| How-To: High Contrast Baby Mobile When my niece was born, I learned from my sister and brother in-law that babies' eyes first can see high-contrast images before they're able to distinguish colors easily. To stimulate their baby's brain, they used iron-on transfers to add bold contrasting patterns to the insides of her crib bumpers, but this how-to for a high-contrast baby mobile would have been perfect, too!More:How-To: Airplane MobileRead this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Ceramics From a Hidden Trove The sculptor Waylande Gregory’s line of 1930s and ’40s decorative accessories, which were once sold in high-end stores like Tiffany & Company and Asprey, have been revived. nytimes.com |
Quilt-Along for Whip Up Mini Quilts Kath at Whip Up is having a quilt-along for her book Whip Up Mini Quilts. See our review for her beautiful quilting book where Kath also shares with us some great quilting tips.Kath writes:Each Friday for 6 weeks [more or less] - I am going to post one of the quilts from the book that I have made - and give you a few tips and ideas to help you make it. + 6 books to give away in that time - Do you want to join in?And if you don't yet have a copy of the book but want to join in straight away - there are 2 free Mini Quilt patterns available for download from the Chronicle website + The pattern and templates for Kellie Wulfsohn's little girl's applique wallhanging 'A little birdie told me' is available at the Woman's Day website.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Books and Magazines | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Northeast India to be theme of Chandigarh's crafts fair Northeast India will be the theme of the second Chandigarh National Crafts Mela (fair) to be held at the Kalagram complex here from Oct 26 to Nov 4. calcuttanews.net |
Lego Bento Box This is my kind of bento box. Flickr user meltong99 created the Lego-inspired lunch for her son who was at Lego camp. She created a few more Lego bento boxes that she shares on her blog, All About the Kids. [via Lego Express]Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Food | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |