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March 14, 2009
How-To: Lace-up Moccasins
Check out this Instructable by user skymring for these attractive (and comfy-looking) moccasins. The pattern is made right from your own foot, so they're bound to fit! The creator says they're "Viking shoes," but they don't look like any Viking shoes I've ever seen; they look more celtic to me. Can anybody place the time and place when these shoes originated?
Posted by Becky Stern |
Mar 14, 2009 12:00 PM
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March 3, 2009
How-To: Cutting Board Bird Feeder
I saw this charming cutting board bird feeder how-to a few days ago on Treehugger and just haven't been able to get the image out of my mind. It's use is obviously limited to those people who have birds as pets (or cut their bread outdoors?), but it's a fabulous idea anyway!
It could also be adapted for compost; a friend of mine has a small hole cut into her countertop that feeds directly into a bin below for veggie scraps.
Posted by Arwen O'Reilly Griffith |
Mar 3, 2009 01:00 PM
Food, Green, Home Decor, Homemade, Pets, Refashion |
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February 23, 2009
Frak Off Eye Snoozer
This one goes out to fellow CRAFT writer Rachel Hobson, who uses the word "frak" more often in regular conversation than I thought possible. Frak Off eye quilt, via MAKE.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Feb 23, 2009 04:00 PM
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February 18, 2009
Farmer's Market Cookbook
I just wanted to give a shout-out to my new favorite cookbook, The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market Cookbook. I happen to be lucky enough to live a 15-minute bike ride away from the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market, but the recipes will easily adapt to a farmer's market anywhere (or, for that matter, a supermarket, although you'll lose the magic of learning to cook by what's in season). The genius of the book (besides the deliciousness and simplicity of most of the recipes) is organizing it by vegetable. I know most cookbooks do this to some degree, but it's wonderful to see the seasons unfold along with the produce, and to get ideas for cooking with things you can buy at your local farmer's market that you might not otherwise try.
Case in point: I am not usually a fan of broccoli, but some got left in our fridge after my mom came to visit, so I opened up the book to the broccoli section and found a great, easy recipe that uses anchovies for bonus points (good for pregnant ladies!). I tossed in some wild rice leftover from dinner last night, and shazzam! A tasty and nutritious lunch. It's not that pretty to look at, but it's really exciting to think I can use this cookbook to approach many of the scarier-looking veggies at the market. Anything that makes the farmer's market and seasonal produce (maybe even from your own garden!) more approachable is a great thing. (Check out the Chronicle Books site to sample a few of the recipes from the book.)
Posted by Arwen O'Reilly Griffith |
Feb 18, 2009 01:00 PM
Food, Home Decor, Homemade |
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January 17, 2009
HOW TO - Mutoscope
The very first moving picture machine was barely more than a hand-cranked circular flipbook, called a mutoscope. Jesse Breytenbach made her own and documented the elaborate creation of the wooden apparatus that holds the "movie" cylinder.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jan 17, 2009 12:00 PM
Design, Homemade, Paper Crafts, Technology, Video |
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January 16, 2009
HOW TO - Chocolate Lip Balm
I found this great Instructable by Belsey on making chocolate lip balm - I've been buying chocolate lip balm, this looks cheaper and just as good!
Posted by Patti Schiendelman |
Jan 16, 2009 02:00 PM
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January 14, 2009
Caltrain Bike Cozy
Doctor Popular had this clever solution for simplifying mass transit with his bicycle:
When taking your bike on to the CalTrain, you always wanna make sure you aren't blocking someone else's bike that might be getting off before yours. Most bikes show their destinations by using these ugly little yellow tags that would show what stations they would board or depart on. After talking about it for a while, I finally decided to make my own bike cozy that proudly displayed my frequent start/stop destinations, San Francisco and San Mateo.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jan 14, 2009 07:00 AM
General, Homemade |
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January 8, 2009
Giant Inflatable Dinosaur
Craftsters emruth and abby marie is unique shared pictures of how they went from a small stuffed dinosaur to this giant plastic inflatable dinosaur for their sculpture class.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jan 8, 2009 07:00 AM
Arts & Design, Homemade |
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December 19, 2008
CRAFT Gift Guide -- Edible Giftables!
I love making food gifts for friends around the holidays; it's the perfect answer for people who are hard to shop for, it's fun, it's inexpensive, and you get to lick the bowl! Here are a few recipes that caught my eye as I was trying to decide what to make this year, but check out the CRAFT blog archives in the past few weeks for more foodie thoughts (like those tasty-looking candied orange peels). You can also look at the Edible Giftable guide I wrote up last year.
