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July 19, 2008

CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw:

We also enjoyed:

Posted by Becky Stern | Jul 19, 2008 12:00 PM
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July 12, 2008

CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw:

Plush Mounted Red Snapper
Tom Selleck Cake
Laser-engraved Bearded Men (well, in the MAKE pool, but still awesome!)

And I am just constantly impressed with the huge variety of innovative things you all make:

Posted by Becky Stern | Jul 12, 2008 12:00 PM
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July 7, 2008

Roundup: Candy-Inspired Jewelry

I'm a huge fan of "stuff that looks like other stuff"--including jewelry that looks like candy. Here's a roundup of some of my favorite candy-inspired jewelry finds on Etsy.

Bakelite BonBon Necklace by Petit Oiseau

Lucite Candy Necklace by OverTheTop

Gummy Bear Necklace by Livewire

July 5, 2008

CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

This week in the CRAFT Flickr Pool we saw:

And here are a few of my favorite shots from the week:

Posted by Becky Stern | Jul 5, 2008 12:00 PM
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June 28, 2008

CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

This week we saw these two projects in the CRAFT Flickr Pool:

And thought you might also like these:

Mr. Giant Giant Sequoia
Link Windwaker Slippers
Recyclomonster - Teek & Took
Alien Cat & Sammy Seal Mirror and Clock Sculptures
Crochet Rug from Recycled Fabric
Dysfunctional Embroidery #5
Needle Felted Eye Stalk Friend (bottom view)
Orchid Mantis
Aluminum Can Magnets

Posted by Becky Stern | Jun 28, 2008 12:00 PM
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June 21, 2008

CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

This week from the CRAFT Flickr Pool:

Some others we thought you might like:

Posted by Becky Stern | Jun 21, 2008 12:00 PM
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June 14, 2008

CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

This week in the CRAFT Flickr Pool we saw:

And here are some of my favorite photos from the week:

Pocket-sized bat and monster softies
Wing ring
Looper, a "lemur-like creature with a prehensile tail"
Shoe re-fab
Salvage necklace
Make your own baby yeti kit
Baby weekos softies
SPLAT softie
Scrubby Apricot Soap

Please continue to share your projects with us in the CRAFT Flickr Pool!

Posted by Becky Stern | Jun 14, 2008 12:00 PM
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June 7, 2008

CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

Here are the projects we've featured this week from the CRAFT Flickr pool:

And here are some of my favorite photos this week:

Soft Twigs
Senior Editor Natalie Zee Drieu's computerized CRAFT logo embroidery
Oatmeal the cookie hoarder
Multiple Mustache Kittens
Recycled Superperbag
Recycled Beer Glasses

Posted by Becky Stern | Jun 7, 2008 12:00 PM
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May 7, 2008

ROUNDUP: Quick & Easy Mother's Day Crafts

If you're in a pinch and need to come up with a last-minute Mother's Day gift, look no further! We've assembled a list of craft tutorials that have caught our eye--and all of them can easily be whipped up by this Sunday, no problemo.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

April 29, 2008

Handmade Shoe Roundup

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! i heart shoes cover

February 20, 2008

Paper Model Toy Sites

paper model site roundup
Tracy who blogs as Snuffykin posted a roundup of paper model web sites. The sites have models that range from super realistic motorcycles to whimsical Japanese dioramas. Link.

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Papercraft AK-47 - Link.

February 13, 2008

ROUNDUP: Cool Handmade Coasters

You can never have too many coasters--they're a quick and inexpensive way to brighten a room, and of course there's also that whole protecting-the-furniture thing they're known for. Coasters also make a killer housewarming or host/hostess gift. Here's a roundup of fun handmade coasters for your perusal.

Pacman Coaster Set by Lost Mitten - Link.

Mod Coaster Set by Anemone Letterpress - Link.

Cats with Glasses Coaster by Robot Candy - Link.

Shades of Blue Circle Coasters by Stitch in Dye - Link.

February 4, 2008

ROUNDUP: Indie Valentine Cards

If you don't have time to whip up a handmade valentine this year, do the next best thing and buy one from an indie crafter. Here are a few card ideas to get you started. If a card you like ends up selling out, hunt around elsewhere in their respective shops--there may be something else fun that catches your eye.

Let's Have Some Fungus cards by Jek in the Box - Link.

You Plus Me Equals Chemistry cards by Clementine Press - Link.

I Heart You card (with felt pin!) by iglubu @ Pink Loves Brown - Link.

My Paper Crane Valentine Card Set - Link.

Gorilla Love Card by Ferdinand - Link.

ROUNDUP: Thing-a-Day Projects

Thing-a-day is in full swing. With 1,418 participants, it is hard to see all the great projects. Here are a few that caught my eye. Troutfishing made this simple sewing needle case out of vintage fabric and batting. - Link.

Polkadotwitch started painting watercolors inspired by master painters. The image on the left above is based on a work by Louis Khela Maqhubela (above right). - Link.

Nguyen Le made a bird with a broken wing. She used materials that she found around the house including socks, dress fabric and paperclips. - Link.

Related:
Thing-a-Day - Link.

February 1, 2008

ROUNDUP: Cool Tools for Craft Bloggers & Digital Designers

Orange Flickrphotoviewer
Jessica at How About Orange shares her cool photo find, PicoBrowser, which lets you create slideshows of an entire Flickr photo set right from a blog post. - Link.

Uhandblog Qumana
Lisa at U-Handblog tested out a cool free blog editor called Qumana. - Link.

Tut2-Result2
Tina at Swissmiss links to Crestock's post on "The 50 Most Popular Web Design Blog Posts, Resources, & Cheat Sheets of 2007". I like this tutorial on ebin that shows you how to turn your ordinary photo, into a movie-like effect with Photoshop. - Link.

Bugbrush
Veer points to some fun insect-shaped Photoshop brushes called Beautiful Buggers by Departika. - Link.

Moderna
A German typography site called drweb.de has compiled a list of the coolest 35 free fonts available from around the web. My favorite so far today is Moderna above. Thanks Olivia! - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | Feb 1, 2008 10:00 AM
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January 30, 2008

ROUNDUP: Cool Bookplates

My friends and I are always loaning each other books, and I've started using bookplates so I'm sure to get mine back afterwards. Here's a roundup of nice bookplates I found on Etsy.

Retro Homes by The Paper Princess - Link.

Don't Be a Blowhole by One Good Bumblebee - Link.

Kitty Library Cards 'n' Pockets by Phoebe1 - Link.

Mother Goose by boygirlparty - Link.

Matroyshka by Corrabelle - Link.

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