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December 27, 2008
Creative Uses for Wrapping Paper Scraps
Now that the holidays are drawing to a close, you're likely surrounded by piles of ripped-up wrapping paper. What to do with the scraps? The Natural Beauty Workshop has some great creative reuse ideas, such as: making paper beads, covering school books, creating origami, and more.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 27, 2008 03:00 PM
Green, Recycle |
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Bloody Plush Toys
I love the detail work on the drippy blood on these sinister plush toys. They look to be mostly crocheted. I can't find out who made them, does anybody know? Via Geekologie.
UPDATE: the artist is Patricia Waller, and she has plenty of other lovely work, too.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Dec 27, 2008 12:00 PM
Amigurumi, Arts & Design |
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Italy Quilt For Lovers ... From a Family
I love this Italy quilt that was created - literally - by a family for one of the family member's significant other who has been in Italy for a semester. The story behind the project is fun, and I love the idea of families being crafty together. Not to mention, the end result is fantastic!
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Dec 27, 2008 08:00 AM
Sewing |
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December 26, 2008
RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion
Regine @ WMMNA writes about an interesting exhibition in Greece:
RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion, an exhibition conceived by ATOPOS in Athens, is the outcome of an investigation on paper clothing, a long-forgotten but very popular phenomenon in the United States at the end of the '60s. The fad can be traced back to 1966 when manufacturing company Scott Paper Company used the paper dress to promote their toilet paper and paper tissues. In exchange of $1.25, happy housewives would be mailed a paisley or op-art 'Paper Caper' dress and some coupons to buy napkins and toilet rolls. Demand exceeded the 500,000 garments produced and other manufacturers soon followed with designs to promote their own goods.
There are lots of pictures with illuminating descriptions of the interesting projects on We Make Money Not Art.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Dec 26, 2008 04:00 PM
Arts & Design, Paper Crafts |
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HOW TO - Rub-On Transfers
I've been seeing more rub-on transfers around the Internet and wondered if you could make your own - sure enough, I found instructions on the Rubber Stamping Fun site; their process uses hair products. You can also find rub-on transfer decal paper on eBay.
Posted by Patti Schiendelman |
Dec 26, 2008 02:00 PM
Arts & Design, Paper Crafts |
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Knit Snail Shell Cozy
I'm in awe of this teeny knit snail shell cozy over on Resurrection Fern's blog. That's one toasty warm snail ...
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Dec 26, 2008 12:00 PM
Knitting |
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Top Secret Husband Embroidery
Here's a pic from the CRAFT Flickr pool, uploaded by _whitty_. Better file this one under "awwww!":
He learned to embroider for me. He tucked himself in the basement and learned off the internet in secret. They are a glass of milk and a bowl of chocolate ice cream, things he has given me a thousand time before but he made some for me to hang on the wall. I knew he was working on something down there, but he wouldn't reveal what and I can really tell he put alot of love into this.
How sweet is that?!
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 26, 2008 10:00 AM
Hand Embroidery |
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HOW TO - Heart Sachets
With 2009 quickly approaching, I'm thinking a lot about renewal--especially around the house! This heart sachet project from Kayte Terry at CraftStylish would be a great one for refreshing your dresser drawers.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 26, 2008 08:00 AM
Home Decor |
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Snow Sculptures in Seattle
There is so much snow in Seattle right now, people are getting creative with it. Aly Lenon and friends made these sculptures by pushing their faces into the fresh powder snow on cars. via Wooster Collective.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Dec 26, 2008 06:00 AM
Arts & Design, General |
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December 25, 2008
HOW TO - To-Go Cup Tissue Dispenser
On Curbly:
There's a company out there called WeGo, that sells facial tissues in a take-away coffee cup. In the interest of DIY-ism, I bought one of these cups of 50 sand-paper-rough tissues for 3 bucks so I could pop off the top, rip the guts out and figure out how to make them. Here's my easy, no-cost version.
