How-To: Dry Fruit in your Car
Dried fruit makes a great nutritious snack, and did you know you can make it in your hot car? (Thanks, Terrie Miller!)
Month: August 2009
DIY Kids Play Kitchen for Under $10
Christie at Childhood 101 made a DIY kids kitchen for under $10 using materials she had around the house or purchased at the hardware store.
How-To: Recycled Sweater Wool Jewelry
Lee Meredith of Leethal Knits shares her tutorial for making jewelry from recycled wool sweaters. The project comes from a series of classes she taught over the summer in Portland, Oregon, and she also includes pictures of a few projects from her students. As she mentions, the techniques are simple and the creative possibilities are […]
How-To: Corrugated Glow Tea Light Lantern
A friend of mine recently finished a deck remodel, whose highlight (literally) is a transparent corrugated roof that diffuses sunlight in a delightful way. This inspired me to find some way to continue that glow after sunset, in the form of a lantern illuminated by tea light candles.
There are many colors and styles of corrugated roofing available, and whole 8-foot sheets (Sequentia brand) are $23 at my local lumberyard — that’s enough material for up to 10 lanterns. The kind my friend used for the deck is fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP), which diffracts light with a sparkly halo. After some feverish experimenting with cut-off scraps, I eventually came up with the graceful lantern design shown here.
Giant Felt Whale
Sean @ MAKE writes: Tristin Lowe is the artist behind this 50-foot whale made of industrial felt over an inflatable form. No jokes about the name, please.
How-To: Sew Crocheted Embellishments to Clothing
Linda Permann shares a simple hand sewing technique for attaching crocheted embellishments to clothing in this tutorial on Crochet Today.
How-To: Foam Costume
Here’s an awesome guide to making a monster/demon costume from foam. This one is Sammael from Hellboy. With a costume that detailed, you better start soon if you’re going to have it done by Halloween!