Posted
on 7/3/2009, 9:35 am,
by batgirl,
under general.
Welcome to our first Free to Be Crafty, in which we share free patterns we love. This edition features an awesome Daisy Afghan, made by Sonnetbird! It’s a great use for scrap yarns, or you could make it in an unlimited number of color combinations, so it would look completely different each time! I think it would look amazing in black and white yarn. Thanks, Sonnetbird, for sharing this gorgeous project and pattern with us!
You can’t really go wrong with a delicious combination of fruit and pancake. This recipe calls for stewed apples, but the possibilities are endless — substitute strawberries, blueberries, raspberries or all of the above!
Member reenreen provided a full recipe for this mouth-watering dish. Check out the tasty details here.
The pancake tag has lots of goodness for your breakfast table. You’ll find a little bit of everything from marbled pancakes to pancakes dotted with chocolate chips.
Posted
on 7/2/2009, 1:55 pm,
by Leah,
under general.
One of our sponsors, Addicted to Rubber Stamps, is having an Independence Day Sale from June 30 to July 6 where you can choose from one of four great coupons including 40% off one item and more!
I have one more awesome new weekly feature to debut! “Wear it this weekend” will show you a great article of clothing or fashion accessory with a tutorial that you can use to make your own to wear by the weekend! I’ll try to pick a broad range of items in a broad range of skill levels and tastes and I’ll definitely try to make you look great for you days off!
For the first installment I’ve got a super cute, super easy to follow recon that turns a men’s button down shirt into a fitted cap sleeve! Paperdaisies made an adorable and easy to follow tutorial that should make this recon a breeze.
If you make one for this weekend, let me know in the comments!
I am a huge fan of Sabrina Ward Harrison. She is an artist, author, and teacher who published her first visual journal at age 23, and it completely knocked me out. She has published three more books since, and they are all wonderful. Her work is a great inspiration for times when I feel like my crafty mojo could use a little boost. This video is a gorgeous example of her work. Enjoy.
Welcome to Green Thumb Thursday, where we present gardening and house plant tips and ideas for your inspiration. To kick off this new feature, we have an ingenious idea from mlheran - the hanging bundt pan herb pot! These are thrifty, easy, and gorgeous! Most thrift stores have old bundt pans, and they are often beautiful. If you are not a frequent bundt baker, you can still enjoy their lovely shapes, and grow your own fragrant herbs for cooking or just to enjoy. Mlheran includes instructions for making your own. Check it out! Be sure to post if you make one, we’d love to see it. Thanks, mlheran!
One of my favorite swap themes here on Craftster is Chunky Houses. We have some seriously amazing paper artists among our members and I just love the little villages they create with their fantastic little houses. This featured gallery is Chunky Houses round 3. .Take a look at all the amazing little houses, each with it’s own theme and look. I guarantee you will come away inspired!
Keep an eye on round 4, the gallery is just getting started, but it promises to be amazing!
These vanilla raspberry sundaes look divine, but the spoon cookies are absolutely fantastic! I’m having one of those, “Why didn’t I think of that?” moments right about now.
Posted
on 7/1/2009, 6:00 am,
by MrXStitch,
under Mr X Stitch.
Welcome to the Cutting (& Stitching) Edge! I’m Mr X Stitch and I’ll be your guide to the best in contemporary embroidery. Each week I’ll showcase someone who is rocking the world of embroidery and textiles.
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Shannon Rankin is an interdisciplinary artist from Maine in the US. As Selflesh, she creates amazing pieces of mixed media art.
I bet you never thought that you’d see videos about animal reproduction on Craftster, eh? Well, me neither until I saw Green Porno. Green Porno is a series of short films about animal reproduction written by and starring Isabella Rossellini and it has a decidedly crafty flair!
Season 1 is good, but Season 2 is GREAT! So many awesome papercrafts and so much awesome (and correct!) scientific information! Seriously, where else can you see Isabella Rossellini traipsing through a forest of paper penises…. That being said, even though it’s scientifically accurate it may be a little, erm, saucy? So maybe not great at work or in front of the kids, unless you want the bees to actually explain the birds and the bees.
It seems like a lot of people are having babies these days, or maybe it’s just my circle. Definitely people everywhere are trying to save money and reduce waste, so these eco diapers are a timely and welcome project for those parents planning to use reusable diapers for their little beansprouts. This great tutorial from agrafikartist demystifies the process of making your own eco-friendly diapers, showing the process step by step. Thanks, agrafikartist, for sharing this awesome tute!
Are you using cloth diapers for your little one? Do you have any great tips for new parents? Share them with us!
If you have a favorite tute you’d like to recommend for a future Tute Tuesday, send a PM to Batgirl.
Posted
on 6/29/2009, 2:05 pm,
by jungrrl,
under Manic Monday.
Hey folks! This is a brand new weekly feature we’re starting called “Manic Monday”. Basically, I get to lead you to all those incredibly detailed, time-consuming, jaw-droppingly intricate crafts that are posted all around Craftster! You know, those projects that just look like they took FOREVER. We want to showcase those amazing, dedicated, and crazy (in the best way possible) crafters who’ve put so much energy into one fabulous item!
Our first Manic Monday is Lilyvanilli’s Embroidered Birth Sampler, made for her niece. From what I can gather it took about two months of planning, prepping, and stitching, with 16 different kinds of stitches in at least a dozen different colors of thread! Whoa. Check out the full thread, with many more pictures, here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=281423.0
These Craftastrophes aren’t necessarily bad crafts, many are well made and have taken the crafter a lot of time and energy to create; our goal is to showcase those crafts that are funny, weird, strange and make us laugh. We mean no harm and can honestly say that there have been sales for some sellers on various sites due to their craft being featured on this site! We merely want to share the laughs and enjoy the talents of many. Talents which neither of us have.
We’ll be your hosts of all crafts gone wrong, and if you want to submit something to be featured here or at our blog, please contact us with relevant photos, links and credits!
Now on with the Craftastrophes!
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I know there are families out there who allow their cats to jump on the dinner table and the counter. I know there are some families who love their pets so much, they allow said pets to kiss them and their babies.
We have a dog. I love her to pieces but her tongue never, ever touches my plate, my mouth or my kids. That’s just the way I am. I want to make out with my dog just about as much as I want to make out with Carrot Top or Amy Winehouse. As in NOT AT ALL. (Though I’m certain my dog’s mouth is cleaner than part of Amy Winehouse’s body.)
When I saw this craft, I had a physical reaction. You might too. Feel free to share said reaction, Batman style (KAPOW! BLAM! WRETCH!), in the comments. Read the rest of this entry »
