Crafting with Nature

How-To: Super Fly Feather Earrings

Super Fly Feather Earrings: Adorn yourself with one of nature’s finest adornments. By Sara K. Woll Photography by Portia Sanborn I invite you to play with feathers. Hollow and air-filled, they want to take flight, and bring their own levity and movement, which I refer to as wonk, to each project. Accept the wonk and […]

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Roadkill Jewelry: The Art of April Hale

Roadkill Jewelry: The Art of April Hale By Linda Permann When April Hale accidentally hit a squirrel with her car a few years ago, her reaction wasn’t typical. Instead of driving away, she wanted to take responsibility for the death, so Hale, a 12-year vegetarian at the time, called a friend to help her cook […]

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Brini Maxwell for CRAFT: Metallic Leafed Shells

I spend many summer weekends with friends on the beaches of Fire Island, N.Y., and one of the things I like to do is walk along the beach and look for seashells. I have several boxes full of lovely specimens in my crafting closet. Seashells are fun to collect, but what do you do with […]

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Making Art from Trees

Since I’ve been thinking about ways to craft with nature for this month’s theme here at Craftzine.com, I’ve been keeping an eye out for neat techniques. And I’ve been telling all my friends and family to keep an eye out as well. My husband, Bruce, sent me to this fabulous site that features the work […]

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Crocheted Wooden Bowl

Crocheted Wooden Bowl By Vickie Howell How-To Photos By: Tanner Howell I’m always looking for new ways that knitting and crochet can be applied to other forms of craft. I’d seen fellow designers drill holes into wood pieces to embroider through, lace over, or otherwise assemble into some new kind of arty goodness — this […]

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It’s (K)not Wood and Faux Bois

It’s (K)not Wood and Faux Bois

Don’t forget Crafters, we are Crafting with Nature this month! One of the trends we keep seein’ and a lovin’ is faux bois (aka fake wood). Helping to spread the faux bois love is the blog, It’s (K)not Wood which is super neat! Recently spotlighted are these knit socks by Ashidashi and woodgrain print hoodies […]

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