MP4 Video | QT Video | HD | Subscribe in iTunes While at Maker Faire in Austin, I met Cristen Andrews of cristencrochet.blogspot.com who crocheted the most lovely backpacks, hats, cozies, bowls and more — all from plastic bags. Here in this video she shows us some of the cool things she makes and how […]
Johanna on BurdaStyle shows us how to make a colorful and useful felt bag that’s very easy to sew up. [ via ] Link.
Slashfood has a post on the crochet tv dinner made by crafter Nicole Gastonguay of Queens, NY. I uncovered in her Flickr set more amazing crochet food! Link.
The Spoon Sisters are selling these adorable NYC taxi cab booties, perfect for little teeny feet. [ via ] Link.
Douglas writes in to tell us about this inspiring panel discussion to be held at my alma mater, The New School. From the site: Many contemporary artists are using craft to make diverse and timely political statements. Because creating crafts is so often social and communal, they can play a vital role in the public […]
Visit Little Cotton Rabbits for a free pattern showing you how to make these sweet knitted Easter eggs. It may only be January, but if you start knitting now you’ll have a colorful nest full of eggs ready by the time Easter rolls around. Link.
Lenore at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes: A few weeks ago we showed you how to build a BristleBot, a tiny vibrating robot (vibrobot) that is formed from the unlikely union of a toothbrush (with directional bristles) and a vibrating pager motor. Despite its simplicity, it drives like a drunken bat out of hell– propelled […]
