Sewn Paper Envelopes
Happy Zombie points us to Liquid Sky Arts who took thick Amy Butler paper and sewed them up into cute gift envelopes! Link.
Holiday Projects
Xmas Tesla
Santa Tesla writes in – It’s the festive season and time to do something just a little different with the Tesla coil I had laying around…A 15 foot green “tree” with a golden star on top all done in sparks. Xmas Tesla – Link. I love that our makers out there have “tesla coils” laying […]
Make an automatic Xmas tree watering system? Post yours!
Tim writes in I don’t know if the make blog does this too often, but I wonder if any Makers out there have a simple, elegant way to make an automatic Christmas Tree watering system. Something perhaps with a reservoir system and some hosing. Relying on siphons or something to keep the Christmas Tree stand […]
Recycled Altoid Tins + More Advent Calendar
Shannon writes: Jennie painted and decorated five years worth from Altoids, Velamints, Penguins, travel candles, and loose tea to create a lovely modern advent calendar. Check out this fresh minty advent calendar for yourself on Flickr. – Link.
Hanukkah Cards
Sari of Sari Victoria designs and makes her own custom cards and has some great versions for Hanukkah which begins December 4th. Link.
Crafting on This American Life
I was talking to my brother about making people gifts for the holidays and he told me I should listen to This American Life when David Rakoff discusses crafting as a job with the crafts department at Martha Stewart Living and the idea of giving people handmade presents. Part three with David Rakoff begins at […]
Slipper Assembly Line
Slumbergirldesigns on Flickr added this cozy pic of WIP to the CRAFT flickr pool of her assembly line of slippers she makes and sells in her Etsy store. Cozy! Link.
