HOW TO – Felted Sweater Snowman
Betz White shows us how to use felted sweaters and embroidery hoops to create this seasonal snowman decoration. Love his jaunty hat! Related: Felted Sweater Flowers with Betz White – CRAFT Video Podcast
Holiday Projects
Holiday card made of microwaves will brighten your nights
This holiday video card installation by AKQA uses 49 microwave ovens stacked in a dark space and timed to sequentially turn off so that the only thing left is their blinking, unset clocks which resembles twinkling stars in the night sky (you need to watch the video until the end to see the full effect). […]
LED MAKE Gift Subscription Card
Thinking of giving a subscription to MAKE this holiday season? We’ve made some print-at-home cards suitable for giving and mailing. Consider dressing up your card a bit with some LEDs! I used conductive thread and a watch battery to power the holiday lights on the front of our “Tinker, Tinker, Little Star” card. See how […]
HOW TO – Frosted Doilies
Resurrection Fern has posted some beautiful photos and tips on reproducing her latest nature-inspired creation: ice-dipped doilies.
Paper reindeer decorations
Meggiecat points us to Cheeky Magpie’s blog, where I found these papercraft reindeer – it looks like a fun holiday project for kids!
Flying Spaghetti Monster Portrait in Pasta
Marc @ MAKE points us to this Flying Spaghetti Monster portrait, which uses several different kinds of pasta. More: HOW TO – Make Edible Googly Eyes
HOW TO – My So Called Scarf
Sheep in the City shares the pattern for this cute scarf. I made this one a while back; it’s a simple stitch pattern, but you definitely need to use large enough needles for your yarn, otherwise it’s really dense and kind of like a weird pelt. I like how the stitch pattern makes it look […]
