Do you have a design geek on your valentine to-make list? Check out this pixelated heart popup card tutorial from Kate at minieco, and make your own impressively cube-tastic 3D cards!
I think I might have to make one for my husband. You guys can keep a secret, right?
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I love finding ways to bring nature in to my home decor, and this lamp shade from Sören Berger takes that to a whole other level. Sean at MAKE writes:
Kiwi master craftsman Sören Berger is a woodturner, teacher, and inventor with 35 years at the lathe. It shows. In this amazing and slightly terrifying video, you'll see him turn a giant tree trunk section that starts with the bark still on it, inside and out, until it's perfectly smooth and translucent-thin. Inspiring and wonderful. Absolutely do not miss it. [via nerdstink]
Tré Reising, a graduate student at Michigan's Cranbrook Academy of Art, was so inspired by rapper Gucci Mane's unusual facial tattoo that he decided to make an awesome 5-foot sculpture of it. Of course it's made from hemp and, wait for it, "burrrlap."
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As an adult, I rarely have a birthday party for myself, let alone one that has some kind of rad theme. These Rolo rocket party favors from Amanda from Shindig Parties To Go over on Skip to My Lou make me want to reconsider this travesty and throw a massive space-themed birthday party for myself this year. She's combined one of my favorite things (rockets) with one of my favorite candies (Rolos). She also shows that they can be used as Valentines, and I have to say that they'd be one of my favorites if I were to receive them! Get the printables and instructions over on Skip to My Lou.
I love that these arrow pencils from The Crafts Department don't necessarily scream "VALENTINE'S DAY!" but are a more stylized nod to Cupid's arrows. If you're looking for a grown-up Valentine's project to make for friends, this is a great one.
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week:
be my valentine: red velvet shortbread bites, by jek in the box
Blackbird Brooch, by fizzee*
Fern Green Flower Earrings, by Jewelrybynala
Big octopus, by JoJoNeiL
Organic Mary Janes, Chery Dot, by weepereas
It pains me to think that things from 1995 might be considered vintage... I picked up this I Can't Believe I'm Crocheting! book today while running crafty errands. The title definitely made me giggle in the store.
What are some of your favorite crochet books?
Related: Crochet 101
The World of Needlepoint, the site for TNNA’s Needlepoint Group, has put up a delightful gallery of pictures from the recent Winter Market in Phoenix.
Go to this page and scroll down a bit to find the gallery. In it you’ll find lots of wonderful pictures from the show. There are pictures of each table from the Needlepoint Gallery, where designers show off their newest , including several of the pieces I wrote about.
Check it out.
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Dana of made shares how she made a sweet heart doily print t-shirt for her daughter for Valentine's Day. You could use the same method to create a heart doily applique for a Valentine tote bag for all the class cards that come home, too!
