I entered this into the Valentine's contest at instructables.com!
Take a look and examine some of the other Valentine's entries while
you're there!
What a treat to introduce you to Misha Ashton, her cameras and her
photography. She's a purest when it come to printing what's
actually on the film and not making digital alterations. read more
I’m just back from the New York International
Gift Fair where I spied these must-haves for organization lovers.
Check out company websites for pricing details and retail locations
near you! 1 .This non-shedding stoneware pup by Johathan Adler will
keep your favorite reads in order. If you can’t
swing the $150 price tag, check out the [...]
I’ve never understood why crafters didn’t screech from
the rooftops when the major yarn manufacturers starting selling
yarns with splits as first quality. In fact, when I called up one
of the big players and asked if they had any sort of outlet store,
the customer support rep actually laughed at me. Sure, why sell
[...]
The summer is upon us and once again, it’s time
to tame mother nature. The grass is growing and the hedges are
getting larger every day. What better time to try out Black and
Decker’s wireless 24v tools?
We’ll be reviewing two tools: the 24V Cordless
Grass Trimmer (NST1024) and the 24V Cordless 24†Hedge
Trimmer [...]
Make audio circuits sing higher and lower. Thanks go to Peter
Edwards for the original article in MAKE, Volume 23. To download
The Easy Pitch Control Hack video click here and subscribe in
iTunes. Check out the complete Easy Pitch Control Hack article in
MAKE Volume 23 This Weekend Project is sponsored by Livescribe.
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Host a Back to School party at home, or in the classroom, to kick
off the new school year to a great start.
I’m excited to head to Seattle tomorrow for the Conference of
Creative Entrepreneurs! (Wow, entrepreneur is surprisingly hard to
spell, especially several times in a row, so I decided to simplify
the title of this post.) The schedule looks fantastic — a mix
of super-interesting hands-on panels and classes, craft and
business lectures, book events [...]
As a rule, I don’t post on weekends but I’m gonna have
to take an exception for this special request from ‘one very
proud husband-for-one-year’ all the way from sunny Cape Town
in South Africa. Sunday, June 6, marks Andrew and Mariah’s
1st wedding anniversary. As a surprise gift to his wife who
recently started this wonderful [...]
I've tried my hand at quite a few different methods for circuit
building — breadboard, perfboard, custom etching, even some
boardless freeform wiring, but somehow, I never got around to using
surface-mount parts (until now, that is). Understandably, many balk
at the idea of soldering the infamously tiny SMD packages, but once
equipped with the right tools, and a bit of patience, you too can
solder your own teeny-tiny circuitry. Subscribe to the MAKE Podcast
in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube
and Vimeo. Behold the mighty (tiny) 1206 SMD resistor - one of the
larger surface mount package sizes. As my first build in the
format, I decided to go with a simple and familiar schematic
— the light-sensitive oscillator (aka "phototheremin") as
ori...
Today was the first day of school.Dan taught his first
two classes. We went out to lunch to celebrate.We went to
Whispering Oaks B & B Restaurant for their Southern lunch
buffet. The Antebellum home was beautiful and the food was
great. We plan to go back for Daniel's birthday feast this
Friday.If you ever stop by for a visit we'll take you there.We like
you that much! love lovep.s. The unpacking is a bear of a
process. I can't wait to get all of these cardboard boxes off
of our deck and start decorating.
Treasury Department's Conference on the Future of Housing Finance
seems headed toward a showdown on the fate of Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac.
When I got married, many, many moons ago, my wife and I designed
our own rings and worked with the jeweler who made them. It was a
wonderful experience and the rings became even more deeply encoded
with meaning. Software developer Matt Katz got even more hands-on
with the romance tech by fabricating his fiance's engagement ring
out of some white gold, a few flecks of rose gold, and a Moissanite
gemstone. Such a thoughtful, handcrafted offering will surly be
treasured in an extra special way. On his blog, Matt documents the
build process. The resulting ring is quite lovely. Congrats to Matt
(and the lucky lady)! How to make an engagement ring Read more |
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Hello. Long time no see. The break wasn't meant to
happen, but there's been a lot going on. As a rule, I don't
blog about personal stuff, but this summer has, so far, not really
gone to plan. We're fine, the problems are within the
extended family, and we're doing what we can to help and
support. But with all this going on, and the kids off school
too, there has been very little time to work myself, and the time I
have had, I've been too exhausted to be creative. So, taking my own
advice following on from a conversation with a family member the
other day, take it slow, one thing at a time, break it down into
smaller chunks, don't try and run before you can walk and all those
other cliched phrases, ...baby steps. Today's task I can
achieve is to use up th...
'Hello, can you hear me?''Hello? Is anyone there?'...Connection
goes dead.'Oh, bugger!' She says trying quickly to think what to
do...Days later, I'm still without an Internet connection, or phone
line (only mobile) and am having to travel to get my orders
printed... So I'm sorry I've not been around to update here, or get
through all my blog comments or drop by your blogs and say hi. I
will be back as soon as I can. In the meantime on my website at
www.sarastexturecrafts.com and take a look at the blog there. I
will update there by phone as I wash fleeces and play with fibre.-
Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone.See you soon, Sara x
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Totally Tote Tuesdays are all about making and decorating tote
bags. Who couldn’t use another tote bag?
They’re great for gifting.
They’re great for customizing for different
hobbies and tasks. They’re green. They can make
use of items in your craft stash.And, last but not least,
they’re loads of fun – to
make and to use!This Easy Appliqué Tote hits the mark
in several ways:• It’s
definitely green;• It’s a
thank you gift for a friend who uses totes even more than purses.
Her purses are small. Her totes are varied for her many
activities;• It used stuff from my stash;
and• It was fun to make.Oh, did I mention easy?
