| Caroline and Frans' Wedding Last January 22nd, Caroline and Frans had their special DIY-wedding. Caroline writes:We tried to make as much as possible ourself. From invitations with a animated movie [below] to a felted flower bouquet as well as corsages for the guest. Music made by family and hand-bake muffins (by friends) on a self-made tower. It all made our wedding very personal and perfect. More photos from Caroline and Frans' wedding after the jump!Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Children picking and choosing from one-day crafts camp menu MADISON - The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, 9 Main St. at Green Village Road in Madison, is hosting unique one-day summer camps for children 4 through 12 in July and August. recordernewspapers.com |
Garbage Moguls Series Premiers on National Geographic CRAFT contributor Tiffany Threadgould has exciting news about Garbage Moguls, a new show about products made completely from trash. You may remember we posted about the pilot episode, well now there are three more new episodes: On Saturday August 21st, National Geographic will air three all-new episodes of Garbage Moguls, an inside look at the zany way TerraCycle develops products made completely out of trash. Led by Princeton University drop-out and worm poop connoisseur Tom Szaky, the show follows TerraCycle's team of young "eco-capitalists" as they brainstorm, argue over, go dumpster diving for, and eventually create new products that help solve America's waste problem. New episodes include transforming dog food bags into a line of pet products, CDs into fishing lures, Target shopping bags into a wearable sport coat and much, much more.Pictured above is a project on turning cookie wrappers in to gift bows.Garbage Moguls Saturday, August 21st Catch the re-airing of the pilot at 7:00pm, followed by three new episodes! 8:00 - "Pet Project" Pedigree has challenged the TerraCycle team to create an entire line of pet products made from dog food bags in just two weeks. From leashes and collars to doggie rain hats and octopus toys, the team crashes on developing, creating, testing and then pitching the goods. 9:00 - "Fishy Business" The TerraCycle team develops the "Garbage Garbage Can" ― a garbage can made from chip wrappers that is less expensive and just as strong as commercial plastic cans ― they pitch to Home Depot. Additionally, they design, create and use fishing lures made from old CDs, then test their product on the open seas. 10:00 - "All-Nighter" Multitasking at its finest -- the TerraCycle team renovates, designs, stocks and opens a storefront for business ... in one night! Back at the office, there's no rest for the weary, as Tom tasks his crew to create an entire line of products, including a suit jacket, made from Target plastic bags!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Recycle | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Chevron Pillow From Striped Fabric Sew up a snazzy chevron pillow from plain striped fabric with this handy tutorial from Dana at Made. Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Sewing | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Knitted Tiger Pelts Australian fiber artist Ruth Marshall knits the intricate patterns found on big wild cats! She's currently in residence at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC: I am delighted to be a part of the Open Studios at the Museum of Arts and Design. I am using this opportunity to launch my Tiger Pelt Project. A knitted textile interpretation of tiger pelts based on the collection at the American Museum of Natural History and actual data of wild tigers being studied in the wild by scientists. Through studying actual pelts that were collected from 1944 onwards to live wild tigers captured by photographs, I hope to trace the history and stories behind these amazing tigers that are facing the threat of extinction today."Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Fiber Art | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |