Needle-Felted Sloths
I think these needle-felted sloths by a crafter in Hokkaido, Japan are pretty neat. I especially like that one is wearing a kerchief tied on her head. [Note: Site is in Japanese.]
Month: April 2011
Super Cheap Seed Starters on Make: Projects
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to get some seeds started. Frequent MAKE contributor and off-grid aficionado Abe Connally teaches us how to make cheap and simple soil blocks to avoid transplant mortality (from MAKE Volume 24). He uses a can as the soil blocker mold, one of the can ends as the […]
Reflector Pockets for Cycling
Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube. Becky posted this great video on CRAFT about making a pair of reflector flaps that tuck into your back pockets when you’re not using them and can be deployed when you’re ready to ride. The project uses the […]
Wheatgrass Easter Egg Centerpiece
This is a really cute and kid-friendly craft to do this Spring to bring the outdoors in.
Cable Dyeing
Sean Ragan over at Make posted about his Cable Dyeing project on Make: Projects, and since I’m elbow-deep in egg dye these days, it caught my eye! Turns out many cables are sheathed with PVC, and will take the same oil-based stains as PVC pipe. If you want a purple cord, for instance, you can […]
Making a Trapeze Bar
My friend Mike is making a trapeze bar, cool stuff – Recently, while watching me splice a thimble for the 2nd time, a friend of mine made the observation that a trapeze bar is made entirely of work… and a little bit of rope. Indeed. Sewing the covers on is even worse. I put off […]
Downloadable Easter Owl Goodie Bags And Bookmarks
These owl goodie bags and bookmarks from Shivani of My Owl Barn and Lynn of Jinjerup are so adorable. I love how the bookmarks have their own special little pocket on the side of the bag so they can be tucked away for gifting.