Creating Color Palettes through Photos
Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut discusses color inspiration and shows us how she uses photographs to create color palettes. This photo of a cluster of raspberries shows how lighting can reveal beautiful tones of one color.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Mint Syrup
The how-to pictures for making this mint syrup from Kelly of Make Grow Gather have my mouth watering and make me long to be able to take a big whiff of mint and lemon and sugar being mashed together. A good glug of this syrup makes everything taste like summer: add some to lemonade, cocktails, or plain seltzer water. And if you're still hankering to keep making after the syrup is done, doodle up a couple simple labels and presto! You've solved a problem in the garden plus you have sweet hostess gifts to last the rest of the season. Sha-bam!Sha-bam indeed! I can't wait to try it! Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Food | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Book Loom
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of CraftSanity shows how you can turn an old book into a weaving loom by pounding nails in to the cover. She even shares a project from a woman named Margaret Jager who created a beautiful shawl from squares woven on her own book loom. Margaret's response to Jennifer's question of why Margaret would use a knitting book to create her loom is priceless. Check out Jennifer's post to see Margaret's answer and the tutorial for making your own book loom. Related: Clipboard LoomDIY Weaving LoomRead the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Weaving | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Thousands expected to attend annual arts and crafts fair
Scott City's annual Whimmydiddle festival is expected to bring thousands of out-of-towners to Scott City Park Saturday. gctelegram.com |
Peas in a Pop
Weelicious has an idea for getting your picky child to eat peas: peas in a popsicle. It sounds unappealing to me now, but I think I would have gone for it as a kid. I remember when I didn't want to eat a vegetable that was being served at dinner, sometimes my mom would let me eat peas instead. My sister and I actually liked eating them frozen better than heated up.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Food | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |