I’m all for new jewelry anytime especially in the new year when it’s an easy way to update a blah wardobe. I’m loving this Rose Gold Necklace tutorial by Erica Domesek of P.S. I Made This…. It’s just perfectly on trend and way too easy to make! Rose gold has been making lots of waves […]
Seattle artist Casey Curran sent in videos of his kinetic sculptures. Really love those flowers… In this most recent series I’ve combined pheasant pelts and simple mechanical movements with hand crafted wire insects and silk flowers to give each piece a feeling of existing between dissolving and reconstructing itself.
Tali of Growing Up Creative shares how using a family calendar and weekly family meetings helped bring her family a greater sense of togetherness and stability over the last year. Now she’s created a really cool calendar download that you can use to replicate the process for your own family. The PDF is full of […]
I like this timeline of the year in DIY 3D printing put together by Miles Lightwood. Scroll through to see what exciting things have been going on in 3D printing, and click on the thumbnails for more info. It’s user editable, so anyone can add milestones that may have been missed. UPDATE: Miles gave credit […]
Grill your grub at the center of the Earth with this globe-shaped cooker.
Some folks at McGill University are researching gravel-filled chainmail wheels for their prototype lunar vehicle. The loosely-filled sacks glom onto obstacles better than stiff rubber, and the metal linkages make the wheels puncture-resistant. I love when ancient crafts make themselves useful in space-age projects. [Thanks, Dale Wheat!] Photo: Brad Jones / Neptec Design Group
Last fall, Alice of Futuregirl created a most awesome crochet hex bag as a gift for Diane of CraftyPod. After asking her blog readers to vote on a craft-along project for the new year, she’s now breaking down a complete how-to on the bag through a series of tutorial posts and videos. Her first installment […]
