Most recent posts: page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

May 13, 2008

Prismacolor Shrinky Jewelry

prismacolor shrinky
Craftster BrokenFingersArt created these super saturated shrinky dink jewelry by combining "Shrink plastic + Prismacolor pencils + a Sharpie + sandpaper + Rust Oleum enamel + a lot of free time."

Posted by Michelle Kempner | May 13, 2008 07:00 AM
Homemade, Jewelry | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

Collected Fabric Orange Quilt

orange quilt
Craftster Homerof2 started collecting fabric a year ago for this great orange quilt. Most of the fabric came from swaps on Craftster and was sent from all over the world. The pattern is the Uneven Nine Patch from a magazine called Fun Quilts.

Posted by Michelle Kempner | May 13, 2008 06:00 AM
Homemade, Quilting | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

May 12, 2008

Papercraft Hermes Kelly Bag

Paperkelly-1
Panarea pointed us to the papercraft Hermes Kelly bag (click on blank bag thumbnail on homepage) where you can download a blank template or choose from a variety of 6 cute designs. You could also try to use the paper template to create a fabric version of the classic handbag. [ via NOTCOT ]

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 12, 2008 11:00 PM
Fashion, Paper Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

Knitted Guitar Pattern

KnittedGuitarPatt.jpg

Caffaknitted is offering a pattern for this cute knitted guitar in her Etsy shop. (You may remember Caffaknitted as the clever crafter behind this fun knitted calculator, too.)

Posted by Jenny Ryan | May 12, 2008 07:00 PM
Knitting, Patterns | Permalink | Comments (2) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

DIY Hair Ties

BluelinesHairTies.jpg

Bluelines teaches us how to make quick and easy hair ties for summertime using your favorite buttons, hair elastics, and jump rings.

Posted by Jenny Ryan | May 12, 2008 05:00 PM
Fashion | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

HOW TO - Oilcloth Lunch Bag

oil-cloth-lunch-sacks-10.jpg

Cindy at Skip to my Lou made this tutorial for sewing a reusable oilcloth lunch sack. She's included a pattern, detailed instructions, and excellent photographs.

Posted by Becky Stern | May 12, 2008 04:00 PM
101, Food, Green, Kids, Recycle, Sewing | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

HOW TO - Make a Cathedral Quilt

CathedralQuilt.jpg

Heidi points to this photo-intensive, step-by-step tutorial explaining how to make a Cathedral Quilt at Hyena in Petticoats.

Posted by Jenny Ryan | May 12, 2008 03:00 PM
101, Quilting | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

Woven Factory Photograph

factoryweaving.jpg

Theresa writes in about the Raw Silk blog's recent project to realize a photo of a factory through weaving. The results are quite lovely!

Posted by Becky Stern | May 12, 2008 02:00 PM
Arts, Digital Design and Photography, Fiber Art | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

Fabric Birdhouses by Tamara Morgendorf

TamaraBirdhouse.jpg

Bloesem recently posted about the textile art made by Tamara Morgendorf--these stunning birdhouses in particular are handmade from a variety of vintage fabrics and antique embroideries. Looks like they are available online at Tiny McSmall.

Posted by Jenny Ryan | May 12, 2008 01:00 PM
Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

Darth Vader Cupcakes

DarthCupcakes.jpg

Check out the sci-fi sweetness of these Darth Vader cupcakes by Flickr user Katipeck--I love the crossed lightsabers! I also love the photo captions she wrote, such as: "Fear leads to anger, anger leads hate, hate leads to chocolate frosting." [via]

Related:
Star Wars Cake
R2-D2 Cake

Posted by Jenny Ryan | May 12, 2008 12:00 PM
Food | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

HOW TO - Create a Repeating Pattern

2486384418 8C031Fec76 O
On design*sponge this week is guest blogger illustrator and pattern designer, Julia Rothman. Here she goes through the steps on how to create a repeating pattern.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 12, 2008 11:00 AM
Arts, Digital Design and Photography, General | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

Zigzaggers - Vintage Sewing Machine Reviews

Singertreadle
Krista has started a cool new blog called Zigzaggers which is a site featuring reviews of older and vintage sewing machines by you, the crafter. Pictured above is a vintage Singer.

Krista writes:

I want this site to become an easy research stop for anybody shopping for for old sewing machines on eBay or Craigslist, or at garage sales or thrift stores. If you want to review your old sewing machine, email me!

