When my kids were smaller, we had some really fun craft parties. I especially liked helping kids make holiday presents for their parents; projects like these easy beeswax candles were a great success! Check out this Wikipedia article on beeswax, too. Via Crafting a Green World
Writer/puppeteer Mary Robinette Kowal has an excellent piece on papier-mache. Papier-mache is one of the oldest forms for creating puppets and so a lot of people think that there must be something better out there. Actually, there are very few contenders. Done well, papier-mache is light, strong, fast, and non-toxic. I know, we’ve all had […]
Jeffery Rudell shows how to make this holiday reindeer out of fusible interfacing over on Craft Stylish. You could do this to make any origami model sturdier; it’s a neat texture, too.
I did a post on the Make blog a while back on making recycled paper and it covered making paper from dryer lint – here’s a tutorial about making modeling dough from dryer lint.
It’s not really for hamsters, but it’s about the right size. Mydogellen made this awesome knitted bike – she made an Instructable that explains her approach and the techniques she used.
I’m always curious about the science of food. I found this really great article about avocado mayonnaise; it sounds really yummy, and gives a little insight into the nature of emulsions. If you want to know more, here’s a Wikipedia article about emulsions.
I really like this custom kid’s room by Cup of Coco – it’s not just a mural, the accessories and 3-D details give it a lot of charm. Via Heavy Petal
