some amazing beads

from zakka life where she directs you to threadbanger who'll show YOU how to make them too! jessica at zakka changed the tutorial just a bit, but she tells you how. check out BOTH ways!

(they're from plastic bottles believe it or not. they are simply STUNNING)
(pic from zakka life)

ohhhhhhhh i love them!

from duo fiberworks (pic from there too)

a window star tutorial


stop by their etsy store as well


(ht to whip up)

sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a felt donut tutorial from lily at escape artist addendum and confessional (pic from there as well)

(ht: whip up)

amazingly beautiful

found via dark roasted blend

(image credit: Alisa)

Music Frozen in Time

This wonderful sculpture is located in Helsinki - a monument to Sibelius. More than a hundred steel cylinders make soft sounds in the wind. Nearby stands a steel sculpture of the composer's disembodied head.


another photo is here and more are here

i like leaves and i like fairies

that artist woman shows us how to make a mighty fine looking

fall leaf fairy pin

stop on over and see all the OTHER stuff she'll show you how to make as well

(pic from that artist woman)

good find!

how to make your own eco, kid-safe cleaning supplies (from inhatitots, which by the way is a GREAT site)

pic from the site

by Jennifer Chait

you must immediately STOP what you're doing

and head right to extreme craft

to see the right on, bra! pictures

(they were sent in by his quilting moms. who is a member of the quilters of south carolina who have a project to STAMP OUT BREAST CANCER.

here is only ONE of the photos (from the extreme craft site)

note: the site for quilters of sc has exceded their bandwith (when i tried). so i'll just keep trying and i suggest YOU do as well

ok, this is one cool scarf

from leethal (pics from there as well)

waving chevron scarf






(here the link to her 'store' she has some mighty fine pieces up at some mighty fine prices i must say leethal store)



(ht: craftzine)

time to revisit the

knitted sackboy i posted about here

because you can't have enough knitted sackboys

little big planet


(second sackboy link from craftzine first one from wonderland)

this is cool - TRY IT

on one of your OWN photos (or you can upload one from the web)
found via boing boing

tilt shift your photos

pic from tiltshiftmaker site: Buyukçakal Beach miniature

now who wouldn't want to play

electrified steampunk monopoly???????????????????? i sure as heck WOULD

pic and tutorial from:

Author:antibromide

(at instructables)

you KNOW i love this!

i especially love the hammock knitting dude!

another tetris find for you

hey cv rick look what i just found!

a tetris mirror whoop whoop whoop!!!

the price is in pounds but i'm guessing you could MAKE yourself one o' these bad boys (i know sugar put the kibosh on the tater tot vest but surely she wouldn't mind the tetris mirror!

(pics from bouf)

NOW THIS MY DEARS

IS

EXTREME KNITTING!!!
(ht craftstylish along with a bit of the background story)

another papercraft 2009 calendar

for you to download and make! it's a wicked cool kal-09 of course!!!

(from cubeecraft - pic from there as well)
(hat tip to craftzine)

chef julian

makes yummy yummy citrus boy




more on FIVE YEAR OLD julian from boing boing

Five-Year-Old Chef Gets His Own Show

i'm making one!

this is actually just what i need for work.


3-D downloadable calendar (yeah, ya gotta FOLD)

from blackpio via craftzine

(pic from blackpio)

oh my!

remember though, WE had THIS



(hat tip: boing boing)

shoot, i MUST make these

i am generally warm or hot most of the time EXCEPT for my hands. what a GREAT idea!

how to make hand warming gloves

from diane at craftypod (but found at craftstylish (picture from diane at craftstylish as well)

the new brother quattro 6000d high def

'sewing machine' (although i wouldn't call something a sewing machine that costs anywhere between 8 and 13,000 dollars. those are prices i've seen in the comments sections of postings. you can't find a real price online. none of the machines are sold online that i can find. you MUST go into a store)

i'll tell you i DO NOT SEW. but i sure would if i had one o' these babies!
Brother Quattro T 6000D: Now Even Sewing Machines are HD

Are you still watching television in standard def? How humiliating. Because Brother has just announced the world's first sewing machine with a built-in camera to display your work on an "HD" screen.

While we don't do much sewing ourselves, the QuattroT 6000D seems to have some good ideas. 56 LEDs illuminate the sewing platform while its "InnovEyeT Technology" provides a bird's eye view of the needle, which can be enlarged for a better view of precision work. Plus, the camera allows the fabric to be auto-positioned (with the help of a sensor positioning sticker) for automatic embroidery.

The screen itself, by Sharp, is a 32-(square)-inch display with 260,000 colors. It's not quite gameday ready, but we're sure that it tracks a mean cross stitch........

brother