Month: December 2010
How-To: Santa And Elf Cookies
Bakerella shows us how she used an ice cream cone cookie cutter to create these cute Santa and elf cookies for the holidays. She even created PDF templates to use for decorating the cookies, and the embroidery-obsessed side of me can’t help but notice the patterns would be great for stitching as well!
Nexus S teardown
The latest Google Android reference phone from Samsung, the Nexus S packs in all of the latest must-have features into a sleek and trim package. The latest operating system, near field communication for transactions, a super fast CPU, and a gorgeous Super AMOLED screen combine to make this one snazzy gadget. The folks over at iFixit were kind enough to snap one up and tear it apart to everyone’s amusement.
Little House Ornaments
Have some scrap fabric and a few minutes? Bust out a couple of these little house ornaments. The tutorial is over on Belle & Burger. They would be awfully cute as present toppers, as well as hanging on a Christmas tree. I can see spacing them along a ribbon or cord, to make a bunting-type […]
Green Project Contest entries
Here in one of the entries to our Green Project Contest. Maker Marque Cornblatt shows you how he converted a gasoline motorcycle into an electric cycle. Have you checked out our Green Projects Contest yet? Some clever, fun projects and ideas have been submitted. Vote for the ones you like. Put up your own projects, […]
Holiday Gift Guide: For The Crafty Photographer
Capturing and sharing your love of crafting can be a job in itself. Here are some necessary tools and other things that make photographing your projects as much fun as making them! Photographer mittens – free pattern Bea Aarebrot wrote a pattern for these peek-a-boo mittens that let your shutter finger poke out as needed […]
Book Review: Crafting a Meaningful Home
As I continue to work on the decor of my home (I like to think of it as a constant work in progress, ahem), it’s been inspiring to read Meg Mateo Ilasco’s new book, Crafting a Meaningful Home: 27 DIY Projects to Tell Stories, Hold Memories, and Celebrate Family Heritage. We’re happy to be today’s […]