| Creative Recycled Book Sculptures I've been collecting used books for making craft projects for ages. But I never knew I could make them into stone! These rocks made from the pulp of recycled books by Lisa Kokin are great. They look almost like real sedimentary stones.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
This Week in Craft Fairs Here is our weekly listing of upcoming craft fairs. This weekend is Maker Faire Detroit! If you are in the area, you should definitely check it out. Please add any events you know of to our online calendar, and if you have a call for vendors you'd like listed, please . Click on "Read full story" to view the call for vendors.Coming Up This Weekend:CHA Craft SuperShowRosemont, ILFriday, July 30, 12pm - 8pmSaturday, July 31, 10am - 6pmMaker Faire DetroitDearborn, MISaturday, July 31, 9:30am - 8pmSunday, Aug. 1, 9:30am - 5pmFirst Sunday ArtsAnnapolis, MDSunday, Aug. 1, 12pm - 5pmPink Christmas in JulyAtlanta, GASaturday, July 31, 10am - 3pm7th Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts TrailKirkcudbright, ScotlandFriday, July 30Saturday, July 31Sunday, Aug. 1Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Events | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Recycled Computer Wiring Dress From Tina Sparkles Last week was Austin Fashion Week, and there were some truly amazing garments and accessories featured all over town. One of my favorites was this fantastic dress from local designer, Tina Sparkles, called Systems Supernova. Tina created the dress for the Keep Austin Beautiful Recycled Fashion Show.Made mostly of recycled computer wiring, the Systems Supernova dress addresses the growing problem of e-waste in American culture and explores the concept of systems thinking as it relates to our ecosystem. Each computer wire is situated in a closed loop system that interacts with all the other systems within the dress. Movement within one system influences other parts of the whole.I find this picture of Tina working on the dress at her sewing machine over at the Stitch Lab quite inspiring! Read more about Tina's work over on her blog.Top image credit: Andrew Sterling of Sterling Images Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Fashion | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Make a Firefox Necklace Make a silver Firefox pendant using some basic jewelry making tools and turn your favorite web browser into a fashion statement in this week's CRAFT Video. To get the foxy template, check out Tobi Leingruber's Foxbling on Thingiverse.Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, or watch it on YouTube.I used rubber cement to affix the template to a piece of 18ga. silver sheet, and used a small saw to cut out the shape on top of a jewelry maker's bench pin, which is that fork-shaped wooden surface you see in the video. Finish it up with files and a lot of sanding using a flex shaft and slotted mandrel. The same flex shaft can be fitted with any number of tools, like the tiny drill bit I used to drill the pendant's jumpring hole. I got most of the tools and supplies for this project from Rio Grande, who also buys back my scrap metal.46% of CRAFT readers use Firefox, way higher than the worldwide usage share. Mozilla is an easy organization to get behind since they're all about great free and open source software that anyone can improve by developing add-ons like the StumbleUpon toolbar and Add-Art, an extension that replaces web ads with a curated art show.I'd like to put these necklaces into production (and $upport Mozilla, natch), so if you're interested in staying informed on the project, email me or leave a comment below.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in CRAFT Videos | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Antiques/Art/Crafts Antiques/Art/Crafts 19th Annual Bucket Auction Animal Welfare Association event at Eastern High School, 1401 Laurel Oak Rd., Voorhees. 10/16. 6:30 pm. philly.com |