Archive for the ‘Craftster Project Ideas and Tutorials’ Category

How to Make Plastic Spoon Mirrors

In this episode of Craftster Quickies, kittykill teaches you to turn a plain round mirror into a fun spring flower using plastic spoons! Add a little color and spring to your home with this simple project!

As Seen On TV: Arrested Development Stair Car

The world is abuzz with news of Arrested Development’s return!! This is so exciting I may even be able to stop taking my Teamocil! I thought we could celebrate with a cross-stitched stair car by beki710. Just watch out for hop ons! You can see the full thread here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=410651.0 You can see tons more [...]

Gamer Wednesday: Duck Hunt Lamp

Were you an expert hunter of the Greater North American Pixelated Duck in your day? Have you put your plastic gun controller away for bigger and better controllers? Why not use it to make yourself a hunting trophy, I mean lamp like fluffypants did? A cheap lampshade, some foam sheets, some cardboard, and a Duck [...]

Yarn Egg Tutorial

The crew at our parent company, Internet Brands, decided to get crafty for Spring and make yarn-mache eggs! This is a fun and simple craft that is great for groups! What you’ll need: Yarn Water balloons Mod Podge (or white glue in a pinch) Water Bowl Scissors Small cups for drying Cover your work area [...]

As Seen on TV: The Walking Dead board game

Are you ready for the season finale of The Walking Dead?! If you can’t bear to be away from the show while it’s off the air, why not make your own Walking Dead board game like SpeakGeekAndEnter did? Tiny little polymer clay cuties running around the board trying to gather supplies sounds like a great [...]

Gamer Wednesday: Brownie, a crafted video game!

This week on Gamer Wednesday we’re focusing not just on a crafty item inspired by a video game, but an actual crafted video game! Jamian made a mobile game but instead of drawing Brownie the bear and all of of the critters he saves, she used embroidery and fabric manipulation. Not only does it look [...]

Gamer Wednesday: Blood Elf Poppet

This is a fantastic representation of a member’s main World of Warcraft character in poppet form. kmichele_craftyfae says, “It was interesting to try and translate a video game image into a real life piece. But I’m really pleased with how it came out.” As she should be! I love the painted face and those awesome [...]

Gamer Wednesday: Navi Amigurumi

Hey listen! This Navi amigurumi is downright adorable! I think MoonlitSun‘s choice of using fabric for the wings instead of more yarn was great. You can see the full thread here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=406742.0 You can see more great crafts by viewing the Legend of Zelda tag.

As Seen on TV: Golden Girls

Mmmmmm… Golden Girls cupcakes… Wait. What? These amazing edible likenesses were made by hippiejo74 for a friend of a friend using melted candy wafers piped through a bag! Thank you for being a friend (of a friend) hippiejo! You can see the full thread here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=420197.0 You can see tons more great crafts by viewing [...]

Gamer Wednesday: Mario and Luigi Art Totes

These wonderful totes hold pads of paper and colored pencils on the inside, but I can’t get past those amazing felt appliques on the front! These art totes were made by bobbiemay for a swap. Mama24boyz was a very lucky recipient! You can see the full thread here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=405971.0 You can see more great crafts [...]

How to Make Confetti Bowls

In this episode of Craftster Quickies, kittykill teaches you how to make these decorative bowls out of confetti and a handful of other simple supplies. This easy technique gives really fantastic and fun results!

As Seen on TV: RuPaul’s Drag Race

RuPaul is one fierce queen, even in icing form! RCKFELLA made this awesome cake for her cousin’s birthday to show their mutual love of RuPaul’s Drag Race. You can see the full thread here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=343990.0 You can see tons more great crafts by viewing the “TV Show” tag.

Gamer Wednesday: Harry Potter Board Game

This gorgeous set of woodburned game pieces by jennieingram is inspired by Harry Potter. The box contains lots of different kinds of pieces that you can use in all kinds of open source games for tons of fun! You can see the full thread here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=365641.0 You can see more great crafts by viewing the [...]

As Seen on TV: Game of Thrones

Most melted crayon projects are so colorful that this one seems like a very stark contrast. (Get it? STARK contrast?) This great piece made by laurenashleyh with a red direwolf and “Winter is coming” written on it is called “House Stark”. You can see the full thread here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=412873.0 You can see tons more great [...]

Gamer Wednesday: Skyrim Embroidery

What do you do when you’re an embroiderer who has become a Skyrim widow? Make a hoop! Oceansoul‘s embroidery hoop is a perfect mash-up of gaming and crafting, all in one hilarious quote. You can see the full thread here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=404117.0 You can see more great crafts by viewing the Skyrim tag.