Just like our recent fabric scraps necklace and Jennifer Perkins’ Crazy Quilt Ping Pong Ball necklace, I’m loving this new trend of wearing your scraps around your neck. This ruffle necklace by Jessica of Happy Together is both simple to make and stylish! [ via Whip Up ]
MAKE magazine photo editor Sam Murphy is tying the knot this September (congrats Sam!) and she had her wedding ring custom-made based on her mother’s vintage 1901 ring. She worked with the talented Amanda Knox of RedStart Design, designers of custom jewelry. The process and the end result are fascinating.
Katrin of Sew-Mad shares how she made this charming fabric-covered button bracelet. Do you want to know what’s best about it? Each fabric on each button reminds me of something I’ve sewn. Either for myself or for a lovely person. If you need to read her post in English, simply click the “view this in […]
Ann from all things paper created this beautiful pendant from a repurposed keychain and scraps from another project. Stunning! [ via SisterDiane ]
Stuart Breidenstein of Go Robot! gave me a demo of his working stove necklace at Urban Craft Uprising this weekend in Seattle. It’s a hand-crafted brass and copper alcohol burner with a fuel line and tank. Alcohol stoves are popular for light-traveling hikers, as the fuel is readily available at hardware stores and it burns […]
We’ve featured a few versions of projects using the patterned paper of security envelopes, and here’s another one to add to the group. Dawn at a peek behind Lark Studio was inspired by Jennifer Perkins’ eyeglass pendant project and combined the two ideas to create these cute security envelope eye glass pendants.
Teresa Franco made this simple earrings frame using plastic canvas inside a frame to hold and display all her earrings.
