These Elegant Sculptures of Olympians Are Crafted From Paper
Artist Raya Sader Bujana creates paper sculptures of Olympic sports entirely by hand using the serial plane technique.
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Makey the Robot Visits Olympic Park in Sochi
Here’s what Makey the robot saw on his trip to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
How-To: Painted Olympic Rings Posters
Get kids excited about London 2012 with this fun Olympic rings poster craft from Jen at Embellishing Life Every Day! [Via Tatertots and Jello] More: Recipe: Olympic Torch Cupcakes @Craftzine.com blog Olympic Rings Necklace @Craftzine.com blog
Recipe: Olympic Torch Cupcakes
Throwing an Olympic party to kick off London 2012? Don’t forget these Olympic torch cupcakes from Vicky over at Stasty! The lemon cupcakes are baked into a crispy ice cream cone, to resemble a torch. The cupcake is topped with lemon butter icing and adorned with red and orange shards of caramelised sugar. The tangy […]
Flashback: Olympknits Project Excerpt: Gloria the (Knitted) Gymnast
.fb_reset{display: none} This July, London will host the 2012 Summer Olympics, and English knitter and designer Laura Long has created a book to help crafters celebrate. Olympknits is a book of 10 knitted athlete designs (and one horse!) representing popular Olympic sports like swimming, fencing, cycling and gymnastics. When I saw this video for the […]
Mini Knitted Olympics
Getting into the spirit of London 2012, Brittish knitter Suzanne Haggerty turned her mother’s garden into a miniature knitted version of the Olympic games. My favorite part: she used wool unraveled from old sweaters to knit her figures, creating a fun and green piece of crafty public art! No, we’re not pulling the wool over […]
Giant Crocheted Lions Unveiled for the Olympics
As part of the Cutural Olympiad, an initiative from Arts Council England for creating pieces that celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games, fiber artist and “crochetdermist” Shauna Richardson created these giant crocheted lions in just under three years, and with 36 miles of wool. The Yorkshire post has a nice article on artist and her […]
