if this isn't THE most clever idea

for an advent calendar i don't know WHAT is

Sweet Paul's Holiday Countdown Nov 30th

pic: from sweet paul's tutorial linked above

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gifts to stencil

tablecloths, runners, pillows, tea towels, guest towels, pillowcases, sheets, tees, use your imagination

Christmas gift DIY

Stencil printing an easy way to create fabric gifts, from totes to tablecloths

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By Paula Rath

pic from the tutorial at link above

there's also a video at the link above plus a beet and leaf template pdf download
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want

ALL of their items are extraordinary but i especially want this ONE

(pic from the etsy listing )

Professor Alexander's Botanical Vasculum - Steamed 300 watt Moss Terrarium

from the etsy studio of the steamed glass studio. needless to say, i've made the shop one of my favorites.

i saw this on boing boing

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more ideas for recycling aluminum cans

an instructable Can Art: A Way To Recycle Some Tin Cans
Creativeman


(pic from creativeman's instructable)

more tetris tetris tetris

Tetris Origami Blocks are Outstanding

By Christi
This is some crafty Tetris stuff that you should definitely take a look at, and I bet when you do, you would want these Tetris bricks Origami art for yourself! qiaochang has displayed colorful Tetris blocks as part of the origami collection, and they are absolutely gorgeous!

Read more: Tetris Origami Blocks are Outstanding | Walyou http://www.walyou.com/blog/2009/11/25/tetris-origami-blocks/#ixzz0Y0Hyh9Oy...............

knitted science (cool images)

Galleries / The Bizarre and Brilliant World of Knitted Science

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yum

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pumpknit

my kind o' christmas ornaments

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by kuehn-keramik

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a-mazing!

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some wicked cool pics

hope and fear

by phillip toledano


(check out his days with my father series as well. hell check out ALL of his work)

pic: by mr toledano from hope and fear

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i wish i could draw

MILTON GLASER DRAWS & LECTURES from C. Coy on Vimeo.

Milton Glaser on drawing and thinking

Mark Frauenfelder

from

paul overton at dudecraft

how to: papercut portraits
(i have no qualms about saying i'm NOT capable of this, but that doesn't mean i won't try)

DudeCraft - Paper Cut Portrait Tutorial from Paul Overton on Vimeo.

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vegetarian and vegan

thanksgiving meals and dishes and ideas

from martha her OWN darn self (of all peeps!!!)

the veggie table

couple of recipes from the nyt

veg web (vegan)

chow

101 cookbooks

npr

recipe zaar

bryanna clark grogan (vegan)

and a bonus!!!

A rose is a rose’s famous baked stuffed squash (I’m making this RIGHT now for my pops and my sister)

½ c shredded carrots
2 stalks celery (including the leafy tops)
1 pk baby bella mushrooms
Chopped onion (as much or little as you want)
1 c cooked rice (white, brown, wild) or 1 c cooked couscous or cooked quinoa or cooked grain of your choice (barley would be nice I’ll bet)
Sea salt to taste
Pepper to taste
½ t or 1 t (to taste) herbs de provence or whatever herbs you like
½ c crumbled frozen then defrosted tofu
½ c frozen corn
1 to 2 c stale torn bread (or oyster crackers crushed)
1 t or so olive oil
1 t or so earth blend margarine
(any other vegetables you have laying about in the refrigerator)
1 large butternut squash
Water or vegetable stock (1/2 cup or so)

Cut squash in half and bake for approx 45-60 minutes in a 350 degree oven (I used a roasting pan and put a little water in the bottom. After about ½ hour I put tin foil over squash
Mix vegetables and herbs and spices and cook in a little olive oil and margarine in either a large skillet on the stove OR in a large microwave safe bowl.
Scoop out the squash being careful not to pierce the skins
Mix with the cooked vegetables, rice and bread. If it’s dry add water or stock

Stuff the squash (there’s sure to be leftover stuffing so mound into a mold or free hand on a baking sheet or tinfoil and cook along with the squash). And put in baking dish/roasting dish, cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 to 30 minutes. If you’re not vegan, top the mutha’ off with cheese and broil for about 1 minute (watch it, it WILL burn).

pic: my stuffed squash waiting to go in the oven
pic: stuffed squash done (on the plate)

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simple simple simple

but a group of them on a mantle or as a table centerpiece would be quite stunning i think

Easy Christmas Tree Craft for Kids

from cathie filian pic from her tutorial

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pattern is: trilobite by Hannah Ingalls from knitty

the first one i thought was too small. i knit it very tightly. it DOES stretch though. the second one, i knit looser and knit a few more ribbed rows to start with. then i made the mistake of shortening it on the crown/top. i elimiated a few rows. i don't like how it lays. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i'm going to knit one more. the hats of course are wearable and they will be worn. i am making this for a gift so i wanted it perfect.

the yarn is noro kureyon. astounding colorways from noro. man.

