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Natural Wood Egg Rattle
This beautiful rattle is such a perfect present for baby's first Easter basket. And, it's made by Woman Woodworker, who has, according to her etsy storefront "some skills and a garage full of power tools."
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Rubber Stamp Portraits
A stunning use of materials to create a mosaic-type portrait. Artist, Reena Saini Kallat , uses rubber stamps to create these works of art.
The work stands like a screen, holding up a portrait formed by several hundred names of people, ...
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CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw:
Flooded Ludd Sink by thomscribble,
Deer Mask by Liliatodd,
Chihuly Slide Table Lamp by yarnzombie,
and Tetrapak CD Case by Bcome.
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Victory!
Filipe bests the White Eater by Friday Feltz on Flickr. [Thanks, Moxie !]
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Printable CD Cases
Get these beautiful printable CD cases by Tomoko Suzuki for Canon. You can choose from 2 designs: music and travel . [via How About Orange ]
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How-To: Felt Egg Design Book
Holly of Chez Beeper Bebe shares a pattern and tutorial for making a fun felt egg design book . A pouch at the back of the book holds a variety of felt shapes that can be used throughout the book to create all kinds of egg head designs. Fun! ...
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Knit Kid's Hat
Whit on The Purl Bee shares this quick knitting pattern to make this fun kid's hat made from Knit Collage Handspun yarn, a yarn filled with ribbons and notions. I love the pom pom at the top!
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Travis Meinholf in the Makers Market
Cover-guy Travis Meinholf is now selling in the Makers Market! Check out his Mini Laser Loom :
This is the simplest weaving tool developed, a combination of the rigid heddle used in the swiss neolithic period and the ...
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Burberry-Inspired Cowl-Neck Scarf
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 ...
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How-To: Staple-Free Matchbook Notebooks
Jan of Daisy Janie shares how to use scraps of paper and cardstock to make these cute matchbook notebooks . I love that, because they are sewn by machine, the pages end up perforated and easy to tear out. Brilliant!
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Pillow Chair from T-Shirts and Foam
I've had a stack of t-shirts and a closet full of upholstery foam just waiting for a large-scale project like this to come along. Tiffany Threadgould and I show you how to make a comfy beanbag-style pillow chair from old t-shirts in this ...
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George Nelson Platform Bench Made Out of Legos
Get the amazing behind the scenes and photos on Casa Sugar of how community member anti-curl's husband re-created a George Nelson Platform Bench from Legos ! Using over 1,400 Lego pieces, this is now a decorative coffee table in their living ...
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Crochet Jar Lamps
I just love these beautiful jar lamps by Bay Area artist Marin Camille Hood, found over at Recyclart . It's a great idea for what to do with extra glass around the house, and the light patterns made through crochet netting are delightful. ...
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How-To: Block Printing
Meg at Decor It Yourself met up with Dailey Crafton for a lesson in linoleum/rubber block printing . More:
How-To: Linoleum Block Printing
Printing Archives
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How-To: Make Your Own Custom Copper Cookie Cutter
This tutorial from Root and Wings Co will allow you to create whatever cookie cutter shape you can think of with just a bit of copper and some basic tools.
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How-To: Yoga Pants
Corrine at Threadbanger shows us how to make a pair of stretchy yoga pants , all the way from pattern to namaste .
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How-To: Brown Paper Bag Bird Nest
Shred your brown paper grocery bags and settle in for some paper mache-style fun as you make this bird nest from Ellen of The Long Thread for Alpha Mom.
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Professor Snape Car Seat Cover
Walking through a parking lot and coming across a handmade car seat cover that looked like this would totally make my day! Becky of Beck's Blog crocheted this car seat cover of Severus Snape, one of the characters in the Harry Potter series. ...
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Newton's Laws in Claymation by Three Creative Teens
When I visited my cousin last week, his daughter Neeka Mashouf (age 13) and two of her classmates (Nicole Bronstein and Sydney Schonefeld) were deeply engaged in creating a stop-motion animation film for a class project, complete with a ...
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Easy-Threading Sewing Needle
Sean @ Make: Online writes:
You know, as long as human beings have been squinting and poking at the tiny eyes of sewing needles, it's pretty amazing that it's taken so long for some clever inventor to address the problem. These spiral ...
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Bamako Chic: Women Cloth Dyers of Mali
I recently met an amazingly passionate filmmaker named Maureen Gosling. I was so excited to learn about her current documentary, Bamako Chic . The new film tells the story of women in Mali who create complex dyed textiles as not just a ...
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Cardiganize an Old Pullover
By Linda Permann
Whether you want to add a little breathing room to a too-small sweater or spruce up your clothing for another season, just add crochet! A simple cut with your scissors, some embroidery, and 2 crocheted button bands ...
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Detroit, Here's Your Call for Makers!
Announcing... the call for the Detroit Maker Faire! (Applause, applause.)
Detroit is hosting its first Maker Faire this year and the call for proposals is now open. Starting today, and going through May 31, you can submit your ideas to be a ...
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DIY Sculptural Rose Tape Artwork
CasaSugar shows you how to make your own artwork with tape, inspired by her recent trip to Italy. Learn how to make your own sculptural rose tape artwork from her tutorial.
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Fabric Horse Bike Utility Belts
It's officially spring bike-riding time, and I'm super stoked to be able to cruise around NYC on two speedy wheels, but without a basket or rack, my back usually gets all sweaty from carrying my messenger bag. Well, Philadelphia-based Fabric ...
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How-To: UpCraft Cargo Pants to Water Bottle Sling
Betz White created this handy water bottle sling from a pair of outgrown cargo pants for Petite Purls. It's a brilliant example of UpCraft , as she was able to maintain the functionality of the useful pockets on the pants, giving the ...
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Maker Faire Detroit: Calling All Makers!
Maker Faire Detroit's Call For Makers is live!
We are now accepting entries for the 1st Annual Maker Faire Detroit , July 31 and August 1, 2010 at The Henry Ford. This year's focus is on Young Makers, and we are excited to be engaging ...
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Death Star Watermelon
I imagine the only thing that could make this Death Star watermelon any cooler would be if its sculptor, Flickr user Silverisdead, was able to replicate the Death Star's epic explosion. Can you imagine the mess? Nice. [via NOTCOT ]
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UpCrafted Plastic Bag Rain Boots
The only thing that Betz White's Toadstool Rain Bucket Hat are missing is a pair of these clever recycled plastic bag rain boots. Louie Rigano of the RISD Waste for Life studio designed these as a sustainable product that could be made by ...
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How-To: Make a Duvet Cover
Brett Bara shows you how easy it is to make your own duvet cover in her sewing 101 column on design*sponge.
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How-To: Notebook Cover
iHannah shares how to add a custom cover to your sketchbook or notebook with decoupage and embellishments and includes a little corner pocket for stashing stickers and notes.
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This Week In Craft Fairs
Hppy St Ptrck's Dy! I hope you're wearing green! I actually made it out to my car this morning in an outfit devoid of any green, and then the little girl down the street ran up to talk to me, and I realized what day it was. She was all decked ...
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How-To: Plying Yarn
By Jamie Marie Chan
After I watched Becky Stern's Ask Craft video about plying yarns, I was inspired to try plying some of my scrap commercial yarns together. Plying is simply twisting two or more single threads together, ...
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Recycled Phone Book Pen Organizer
I never pick up the phone books when they are distributed around my building anymore but if I had one, I would love to make this recycled phone book pen organizer by Chica and Jo. Wouldn't it be fun to just cut apart a big o' phone book? ...
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Carmel Cupcakes
Today I'm heading out for an early afternoon crafty session with some friends, and I'm bringing cupcakes! I made cupcakes using Martha Stewart's Perfect White Cake recipe, which is my favorite of all time. But I have to say, I took the plain ...
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How-To: Vintage Embroidery Applique Tank Top
I've seen several projects that use applique of vintage embroidered linens, and I never tire of them. Vintage embroidered linens are beautiful and charming, but let's face it: we don't need dozens and dozens of towels or tablecloths. ...
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Molecules on Canvas
Alexander Kobulnicky paints molecules . His large portfolio of acrylic paintings focuses mainly on substances that interact with the human body: caffeine, dopamine, psilocybin, even ritalin, but so far I think my favorite is chlorophyll ...
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How-To: Stitch a Sprout Card
I love stitching on paper, so this card from Emily of Red Bird Crafts makes me really happy. She walks you through the steps of freehand machine sewing on paper so you, too, can whip up a sprout card of your own.
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Winners of Built By Wendy Dresses
Congratulations to Nina of Brooklyn, NY, Tammi of Durham, NC, and Jan of Kent, OH for each winning a copy of the new book, Built By Wendy Dresses: The Sew U Guide to Making a Girl's Best Frock by Wendy Mullin with Eviana Hartman. Thanks to ...
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Washcloth Bunnies
Petite Planet shows you how to make these adorable washcloth bunnies for your Easter baskets. It's a great way to hold little treats in them too without using those plastic egg containers!
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Flashback: Computer Cursive
How cool would it be if every time you tippety tapped on your keyboard, the font that resulted was your very own unique handwriting? Pretty cool, if you ask me. If you haven't heard of Fonifier yet, read on to see how you can create ...
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Test Card Sweater
If this test pattern sweater is displaying correctly, you know your computer screen is adjusted properly . Creator specialsally's is responsible for this clever vest. [Thanks, Nathan!]
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How-To: Yo-Yo Pin Cushion
Our pal, Diane Gilleland, shares this fun tutorial for whipping up a cute yo-yo pin cushion .
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Maker Faire Detroit, Austin Crafty Limits
I've been at SXSW Interactive the past week and had the chance to meet some of my crafty online friends in between panels. Not only did I get a thrifty tour of Austin from Jennifer Perkins , CRAFT's very own Rachel Hobson took me to ...
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How-To: Upcycle a Skirt with Ruffles
I've become obsessed with ruffles. The theme this month on CRAFT is upcycling, and ruffles are a great way to re-vamp tired pieces in your wardrobe. This week I am sharing my method for adding a new flouncy trim to a simple old ...
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Crochet Letters
Learn how to make your own crochet letters with amAZIng's crochet pattern for all the ABC's! [via WhipUp ]
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St. Patrick's Day Lucky Mugs Centerpiece
The Hostess with the Mostess shares an inexpensive way to decorate for St. Patrick's Day with this Lucky Mugs centerpiece project. Downloadable labels area also provided!
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Food Design Competition
The sixth Food Design competition just announced their call to entries:
Participation in the competition is free and is open to all those who want to put to test their abilities in projects linked to the theme of Food Design. ...
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Interview With Bead Artist Teresa Sullivan
I first met bead artist, Teresa Sullivan , a year ago during my trip to Portland for the screening of Handmade Nation. She was wearing one of her amazing beaded pieces (to call it a "necklace" just seems ... wrong. It was an art piece ...
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Open Heart LED Hoodie
Flickr user imakefunthings used two of my Instructables to construct this adorable soft circuit hoodie with a snap-on blinky heart . He used a LilyPad Arduino and Open Heart Kit . More:
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