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 12, 2008 10:00 AM
Sewing Machines | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

Patchwork Fabric Basket

Pinkpenguin Fabricbasket
Ayumills of Pink Penguin has a tutorial on how to make this cute patchwork fabric basket.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 12, 2008 09:00 AM
Sewing | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

DIY Mirrored Dresser

Mirroreddresserdiy
Apartment Therapy New York shows off this beautiful DIY mirrored dresser refashioned from an IKEA dresser by Shauna.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 12, 2008 08:00 AM
Home and Garden, Refashion | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

Rocking Toy Reupholstery

rocking chair
During a bout of apartment overhauling, Design*Sponge reader Anna reupholstered her daughter's rocking chair toy with inexpensive Ikea fabric. From the finished product, you would never guess the original toy was a faux-velvet plush snail. via Design*Sponge

Posted by Michelle Kempner | May 12, 2008 07:00 AM
Homemade, Recycle | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

HOW TO - Knitted High Tops

knitted high tops
Tracy at Snuffykin's Journal revived a pair of old Champion flat-tops by knitting them as high-tops using the pattern from Craft Magazine, Volume 07. She included instructions for how to modify the pattern for size 10 shoes along with other helpful tips.

Posted by Michelle Kempner | May 12, 2008 06:00 AM
101, Knitting | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

May 11, 2008

FontStruct - Build Your Own Modular Fonts

Fontstruct
The HOW blog points to a new site from Fontshop called FontStruct, an online tool that will help you build your own modular fonts.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 11, 2008 05:00 PM
Digital Design and Photography | Permalink | Comments (1) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

Skittles Wrapper Prom Dress

Skittlespromdress
Patch Work Alice decided to be different and made herself a prom dress made from Skittles wrappers.

Alice writes:

Well I was invited to prom yet again this year and felt like doing something a little out of the box. I'm very interested by all the unconventional materials people sew with (I believe it was the garbage bags that gave me the idea). Anyways seeing as I'm also trying to build a portfolio, I figured why not. And so many cavities and sugar highs later it was complete. Really I automatically knew I would use skittle wrappers (because they are fantastic and rainbow...and I love fantastic rainbow things). I also wanted to make sure nobody else had made a dress or anything out of the same kind of wrapper.
You can see more photos in her post on Craftster too.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 11, 2008 01:00 PM
Fashion Tech, Recycle, Refashion, Sewing | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

HOW TO - Crochet a Granny Square

Lpw4P1Crochet1 Lg
Linda Permann on CraftStylish shows you step-by-step how to crochet a granny square. [ via LindaMade ]

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 11, 2008 08:00 AM
Crochet | Permalink | Comments (0) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt

May 10, 2008

Crochet Stitch Marking Trick

2474622189 66Aa80Ffb8
Craftastica has a really cool crochet stitch marking trick by using a strand of yarn in a different color. Thanks Diane!

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | May 10, 2008 05:00 PM
Crochet | Permalink | Comments (2) | Suggest a Site
add to sk*rt


Subscribe to CRAFT Magazine!
Next Page
Most recent posts: page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Browse the complete archive by category or month.
Welcome to the CRAFT Blog! Your daily source for craft projects and inspiration.

CRAFT: Features & More
CRAFT Newsletter
CRAFT Magazine Sign up for our bi-weekly CRAFT newsletter that covers popular topics from the blog! You can also see the archive of past newsletters.

CRAFT: The First Year Box Set
DIY HalloweenIn this special limited re-release, all 4 Volumes of Craft's first year are combined in a Special Edition Boxed Collector's Set. Box slip case is included in this set.


Natalie Zee Drieu.Natalie Zee Drieu
Senior Editor


Jenny Ryan.Jenny Ryan
Community Marketing Manager


Michelle KempnerMichelle Kempner
Tech Craftologist



Suggest a Site!

Arwen O'Reilly.Arwen O'Reilly
Staff Editor


Becky Stern.Becky Stern
Craft Technologist


Phillip Torrone
Senior Editor, Makezine.com

Advertise on CRAFT!
Why advertise on CRAFT?
Read what folks are saying about us!

Click here to advertise on CRAFT!

Subscribe to CRAFT Magazine!
Current Podcast

itunes_p.jpg Build Your Own Roller Skates - CRAFT Video Podcast This week's CRAFT Video Podcast comes courtesy of the fine folks at Skates.com where Luanne Teoh and Richard Humphrey show us how to build a pair of roller skates as featured in our current issue of CRAFT: 07! Download... More...

Get the Craft blog sent via email
Enter your email to receive the Craft blog each day:





Craft Categories
www.flickr.com
photos in Craft More photos in Craft Flickr Pool
www.flickr.com
photos in MAKE More photos in MAKE Flickr Pool

Advertise here.
Subscribe to CRAFT Magazine!
Recent Posts
Recent Posts in the MAKE Blog