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very nifty eco-friendly

holiday gift ideas

oh yeah baby!

Lego hole-punch for paper-meets-Lego projects

Cory Doctorow
Muji's going to start selling hole-punches that knock out patterns that can be threaded between two Lego bricks. They go on sale in a week, and open up many possibilities for crafty Lego extensions.

LEGO for MUJI Paper and Block Sets (via Make)

these would make GREAT gifts

and the best part (well for someone like me) IS;


they're NO SEW place mats

they're lovely
they're fairly inexpensive
they could be completed rather quickly
and once again THEY'RE NO SEW!!!


Nicole Smith, editor


(photo from the tutorial above at craftstylish)

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tetris, tetris, tetris

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the lamp is by aubrey kraft and it may just be a prototype

and yes, you can move the pieces about

ok, i have a bunch of roving

and batts and i just got a bunch of new felting needles. i'm all set to make these haycorns (that's what tiggers like best you know)

(and if you're wondering if i've finished my felting circles project. NO i have not. i will post the outcome when i'm done)

lots of neat stuff in kim's etsy shop wildly woolly shop i especially love her felted nests (she calls them felted wool wall sculputures)
pic: from kim buchheit

Handmade Holidays: Felted Acorn Ornaments

Written by Becky Striepe
................In this video, Kim Buchheit of Wildly Wooly shows us how to make acorn ornaments out of felted wool and real acorn caps!..................

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chris piascik working

man, i need ME a lightbox!

Chris Piascik from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.

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look at this INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL PIECE

of wire wrapped jewelry by Dev Khan

and she actually shows you how she made it in a craftzine article

so very cool

pic from the tutorial linked above by Dev Khan
devkhan.com

Posted by Goli Mohammadi |

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i look good rockin' this bumbershoot

from dollar store crafts how to make a

ruffly umbrella (pic from the tutorial)
by Disney

this is cute

and i'm sure it's a quick crochet as well! you could make a few and give them to friends and family as holiday gifts.

laptop sleeve tutorial

don't you love the embellishments? i do!

by yoonie at home pic from her tutorial

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quiltris!

Quiltris: The Tetris Inspired Quilt Top

By Alpheus
........We have seen quite a few Tetris-inspired designs in recent times, and the Quiltris adds to the illustrious list and delivers in a remarkable way. Essentially a quilt top design, the Quiltris is 50 inches by 70 inches and has taken Spork Queen quite some effort, evident from the variety in fabric on display – red, orange, yellow, light blue, dark blue, green, and purple.

Read more: Quiltris: The Tetris Inspired Quilt Top | Walyou http://www.walyou.com/blog/2009/11/13/tetris-inspired-quilt/#ixzz0X0P0ZKRp
http://www.walyou.com .................

photo: from the link above

i'm diggin' these

from evil mad scientist

Refining Edge-Lit Holiday Cards

Contributed by: Lenore
and yes, they show you how to make them

pic from ems

cute little felt trees from

felt-o-rama


they seem fairly easy to make and they sure are cute

pic from felt-o-rama

how cool is this?

and here is how she made her little fiber books

this is so charming. really.

pictures are from million little stitches

via craftzine

(you can rest assured i got the feed subscription for million little stitches)

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i LOVE this site

and i visit it frequently. i don't do much stitching but you know what, i think i will in the future. (i'm not 'good' at this craft. several others YEAH, i can function, sewing, stitching, NO i'm not. but i will continue to try)

the site is chuck full o' wonderful info. tutorials. how to turn photos into cross stitch. LOTS of good stuff!

