Pip Lincolne has a fun and crazy (and I bet soft) pom pom rug project in the latest issue of Frankie Magazine — that I’m loving! She says it’s easier than skinning a fraggle
(not sure what that is — but we believe her) and is made with obviously a heap of pom poms attached to a piece of hessian (which I think in North American terms is either burlap or sisal). Whatever the case it’s a fun piece and one I wouldn’t mind wiggling my toes into first thing in the morning — via Poppytalk
Reddit user twentyfourfifty took on the time-consuming job of straightening a severely warped, but beautiful 12.5′ piece of wood, and managing cracks that had formed with handmade Dutchmen (or butterfly joints).
He then sanded and polished it, and mounted it on his living room wall until such a time as he inhabits a space that can accommodate a dining room table fit for a king — via MAKE
Apple Bloom knows a lot of tricks despite not having her cutie mark yet and she surely doesn’t need the help of the cutie pox just to be good with a loop-de-hoop. Although her highly developed tail dexterity probably rubs off from her big sister, Applejack who in turn is phenomenal with a lasso — via Youtube
Dutch artist Ingrid Siliakus has been designing and building paper architecture
ever since she began studying the work of Japanese architect Masahiro Chatani, the alleged founder of this origami-like model-making process.
Siliakus’s intricate designs emerge from single pieces of paper, their forms finalised after the artist experiments with countless trial runs and prototypes. Her meticulous metropolises layer paper silhouettes of buildings with their own cut-out negatives and the delicate shadows cast by their fragile facades — via Architizer
This awesome pendant is an authentic Lego toy that I have suspended from gorgeous red chain. He is maroon red and ready to go on some nautical adventures with you — via Essem Design
This small afghan is perfect for added warmth in bed or just for sitting on the couch watching a movie. These little guys are a simple detail that adds a cute and colourful touch to your room. This small throw measures at approximately 4’3” wide and 3’4” long. It’s made with 100% Acrylic yarn — (via Etsy
If you make a mistake in your project and you need to rip back, it can be tricky to grab the live stitches and put them back on your needle.
In stockinette stitch, identify the row below the row you will want to start re-knitting. Insert your needle under the first strand of yarn in the V that makes up the first stitch of the row on the right side. Continue this down the row, picking up the first strand of yarn in the V and skipping the second leg of the V. You’ll be picking up every other strand of yarn without dropping any. This week’s tip shows us how to pick up stitches before ripping back so your don’t have to worry about the live stitches unravelling.
In garter stitch, you’ll be doing the same thing. If you stretch your knitting a bit, you can see the same V’s under the bumps of the garter stitch. Insert your needle into the first leg of the V in the garter stitch as well.
Once you have your needle inserted all the way along the row, you can pull the working yarn to rip back the rows above the needle. The stitches will be sitting on your needle ready to go.
It’s best to use a needle smaller than your working needle to pick up your stitches, but remember to switch back to the original size needle when you start knitting again — via Webs Yarn Store Blog
This is a hand sculpted cuttlefish with the proper amount of arms and everything! It’s made from tinted translucent polymer clay and glazed in order to give it that nice glassy look. The white dots are suspended between the body and the outer layer to give it depth. Impress your friends by explaining why this is not a squid — via Etsy
This is my entry for the The Murderous Minifigs Contest. You can either build a classic Clue(do) vig (8 x 8) or a remix. For the remix you have to come up with your own characters, weapons and locations.
Since I’m not only a huge Clue fan, but also a huge HP Lovecraft fan, my choice was obvious — via MOCpages.com
To make these pretty little squares I picked up Schacht Spindle Co’s fabulous Zoom Loom. An updated version of a classic pin loom, the Zoom Loom is thoughtfully designed with smart details that make weaving a breeze. And now my head is swimming with ideas for all the things I’ll make with my new skill: cute pockets, sachet pillows, gingham placemats, even blankets — via The Purl Bee
Heroes in a half shell… Snailtle power! As it is World Turtle Day, I figured it was the best day to premiere these guys. Snailonardo, Snailatello, Snailphael and Snailangelo The Ninja Snailtles! — via Crochet all the Things
Wrap the wire around your rounded jewellery pliers in a haphazard manner. Just keep track of the number of times you go around to keep your earrings consistent. Remove from the pliers and using your fingers or the pliers themselves smash the knot to flatten out as much as you can. Cut off about an inch of wire and continue to make the second knot for the second earring — via Dream a Little Bigger Craft Blog
Here is our latest applique block. I love doing hand sewing, so all these lines were right up my alley! As always, they were designed to fit a 6″ x 6″ block, but you can enlarge or reduce the pattern to meet your needs. I’m often asked what to do with the completed blocks. First off… I only sew them to blocks because it makes them all uniform. I haven’t used the blocks for anything other than display purposes. But, you can use our appliques in any way you’d use any appliques. I designed this block to use in a panel of a quilted knitting project bag I was making for a friend — via Wee Folk Art
A couple weeks ago, iLoveToCreate designer Lauri Eaton came walking through the design studio and said, Check out the shirt I just made!
We immediately dropped our jaws and awed at her cool galaxy creation. She had been seeing a lot of cool galaxy art shirts and shoes online and was inspired to add in some fun tie dye scrunch and spray effects! Today we share this super cool galaxy technique with you to try at home — via iLoveToCreate Blog
A handmade recreation of a Cthulhu cultist’s storage chest inspired by HP Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos. Painstakingly created by Mythos artist Jason McKittrick, this collection is a veritable treasure trove of Cthulhu Cult related artefacts and documents contained in a handmade aged wooden chest — viadeviantART
Bobbin Lace Walkthrough, Part Three, originally uploaded by gotthebutton.
Around 10” high. He’s all fluffed the wrong way and bent wrong in places. Yeah — via deviantART
Leave it to Pinkamena Diane Pie to mop up your worries, real or imagined, with a smile. But if your troubles are with parasprites, she’ll also be needing a whole bunch of instruments to round them up. And no, you won’t be needing an equal number of Pinkie Pies or other musically inclined ponies for that matter as she can play them all by herself. As to how exactly she can pull that off, who knows? Just keep a lookout for stray parasprites like Gummy’s doing, or at least that’s what I think he’s doing.
The stand, figures, tuba and accordion are carved out of Philippine mahogany while the gears, banjo, tambourine, harmonica and parasprites are made from Narra hardwood. The Parasprite wings are made with lacquered tracing paper and the cymbals are from sheet metal. The figures are painted in enamel and protected by clear flat lacquer. Pinkie Pie stands at 5″ and measured as a whole including the stand and instruments is 8 1/4″ tall, 8 1/2″ long, and 4 1/4″ wide. The entire piece took 129 1/2 hours to complete — via Youtube
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