The Black Spot Books makes tiny books from vintage and scrap leather and then makes jewelry out them. Seen above is one of their library collections, meant to be worn as a set. They also sell individuals. (The lovely camisole in the picture is also handmade by On the Inside.) Knowledge is beautiful.
Meg at Decor it Yourself shows us how to make this vintage-inspired 70s style string art wall piece to bring a little math graph style into your home decor!
And they’re pretty much made the same way now, too! Machine Knits Socks by the Yard on Modern Mechanix. [via Braincraft] More: Antique Sock Knitting Machines at Maker Faire Austin – CRAFT Video Podcast
Generally, I’m all about black and grey, but as the season has been changing I’m finding myself drawn towards pastels. Sparkly, ruffly, dainty pastels. It must be all the soft and lovely Easter colors that are abundant right now combined with the bow and lace trends. Whatever it is, Etsy seller mykonos has packaged the […]
Casey of Casey’s Elegant Musings shares her tips for how to handle and use vintage sewing patterns. If you like to sew with vintage patterns, you know they can be quite fragile in their original state. Or maybe the pattern you have in mind is not quite the right size and you need to grade […]
Every other week, CRAFT’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Craft: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. By Lindsey North, projects intern The trend now — and I love it — is recycled accessories: earrings made of bottle caps full of resin, belts made from candy […]
In my quest to find a pretty bandanna for my family’s new female puppy (pink! pink! I finally get to dress someone or something in pink!), I stumbled upon a bag of vintage cloth handkerchiefs I’d picked up at estate sales over the years. As I was tying the very pinkest hanky onto my pup’s […]