subversive cross stitch
via boing boing


oh, and while you're at it, here's yet ANOTHER wonderful site. this one has a bunch of free patterns too. GOOD ONES radical cross stitch

pic: women - free from radical cross stitch
pic: fuck cancer from subversive cross stitch (kit is VERY reasonably priced by the way. VERY)

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want to make this?

design sponge will show you how (photo of the wild birch bark basket from the tutorial at design sponge)

diy, diy projects, studio choo, we like it wild

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resurrection fern shows us all how to

rock this


snowflake pendant with a tutorial!

pic is from the tutorial at resurrection fern

(man, i LOVE her stuff!)

welburn gourd farm

is offering this WONDERFUL the beginners guide to gourd crafting pdf download FOR FREE

i have always wanted to work with gourds. i have now bookmarked welburn gourd farm and i'm going to get me some gourds!




pic: gourd lamp by pamela redhawk from the pdf download


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from oh so happy together

refashion a men's hoodie (well you could do it with a woman's as well!)

pic from the tutorial above at happy together



while you're at it stop by jessica's cool etsy shop happy together by ohsohappytogether
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here are a ton of decoupage links

from the artful crafter

winter crafting

with a bunch o' tutorials!

from
savers good all around

via whipup (Pic from their link as well)

you really COULD make this

with a lot of time and patience (well i'd need a LOT of both).

it's beautiful and lovely and amazing and i want it!

Making a floral necklace




pic from the beading arts posting above

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it DOES involve sewing but i think

i could do this by hand.....

anyway, wicked cute

craft project: felt ornament

pic from the tutorial at zakkalife

i've not used spoonflower yet

i don't sew much. i don't LIKE sewing much. i think about sewing. i think about projects. i LOVE material and fabric and textiles. i just have to train myself to actually LIKE to sew





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spoonflower

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i want to make!

and i can and YOU can too!


from designing moms a tutorial
tiny treasure cards



via folding trees
pic from the tutorial

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lovely

anastassia elias aka chadou yama's paper sculptures

via the rag & bone blog

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my tv (if i had one)

would sure be tuned to this! i'll catch it somewhere so not to worry about me

The Intersection of Arts and Science: Between the Folds

For folks interested in the intersection of arts and science, the PBS series Independent Lens is presenting a fascinating in-depth look into origami titled Between the Folds. The film documents "a determined group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have abandoned their careers and scoffed at their graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders."

Featured in the film are MIT's youngest-ever tenured professor Dr. Erik Demaine; mathematician, sculptor, puzzle maker, and self-taught computer scientist Marty Demaine; master free-style folder Vincent Floderer; pioneering Israeli educator Miri Golan; mathematics professor Dr. Tom Hull; trained artist and instructor Paul Jackson; one of the most technically accomplished folders in the world, Eric Joisel; one of only a few handmade origami papermakers in the world, Michael LaFosse; origami "hyper-realist" and physicist Dr. Robert J. Lang (who was profiled in CRAFT Volume 05); material artist with a masterful understanding of patterns and geometry, Chris K. Palmer; and the father of modern origami, Akira Yoshizawa.

Screenings are part of the Independent Television Service's (ITVS) Community Cinema series, which are free, followed by discussion panels and access to resources............

independent lens, pbs, between the folds (times and listings and such like there as and is)

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this posting is for YOU

cal

here's a whole LOAD o' cephalopod craft patterns

pic: braided octopus from berroco

pic: emily and giant squid (from her tutorial on how to make it)

oh there are many more. just click the first link for 'em all!

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you all know i'm a sucker for wreaths

any kind. i love 'em all! here is a most adorable one from craftapalooza (where the picture is from as well)


a button wreath tutorial


(via whip up)

and here's a link to craftapalooza's online shop (nice stuff, check it out!)

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lion brand has posted SIX (count 'em SIX)

videos to help us ALL learn to knit a pair of socks
(i've only made ONE pair in my life. time for another i think)


and here's a link to all of 'em

there's even a link to a free sock pattern (you just have to sign up to lion brand)

pic from the sock pattern at lion brand

here's vid #1

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nice!

how to make vintage photo gift tags (they would look swell on all the christmas presents you're going to be getting me)

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these earrings are dear

and if you want to crochet them

here's how

pic and tutorial from un jardin de hilo


(and here's her etsy shop)


found via whip up

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the return of alice

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