If candy canes are good, wouldn't homemade candy canes be even better?? Try it and see! (You'll need a friend for the pulling of the candy, but surely that's part of the fun.)
In case you don't like your teeth (or you love your dentist), toffee is totally the way to go. I like Elsie Marley's toffee recipe since she and I must be kindred spirits. I am addicted to toffee!
My family makes cookies for our neighbors every year, and I must admit that they look like they were still done by little kids. These gorgeous Christmas cookies on Design*Sponge from Caroline Swift really take things to the next level (there's also a recipe for winter cherry brownies and champagne sorbet, so don't miss this one)!
I'm putting lemon curd on this list because it's the edible gift I want to receive! I absolutely love lemon curd but never make it myself. Maybe it's time to start...
If you're just not a baker, maybe this is the edible giftable for you! This candy garland from Whip Up is a great way to use up some pretty yarn scraps and add some flair to your holiday decorations or presents.
Happy holidays, everyone!
Posted by Arwen O'Reilly Griffith |
Dec 19, 2008 04:00 PM
Food, Holiday projects, Homemade |
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November 12, 2008
Recycled Textile Worm
Anna Borstad tells the story on Whip Up of how she ended up creating this recycled textile worm for a company that raises and sells red wriggler worms for home vermicomposting.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Nov 12, 2008 07:00 AM
Green, Home Decor, Homemade, Recycle |
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Homemade Pass the Piglets
Roman Sock came up with a homemade Pass the Piglets with crocheted pigs and custom scorecards to give as a holiday present.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Nov 12, 2008 05:00 AM
Amigurumi, Holiday projects, Home Decor, Homemade |
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November 7, 2008
Homemade Board Game
Plavalaguna on Craftster whipped up a customized, homemade boardgame called Huggable (inspired by Scrabble) as a gift for her boyfriend. The game pieces are made from baked, carved, and varnished clay while the board itself is made from hand-stitched felt.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Nov 7, 2008 10:00 AM
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October 31, 2008
Wobbegong Shark Costume
Shark costumes are popular this year. Jen Straw sent Dabbled these pictures of the wobbegong shark costume she made for her son. Apparently the wobbegong shark is his favorite kind of shark.
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Shark Halloween Costume
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Oct 31, 2008 05:00 AM
Halloween, Holiday projects, Homemade |
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October 30, 2008
Shark Halloween Costume
Check out this shark costume that Abbey from Aesthetic Outburst made for her son. She says he hates it, but I think he looks great.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Oct 30, 2008 07:00 AM
Halloween, Holiday projects, Homemade |
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HOW TO - Cookie Costume to Cookie Cushion
Amber Dusick created a tutorial for this cookie Halloween costume that can be used as seat cushions post-Halloween. Thanks Kelly.
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Last-Minute Cookie Halloween Costume
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Oct 30, 2008 05:00 AM
Halloween, Holiday projects, Homemade |
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October 29, 2008
Embroidered Anatomical Patches
Monster Crochet made a series of embroidered anatomical patches. All of the designs, except for the brain, are from Sublime Stitching's Vital Organs suite of patterns.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Oct 29, 2008 07:00 AM
Homemade, Needlearts, Sewing |
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October 7, 2008
HOW TO - Make Moisturizing Lotion
Cindy of Wabi Sabi Baby shows you how to make a moisturizing lotion with only three ingredients. There are also plenty of other homemade recipies on her blog from making water-resistant sunscreen to diaper rash cream.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Oct 7, 2008 10:00 AM
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October 3, 2008
HOW TO - All-Natural Body Powders
The Natural Beauty Workshop teaches us how to make all-natural body powders, plus a quick-to-stitch fabric powder puff to apply it with.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Oct 3, 2008 07:00 PM
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October 1, 2008
Home Cooked Felt Food
Abbey Hendrickson from Aesthetic Outburst cooked up a lot of neat looking felt food for her daughter. What a great mom!
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Oct 1, 2008 06:00 AM
Felting, Home Decor, Homemade |
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September 25, 2008
Coffee Sack Chef's Apron
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: user hotteaapparel writes:
This one-of-a kind chef's apron is made with a coffee bean sack and gray plaid fabric. The burlap is lined with a smooth woven fabric for comfort. The waistband includes a loop for holding the chef's favorite utensil and a loop for a dish / tea towel.
I love that towel loop, and an apron like this would cozy up a kitchen in no time!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Sep 25, 2008 04:00 PM
Food, Home Decor, Homemade |
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