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Waterskin Canteen

Waterskin Canteen

Hi, all! This is my tutorial on how to make your very own waterskin! As a kid, hiking through the Rockies, Appalachia and the Alps, I always loved to carry...

Posted by Michael Esposito

Categories: Food & Beverage, Home | No Comments


Guitar Bag

Guitar Bag

There are countless ways to show your personality through crafts. It’s easy to create beyond the traditional and come up with something truly unique. Instead of sewing a bag that...

Posted by Meream Pacayra

Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Sewing | No Comments


Halloween Pillow Covers

Halloween Pillow Covers

Halloween is one of those holidays that is full of creativity, especially if you like making crazy costumes, or carving pumpkins, or decorating your home, or making candied apples, or...

Posted by Claire Joyce Johnson

Categories: Craft, Home, Sewing | No Comments


Printed Party Flags

Printed Party Flags

Create your own foam stamp and print some simple fabric flags to make party décor that’s one-of-a-kind. Foam is inexpensive and easy to cut, with no special tools required. Combine...

Posted by Linda Permann

Categories: Craft, Sewing | No Comments


Otedama

Otedama

Need to improve your hand-eye coordination? Take up juggling. And make it crafty by whipping up a set of these soft, colorful Japanese juggling toys. All you need are some...

Posted by Diane Gilleland

Categories: Craft, Sewing | No Comments


Charlie’s RFID Teddy Bear

Charlie’s RFID Teddy Bear

This location-aware teddy bear reads RFID tags and plays different customizable sounds depending on where it is or what object it’s near — other toys, books, CDs, anything. Charlie’s Bear...

Posted by David Harris

Categories: Music, Arduino | 3 Comments


Tie One On

Tie One On

So many cool ties, but who wants to wear them around their neck? Why not sew them together to make a funky skirt? A couple of months ago a friend...

Posted by Sally Converse Doucette

Categories: Craft, Home, Sewing | No Comments


Necktie Glasses Case

Necktie Glasses Case

A thrift store necktie is the perfect raw material for a carrying case: it’s elegant and comes with its own padding to protect your valuables. Plus, you need only a...

Posted by Diane Gilleland

Categories: Home, Sewing | No Comments


Graphic Novelty Bedspread

Graphic Novelty Bedspread

We love the abstract geometric shapes found on women’s scarves from the 1960s and 70s. With their bright colors and bold motifs, each scarf is like a modern abstract painting....

Posted by lindseymnorth

Categories: Art & Design, Sewing | No Comments


Wind-Triggered Lantern

Wind-Triggered Lantern

Create a little magic in your yard with this flickering garden lantern triggered by the wind, made with spare parts you probably have lying around your house.

Posted by Morten Skogly

Categories: Fun & Games | No Comments


Patchwork Quilt from Clothing Scraps

Patchwork Quilt from Clothing Scraps

Quilt design and photography by Heather Cameron. Heather Cameron apologizes. Her spectacular patchwork quilt was not composed entirely from objects in roadside dumpsters — she supplemented with secondhand clothing from...

Posted by Wendy Tremayne

Categories: Craft, Sewing | No Comments