The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
CraftStylish is celebrating the release of Susan Beal’s Button It Up with a month full of button-based projects. I am in awe of this simple but beautiful woven button coaster from Linda Permann. And while it can be a bit time consuming, the results are well worth the wait. Although part of me was wondering […]
SIMPLE VANILLA SYRUP Syrup of ipecac is fun, but vanilla syrup is easier to make. In CRAFT Volume 07, we learned how to make vanilla extract. Now, let’s use that extract and take it to the next level! MATERIALS Medium saucepan 1½ cups granulated sugar 2 cups water ¾ tsp. vanilla extract 1. Combine the […]
Kathy of A Good Appetite shows you how easy it is to make homemade ricotta cheese. She also turns them into fresh lemon ricotta pancakes. Yum!
Austin folks have the chance to hang with Sublime Stitching superstar, Jenny Hart, this Thursday at the Madewell Denim After Dark event. Jenny will be the resident talent at Madewell this Thursday evening- offering custom embroidery on blue jeans! The event is called “Denim after Dark” and they’re offering $25 off jeans, a complementary margarita […]
Ben Heck shows us how to trigger Guitar Hero 4’s kick drum switch by mouth – I had a request to build an alternative to the GH4 drum kit’s kick pedal for a person who uses a wheelchair. Tour apart the kick pedal and a few hours later came up with this: […] Basically this […]
Here’s a smart, easy, and fun reconfigurable marble course, made from PVC plumbing pipe, magnets, and a framed metal board. Kids can change the track shapes as they please. Sent to us by Jack McKee of Hands-on Books.
Mending tips are key to ecofriendliness. Prolonging the life of your belongings is certainly good for the planet. But what do you do with the item at hand if it’s simply beyond repair? Enter the ubiquitous umbrella. Everyone, at some point, has had a broken umbrella. In CRAFT Volume 07, Diane Baker wrote a Recycle […]
