Guerilla Knitted Bench
I like the way the crochet and knit elements of this bench installation by 203gow, chika, and others reminds me of a coral reef.
Month: December 2010
Amigurum-tree Ornament Pattern
Vickie Howell has a free pattern to crochet this adorable amigurum-tree ornament. I need to make some of these as I love having these kinds of crafty ornaments on the tree.
How-To: Elf Apron And Hat
I can’t think of a more festive or adorable apron in which to prepare a holiday meal or bake Christmas cookies than this cute one from Dana of Craftyminx. She shares the apron tutorial over on Scissor Quirk and the hat tutorial on Craftyminx. It’s a perfect holiday duo!
Make It Last Build Series: The robot plants are in bloom!
We asked MAKE illustrator Damien Scogin to create some drawings so that folks could better understand the functioning of the basic robot plant design we’re using in the Micochip/Energizer Make It Last Build Series, Project #2: The Robot Plant. As we’ve said, you don’t have to make yours this way, this is just one idea, […]
Crafty Events
Some of the CRAFT folks will be at the Bazaar Bizarre Holiday Show in San Francisco this weekend. We have a booth! I’ll be there Saturday afternoon, working on a pair of knitted Striped Fingerless Mitts. Come by and say hello! Click to add an event to the online calendar Click on the jump to […]
Recipe: Raspberry-Mascarpone Whip Brownie Parfait
By Katie Goodman adapted from Desserts 4 Today I thought I’d share with you a really great recipe from a new cookbook that I love: Desserts 4 Today, by Abby Dodge. This is an excellent dessert cookbook for holiday entertaining. Each of the 125 recipes in Abby’s new book have only 4 ingredients each (all […]
Dyeing Shapeways prints with a Sharpie
My colleague Sean Ragan recently discovered that rather than pay for Shapeways’ colorized outputs, it was easier, cheaper, and more durable to buy the basic white and colorize it with a marker. The cheapest and, reportedly, strongest material in which Shapeways models are available is called “White, strong and flexible.” I herein report that this […]