Morgan Gesell made this clever series of latch hooked pieces called, Cats from my Childhood (with name tags)
.
I’m also pretty impressed with her Dream Catcher Lawn Chair
— via CRAFT
Becky Gould made this plush of Boba Fett meeting a well-deserved fate in the bowels of the Sarlacc. It’s one of her contributions to Stitch Wars, an annual exhibition of Star Wars-themed crafts hosted by the Bear and Bird Boutique — via Neatorama
I was very excited to pick up my very own CraftSanity coaster loom this weekend at Maker Faire Detroit. Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood was on hand not only selling her looms, ranging in sizes from placemats to pot holders, but showing attendees how to use a loom and start weaving. Check out the CraftSanity Etsy shop for looms of all sizes and don’t worry — I got a handy instruction sheet with mine — via CRAFT
Colette Patterns is always one of my favourite resources for vintage sewing tips, tricks, and tutorials. Because it’s often the small details that really bring a sewing project together, I especially like their simple tutorial for making custom piping out of bias tape and cord. I’ve always loved the look of piping on shirts and skirts, so I was really excited to find out how easy it was to make my own — via CRAFT
George @ MAKE showcases these really cool examples of mathematical beadwork structures by Kazunori Horibe.
Looking closely at one example, you can see how the surface curvature depends on the structure. Generally, six-sided cycles correspond to an infinite tessellation of hexagons, which makes a flat plane or can be rolled into a cylinder. But in the places where positive curvature (a spherical region) is desired, some pentagons are used instead of hexagons. And in places where negative curvature (a saddle-shaped region) is desired, some heptagons are used instead of hexagons. With this knowledge, the bead designer can control the surface outcome.
— via CRAFT
A writhing sea of cephalopods creates a striking pattern on this unique necktie. This is my own original drawing, reminiscent of MC Escher’s repeating motif prints — via Etsy
A few of the ladies have told me that they love their octopus necklace but wish they had some earrings to match! Even going through their entire collection of jewellery they still couldn’t find anything! So, being the gentleman that I am; I have made these earrings to go along with my line of octopus pendants — via Etsy
Lion Brand Yarn has a great post with some practical tips and information for using stitch markers in knitting and crochet projects. It’s a great resource for beginners — via CRAFT
Rock out with your octopus tentacles out! Show your weird love for octopus with these cute and geeky tentacle earrings! They measure approximately 3″ in length and can be made in any size between 2g – 1/2″ — via Etsy
I always love seeing shrink plastic used in dimensional ways, so I was all excited about this woven bracelet by Jenny at A Bird in the Hand Art. She cut the material into strips and loosely wove it before shrinking it. The effect, as she aptly describes it is like plastic wicker
.
This project was part of an Iron Craft challenge – a weekly endeavour where crafters make things around a particular theme and share their results — via CRAFT
I’m totally blown away by Daniel Kornrumpf’s embroidered portraits. The thread adds amazing texture and color to the faces; this one reminds me a little bit of Van Gogh’s choppy strokes — via CRAFT
Stacey Lee Weber does some amazing work with coins. She hammers them into a multitude of objects, including flags, bells, ladders, plumb bobs, hammers, and screwdrivers. This tape measure was made from nickels, silver, silver dimes, and silver quarters — via Neatorama
The illusion in this leather bracelet from Melissa of I Still Love You is really cool and fun. See how it’s done over on her blog — via CRAFT
Imagine how productive you could be if you had eight arms for knitting. Max of Max’s World created this jolly knitting knit octopus and shares some sketches and process pictures of how it came together — via CRAFT
Long about this time in the summer, I start dreaming hard about fall and winter. With day after day of 100+ degree temps, the fantasies of cooler weather and bundling up are what keep me from … well, frankly, losing my mind. I’m so glad Sarah London posted this crochet arctic scarf project to help fuel my cool-weather dreams. It’s quick and simple to make, and can be customised to the width you prefer — via CRAFT
Wallpaper is daunting for a few reasons, one of them being the peeling off part. Design Milk features a great solution for this with Znak’s tear-off wallpaper. You can custom the design to your liking by tearing off pieces.
I particularly dig how you or your small fry can create a mural over it, then rip it off and create a really interesting abstract wall — via CRAFT
June Gilbank of Planet June created this fantastic amigurumi tribute to Peter Falk’s character, Columbo.
When I heard that Peter Falk had passed away I decided to make an amigurumi Columbo as a tribute to all the years of brilliance he brought to his most famous role.
— via CRAFT
RSS – Posts