Using electroluminescent wire, a.k.a. EL wire, is a fun and easy way to incorporate battery powered lighting in your craft projects. If you’ve been meaning to try this material out but have been intimidated to work with electronics, Meg Allan Cole shows you just how simple it can be in the HGTV Handmade video below. Make […]
An automaton is a self-moving machine made out of wood or paper. It is the perfect invitation to a crafter or maker to get down and dirty and create one of their very own! While on a paper art kick, I thought I’d try my hand at the art of automata, and in today’s video break it down and show you how to make an old school Nintendo Mario Brothers paper automaton.
Inspired by Dutch artist Tord Boontje and your many questions on how to make a papercut lamp like mine, in this video I show you how to create one by hand.
Here I bring you along with me on my journey to tape my segment for The Martha Stewart Show with a special glimpse of the process and special behind-the-scenes footage and photos!
In this video I use my love of modern a design to show you how to take card stock paper, Elmer’s glue products, and the templates I created to make a modern three-dimensional geometric wall sculpture.
For all of our non-sewers and sewers alike, here is a DIY caftan you can make without sewing skills. Caftans are free-flowing long tunics that originated in the middle east centuries ago. They have re-emerged throughout fashion history many times, most notably in the late 60’s-early 70’s (think Mrs. Roper and Maude). I, myself, LOVE […]
In part II of my bedroom series I show you how to make an upholstered illuminated headboard that has a floating effect by adding a second board to the back. Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v directly, or watch it on YouTube or Vimeo. I also added some pillows from a […]
