How’s that for alliteration?! And how’s this project for awesomeness: easy-to-make DIY cookie cutters!? With just an aluminum baking pan and free clip art, Carolyn from Juggling Frogs created her own camel cookie cutter. And, she provides the how-to here so you can ape her technique and bend some up for yourself. I think my […]
Developed as a way to ‘dive deeper into HCI (Human Computer Interaction)’, this interactive mirror by Alpay Kasal of Lit Studios and Sam Ewen of Interference Inc is a mirror with a touchscreen interface that enables you to paint, view photos and even play games. Seriously, it’s almost too cool for words. Check out the […]
If you’re aching to paint your kitchen cabinets but are overwhelmed at the thought, you might want to take a look at Workbench Magazine’s online narrated slide show. It will take the mystery and the fear out of the project. Before: Equipment you’ll need: What you’ll do: Follow this jump and click on HOW-TO: Painting […]
The triptych pictured above began it’s life as junk mail and campaign fliers. The one good thing about this kind of mailbox trash is it’’s colorful, which means for Sarahh over at Re-Nest, it’’s the perfect medium for making art. What you’ll need: A variety a junk mail fliers–the kind made of heavy cardstock work […]
If you live in a place that will have a surplus of snow within the next few months–like I do–you just might want to try this old time method of cleaning area rugs. Apparently, it works for wool, cotton and polyester rugs. Note: You’ll want to use DRY snow for this procedure, not the soggy […]
My Recycled Inside Out Throw Pillow ensemble are handily made out of shirts, jackets or skirts that either button up the front or have a long zipper closure. The beauty of this is that there’s no need to handstitch a pillow closed or insert a zipper or add buttons or buttonholes. Look for modern patterns and stylish color combinations […]
If you’re planning on whipping up some custom throw pillows it can be such a time saver to make cardboard pillow forms in varying shapes and sizes. I have an entire set of these under my work table so I don’t have to re-measure each time. For the sake of the reader’s eyes, I covered a large piece […]
So, I am a big minimalist and a designer. I wanted to carve a pumpkin, but wanted to make it cool, simple, and different than anything I had seen before. I had the idea to just put a bunch of holes all over the pumpkin. So, I figured the easiest way to do it was […]
After an awesome interview with Wicked costume designer, Susan Hilferty, Corinne is going to show you how to make an intense witch costume- worthy of the Broadway show! Wath the full episode HERE! To make the skirt, Corinne took an old long stretchy black dress and cut it across the waist line. Fold it in […]
To learn how to this Big Foot Costume, watch the full episode with Rob and Corrine. You will need a 2 recycled fur coats (fake or vintage). On the center back line, cut the coat five inches from wherever your crotch line is. Then cut a slit on the center back neck line, […]
How to make a Strait Jacket! Watch the full episode! To start the Strait Jacket, you will need two cream colored button down shirts, one bigger than the other. You will also need 6-8 black or dark brown leather belts. (try to use belts with thinner, smoother leather) Start with […]
As discussed earlier, this time of year makes me feel like the only way to set a table is with a tablecloth and napkins…. napkins made of fabric (as opposed to wodges of paper towel). Which means I have a heap of placemats lurking in my kitchen linen drawer (the swine, they confuse and enrage […]
CraftyPod points us to the very clever Kandle Heeter™, a handmade, low tech contraption that acts as a space heater. It’s a collection of terra cotta pots with a solid steel inner core made up of hex nuts and washers and things, which collect the heat of a candle or, new for 2008, a halogen […]
A giant bowl of wispy punch is certainly festive, but a true ghost-host offers their guest customized cocktails that suit their own tastes. Here’s a few ideas to get your fall festivities popping. Garnishes: ANY mixed drink can get a scary-fun makeover with a frightful garnish. Simply mix up drinks per usual, but sink one […]
David Trubridge’s Coral lampshade has been around for a while. I saw it first in Elle Canada and it’s been popping up everywhere (it’s in this month’s Domino, where they have labeled it incorrectly as being a Arne Jacobson piece). While it barely registered at first I am now completely consumed by it… wake-up-at-four-in-the-morning-thinking-about-it style […]
Sure it sounds simple, but I’ve just spent HOURS picking and peeling and breaking my nails. Does anybody have a fool-proof, no-picking-required method for getting the paper residue and sticky goo off of jars? I know that I could just buy empty ones but I have A BUNCH hanging around and I need to unpeel […]
Perfect for your haunted Halloween party, these spider web balloons–complete with spiders–are clever and easy to make with just a few supplies. Their ‘secret ingredient’ is something called Hi-Float. Along with the Hi-Float, you’ll need:11-inch clear latex balloons Some small rubber spiders. Clips or plastic disks to seal the balloons.Air or helium (the second of […]
In honour of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, (which b.t.w is awesome and adorable) here’s an uber-cute and COMPLETELY simple way to wrap mix-tapes (sigh… remember tapes?) for your best girl (or guy).
If you ask me, a basket without a basket liner looks kinda naked. But sewing them can be a bit tricky, especially when you factor in those four tricky corners on the bottom. I decided there had to be an easier, fool proof way to make them. So, after some experimentation, I came up with […]
House plants are not safe around me. I’ve managed to kill yet another one outright and my Peace Lily is looking like it might buy it any minute. I don’t know how it happens, since the houseplant apocalypse of aught seven I’ve been much more careful with the watering and the feeding and the light […]
