GreenPost is selling a PDF tutorial sharing her method for making plantable gift tags. Tiny seeds are embedded into beautiful handmade paper. Instead of discarding them, literally plant them in the garden and watch the seeds sprout. I love this project, and I love that she is offering this tutorial for less than the price […]
This month at CRAFT we are focusing on the things that go Bloom! Gardening is one of the most rewarding crafts one can undertake. Sowing seeds, tending plants and harvesting their fruits and flowers is a way for us to feel connected to the earth and to our food sources. It also is a great […]
My friend Matt showed me the quick and dirty urban camouflage iPad case he made out of an old composition notebook cover and a scrap of non-slip rug padding. This has to be the coolest iPad case I’ve seen to date.
Seller Illuminated Bird makes these lovely bird feeders from the lenses that once covered traffic lights, which she carefully reclaims, cleans, polishes, and fits with brass and stainless steel hardware. The two shown here are, immediately above, “Sunshine and Spring,” and uppermost, “Bird Feeder 101.”
A glass-top table supported by a group of what appear to boulders may be to your taste. If so, that’s cool. This one from Brazilian designer Domingos Tótora is called the Agua Table. But even if not, I thought the process of making the “rocks” from a paste of old cardboard boxes and glue was pretty interesting. I speculate that Sr. Totora actually started out by experimenting with the cardboard-paste process, figured out he could make fake boulders using it, then cast about for awhile trying to find a use for the cool fake boulders he’d just taught himself to make. Slapping a piece of tempered glass on it and calling it a coffee table has worked for a lot of other designers… [Thanks, Billy Baque!]
A new month means a new theme on CRAFT, and we’re proud to announce that April is all about gardening! First up is this tackle box planter by Andrew Salomone, which shows you how easy it is to transform an old tackle box, tool box, or suitcase into a tiered home for some plants. Check […]
I think the simple moss is perfectly dramatic running the length of this glass table. Oooh, what if this was the head table at a wedding? Swooning at the thought. This is upscale gardening at it’s best. Sunset Magazine has all the deets on how to create your own version.
