| How-To: Mermaid Swim Tail When I was a kid, I used to pretend to be a mermaid or fish while swimming, I only wish I had one of these! Instructables user msaraann made this super adorable and simple mermaid tail out of a monofin and some spandex swim fabric. This kid looks like one happy customer!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Kids | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Discovering New French Pastries: Pastis Landais I'm in the southwest of France right now in region called "Les Landes" which literally translates to "the fields". I know I should be admiring the beautiful trees, lake and flowers all around, but I just can't quite get enough of the French pastries, in particular the Pastis Landais which is like a sweet brioche. I found a couple of french versions of the recipes online here and here. I've been eating Pastis Landais for breakfast, after lunch, as a snack and after dinner - pretty much all the time I guess.Pine nuts are also abundant in the region and often find their way into pastries or cookies as well. More on that soon. As you can see, I am on a quest to try as much as I can while I'm here.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Food | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Driftwood Spool-Tidy This driftwood spool-tidy is fresh. The crafter on Tastykaeru (Edinburgh, UK) came up with the idea while thinking of a way to display her thread spools in a more visual, accessible way. Her dad had a huge stash of driftwood that had been collected over the years, and she thought to use some of it to display her spools on the wall!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Embroidery | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Crafts, flea market on October 10 Sunday, October 10, is right around the corner, the date for the 40th annual Craft Show and Flea Market planned by the Westside Fortnightly Club. southwestiowanews.com |
Vases That Make the Room Cindy DiPrima, a prop stylist for magazines, looks for the ones that do more than just hold flowers. nytimes.com |