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| How-To: Yarn Scrap Embroidery Fall is in the air. I'm feeling a need to embroider. If you're like me, you have an enormous pile of yarn left over from other projects.In my case, it sits in my needlework bag and taunts me, daring me to dig into it and make something pretty. So, one early fall afternoon with Vivaldi's Autumn Allegro playing on iTunes, I took the challenge. Using one of the butcher linen placemats from my Felix Populi product line, I set about laying down some fall foliage in yarn.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Reminder: Alex Rider Book Giveaway As a special preview for MAKE's upcoming Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest, we're giving away two copies of Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz, part of the Alex Rider series! Just leave a comment in this post and tell us why you or your kid(s) needs one of these books. That's all you need to do to enter! Please make sure you include your email address in the comment form field (it won't be published). All eligible comments will be closed by Noon PST on Sunday, November 8th. The winners will be announced next week on the site. Good luck! For a sneak peak at Eagle Strike, check out a sample chapter at MAKE.More: Alex Rider's Smokescreen Bike Pump Alex Rider's Geiger Counter Game Console Alex Rider's High Tensile Yo-YoRead this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Fabulous Photo Bookmarks By Christine KohComing from a family of seven kids (+ spouses and partners), it was a blissful day when my siblings and I decided to stop exchanging holiday gifts amongst our generation, instead focusing on time spent together and only gifting the wee generation and elders. And while it's wonderful to be relieved of the considerable task of shopping for all of those grownups, I still like to offer a little holiday token, typically in the form of homemade treats.A couple of years ago I decided to forgo sugary confections in favor of creating photo bookmarks, which I adore because they are pretty and creative photo gifts that inspire a connection to books. My family went crazy over them and I've since made these bookmarks for clients, in simple photo form and as birthday invitations, baby announcements, and even memorial tokens via typesetting on the reverse. Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Madison museum is venue for âFamily Fun Dayâ Jan. 9 (Madison Eagle) MADISON – Visitors are invited to stop in the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts at 9 Main St. between 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, and enjoy a “Family Fun Day.” The public can participate in a fun “family-friendly” craft, and also explore the museum’s major exhibit for 2009, “Food for Thought,” illustrating the foods, recipes and cooking utensils of everyday Early Americans, before the exhibit ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Local man hand crafts Shaker boxes (Sentinel & Enterprise) ASHBURNHAM -- Bob Brennan started making Shaker oval boxes to see if he could. Now it's become a way of life. us.rd.yahoo.com |