Thanks, Moxie!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Dec 25, 2008 04:00 PM
Home Decor, Paper Crafts |
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Motorized Yarn Winder
Craft reader Adrienne tipped us off to this cool motorized yarn winder on Robot Party - if you don't have a small child around to turn the crank on the ball winder, you might want to automate it.
Posted by Patti Schiendelman |
Dec 25, 2008 02:00 PM
Gadgets, Knitting |
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Vintage Fabric and Coat Hanger Christmas Tree
Diane at Crafty Pod has been treating her readers to several days of vintage crafty goodness from some of her favorite vintage craft books. There are loads of treats and endless eye candy in her posts, one of my favorite being this fabric and coat hanger tree from a 1974 Better Homes and Gardens book. See all of her vintage Christmas craft book posts here.
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Dec 25, 2008 12:00 PM
General |
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HOW TO - Knitted & Felted Mistletoe
Happy Holidays to all our wonderful readers! We'd like to share the love today by pointing you towards this funny and cute knitting pattern from Yarrrn: knitted and felted mistletoe! What a fun project to work on in between opening presents and shoveling in some Christmas cookies. [via Craftershock]
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 25, 2008 08:00 AM
Felting, Holiday projects, Knitting |
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Sackboy's First Christmas
Crafty Crafty's Sackboy Flickr pool is going strong with lots of homemade Sackboys like this one celebrating his first Christmas.
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Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Dec 25, 2008 06:00 AM
Amigurumi, Holiday projects |
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December 24, 2008
Needle Felted Resistor
Moxie's latest creation is this entirely needle felted resistor (with thin posable wires inside the leads)! It looks like 60k-ohms of joy to me. Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool.
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Posted by Becky Stern |
Dec 24, 2008 04:00 PM
Felting, Technology |
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DIY Gift Roundup
J.D. shares this cool round-up of frugal gifts you can make yourself, including this cork trivet project. There are lots of good ideas in the comments, too!
Posted by Patti Schiendelman |
Dec 24, 2008 02:00 PM
Holiday projects, Kids |
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HOW TO - Custom-Mixed Glitter Spices
The Crafty Chica shares how to put together these glitter "spice jars" by custom mixing various colors of glitter. She mentions that you can remove the labels on the spice jars and make your own, but I love how she's incorporated them into her project and matched the glitter mix to the name of the spice.
Posted by Rachel Hobson |
Dec 24, 2008 12:00 PM
General |
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KCRW on The Handmade Movement
Just thought I would let you guys know I was recently interviewed by Frances Anderton, host of KCRW's DnA (Design and Architecture) show. We talked about the resurgence of handmade in today's economic and technological climate and more.
We've seen the growth in modern handicraft, evidenced by the thousands attending craft fairs like LA's Felt Club. And we are seeing the desire for hand-hewn raw materials, like clay and wood. There's a palpable desire for the authentic, the natural, even as the handmade industry is being enabled by the internet. We'll talk about all this on today's DnA, with Jenny Ryan, founder of Felt Club; Catherine Bailey, creative director of Heath Ceramics, now opened in LA; William Stranger, furniture-maker whose wood work is currently on show at the Pasadena Museum of Contemporary Art; and Brooke Hodge, Curator of Architecture and Design at MOCA.
The show aired yesterday, but you can still listen to it in the archives here.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Dec 24, 2008 08:00 AM
General |
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Balsamic Chocolate Truffles Recipe
Design Sponge talked "in the kitchen" with Kristine Sitko. Check out her recipe for Balsamic Chocolate Truffles. They would be a great way to impress guests at your holiday party.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Dec 24, 2008 06:00 AM
Food |
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December 23, 2008
Giant Knitwear Furnishings
I really like these noodley knits made into furniture! Via BoingBoing.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Dec 23, 2008 04:00 PM
Arts & Design, Knitting |
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