A vintage book that explores craftmaking for “retarded.” Teapot, meet retarded kettle.
Nope, nothing creepy here. At all. The next book in the series was on the little-known art of negligee kite-making.
A new web and TV serious from MAKE Magazine celebrating some of the coolest “Makers” (inventors, artists, geeks and everyday people) and their inventions — which mix old and new technology to upgrade, renew, and recycle. Recent episodes including a fire-shooting bicycle, a VCR cat-feeder and a laser harp.
Jacob Berendes started making stuffed animals on September 23, 2004 and since then, he's made all stuffed animals (design & creation) by jacob berendes, who, having started september 23rd 2004, made one a day.
Impress your friends tonight by making little chairs out of your leftover Champagne cork holder twisty things. Not that DIY crafts are on top of your mind at 12:01am on New Years, but hey, you never know what might get you an extra kiss.
Style Buzz Pop Topping is the art of making crafts from soda can tabs. This rich tradition was first documented back in 1975 in the book Start Off in Pop Topping and is still around today. I am glad crafters are practicing creative reuse, but I hope for their sake they aren’t actually drinking all that soda.
Tech Buzz Submit your request for any kind of handmade item and what you’d like to pay, and - poof! - the magic Etsy elves will make it for you. Alchemy is back on Etsy after a break of about a year and a half, and craft lovers everywhere are oh so happy.
Tech Buzz A site that challenges you to create and submit one creative item every day during the month of February. It’s sort of the craft version of National Novel Writing Month - an exercise in creativity, stamina, and mass productivity.