There’s no better way to show ever-lasting love than with 16 arms and buttons eyes — via Etsy
June Gilbank of Planet June just posted this beautiful beaded poinsettia tutorial over on her blog. This is a holiday project that would stand the test of time, and would be lovely to bring out and use in your décor year after year. Her step-by-step pictures are highly detailed, and make the project look very manageable — via CRAFT
In late 2009, Lynn Zwerling stood in front of 600 male prisoners at the Pre-Release Unit in Jessup, Maryland. Who wants to knit?
she asked the burly crowd. They looked at her like she was crazy.
Yet almost two years later, Zwerling and her associates have taught more than 100 prisoners to knit, while dozens more are on a waiting list to take her weekly class. I have guys that have never missed one time in two years,
Zwerling says. Some reported to us that they miss dinner to come to class
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
There has been an unusual response to October’s devastating oil spill in New Zealand, with many pulling out their knitting needles.
When the container ship Rena ran onto a reef in early October, spilling 350 tonnes of oil into the wildlife rich waters of the Bay of Plenty, the word went out for a dozen jumpers for little penguins.
The jumpers are often needed after oil spills to stop the birds from preening their feathers until they are properly cleaned, otherwise they ingest toxic oil which at best makes them sick and at worst kills them.
Maree Buskey, a local craft identity from a Napier yarn store organised what she thought was a small knitting circle.
Next thing you know it went quite viral and we now have 1,500 to 2,000 jerseys,
she sais — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Octopus Table is a beautiful (predominantly) bronze sculpture designed and sculpted by artist Isaac Krauss. He collaborated with Alex Friend who contributed wax and welding work to the piece. Together they put in 1500 hours of time to create this amazing 8-armed table — via Laughing Squid
Are you familiar with the popular Diamond Journey Pendants which seem to be in every newspaper ad? Well here’s my take on it, Octopus Style!! This graduating Octopus suction cup pendant had been hand made and Cast in Sterling Silver from a REAL octopus. The Journey stands for love relationships changing and growing — via Etsy
As one of Japan’s last remaining swordsmiths, Korehira Watanabe has honed his craft for 40 years while attempting to recreate the mythical Koto sword — via Etsy
This pendant collection was cast in Solid Sterling Silver from a real Octopus tentacle! Each piece has been hand crafted, hand textured and finished to give it awesome detail — via Etsy
Elizabeth of Oh, Fransson! wins the award for Aunt of The Year. She’s in the progress of making a spectacular Space Invaders quilt for her nephew, and I’m more than a little envious of the little dude. She’s created several of the invaders
blocks and is sharing her progress over on her blog — via CRAFT
Check out the amazing detail on this embroidered headband from Elsa at Elsa Mora’s Blog! Her beautiful embroidery work on the tiny felt shapes is absolutely gorgeous, and the incorporation of beading adds such great texture to the headband. I am sincerely jealous of her perfect stitch spacing — just look at those flowers — via CRAFT
The staff members at Spool and Loop (sister fabric and yarn stores in Philadelphia) took their love of fabric designs and turned them in to a series of tattoos in a bonding-through-ink celebration — via CRAFT
This is what we’ve all been dreaming of folks! The tiniest glass octopus I could manage! Smaller than a penny they are the perfect size for earrings — via Etsy
If you need a little taste of warmer weather to carry along with you this winter, Heidi from Speckless has just the thing. Head over to her site to get the complete pattern and instructions for making her darling crocheted pear pendant. The mini pear looks great as a necklace, but they might also make fun ornaments for an offbeat Christmas tree — via CRAFT
That’s no moon… Indeed, it is a knit Death Star, and you can make your own thanks to a free pattern from Nicole Kostelec over on Ravelry. I can only hope a knit Millennium Falcon is next — via CRAFT
These adorable pocket bot dolls are from Jodie of Ric Rac. Their little pockets are the perfect place to stash a secret message or extra surprise, and I love that she’s used a handbag foot as the antennae on each bot — via CRAFT
Jaime from That’s My Letter has a handy tutorial for neatly painting letters on wooden surfaces — via CRAFT
Originally commissioned as an engagement ring for the illustrious model and artist, Ulorin Vex, this show stopper is the first collaboration between OctopusMe and Stephanie Inagaki of Miyu Decay.
Stephanie designed the ring out of iconic OctopusMe tentacles and carved the Kraken head out of wax. I cast and did all of the finishing work on the piece — via Etsy
When Ashley from Lil Blue Boo was preparing to attend her first trunk show, she needed a good solution for adding labels to her line. She makes clothes for kids, so traditional (read: itchy) tags were not going cut it. She finally settled on making a set of mini silk screens so she could print her logo and size information right onto the fabric of her pieces. In her mini silk screen tutorial, she’ll show you how to turn inexpensive wooden frames into tiny screens for making your own tiny prints — via CRAFT
Two octopi in love, embracing each other for dear life. Not knowing what’s to come if they fall into the abyss that is your cleavage — via Etsy
I had a good chuckle when I saw these This Took Forever labels from Sublime Stitching. If you’re really wanting to drive your handmade point home this holiday season, these should do the trick — via CRAFT
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