RSSArchives: December 2008
December 31, 2008
City of Books Papercraft Animation
This Is Where We Live from 4th Estate on Vimeo.
Just captivating. Via Wooster Collective.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Dec 31, 2008 04:00 PM
Arts & Design, Paper Crafts |
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Rubik's Cube Mosaic Puzzle
Mad Maxine sent in this amazing Rubik's Cube puzzle, for the truly dedicated cube solver. You could glue it together if you wanted a permanent installation for an art piece or tabletop.
Posted by Patti Schiendelman |
Dec 31, 2008 02:00 PM
Arts & Design, Kids |
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Empty Wrapping Paper Roll Light Saber
My kids often end up playing with the boxes in which their Christmas gifts came more than the gifts themselves. The same can be said for the cardboard rolls leftover from all the wrapping paper. Marie at Make and Takes shares this Darth Maul Light Saber and a few other ways to jazz up the cardboard tubes for playtime.
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Dec 31, 2008 12:00 PM
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HOW TO - Yardstick Coatrack
Do It Yourself shows you how to turn old wooden yardsticks into this one-of-a-kind coatrack. [via One Pretty Thing]
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 31, 2008 10:00 AM
Home Decor |
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HOW TO - Quick Floral Headband
Need a standout accessory for New Years Eve, but don't have a lot of time? Design Mom shows you how to whip up one of these stylish floral headbands, perfect for wearing to a midnight toast.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 31, 2008 08:00 AM
Fashion |
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Paper-cut Illustrations by Yulia Brodskaya
Yulia Brodskaya, a graphic designer and illustrator from Russia, makes really beautiful paper-cut illustrations. via SwissMiss.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Dec 31, 2008 06:00 AM
Arts & Design, Paper Crafts |
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December 30, 2008
63 Butterflies
Craftster user Tanekcha recently made this impressive piece of art featuring 63 butterfly cut-outs. She was inspired by Ali Edwards (who has a how-to on her blog).
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 30, 2008 06:00 PM
Paper Crafts |
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Barbie Wreath
Need something festive to do with your old Barbie collection? Try making a Barbie wreath! It's a multi-holiday decoration, as you could use it for Halloween, too.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Dec 30, 2008 04:00 PM
Holiday projects, Recycle |
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HOW TO - Tensegrity Table from Found Materials
Homegrown Evolution has a neat tensegrity coffee table made from found materials.
More:
HOW TO - Build a tensegrity coffee table
Posted by Patti Schiendelman |
Dec 30, 2008 02:00 PM
Green, Kids |
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Deadline For 1000 Ideas For Creative Reuse Submissions
Garth Johnson of ExtremeCraft.com let's us know that the deadline for submissions to his book, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, is fast-approaching. Here are the details:
We are seeking submissions for 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, an upcoming book by Garth Johnson of ExtremeCraft.com, which will feature 21st Century craft and design, all made with recycled, upcycled, repurposed and reused items. We are looking for the best examples of paper and book arts, jewelry, clothing, home and personal accessories, furniture, art, and miscellanea for possible publication. We invite designers, artists, visionaries and crafters of all stripes to submit their work.
High quality photography is essential. We are looking for photographs of the finished work, not step-by-step shots. All images must be AT LEAST 1400x1750 pixels at 300 dpi. There is no entry form for the book--all we need is the Grant of Rights form and an image list in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Please upload them with your images.
For submission instructions, please visit www.creativereusebook.com.
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Dec 30, 2008 12:00 PM
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HOW TO - Redo a Neckline
Stefanie Japel from Glampyre Knits has a pretty interesting tutorial for how she redoes a neckline on a sweater to make it larger. It never occurred to me that you could do it without frogging.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Dec 30, 2008 06:00 AM
Knitting |
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December 29, 2008
Jen Stark Video
Jen Stark (featured here several times before) just had a video produced about her that helps illuminate her motivation and process as well as how blogs are helping fuel her career as an artist. Via Wooster Collective.
More:
Jen Stark - Construction Paper Coolness!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Dec 29, 2008 04:00 PM
Arts & Design, Paper Crafts |
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HOW TO - Knitted Baby Sweater
F.Pea shares the free pattern for this cute and easy knitted baby sweater made from cotton yarn.
Posted by Patti Schiendelman |
Dec 29, 2008 02:00 PM
Babies, Knitting |
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HOW TO - Knit a Möbius Strip Scarflet
Craftster user, Min, has posted a tutorial for how she created this cool Möbius strip scarflet. I love the way it lays around the neck.
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Dec 29, 2008 12:00 PM
Knitting |
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Googly-Eye Thumbtacks
Zakka Life just blew my mind with the funny awesomeness of these googly-eye thumbtacks. So simple, yet so effective.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 29, 2008 10:00 AM
General |
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HOW TO - Coffee Cup Cozy
The Small Object shows us how to use wool felt and velcro to make these quick and easy coffee cup cozies.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 29, 2008 08:00 AM
General, Green |
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Chocolate Crackle Cookies
I had been organizing a cookie contest at work for the last few weeks. The contest took place last Thursday. We got 14 cookie entries from 12 different participants, which meant hundreds of cookies to eat. The winning entry was Chocolate Crackle cookies and they really blew the other cookies out of the water. I have never made them, but I am going to try this Epicurious recipe for a holiday party and I will let you know how it goes. Here are some pictures from the contest.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Dec 29, 2008 06:00 AM
Food |
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December 28, 2008
HOW TO - Recycled Bottle Cap Trivet
I really like this idea for a recycled bottle cap trivet--the bottle caps are enclosed and connected with crochet. I'd imagine the metal can help keep your drink warm while it sits, and I like the colorful look.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 28, 2008 03:00 PM
Crochet, Recycle |
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CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw:
- Top Secret Husband Embroidery
- Needle Felted Resistor
- Hard Drive Painting
- New Sweater Collection by Sirena con Jersey
Posted by Becky Stern |
Dec 28, 2008 12:00 PM
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Apple-Date Coffeecake Muffins
These Apple-Date Coffeecake Muffins from Laura at eat!craft!live! have me positively drooling ...
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Dec 28, 2008 08:00 AM
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