holiday projects

Coat Hanger Chair

I’ve noticed that furniture designers are obsessed with chairs, especially ones made out of atypical materials. Maybe it’s the human scale or the infinite sitting possibilities, but I can see the strange allure of myriad chairs, all made from other human-scale objects.

How-To: Twirly Toy

Teri from Giddy Giddy shares how she created this simple and charming twirly toy over on Book Hour Craft Projects. A little experimentation with wire, one of my favorite mediums, had my children in awe. I’ve made a number of things for them, but this simple toy impresses them most because it is set in […]

Soda Pop Tab Prom Dress

Craftster user, DuctTapeRockStar, created this awesome prom dress from almost four thousand soda pop tabs and 400 yards of ribbon. I love that she also created a cool tab boutonniere for her date. [via Geek Crafts] More: ReMake It! Soda Can Tab Belt and Bracelet Chic Soda Tab Lampshade kittles Wrapper Prom Dress