Benjamin Parker will blow your mind with his origami tessellations. Pictured above is his Light Blue Tessellation, folded from one hexagonal sheet of dyed Zanders Elefantenhaut paper and sewn to a piece of mat board. Based in Connecticut, Benjamin has been making origami since he was 6 years old, and it shows. Check out the […]
A couple years ago, I lived with some friends that had a baby boy. From the time he was six months old until he was a year-and-a-half, I became closely acquainted with the world of baby toys. Of course, he always wanted to be in my room drooling on my toys, but he had some […]
I love low-tech emulations of high tech objects, and when they employ recycled materials, what could be better? This week’s Flashback comes from the pages of the very first volume of CRAFT, published back in 2006. Aram Bartholl showed us how to make a 16-pixel display from old cans, tea lights, paper, and wire. Check […]
This month, with our UpCraft theme in full swing, we’ve seen a lot of really clever ideas for refreshing the old while keeping the landfills light on materials that can be reused. I love Natalie Friedman’s crafty project from CRAFT Volume 09 on how to transform a detergent bottle destined for (at best) the recycling […]
The past couple of months, I’ve been interested in trying out stop-motion animation. I came across Jenni Rope‘s Kiipeilypuu / The Climbing Tree a few days ago, and it makes stop-motion seem very accessible. She uses painted, cut-out paper shapes that appear to morph into one another. It’s set to some sweet music too – […]
AshleyAmber makes paper using dryer lint. And if you are thinking blah grey, she suggests washing a red towel to get red lint. Check out her instructable, with great step by step shots.
CRAFT and Ilovetocreate present The Crafty Chica Love Shrine Challenge. This is the third in my series of three Love Shrine tutorials. Please join in the fun and create your own unique and personal shrine and add it to the challenge flickr pool. We have great prizes for the winners, but we all know the […]
