CRAFT Magazine: Homemade http://blog.craftzine.com/blog/archive/homemade/ CRAFT: The first project-based magazine dedicated to the renaissance that is occurring within the world of crafts. Celebrating the DIY spirit, CRAFT's goal is to unite, inspire, inform and entertain a growing community of highly imaginative and resourceful people who are transforming traditional art and crafts with unconventional, unexpected and even renegade techniques, materials and tools; people who undertake amazing crafting projects in their homes and communities. en-us Copyright 2008, O'Reilly Media, Inc. Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 -0800 Fri, 16 May 2008 06:30:13 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Craftzine.com blog http://craftzine.com/images/craft/craft120x60.gif http://blog.craftzine.com/ O'Reilly Media, Inc. Transforming Traditional Craft CRAFT: The first project-based magazine dedicated to the renaissance that is occurring within the world of crafts. Celebrating the DIY spirit, CRAFT's goal is to unite, inspire, inform and entertain a growing community of highly imaginative and resourceful people who are transforming traditional art and crafts with unconventional, unexpected and even renegade techniques, materials and tools; people who undertake amazing crafting projects in their homes and communities. webmaster@craftzine.com Arts nob Schlemiel, Schlamazel Hasenpfeffer Inc Indie Fixx discovered Hasenpfeffer Inc's soft toys and unique jewelry. Hasenpfeffer is the duo of Daniela and Chris Shelton and they recycle and reuse cast off clothing and toys to make their crafty wares.... hasenpfeffer inc
Indie Fixx discovered Hasenpfeffer Inc's soft toys and unique jewelry. Hasenpfeffer is the duo of Daniela and Chris Shelton and they recycle and reuse cast off clothing and toys to make their crafty wares.

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Cynthia from the Colorado Art Studio blog teaches an after school clay class to children. This crazy clay head is a "free clay" project that Cynthia's daughter made in class and gave to her for Mother's Day. I don't know why, but I fell in love with this crazy little guy.

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Melissa from Pink Paper Peppermints is celebrating spring by posting 31 tutorials for flower projects for 31 days (not including weekends). The flower extravaganza lasts until June 16th.

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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."

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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.

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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

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Ever since I finished my first quilt, I have been obsessed with reading about other crafters' quilting experiences. La Belle just finished her first machine quilting project, which not only looks great, but also includes tips and helpful links. There's also a picture of a ridiculously cute kitten.

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Elsa Mora found this cute, but plain jacket for $12.99 at a Ross and customized it with a hand-painted bird on a branch. I can't wait go bargain hunting.

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Meream from Bored and Crafty blog posted instructions on how to make your own yoga mat bag. I love Meream's other clever bags, but I'm also glad she gave us something simple that we can all try to make.

Related
• HOW TO - Make a Guitar Bag
• Meream's Piano Bag
• Meream's Leica camera bag

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Burda Style has a tutorial for making a luxurious eye mask, perfect for moms who want to relax in style. I love the peacock-feather Liberty fabric used in the tutorial, and the lavender-scented filling equals instant naptime.


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These magnetized photo frame clips from Craftster user AidanNia are a cute way to remind mom you care--and what a great way to hang up kiddie art on the fridge! You can paint the wood however you like, or even decoupage the frame with pretty paper.


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Amy from Angry Chicken has been experimenting with all-natural bath and beauty products, and her Coconut-Vanilla Sugar Scrub would be a great choice for moms who need some pampering.


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Jenny from LJCFYI designed these fun seed packet envelope templates to use as wedding or baby announcements, but with a little graphic know-how you could easily tweak the design for Mother's Day. You could make a sweet gift basket with them using a pretty pot and new gardening gloves.


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Finally, something sweet for mom--these Bourbon Balls posted on Shelterrific. They are made with a blend of crush pecans, vanilla wafer cookies, cocoa and a touch or bourbon. A yummy no-bake treat, and it's unexpected (unlike a box of drugstore chocolates).

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Pip from Meet Me at Mike's shared her recipe for making pane Toscano style bread. The recipe takes a couple of days and results in three loaves. She links to some other blogger's fun baking adventures like Angry Chicken's naan and Nikki-Shell's bagels.

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Inspired by our Volume 7 cover "I Heart Shoes", Lee Meredith posted a roundup of handmade shoes tutorials and patterns over at Threadbanger. Thanks Lee, we do love shoes!

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Apartment Therapy Re-Nest gives us lots of options for household uses for lemons from removing limescale to exfoliating your feet! Check out this cute heart-shaped lemon too.

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Elsa Mora had an unused Barbie and a need for a pincushion. Naturally, the ex-Barbie pincushion was born. Now she never has to look around for her scissors or pins again.

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Lee Meredith on ThreadBanger started a web hunt for some refashioned cardigans and borrowed her favorite elements to create her own own original cardigan. Check out her favorites along with her creation.

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Lisa from Q.D. Patooties heard our cries and put up a pattern and tutorial for her super sock pig. Thanks Lisa!

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DIY Maven on Curbly has a how-to and video on how to make these cute aromatherapy sweets. Perfect for a Mother's Day gift!

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I know what it is like to be a sports fan and want to use your crafty skills to support your team (Go Eagles!). Laura Lee sews something new every year for the Washington Nationals opening day. This year, inspired by projects she saw on Craft and Threadheads, Laura sewed a game bag out of plastic bags including one she got from a Nationals store. This bag can withstand any beer spills that the stadium throws at it.

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Craftster Lyndzi knit this Nintendo controller clutch, but she's looking for advice on how to keep the knitted clutch in shape so that she can give it as a present to a friend. What would you suggest?

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Instuctables user diana.cristea made a great tutorial on recycling an old t-shirt into a sexy tube top with cute pockets. Via the Instructables Weekend Builder.

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Blogger Elsita created this figure by filling cotton fabric and painting the surface with acrylic paint. She applied matte varnish and then drew on the fabric with a fine black pen. She finished the doll with more matte varnish.

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Gayla at You Grow Girl has a fun gift idea (and great Mother's Day gift) to make an herbal tea bath.

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This is such a simple but satisfying gift to make. I have been making them for years and always receive compliments and requests. I often give three of them in conjunction with other bath/spa products (also homemade), or give one or two with other gifts. I make lots because everyone likes them and I can fire off a large batch in one night. As an additional savings use herbs grown in your garden. I use my own home-grown sage, basil, rosemary, mint, calendula and lavender (flowers and leaves).
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Anthrid was making a luchador necklace for a friend and she needed to know what size to start with. She cleverly made a shrinky dink ruler to solve the equation.

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Leya from Curious Bird blog created her very first quilt from fabric left over from her wedding. She used Heather Bailey's great binding tutorial for help.

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Casa Sugar has a recipe for you to make your own silver polish so it can really shine at your next big festive event.

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If you're like me, you love hand lotion. I always have it around my desk for dry hands and always seem to be running out. Jessica guest blogs on Indie Fixx and shows us all how to make your own hand and body cream that's eco-friendly!

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Looking for a way to combine your metal casting skills with your favorite childhood memories? This Bronze Boba Fett PEZ dispenser looks like it'll do the trick. Via Geekologie.

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Craftster member flossbox created some scientific embroidery. She made one for the law of gravity and one for DNA with more on the way.

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Craftster loveandasandwich posted twelve plush monsters that she created. These hand sewn plush monsters are pretty cute.

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Monster iPod Cozies by loveandasandwich

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Curbly's Chrisjob pointed out these great detailed felt toys by Mr and Mrs Muju on etsy. They have been working together to produce limited edition and handmade artwork, toys and prints since 2002.

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