If you’re still looking for a great last-minute gift, how about a subscription to MAKE or a gift certificate for the Maker Shed? Better yet, how about a customized version of the gift card or gift certificate? I took one of the gift cards and the DIY Design Electronics Kit and made a sort of […]
I love the way Wild Olive whipped up these simple sewn paper envelopes to wrap her odd-shaped handmade gifts. Given how much I struggle with taping and making nicely-wrapped corners, this would be actually be easier and faster for me than traditional wrapping!
The holidays are quickly approaching, but it’s not too late to give a year subscription to MAKE or a gift certificate to the Maker Shed store. We all know how makers love robots, so why not make a papercraft robot to personally deliver the gift of making? A quick search for “papercraft robot” will turn […]
The Crafty Crow links to this holiday ornament tutorial at Restoration Place, which explains how to make these atomic starburst decorations using toothpicks, glitter, and glue! Related: • HOW TO – Glittery Word Decorations • New Website Alert: Claire Joyce • Sparkly CRAFT Tees
I love making food gifts for friends around the holidays; it’s the perfect answer for people who are hard to shop for, it’s fun, it’s inexpensive, and you get to lick the bowl! Here are a few recipes that caught my eye as I was trying to decide what to make this year, but check […]
The Paper Pony shows us how to make a quick and easy no-sew tree skirt using felt and ribbons. I like the multiple scalloped edges–this would be fun to recreate in a variety of color combos.
Ken found one more good use for unwanted discs – Oh what to do with CD’s, some blinking lights and a hot glue gun. Why make a holiday tree (the politically correct term). After sending out an E-mail to all of my fellows instructors for their dead cd’s. I received over 100 in interoffice mail. […]
