How-To: Dream Catcher
Jill of Lune Vintage shares her tutorial for making a sweet dream catcher, using a thrifted doily as the base for the center design. Related: Craft: Video – How-To: Dreamcatcher with Paper Feathers
Month: April 2011
555 Contest Winners Announced
Jeri and Chris of the 555 contest have announced the results: Artistic Randy Elwin — Le Domineux Sergio Gonzalez — 555 Alien Sculpture Jim Frize — 555 Synth Sequencer Complex Alan Yates — 555 Adding Machine Alexis Kotlowy — 555 Pong-like DodgeBall Game Jim Chen — 555 WhackAMole Minimalist Tom Jenner — 555 Servo Controller […]
How-To: Soft Baby Shoes
Christy Canida writes: “Soft baby shoes (or booties) let your little one build proper foot muscles and feel the ground while crawling or walking about.”
How-To: Clothespin Bunny
Here’s an adorable and easy craft you can whip up in time for the Easter weekend. Maya of Maya*Made shows you how to make a wee bunny from a clothespin. The bunny even has posable arms! I imagine the kids would have fun picking out fabric for the bunny’s body from your fabric scraps. Related: […]
iPad Dry Erase Template
Building a tablet app? Then you’ll dig this cool iPad Dry Erase Board from Design Commission. It even comes with a couple of pens and a handy list of icons on the back.
Maker Faire Bay Area: Colossus Interview
One of the biggest installations coming to this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area on May 21 and 22 is Zachary Coffin’s Colossus. This nearly 70-foot-tall sculpture allows participants to spin 40,000lbs of stone and steel. Needless to say, we can’t wait to see this piece in action (not to mention watch being it installed). We […]
Calling all California Masonic Makers!
My friend Gary Peare informed me that the next issue of California Freemason magazine is devoted to craft artisans. If you fit the bill send a “detailed email” to communications@freemason.org. They are looking for people with personal or professional experience crafting goods in any of the following fields: Furniture, Woodworking, Leather, Tile design, Glass & […]