How-To: Any Color Chalkboard Paint
Sean @ Make: Online tipped us off to Martha Stewart’s guide to turning any latex paint into chalkboard paint by adding tile grout.
Kids & Family
DIY Bat Costume
If you’re worried you don’t still have time to make a costume for your kid for Halloween this year, fret no more. Ellen from The Long Thread shares a tutorial and cute downloadable mask for this bat costume over on Alpha Mom. Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to enter it in our […]
How-To: Vintage Strongman Kid’s Costume
By Future Craft Collective There’s nothing like an image of the classic circus strong man complete with handlebar mustache, showing off his amazing strength! Transform this vintage circus entertainer into an easy kid’s costume with this simple how-to.
Halloween Paper Bag Bowls
Make these ghost and pumpkin Halloween paper bag bowls by Ellen of The Long Thread to hold your Halloween treats. This is a great project you can make with the kids. [via The Crafty Crow]
How-To: Make your own chalkboard paint
Martha has a great little tute up about how to make your own chalkboard paint by adding tile grout to regular latex paint. What’s the most ridiculous object (besides a chalkboard) you could cover with with chalkboard paint? Or have seen covered with it? Maybe we should have a contest.
Making treasure from trash with Design Squad Nation
The Trash to Treasure contest for kids recently wrapped up with a weekend of making for the three teen winners at Continuum’s offices near Boston. Daniel, MaryAnn and Lily all submitted text and image entries of their devices intended to make use of recycled materials that would make an improvement for others.
How-To: Rolling Pin Stamp
Who knew you could glue bits of bicycle inner tube to a rolling pin to make a clever rolling stamp? Aparently ynze on Instructables did, and shows you how, too. Using a rolling pin, a used inner tube and some sticky tape, you can make a really cool roller stamp. By really cool I mean […]