| Adhesive Shout Out: Rear View Mirror Glue Sean @ Make: Online writes: The glue that holds rear view mirrors in place is amazing stuff, that breaks all the normal rules about adhesives: it holds a joint between two extremely smooth, entirely nonporous surfaces that are subject to near-constant mechanical vibration, extremes of temperature, and ongoing exposure to UV radiation. And it holds for years, even decades. If you are faced with one of those "impossible" gluing problems requiring a strong metal-glass or glass-glass bond, try using a rear view mirror repair kit on it. They can be had for a couple bucks from most hardware stores.More: Lightbulb Terrarium How-To: Light Bulb Terrarium Recycled Light Bulb LampsRead this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Welcome to Make: Projects Hi Crafters! Just announced by our Publisher Dale Dougherty is our new Make: Projects site!Dale writes:Make: Projects is a living library for makers, a how-to community hosted by MAKE magazine! Here you can build something from our growing cookbook of projects, tweak existing projects to improve them, share your own step-by-step instructions, discover new ideas and techniques, and learn how to make just about anything. And it's a wiki, so everything is hackable. Connect with the collective smarts of the maker community!Read Dale's full post on Make: Online.And guess what Crafters? We've got a whole section of crafts featuring some of your favorite projects from Craftzine.com! Get cooking with some of Andrew Lewis' Grilling and Barbecue recipes or try out my tutorial on making your own handwriting font. Join us at Make: Projects and create your account today!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Announcements | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Add Chains to Your Handbags By Sonya NimriChains and leather have always been a classic combination so what to do when you have a plain Jane purse that needs a little kick and lots of broken necklaces lying around? A merger is in order! Here I took two hum-drum purses and made them a little more eye-catching with a bit of vintage and new chain. It was a simple project that took but a few hours and as you can see, what a difference.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in CRAFT Projects | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Very Biased Skirt Katy of No Big Dill shares this cute pattern for making a "Very Biased Skirt" that uses strips of bias-cut fabric to create gorgeous layers on the skirt. It's show in kid-size, but I think it could work great on an adult as well! [via Happy Together]Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Kids | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Skull Bookmarks Crafty Chica has a glittery Halloween project for you! Learn how to make simple skull bookmarks to brighten up any book you're reading.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Halloween | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |