How-To: Recycled Wrapping Paper Bows
Here’s a brilliant way to use up scrap pieces of wrapping paper to make coordinating bows for your packages. Tuppence from Momfetti shows you how!
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Holiday Gift Tutorial featuring Sierra Dew
While in Hawaii, I’ve discovered the work of local designer Sierra Dew. She makes really cool fabric prints using stencils. Her work is tropical in nature, but with an edge. Instead of the same old aloha prints, Sierra’s art is more urban, with a graffiti influence. Sierra recently lent her experience as a fabric artist […]
How-To: Argyle Applique Ornament
These ornaments from Corinne of So September have some of my very favorite things: argyle, applique and embroidery hoops! Find out how to make your own over on So September.
Inside the Halo armor with Vrogy
Over the past few years, I have been fascinated by Michael’s Halo armor project. The piece that first caught my eye was his M6G pistol made of foam. Insulating foam is a fascinating material, due to its’ consistency, low cost and ease of tooling. Machined foam can be cut quickly, and can be finished with a variety of surface treatments from diluted white glue to some paints. He’s been posting to the MAKE Flickr pool for quite a while, allowing us to see what he’s up to as the projects evolve. Recently, we’ve had an email exchange where he has shared some of the process and techniques that he is employing on this masterful personal project.
Elves in Snow Cross-Stitch Pattern
Anna at Mochimochi Land is now offering these adorable Elves in Snow cross-stitch patterns. For just $5 get three adorable patterns featuring the Mochimochi elves. Also, final voting is now open in this year’s Mochimochi Photo Contest. Cast your votes here.
Holiday DIY, DIY Friday
Until they make Black Friday a goth holiday, where you dress all in black, sit around listening to Bauhaus and Bella Morte, and stare at the floor, Black Friday will scare me. Yes, the running of the shoppers scares me MORE than goth. As we’ve pointed out before, this holiday season provides an excellent opportunity […]
Origami Soma cube blocks
Although it can’t be a terribly accurate way to make polycube puzzle pieces, I must admit I am charmed by Qiao Chang’s origami soma cube blocks. [via Neatorama]