This bag required very little sewing. Zero machine-sewing and only
the buttons required hand sewing. Trish, this
tote’s for you ;-)Materials I
used:•...
In my last post about super-insulated wall assemblies, I referenced
a future post about the superiority of Dense-pack Blown-in
Cellulose insulation over other insulating products. Well, this is
that post. We’ve talked about insulation in the past, but
after extensive research and pitches from other insulation fanatics
we’d like to put Cellulose in the spotlight [...]
Today’s post is from Anthony Garrison. Since
1985, Anthony has been a professional laminate and hardwood
flooring installer. He’s currently proprietor of
laminate-flooring-installed.com, a site designed to website to help
those that are interested in purchasing laminate flooring, advising
them as to which laminate are good and which ones are not …
*** There are [...]Shopping For Laminate Flooring: Factors You
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Green Building Blog. Related posts:Our Victim: Toklo Laminate
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tuesday may be biz ladies day, but today i’m thrilled to be
able to debut an amazing stop motion video from two of my favorite
biz ladies, meg mateo ilasco and joy deangdeelert cho. meg and
joy’s fantastic new book, creative, inc.: the ultimate guide
to running a successful freelance business, came out last month
[...]
Article originally posted on Echoes. by Keith Hatschek on August 9,
2010 · The use of samples is a staple of many genres
of music. With the advent of sampling technology in the 1980s,
musicians, producers and recording engineers began to experiment
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We featured a cool GPS Puzzle Box earlier this year that Markus
built. It was based on a version that Mikal Hart created. Turns out
there is quite a bit of interest in these GPS Puzzle Boxes, Mikal
has since written a Make article which will be published in the
Fall 2010 edition of the [...]
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics The traditional craft
of quilting can be used to make many mathematical forms. While
quilters have always used geometry to work out repeating patterns,
some modern quilters go further in using mathematical objects as
the subjects of their quilts. Here are two impressive examples by
Sarah Mylchreest and Mark Newbold. The above quilt (38" x 42")
shows the great ditrigonal icosidodecahedron, a nonconvex uniform
polyhedron consisting of twenty triangles and twelve pentagons.
Although it is perfectly flat, it has a very 3D effect because the
pattern includes some shadows. This 60" quilt illustrates a Penrose
tiling. It consists of just two shapes of pieces, both isosceles
triangles, which join in pairs to make rhombuses. The pattern can
be e...
I can't wait for my Mad Men torrent to download. I channeled my
anxious energy into searching the web for Mad Men craft projects. I
absolutely love this Peplum Skirt tutorial. Here's hoping PS I Made
This will do Jane's red satin dress with the bow next! Read the
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The best way to save money around the home is to tackle the home
repair items yourself. Large jobs may be better suited for
professionals, but there are plenty of tasks that can be tackled.
The best way to be prepared is to have a well equipped tool chest.
However, knowing what tools are good [...]
Want to go green this Christmas? It’s really a
piece of cake! There’s no reason why trying to
be more environmentally friendly should have to stress you
out. There are plenty of fun and green projects that
you can make for the holiday season. This Monday
issues of FaveCrafts’ newsletter focuses on green Christmas
crafts [...]This is a post from: FaveCraftsBlogGreen Christmas
Crafts Related posts:Red and GREEN Craft Ideas 84 Days Till
Christmas: Under the Tree 28 Days Till Christmas: Sewn Ornaments
I had the privilege of meeting Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy at
Blissdom this past year. Everyone wanted to meet Lindsey
because she was handing out her infamous posy pins. So of
course I remember the moment I met her. The Pleated Poppy is
becoming a household name. Lindsey’s eye
for putting fabrics together is amazing. What women
doesn’t swoon over ruffles? Lindsey sent
me one of the covered notebooks this week. Hmmm do you notice
a pattern of the color scheme I am drawn to? I chose this one
and now it has become my blog inspiration book. I write down
all of my future post ideas and the crazy thoughts in my head that
may or may not reach my blog one day. I think since it is
adorable it helps aid in my creativity ;-p Lindsey ha...
I love these funky, tribal-style necklaces, and they're simply made
by wrapping embroidery thread around rope. Have a look at the
how-to here.
This weekend is the exciting first Bizarre Bazaar! On the grounds
of Theater Bizarre (a creative’s dream campus of handmade
oddities), this new Detroit craft show promises to be full
[…]
Woo-hoo! We just got Cooking for Geeks in the mail. You can view it
as a cookbook that takes time to delve into the science of the
recipes or a food science book with demonstrative recipes. Or maybe
an introduction to everything that food geeks know about, but
everyone else wishes they did. It also has a series of interviews
with geeks, chefs and scientists-- including us, but I'm not sure
which of those categories we fit into. Regardless, we enjoyed
talking with Jeff about the book and are happy to see it out in
print! The cover design with splatter marks and stains means less
worry when it gets spilled on in the process of cooking (not that
I've ever worried about that with any of my other cookbooks). Most
pages have ample room for margin notes, which is something I'm
fo...
There is almost nothing worse than leaking basements. When you
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fixes before jumping into the full blown removal of the entire
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A classic piece of Americana, the picket fence represents what many
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Numerous various varieties of structures, which include properties,
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If you’re going to buy poker chip sets, then you must know
the kinds of poker chips and the quality. It will help you in
making good reputation to your visitors. So, in this article I will
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chips. There are mainly three types of poker chips available in the
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Almost every gambler loves to play poker. It is considered as the
most favorite game among them. Because of the ability of engaging
people for longer period of time, the game of poker has become
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Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates
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different kinds of businesses. Advertising is one of the areas that
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Marketing is a process of providing the right products to the right
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