Kristin Roach of Craft Leftovers fame shares a very useful tutorial for turning beat-up old frames into beautiful like-new ones. She covers removing mold, tightening up loose corners, and adding a fresh finish. That box of ancient frames in my garage finally has a future!
What a joy it was to see Jeremy Mayer’s typewriter sculpture work up close last year at Maker Faire Bay Area. Here’s a new piece by Jeremy, called Bust V (Grandfather).
Image by Liz Jones I’m fascinated by this Flickr set by Liz Jones. She collects bits of plastic refuse from beaches and river beds near her home in Melbourne, and then collates them into these beautiful color studies. In this profile on Junkculture, Liz talks about how she wanted to highlight how lasting disposable plastic […]
I’ve noticed that furniture designers are obsessed with chairs, especially ones made out of atypical materials. Maybe it’s the human scale or the infinite sitting possibilities, but I can see the strange allure of myriad chairs, all made from other human-scale objects.
Teri from Giddy Giddy shares how she created this simple and charming twirly toy over on Book Hour Craft Projects. A little experimentation with wire, one of my favorite mediums, had my children in awe. I’ve made a number of things for them, but this simple toy impresses them most because it is set in […]
Sybille of Funky Time transformed a tattered old suitcase into a gorgeous picnic basket. Check out all the fun details and organization she added over on her blog. [via Re-Nest]
Craftster user, DuctTapeRockStar, created this awesome prom dress from almost four thousand soda pop tabs and 400 yards of ribbon. I love that she also created a cool tab boutonniere for her date. [via Geek Crafts] More: ReMake It! Soda Can Tab Belt and Bracelet Chic Soda Tab Lampshade kittles Wrapper Prom Dress
