy it is to make your own soda at home, and it’s inexpensive, too! I use brewer’s yeast to produce carbon dioxide, and whatever flavors come to the imagination. In the video I used honey, green tea, strawberries, and grated ginger, but you can use any combination […]

Adam Wallacavage: Octopus Chandeliers

While perusing the BellJar blog yesterday I came across these enchanting cephalopod chandeliers by Adam Wallacavage, a Philadelphia artist who made his start photographing for skate magazines like Thrasher. The chandeliers were born of a maritime infatuation, and sport awesome names such as Miss Fede, Dixie LaRue, and Fenicologia. Inspired by an obsession with the […]