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Sewing machines fly off shelves as shoppers craft a make-do-and-mend Christmas
Demand for sewing machines seems to be going up in the UK...
Tesco has also reported a surge in the number of sewing machines and in shoe cleaning equipment as consumers look to cherish their clot ....... read more
1 day ago
Craft Kits on Sale in the Maker Shed
Here's a reminder that all craft kits in the Maker Shed are 10% off until the end of November! There are great gifts in there for your kids, your friends, and any other crafters you know. Use promo c ....... read more
1 day ago
Star Knot tutorial
Stormdrane made this beautiful Star Knot by following this tutorial.
Stormdrane's own tutorial for making a Paracord bracelet can be found in the new Make book, The Best of Instructables, revi ....... read more
1 day ago
Robotic genie t-shirt
I love this Robotic Genie shirt at Design by Humans - appropriately emerging from an oil can. via Super Punch
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2 days ago
NES cart sleeve pen-cup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool
If you're not concerned with keeping dust out of that old copy of Bad Dudes, Planetwrite shows how an old Nintendo cartridge sleeve makes for quite a retro-chic pen ....... read more
3 days ago
Squirrel feet earrings
I know I'm not the only one around here who has a soft spot for creative taxidermy - and who could not have their heart stolen completely by this gift of lovely squirrel feet earrings? Via Craftas ....... read more
3 days ago
Best of CRAFT
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week:
Creative Food Manipulation
Styrofoam Robot
Blythe-sized Creepy Knitted Ski Masks
Fetus Cookie Cutter
Band-Aid Bear
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4 days ago
Knit a star-nosed mole
Some of you guys must knit, right? (Come out of the closet, boy knitters.) I'm always looking for weird knits - I love this star-nosed mole named Cris (short for Condyluria cristata). It's one of ....... read more
4 days ago
Beeswax candles
When my kids were smaller, we had some really fun craft parties. I especially liked helping kids make holiday presents for their parents; projects like these easy beeswax candles were a great succ ....... read more
5 days ago
Embroidered Anatomical Ear
Jenny @ CRAFT writes:
Craftster user Weird_Lover_Wilde made this gorgeously detailed embroidered ear as a gift for her family doctor. She must have a great doctor to inspire this kind of Craftsman ....... read more
6 days ago
Excellent papier-mache
Writer/puppeteer Mary Robinette Kowal has an excellent piece on papier-mache.
Papier-mache is one of the oldest forms for creating puppets and so a lot of people think that there must be someth ....... read more
6 days ago
A knitted roll of toilet paper
Super cute knitted roll of toilet paper via BoJ.
More:
Toilet graffiti embroideries.
Make Spaceships from Aspirin Bottles and Toilet Items.
Toilet Paper Halloween Costume.
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9 days ago
Bacon wrap
Lovely bacon scarf!
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9 days ago
Toilet graffiti embroideries
Frances Goodman's Toilet graffiti embroideries via NOTCOT. A little warning, these are adult-ish content, but nothing you haven't seen written on a public restroom wall.
These remind me of "Embroi ....... read more
10 days ago
HOW TO - Make LEGO gummies!
HOW TO - Make LEGO gummies! SFHandyman writes...
I'm going to show you how to make gummy candies. I made a silicone candy mold from Legos. You don't need to make a custom mold. There are many c ....... read more
11 days ago
Best of CRAFT
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week:
Felt Germ Pins
David Bowie Ken
Scrabble-Inspired Cushions
Custom Marie Antoinette Pumps
Super Easy Stovetop Popcorn
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11 days ago
Deep Blue costume
Deep Blue costume - one of my favorite costumes this year! Sponges writes-
Let me set the scene a bit: It's the summer of 1997 and World champion chess player Gary Kasparaov has been beaten in ....... read more
11 days ago
More dryer lint fun
I did a post a while back on making recycled paper and it covered making paper from dryer lint - here's a tutorial about making modeling dough from dryer lint.
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12 days ago
CRAFT: 09 Preview the Green Issue - CRAFT Video Podcast
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Here's a video tour of CRAFT Magazine issue 9. Check out the special Green Craft section with 21 projects with an eco-g ....... read more
13 days ago
Look! Particles!
Jenny @ Craft posted about these a while back - I think these plush particles would make great teaching tools.
WEIGHT: Particle weights vary according to their properties. The Higgs boson, top ....... read more
13 days ago