RSSArchives: November 2008
November 30, 2008
HOW TO - Glue-Set Zippers
Green Kitchen shares her tips on overcoming your fear of the zipper foot and shows us how she sews zippers into her various skirt projects using the glue-in method.
The most difficult part of zipper installation is making it look good. With the glue-set method you eliminate most of the challenges. The process becomes quite easy. The idea behind the glue-set zipper installation is to use adhesive to hold the zipper in place, while sewing, instead of pins. This allows you to top stitch the zipper without having to wrangle with the pins. And, since you are top stitching it into place, you have more control on how it looks on the outside, thus, more chances at zipper success.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 30, 2008 08:00 PM
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HOW TO - Fabric Scrap Hairpins
Kayte at Craft Stylish shares a fun tutorial for using fabric scraps to make these colorful hairpins for all the ladies on your gift list.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 30, 2008 03:00 PM
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CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw:
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 30, 2008 12:00 PM
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A.M. Eye Candy - Quilt Pin Art
Kristy Hall has a post up featuring several different works of art created with hundreds (sometimes thousands) of pins. Featured above is Oil Spill by Lisa Kellner, which uses quilting pins. She showcases several artists and their pin work, so it's worth checking out her full post to see more amazing pieces.
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Nov 30, 2008 07:00 AM
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November 29, 2008
HOW TO - Handmade Shower Cap
Sew, Mama, Sew! tips us off to Hoppo Bumpo's shower cap tutorial, perfect for those occasions when you need to keep your hairdo dry when bathing.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 29, 2008 08:00 PM
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HOW TO - Bamboo Handle Bag
Little Birdie Secrets shows us how to turn bamboo handles and some upholstery fabric into a quick and easy tote.
Related:
• HOW TO - Simple Back-to-School Bags
• HOW TO - Bring Kids' Drawings to Life
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 29, 2008 03:00 PM
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CRAFT - The 2nd Year Box Set
Get four volumes of CRAFT year two, combined in a special edition collector's box! CRAFT: The 2nd Year includes volume 5, volume 6, volume 7, and volume 8 and is now for sale in the Maker Shed.
Update: For those of you who already own volumes 5-8, you can get just the slipcase for storing your issues!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 29, 2008 01:00 PM
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HOW TO - French Knitting, Tools to Product
Marc @ MAKE found this amazing three-part tutorial about French knitting, the kind done with a loom. It goes over creating your own knitting loom and using it with recycled plastic bags to knit a reusable (and very strong) purse or grocery bag. Be sure to see all three pages!
From the pages of CRAFT:09:
The Green Issue is packed full of recycling projects! Subscribe to CRAFT.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 29, 2008 12:00 PM
Green, Knitting, Recycle, Tools |
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HOW TO - Recycle Bin Advent Calendar
Craftastica shares how she put together an advent calendar from completely recycled materials. I love that it's a green project that can be done with kids, setting a great example.
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Nov 29, 2008 07:00 AM
Green, Holiday projects |
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HOW TO - Dreidel Softie
Crochet by Faye shares a crochet pattern for making this stuffed dreidel softie you can use for decoration or for play.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 29, 2008 12:00 AM
Amigurumi and Toys, Holiday projects |
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November 28, 2008
HOW TO - Origami Mini-Wreaths
Domesticali shares a photo tutorial showing us how to make these sweet origami mini-wreath ornaments. I love that she used sheet music to make these--very festive yet elegant.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 28, 2008 08:00 PM
Holiday projects, Paper Crafts |
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Coconut Cream Pie Oatmeal?
If you didn't get enough pie to eat yesterday, you can get your fill at breakfast time with the Baking Bites recipe for Coconut Cream Pie oatmeal. We live in an amazing time, people.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 28, 2008 05:00 PM
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Spend Black Friday in the Maker Shed
Don't forget that through the whole month of November, all craft kits in the Maker Shed are 10% off using promo code CRAFTER, but here's a new one: all day today only, ALL kits are 10% off in celebration of MAKE's annual Open Source Hardware Guide. Use promo code OSHGG for non-craft kits, and finish all your maker/crafter holiday shopping in one place.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 28, 2008 04:49 PM
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Apple Apple Pie
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories baked up an Apple apple pie this Thanksgiving, complete with laser-cut Apple logo. It helps to have a square springform pan, too.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 28, 2008 03:00 PM
Food, Holiday projects, Technology |
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Noodle Oracle
Love noodles, but getting bored with your same old combinations? Consult the Noodlr, the noodle soup idea generator cooked up by Serious Eater Michele Humes. Via Angry Chicken
Posted by Patti Schiendelman |
Nov 28, 2008 02:00 PM
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HOW TO - Gold Leaf River Rocks
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: user poopscape made an interesting tutorial on using gold leaf to embellish river rocks as an alternative to hokey holiday decorations. From the site:
This Christmas, instead of forking out the big bucks for the big bling, try this instead. Gold leaf is surprisingly cheap ($7 for a pack of 25 5"x5" sheets) and when used with double tack mounting film, it's really easy to use. The mounting film can be cut into any design, regardless of how intricate or delicate it is. You can add gold leaf to just about any surface, but I thought I'd use it to transform the humble river rock into something special to decorate my house with this Christmas. Gold leaf is festive and Christmassy without screaming, "Christmas!" in your face. Hate that.
I love the Andy Goldsworthy recreation above.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 28, 2008 01:00 PM
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HOW TO - Cooking Comfort Recipe Card Holder
Anna Maria Horner has put together a tutorial for making this simple recipe card holder. She's include a template for the embroidery (optional) as well as a template to download and print for the recipe cards.
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Nov 28, 2008 12:00 PM
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HOW TO - 3-D Stars
Learn to make these colorful 3-D stars you can use as holiday decorations or giftwrapping accents with the tutorial on High Hopes. They sell a variety of papers you can use to make them as well.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 28, 2008 11:00 AM
Holiday projects, Paper Crafts |
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Lunique's Fish Purse
Craftster user Lunique created this awesome fish purse, which uses a kisslock-style clasp to great effect. I love the scales she stitched on as well.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 28, 2008 10:00 AM
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Two CRAFT-Sponsored Events this Weekend
CRAFT is a proud sponsor of the following events happening this weekend in Milwaukee and San Francisco. Both feature an array of amazing handmade vendors and are not to be missed!
Art Vs. Craft: Round 8
Saturday, November 29, 10am-7pm
@ Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center
790 Van Buren St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
www.artvscraft.com
Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco
Sunday, November 30, 10am-5pm
San Francisco County Fair Building
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
www.bazaarbizarre.org
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 28, 2008 09:00 AM
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