How-To: Crocheted Stone Tablecloth Weights
Prepare for windy picnicking with this handy tutorial from Just Crafy Enough on making Crocheted Stone Tablecloth Weights.
Prepare for windy picnicking with this handy tutorial from Just Crafy Enough on making Crocheted Stone Tablecloth Weights.

I can’t think of anything that sounds quite as good as a cookies & cream martini on a hot summer day. Luckily, the ladies at A Beautiful Mess seem to be right there with me on that!

Ready to whip one up for this evening? Head over to A Beautiful Mess to see how it’s done.

This summer, hit the farmer’s market in style with this simple and lovely origami market bag tutorial that Alexandra Smith of Lola Nova shared on Whipup.net!
Donuts are just one of those scrumptious delights in life, but the trick is eating them fresh out of the oven. That can be easy and even more delicious if you make your own! To help you do that, here are 4 easy and delicious-looking donut glaze recipes from Glitter Guide.

Knit a set of gorgeous-looking—but shockingly easy to make—dish towels with this slip stitch dish towels tutorial from Whit’s Knits on the Purl Bee!
These dishtowels look really complicated to make, don’t they? I love that because, just like you want hard things to look easy, it’s a great coup to make easy things look difficult!

Ready to pretty up your daily kitchen routine? Head over to the Purl Bee to see the full how-to!


By Katie Goodman
I have a weakness for chips and salsa. Not so much the chips, because they’re just a medium to get to the salsa. That is, until I started making my own tortilla chips. Now I enjoy the chips just as much as the salsa. Of course there are times when store bought is more convenient time-wise for me, but I do prefer the homemade version in general. They are so yummy, and they’re probably better for you than store bought because the sodium content and fat are completely up to you! I like to add a little lime juice and cumin for extra flavor, but if you prefer plain salted chips, just skip those steps on the recipe or try and experiment with other flavors.
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Turn your prettiest fabric scraps into fun pieces of jewelry with this fabric cuff bracelet tutorial from Sachiko at Tea Rose Home!

Ready to make your own? Head over to Tea Rose Home to see how it’s done.

Turn a folding luggage rack into an awesome outdoor seat with this DIY camping chair tutorial that Amanda from Spruce shared in her Upholstery Basics series on Design Sponge!

Head over to Design Sponge to see the full how-to!
If you’d like to eat pretzel bread that looks like alien eggs, then Chris-Rachael Oseland over at Kitchen Overlord has put together the recipe for you.
[via Archie Mcphee]
More:
Tumblr user Babertooth demonstrates that it’s never to early to start sporting the chucks with these Converse Booties made from a pattern by Ravelry user hillsmel.
[via Geek Knits]
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week:

Fantastic Farm Fresh Fungi.wallpaper, by Spellstone

Fabio!, by ham_and_eggs

Type Stamps, by enanna.sun

crochet sloth amigurumi, by mohu mohu

Tutorial: Cross-Stitch Storage Canisters 03, by thezenofmaking

Take the t-shirt dress to a whole new level of cute with this DIY t-shirt dress video tutorial from Mark Montano!