Warm and soft lamb’s wool is the perfect material for a spring time craft. These sweet Easter egg vignettes are precious, and make wonderful and lasting gifts. Wet felting is easy and quick and with a bit of patience, even cutting the shell is not very difficult. I first made a felted egg in 2007. […]
Writing from the Fab Academy at AS220 Labs, Jenine Bressner shares the technique she uses for getting just the right amount of solder and freeing up one hand
Julianne Smith has a tutorial for a knitted cowl neck scarf on her Garter Girl blog that I am planning on making. She came up with her own pattern after seeing a $750 Burberry cowl neck scarf in a magazine. I’ve never worn a cowl neck scarf before, but I feel like it would be […]
HostessWithTheMostess is one of my favorite websites for party inspirations. This “Berry Sweet” centerpiece made from flowers and gems mounted to a grapewood branch is colorful, modern, and interesting. Just like you!
It is beyond simple to create your own magnetic organizer to hold your craft supplies. Start with a sheet of metal from the hardware store. Throw it in a cheap picture frame. Add the awesome power of magnets!!! The result is a sleek and efficient storage system. This project is really that easy. And for […]
The mini tutorial for these sweater boots by Urban Threads on Crafster is great, it gives me just enough information to get the project done. Sometimes when I am reading how-to instructions, I feel like following them is more of a challenge than the craft I’m trying to do and that if I have to […]
While in Hawaii, I’ve discovered the work of local designer Sierra Dew. She makes really cool fabric prints using stencils. Her work is tropical in nature, but with an edge. Instead of the same old aloha prints, Sierra’s art is more urban, with a graffiti influence. Sierra recently lent her experience as a fabric artist […]
