The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
For this week’s Ask CRAFT, I’ll be the one asking the questions. I interviewed my mother, Bette Stern, to find out her thoughts on being a Crafty Mama. Since her kids are all grown up, I asked her to reflect on what it was like raising kids in a DIY home. What are the crafts […]
“You could buy a dinky, ready-made kit with a short zip line for the kids, but why not make your own industrial strength zip line that will support the heaviest of neighbors? It’s a fun project you can tackle in a weekend. You can order all the parts on the web for less than $300.” […]
Homemade Hand Scrub By Katie Goodman As an avid cook and a mother of two young children, I find myself constantly washing my hands. As a result, I suffer from very dry skin. Living in a dry climate doesn’t exactly help with that either. I’ve tried all kinds of lotions, but when it comes down […]
Tamar at Nest Decorating shows you how to take flat bed sheets and turn it into a duvet cover. [ via Indie Fixx ]
Our own Maker Shed is having a sale on these excellent little capacitor robot charms handmade by ObviousFront from electronic components salvaged from discarded TVs, VCRs, and computers. Charming, indeed! On a side note, ever wonder what exactly capacitors really do? There is no finer or cooler video online explaining the amazing capacitor than the […]
Sew, Mama, Sew has a great roundup of Mother’s Day sewing projects that you can make in time before this Sunday. I keep gravitating towards patchwork so this patchwork kitchen mat caught my eye.
The folks at iFixit are still looking for repair tech volunteers to help out at their “Fix the World!” repair area at Maker Faire. Specifically, they need volunteers who enjoy tinkering with: cars electronics Macs bicycles appliances If you are a subject-matter expert and would enjoy spending a weekend helping others solve their tech problems, […]
