Quick Sew: 30 Minute Mermaid Tail Skirt
Make this sweet little tail skirt for the mermaid loving girl in your life.
Kids & Family
Watch These Kids Go Nuts Making Rube Goldberg Machines
STEAMLabs invited kids and families to build crazy Rube Goldberg machines at their brand-new Makerspace in downtown Toronto, and the resulting video is 62 seconds of fun. Makes me think OK Go should just hire these kids to do their next video. STEAMLabs is a non-profit, all-ages Makerspace dedicated to empowering kids and adults to […]
Cross Stitching on Cards: Animals with Sweaters
Cross stitch these adorable animals in sweaters. Perfect project for stashing in your purse!
May the Fourth Be with You: Toilet Paper Tube Star Wars Characters
Happy Star Wars Day, fellow geek crafters! Is the Force strong with your kids? They’re definitely going to love these awesome DIY toilet paper tube Star Wars characters! In general, I find cute toilet paper roll toys to be pretty darn delightful, but this R2-D2 is definitely at least 37 different kinds of fantastic! Want […]
Someone Supersized Those Tiny Decorative Lego Computers and Made Them Functional
Swedish artist, designer, and master crafter Love Hultรจn creates devices and furniture that combine the past with the modern technologies of the moment. His ridiculously cool Brix System scales up “high tech” Lego bricks (computers, monitors, button panels, phones) and brings them to life as fully functional devices. Made from wood (and acrylics, electronics), these […]
Handmade Baby: Crocheted Rainbow Baby Booties
Make teeny tiny feet even more adorable with a sweet pair of crocheted rainbow baby booties! I’m a firm believer that primary colors don’t show up nearly often enough in baby-related projects, so these bright and bold booties make me especially happy. Hooray for rainbows! (Of course, this is DIY, so you can certainly switch […]
Crafty Science: Crystal Ball Jewelry with DIY Borax Crystals
Crafty chemistry meets pretty jewelry that’s fit for a princess in this cool crystal ball jewelry project with DIY borax crystals! Ready to hop on the grow-your-own-crystals trend? Get fancy with this new easy-to-follow borax crystal crystal ball jewelry video tutorial from Mark Montano!
