| Children to pick and choose among one-day crafts camps in Madison MADISON - The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, 9 Main St. at Green Village Road in Madison, will host eight unique one-day summer camps for children 4 through 12 in July and August. recordernewspapers.com |
How-To: Wood Wall Hanging Meg Allen Cole, formerly of Threadbanger's Decor it Yourself, drops in for Etsy's How-Tuesday to show viewers how to make a stylish and inexpensive wood wall hanging. Check out the video for the complete how-to. Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Home Decor | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Great Ditrigonal Icosidodecahedron Quilt George Hart on Make: Online writes: 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.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Quilting | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Non-Flower Wedding Corsage One of my best pals from Handmade Detroit is getting married next month, so when her sister threw her a family wedding shower yesterday, a candy corsage was in order. The corsage was made by simply taking a long piece of heavy-duty elastic, braiding it, and weaving in pieces of the bride's favorite candy. A candy necklace, as accessory, doesn't hurt, either!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Weddings | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw:Darth Fairy by booturtle,Nested Components by funnypolynomial,Star Wars Death Star Birthday Cake by booturtle,and Protocheese by djwtwo.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Roundups | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |