How-To: Holiday Jumper Dress
Make a handmade holiday dress for your favorite little gal with this holiday jumper dress tutorial from Kat at Sew Chibi!
Holiday Projects
Giant Confetti Wall
Wee Birdy shows you how to make a giant, colorful confetti wall this holiday season and I am loving the fun, modern look. This would be really fun for a birthday party or a wedding and doubles as a colorful photo back-drop.
Making Paper Bricks in India
At MAKE we have covered a type of paper brick before, but it was used simply as a fire starter. Professors Rahul Ralegaonkar and Sachin Mandavgane of the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in India (VNIT) have come up with a process to make paper bricks designed for creation instead of destruction.
How-To: Hanukkah Candlelit Branch and Ribbon Star of David
Brighten up your holiday table with this gorgeous Hanukkah candlelit branch and ribbon Star of David from Martha Stewart! Celebrate the Festival of Lights with this manzanita-branch menorah, sprayed shimmering silver and trimmed with candles. Head over to Martha Stewart to see the full how-to!
How-To: Easy Chocolate Peppermint Cake
The peppermint and chocolate combination is definitely a staple in my holiday kitchen, and this easy chocolate peppermint cake recipe from Shannon at Madigan Made looks absolutely delicious!
How-To: DIY Nesting Dolls
Create custom nesting dolls for your friends and family!
DiResta: Car Tables
In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy speaks! And builds a couple of very unique car tables for a retail store.
You can see a parts and supplies list and read notes from Jimmy on the MAKE blog post:
http://blog.makezine.com/2012/11/28/diresta-car-tables/