How-To: Embroidered Brooch
Let your inner DIY fashionista shine through with a cute and crafty embroidered brooch!
Month: February 2013
How-To: Heart Stamped Ombre Shirt
Need a quick and cute Valentine’s Day DIY? Check out this heart stamped ombre shirt!
Tool Tales: The Case of the Rattling Awl
The first car I remember my parents owning was a 1977 Chevrolet station wagon—blue, with fake wood paneling on the sides. A few months after buying the car, Dad reports, something within the passenger-side rear compartment wall, near the spare tire stowage, began to rattle. Soon, the noise irritated him enough that he disassembled the interior paneling to find and silence it.
Landfill Harmonic: Making Beautiful Music From Trash
Every so often I come across a project or a maker that stops me in my tracks and fills me wonder and a reaffirmation of the power of making. Landfill Harmonic is one such project. The soon-to-be released documentary tells the story of the people of Cateura, Paraguay, a barrio built on a landfill where residents pick through trash to eke out a living recycling and selling trash. But a local youth orchestra also make beautiful music from instruments made from garbage. If the trailer is any indication, the film looks fantastic.
How-To: Polymer Clay Pinwheel and Pearl Ring
Give your jewelry a head start on spring with a polymer clay and pearl ring!
Valentine’s Day Fort
Justina Blakeney kills it on the style front in every way and her Valentine’s Day fort on Design Sponge is no exception. It is so dreamy and lovely and romantic I would keep it up all year round.
Inspiration: DIY Dodecahedron Pendant Light
Need a little DIY inspiration? Check out this gorgeous dodecahedron pendant light!