Since we recently moved and undertook a massive home renovation, I haven’t had much time to do my favorite craft of all: embroidery. Seeing these beautiful samplers from Craftster user, knohe, makes me really ache to pull out my hoop and floss. Simple rows of embroidery stitches make such a beautiful wall hanging, and are […]
Give your area rug a makeover with this project by Sean from MAKE on MAKE: Projects. I saw an expensive designer “labyrinth” carpet like this in a catalog years ago, and wondered at the time if I could recreate the effect on the cheap by taking electric hair clippers to a piece of ordinary deep […]
Thanks to Flickr user Matt Jones for hipping me to Udi Tirosh’s recent homemade softbox design contest over on DIYPhotography.net. For those, like myself, who are unsure, a “softbox” or “soft box” is simply a diffuse lighting source for taking photos, commonly with a reflective interior and one or more diffusing panels that scatter the light and help prevent it from casting harsh shadows. The contest had seventy submissions, reportedly, and here you can read about Udi’s top 24.
With summer well underway, we’ve been consuming our fair share of ice cream. I’ve always wished we had an ice cream maker to whip up batches of homemade ice cream on our own, and this recipe from She Wears Many Hats makes me want one even more. See how she combines blueberry pie ingredients for […]
If these little student desks conjure up images of exams, sustained silent reading, and learning fractions, take a look at Pete Mills’ SpinArt Desk, which puts an artistic “spin” on these boring mini workstations. Pete found the desk for $10 at a local ReUse Center and added a box fan motor to make a piece […]
We recently brought home our first cat, and while we’ve loved loving on her, the fur everywhere is getting a bit tiresome. Inspired by this jewelry from Flora Davis, who creates jewlery pieces from her own cat’s fur, I think I’ll start looking at the piles behind the couch as craft supplies instead of something […]
Looks like they’ve been having a whiz-bang time at Maker Faire: Kansas City this weekend. It’s so heartening and inspiring to see these smaller, regional Faires coming into their own and really feeling like full-bandwidth Maker Faires. NIce work Kauffman Foundation and all of the other show organizers, hosts, and sponsors!
