You might think, “Cut-offs? I’ll just cut off the legs wherever.” Well, it’s important to take a bit more time than that when modifying your favorite pair of jeans. Melanie from Melanie Ham Designs shows you to precisely measure and mark your hole-y jeans to turn them into a summer staple. Video after the jump.
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If you didn’t have a chance to visit Maker Faire Bay Area, you can still catch up on all the crafty action. I stopped by the Swap-O-Rama-Rama and the Bazaar Bizarre and spoke with crafters in the midst of the craziness. Check out some projects made in the epic clothing swap, and wander along with […]
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Our own Meg Allan Cole is concerned about your sunglasses. She’s worried that your sunglasses are too plain to properly enjoy this holiday weekend. Luckily, she and the gals from Emotistyle have a solution – bedazzled shades! Check out Meg’s video, after the jump, for an easy upgrade to your current sunglasses. If you like […]
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Sometimes you really need help perfecting a basic craft technique to bring your skill-level up a notch. Luckily you can count on CRAFT’s own Haley from The Zen of Making to teach you such skills. For example, in this tutorial Haley teaches you how to make evenly spaced straight stitches for sewing, embroidery, and appliqué projects. Sweet!
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An automaton is a self-moving machine made out of wood or paper. It is the perfect invitation to a crafter or maker to get down and dirty and create one of their very own! While on a paper art kick, I thought I’d try my hand at the art of automata, and in today’s video break it down and show you how to make an old school Nintendo Mario Brothers paper automaton.
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Inspired by Dutch artist Tord Boontje and your many questions on how to make a papercut lamp like mine, in this video I show you how to create one by hand.
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Some of you may have already seen the newest video from PES, Fresh Guacamole, but if you haven’t, do yourself a favor and watch it! His stop-motion animations are a delight for the senses. In Fresh Guacamole, he pulls viewers into his world of imagination, using: Play-Doh for avocado Baseballs for onions Pincushions for tomatoes […]
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