Tin Can Stars
Ansie of Sol y Sombra shows you how to take a soda can and upcycle them into these tin can stars which she used for her tin can star mobile last summer (pictured below).
Holiday Projects
Messenger Bags from Old Life Vests
Sean @ Make: Online points us to this attractive bag made from an upcycled airplane life vest. Not functional as such, but still a nice reuse project! I love the pull-to-inflate zipper pull.
Shoebox Race Car
Gareth @ Make: Online points us to this F1 race car made entirely from shoeboxes (for a Puma promotion). Nice slotted construction!
Book giveaway + project excerpt: 62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer by Randy Sarafan
62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer by Randy Sarafan Book site: deadcomputerbook.com Buy on Amazon We all have old, broken, or otherwise junk electronics stashed away in our closets. Randy Sarafan’s 62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer is just what it sounds like and much more, inspiring makers to repurpose mice, […]
Crafting with Kids Wind Chime — Free PDF!
To me, the real signs of spring are blooming bulb flowers and wind (there’s a lot of wind in New Mexico in March, let me tell you!). So when I was sent a copy of the kid crafts book What Shall We Do Today? by Catherine Woram, I was particularly interested in the homemade wind […]
The Random Kindness of Crafty Strangers
So, the other day I was at a local tavern, picking up tickets to see the Green String Farm Band. And there in the corner was a man holding a folder that said “Morris” on it. Now, seeing as I just happen to be named Morris, I felt the impulse to say hello. The man’s […]
How-To:3-Roll Masking Tape Dispenser
To manage multiple colors of tape for a children’s craft area at the St. Paul Irish fair, Instructables user groenert designed this 3-roll masking tape dispenser.