Circuit Board Skeletons
I was really struck by Canadian artist Peter McFarlane’s circuit board skeleton, and his views on electronic waste. The series includes skeletons, sculptures, and paintings.
holiday projects
Robot Costumes
The robot Halloween costume. It’s classic, right? It’s one of those costumes you can make at the last minute, and still look great — some cardboard boxes and whatever random junk glued on as knobs, levers, and screens. Spray paint the whole thing silver, and you’re done! Illustrator Elena Nazzaro transformed her three kids into […]
How-To: DIY Sweater Art
Showcase your favorite stitches with this DIY sweater art tutorial from Lucinda at Sew Wrong! All knitter’s have one: that sweater that you tried so hard to “make it work,” but all that ever resulted from it were tears, frustration, and wasted yarn. I’ll admit I have a couple of those hidden in knitting bags […]
14 Crafty Gift Wrap Ideas
We’re just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the holidays, and this year, I’m determined to actually wrap all of my gifts. I’ll admit it… there have been times when I just drop the present into a lame gift bag and call it done. But I always wish I had really wrapped it. […]
12 Rad Toilet Paper Tube Crafts
The cardboard toilet paper tube is a great crafting material: cheap, upcycled, and full of possibility. Check out these 12 fun crafts to use up that bag of toilet paper tubes you’ve been collecting in your craft corner: [make_slideshow slug=”12-awesome-toilet-paper-tube-crafts” title=”12 Awesome Toilet Paper Tube Crafts” link=”Start the Slideshow”]
How-To: Plastic Bag Leaf Garland
Turn those ugly plastic bags into lovely leaf garland with this autumnal leaf garland tutorial from Aunt Peaches!
Flashback: Portfolio, a Project Excerpt From Reinvention by Maya Donenfeld
Maya Donenfeld of Maya*Made is well known in the craft…