How-To: Gnome Lawn Bowling Game
Bowling, garden gnomes, recycling – what’s not to love about this project?
Craft Projects
Recipe: Make Homemade Fruit Leather
By Katie Goodman Fruit Roll-Ups are fun treats, but they’re not exactly something I want my kids eating every day. I recently experimented with making homemade fruit leather. It’s so good! Recipes like this are perfect for when you have lots of less-than-prime fruit on hand that needs to be used up fast. In this […]
Silhouette Dog Portrait Using Illustrator
My adoration for my canine companions rivals the deepest love affairs in history, and I am always looking for new ways to celebrate how amazing they are. In keeping with this month’s Design & Photography theme, in today’s video I show you how to create your own custom silhouette piece using Adobe Illustrator and a […]
How-To: Make a Custom Pair of Tap Pants
By Haley Pierson-Cox For me, summer in NYC means two things: 1) I will eventually wear a light skirt into the subway when my hands are full, and 2) on that day, when I step onto the stairs of the station, a gust of wind will come barreling up from below, lifting my skirt and […]
How-To: Turn Slides and Negatives Into Digital Photos
By Andrew Lewis Preserving 35mm photos on a computer is a great way to keep them safe, and chances are that either you or someone you know has an old box of irreplaceable memories waiting to be scanned. The problem is that an ordinary scanner doesn’t really scan slides or negatives properly. The reason is […]
How-To: Memory Mirror Frame
By Tiffany Threadgould Preserve your favorite photo memories with this sentimental sepia-toned mirror. It makes a great gift – especially for weddings and anniversaries.
Book Review + Project Excerpt: 1, 2, 3 Sew, by Ellen Luckett Baker
1, 2, 3, Sew: Build Your Skills with 33 Simple Projects, by Ellen Luckett Baker Book Site: The Long Thread When you’re new to sewing, many projects can seem intimidating – and yet it’s much more fun to make something beautiful and usable than it is to practice seams on scrap fabric. 1, 2, 3 […]
