The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Tia Bennett has a tutorial on Two Peas in a Bucket where she crafted a wintery white holiday wreath out of plastic grocery bags. Tia writes: It is so soft and lovely feeling, and was a fun way to repurpose the 50+ bags stashed in my cupboard! To see the tutorial on how to make […]
Wee Wonderfuls has posted a free pattern for this pig ornament. It is a hand sewn pattern so you don’t need a sewing machine to make it. Link.
Hey remember when we asked you to post up your ideas for an automatic Xmas tree watering system? Here’s our winner! Stokes writes – I had an idea involving an external reservoir but didn’t require an air-tight container: An open-topped (or at least non-sealed) external reservoir is attached to the tree’s water supply by a […]
If you’re in L.A. this weekend, be sure to stop by GR2 on Sawtelle for the Hidden Habitats show by Jill Bliss and Saelee Oh. From the press release: “For this show, the artists will make individual and collaborative drawings, paper cut-outs, sewn soft sculptures, and other pieces that expand on the theme of their […]
Cassandra Nguyen’s plush giant squids will be on exhibition from December 7 to 29 at the McLeod Residence in Seattle. Join the artist at the opening reception tomorrow, December 7, from 6-9pm for “poetry, live drawings and other activities by the Cephalopod Appreciation Society; squid snacks; and inky cocktails.” – Link. (Thanks, Matt!)
Craftapalooza’s made this beautiful vintage button wreath in array of the most delightful mix of red and white buttons. Link.
Tengu is a simple USB peripheral that illuminates and lip-syncs to your favorite tunes or any other sound in the local vicinity. If there’s no sound, he’ll fall asleep and wake up again when things get noisy. Pretty nice companion for those lonely nights in front of your laptop. I guess the next step would […]
