These handmade knitted fruits are amazing!
Fat Free Food - a photoset on Flickr - [via] Link.
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Brookelynn Morris’ felted a fruit bonanza - Brookelynn’s felted fruit tutorial graces the cover of our new issue, CRAFT:02. More tips for creating felted fruit can also be found online & photos.
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Stormdrane writes -
This tutorial will show how to make a paracord bracelet with a side release buckle. When made on a larger scale, you can make this for use as a dog or cat collar as well.
Paracord bracelet with a side release buckle - Link.
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We put up all our logos for folks who need them and of course for those with the genetic need to modify iPods, fruits… toast…
Ben made a MAKE: Banana… - Link.
…and toast.
Eccramer modded an iPod - Link.
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Stephanie writes -
One of the Handmade Detroit gals posted a super neat Valetine’s wreath project, made from paint chips. Thanks for taking a peek!
Handmade Detroit ยป Project: Valentine’s Day wreath adds “pizaaaaaaaz!” - Link.
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Nothing gets you clean like good ole’ fashion bacon soap, Noah writes…
Soap can be made from just about any kind of fat. Even though fat from bacon, called lard, isn’t the finest of fats to use for making soap, it somehow seemed to be the most exciting. Why? Because bacon is amazing. It has an almost mystical power to it and is a food that can be craved to almost no end. I figured what better way use the extra grease I had from cooking bacon then to turn it into soap!
instructables : How to Make Bacon Soap - Link.
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Making Soap - Link.
HOW TO - Make soap - Link.
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Nat @ CRAFT points to one of my new favorite sites in the crafting world…
Burda Style is a new sewing and community site (still in beta) which also features a wide array of cool free sewing patterns. Sign up to chat in the forums with other sewers and find similar interests or sell one of your own designs!
Pictured left is the 8132 C Maddy top and on the 8132 B Celeste dress right. Link.
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Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has a few interesting ideas for writing on candy hearts with a food coloring pen, along with how to toss the newly inscribed treats with trebuchets…
More:
The Perfect Ammunition for Valentine’s Day - Link.
Food colour markers - Link.
Food coloring pens - Link.
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Nat writes -
Hellooo Crafters! Take advantage of the cold weather tonight, stay in and craft your entry to our “Recycle Your Heart” CRAFT Valentine’s Day Card Contest. You really do still have time! All entries must be in by tomorrow, Friday, Feb 8 at 5pm (PST).
Just remember you must include some sort of recycled goods in your card, and it can be made with any kind of craft you wish. Upload the photo of your card to our CRAFT Flickr pool and tag the photo with craftvdaycontest. Winners will be announced on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, and will receive a copy of CRAFT: 02 and an exclusive CRAFT T-shirt. But wait — there’s more! Each winner will also receive a 1-month free subscription to The Sampler, samples from small, indie businesses who like you and think you’re nice!
The guest judges are Megan Readon from Not Martha, Garth Johnson […]
Amy Jenkins has refashioned her Maker Faire bag into this patchwork tote. Amy says, “The Maker Faire canvas bag is a bag collector’s delight. However, I wanted something more heavy duty so I could tote books around. I hate getting stuck waiting in line without a book. I found some inexpensive leather scraps and made a patchwork tote out of the bag. I was able to celebrate my love of pie in the process.” Check out her photo tutorial! Link.
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HOW TO - Refashion a Maker Faire Bag - Link.
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Ollie pointed us to Mamaqilla’s felted fiber gallery with her amazing art creations - From the site:
“I started learning the process of needle felting using raw fleece from a Jacob sheep. Most of the work is done using a single needle. More recently, I’ve added dyed Merino wool and combined needle felting with wet felting. I’ve also blended dog fur with silk… ” Link. “ [via] - Link.
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Lenore from Evil Mad Scientist writes -
“Last year at the Maker Faire they gave away nifty canvas tote bags that have nice large handles and are a great shape and size.
The recent call for proposals for this year’s Maker Faire has just reminded us (1) that we need to choose a project to submit (we brought our dining table last year), and (2) that we were going to do something cool with that bag! Some time ago, it was suggested in this instructable that there be a Make Bag Re-Make contest this year. In that spirit, we are providing this guide to improving your bag and making it a little more useful. We have added a zipper closure and pockets and loops for pens, tools, business cards, an mp3 player, and of course, our favorite slipstick.” - Link.
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Refashioned Maker Faire Bag - Link.
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Nat @ CRAFT has a bit about our CRAFT: Valentine’s Day card contest -
Hey Crafters! There’s plenty of time to enter our “Recycle Your Heart” Valentine’s Day Card Contest where you can express your true love by creating a card made from recycled materials. Yes, that’s right. It’s time to check the cabinets, find the old fabric stash, grab yesterday’s newspaper and go through the trash bin to make a special Valentine’s Day card the way it was meant to be done! You can use and mix any type of craft you wish and don’t need to limit yourself to paper crafts. Keep the entries comin’! Good luck everybody!
Pictured above is Virtual Frolic’s cupcake card made from magazine clippings - Link.
Check out the entries so far - Link.
Here’s the run down of the deets:
Guest Judges:
Megan Reardon, Not Martha
Garth Johnson, Extreme Craft
Tiffany Threadgould, Tiffany Tomato Designs
Rules:
Design a Valentine’s Day card that […]
Check it out, we’re sending origami over iTunes (RSS 2.0) over on CRAFT… Nat writes -
Phillip Chapman-Bell of The Fitful Flog brings his amazing origami skills as a new contributor to our weekly CRAFT Pattern Podcast. This week’s pattern is a new craft added to the mix, Origami! Phillip’s Star Vase is a beautiful piece of Origami and the pattern includes a sequenced crease pattern as well as a photo diagram.
Download this week’s CRAFT pattern PDF - Link.
The Fitful Flog: Star Vase Project Page - Link.
Subscribe to the CRAFT podcast and get this pattern and other CRAFT content delivered automatically via iTunes - Link.
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This is nice, a squid shaped iPod cozy tutorial… good project to start out with if you’re thinking about knitting… [via] - Link.
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