Pencil Projects

Duck Tape Rose

Make a rose out of that universal material: duck tape.

Posted by Julie Hudy

Pencil Cozy

Just the other day whilst tip-typing away on the laptop, I noticed that the light sneaking in through the slats felt suspiciously like fall. Fall is my favorite time of...

Posted by Jessica Wilson

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Safety Pin Jacket

Awhile ago I bought a package of 200 safety pins for a project, but only used about 50 of them. A few weeks later I looked at the pins and...

Posted by Kathleen Conahan

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Mini Diorama

I made my first diorama when I was in elementary school, and years later, I still think they’re fun to make. For me, the best part is that the possibilities...

Posted by Patrick

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Japanese Punk Shirt

Japan is known for its street fashion (popularized in the United States by Fruits magazine and Gwen Stefani’s entourage of Harajuku Girls). Street style is more than just a cute...

Posted by Diana Eng

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Crochet Retro Purse

“Reduce, reuse, and recycle” have replaced “reading, ’riting, and ’rithmetic” as the three Rs foremost in people’s minds. It was in this spirit that I created the following pattern for...

Posted by lindseymnorth

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Upholstery 101

Dining chairs are an integral part of good times. Where there’s dinner, wine, and company, there are chairs. But dining chairs are notoriously uncomfortable: no fun for the buns. With...

Posted by Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen

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Linocuts 101

Linoleum printing is a form of relief printing, one of the easiest and most direct of all the printmaking methods. Linocuts can be simplistic and graphic, or as intricately detailed...

Posted by Donna Barger

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