The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Monica of CraftyNest revamped a worn-out bistro set for her backyard. She has a clever technique for creating the dot pattern on the table, and a good tip for making sure the paint doesn’t bleed under the masked dots. Read how she did it over on her blog.
Make these delicious banana walnut cookies by Kristin of Craft Leftovers.
Once you start collecting cocktail recipes, you’ll find yourself with a shopping list a mile long. Are all these rare, handcrafted spirits and obscure liqueurs really necessary? Is it worth investing $60 on a drink I may not like? It’s fun to try everything, but in the end, from the spectrum of spirits and mixers there are only a relative handful that I find myself using over and over. If I were stranded on a desert island, these are the ingredients and mixing tools I’d choose.
The 4th annual Crafty Chica Art Cruise is coming up in April of 2010, and this year’s cruise has a very special guest joining the group. Sister Diane of CraftyPod will be on board, podcasting throughout the entire cruise. The cruise is a 6-day art and craft adventure that departs from San Diego, California and […]
If you have a lamp with a ho-hum shade, try dressing it up with this simple weaving project. Use brightly colored rickrack for a casual look, or try a series of neutrals for something more sophisticated.
Perfect Pandas has a clever recipe for Panda Bread, using cocoa powder and green tea powder for coloring the brown and green parts of the bread. The recipe was translated from the original Japanese post. Freakin adorable! (via Cherry Dot).
