The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Bake and Shake shares an amazing-sounding recipe for Make-Ahead Monkey Bread. Her description of this treat–“…a blissful, sticky dome of yeasty rolls cloaked in caramelized sugar and butter, with toasted pecans adding crunch…”–really says it all, don’t you think? Link.
Ansley of Bleu Arts just finished up this beautiful felt handbag with branch design. She started this piece at the last LA Fiber Guild’s Felt Study Group. If you are in the LA area, join them for the next meeting on Sunday, March 2nd at 11am. You can find out more details on how Ansley […]
Drawn posted about Eugene and Louise Bakery in Belgium that makes great characters out of marzipan. Check out the Marzipan treat gallery on their site. [via] Link.
Shawnee of Life with Monkey recently knit up this colorful dishcloth using the Ballband Dishcloth pattern from Kaye Gardiner and Ann Shaye’s Mason-Dixon Knitting book. You can make one too, since Canadian Living shares the pattern for free! [via] Link.
Randy made his own version of the Bristlebot, but with a speaker and pull cord. Excellent, and with renewable propulsion! I like the little resistor antlers/feelers – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a Bristlebot a tiny directional vibrobot made from a toothbrush! – Link. Bristlebot racing snail – Link.
Randy made this super simple (and elegant, I think) picture frame from string, paper, tape, and paperclips. – Link. Related: Recycled Valentine’s Candy Box Picture Frame – Link. LED Popsicle stick picture frame – Link.
Check out these fun sugarcubes made to look like miniature cinder blocks! They were created by artist Jon Truex (in collaboration with Audrey Russel). Unless you’re Smurf-sized, you probably won’t be able to build anything useful with them, but they sure would be a fun way to sweeten up your drink. [via] Link.
