Haley Pierson-Cox upcycled an old t-shirt into a comfy pair of panties in a tutorial on her site, the Zen of Making. I recently rescued a whole stack of my husband’s old t-shirts from certain death in the trashcan. There were a few small holes in all of them, but the vast majority of the […]
This month’s theme is Physical Science and Mechanics, which makes it the ideal time to chat with the multi-talented members of Applied Kinetic Arts (A.K.A.), “a community of artists working within the medium loosely defined as ‘kinetic’. Works incorporating motion, light, sound, and interactivity are represented by the group’s ever expanding member base.” Earlier this […]
Insructables user Grathio shows us how to transform an old soup can into a blossom cookie cutter.
Caroline of Obsessively Stitching shares how to disassemble toys and thrifted items and then reassemble them to create fantastic “junk” spaceships. For the Dollar Store Crafts version of “kitbashing,” you might pick up a few toys or household items at your local dollar store and combine them with thrifted items or things you no longer […]
I love pinecones of all varieties and have them all over my cabin, but I had never seen tweed pinecones before peeping the ones made by Minnesota-based lilfishstudios. These gray and brown lovelies are made from felted reclaimed garment wool, and are hand-sewn. Their nature-inspired offerings don’t stop there. Also check out their beyond-adorable wool […]
Carol Taldo of Frugal Life Project made these great crayon initial wall hangings for her kids’ teachers, and shares the how-to on her blog. I love the way they came out and the possibilities for customization!
These crayon carvings made in the likeness of the superstars of football are unbelievably cool. Diem Chau carved 66 crayons, in sets for some World Cup press kits. I can’t even imagine the process… I break crayons just coloring with them! Her site, The Pleasure of Tiny Things has great photos of each player, and […]
