HOW TO – Moth Repellent Pillows
Karmology Clinic shows us how to keep those pesky, sweater-chomping moths at bay by whipping up these herb-filled sachets full of insect-repelling goodies like cloves, cedar, and lavender.
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Book Rack from Clothes Hanger
Claudia at SuperZiper made this book/file rack from an old clothes hanger. She uses it to hold her library books near the door so she doesn’t forget to take them on the way out. Although her blog is in Portuguese, it’s pretty easy to glean the process from the photos.
HOW TO – Peach Empanadas
Summer at Bread & Honey shares a tasty-looking recipe for using up all those fresh summer peaches: peach empanadas!
If he only had a heart
Posted for Gareth Branwyn (who’s 30 miles out to sea at the moment): Our pal Meredith Scheff, who helped us put together the Contraptors Lounge at the Bay Area Maker Faire, has been commissioned to build a beating, mechanical heart for this year’s Burning Man (yes, for Mr. Splinters himself). She’s documenting the build process […]
SF CRAFT: 08 Release Party Wrap-Up
Tina and I had a great time hanging out at Derek and Lauren’s The Curiosity Shoppe where throughout the afternoon crafters got a chance to learn how to weave with our cover crafter, Travis Meinolf. I got to film Travis for a CRAFT Video Podcast on weaving which will be up next Friday. You can […]
HOW TO – Turn Old CDs into Dumbbells
Amy wrote in about Danny Seo’s project where he turned old cds into dumbbells. No tools are required and with just 150 CDs, a threaded rod and bolts you can make a 10 pound weight.
HOW TO – Ribbon Hair Clips
The Long Thread has a tutorial for making ribbon hair clips. It is a nice use for embroidered ribbon… or maybe something like the ribbon that How About Orange’s Jessica Jones recently designed.