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Crafts Hacks for makers; a digital vision board with clever tips, ideas, techniques and materials for DIY creations.
FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING AND HOT AIR BALLOONS
In July 2019 my son turned one. Our close friends travelled three hours up the highway to stay the weekend and celebrate with us and everyone else we'd invited to the party. On the morning of the party my friend, who is a talented knitter, quilter and crafter, gave our son the quilt she had made for him. The quilt was made up of four large blocks featuring paper aeroplanes which had been created using the technique of foundation paper piecing (FPP). This gorgeous quilt now hangs on our son's bedroom wall where we can admire it everyday. When I look at it I can see the hours spent at the sewing machine and iron, carefully stitching it all together.
By Mary Stokes5 years ago in Lifehack
The Dress Form
Working with leather is not my favorite thing to do. My hands are already sore and cracked from years of working on farms, with boats and mixing alcohol. My dad’s hands were worse than mine. I’ve never seen cracked skin like his and I’ve still never seen anyone work as hard with their hands than him.
By Alan Dronek5 years ago in Lifehack
Creating Happiness With A Thunder Of Dragons
Creating My Happiness With A Thunder Of Dragons Once upon a time there were dragons. But this isn’t a story about just any dragons. These dragons are soft and cuddly. With green safety eyes. The first dragon was Dulcimer, Dulci for short. He was big, fluffy and unruly. I knew it was up to me to tame him into the dragon I conceived him to be.
By S. L. Kirby5 years ago in Lifehack
Left-handed Scissors in a Right-handed World
In my youth in the 1950s, wooden elementary school chairs had built-in armrests, which were uniformly on the right side. This left my scrawny little arm dangling off precariously, as my left hand strained in the effort to execute the lovely cursive writing that I strove for.
By Tess Nottebohm 5 years ago in Lifehack
BIRDS, THAT'S IT, BIRDS
It was a usual Saturday by starting the day talking with my daughter who lives 100 miles south of us. The summer camp where I taught art was closing and we were discussing what I was going to do with all my time. I wanted to jump back into the local art world, but was growing tired of my first love water color. While I would never abandon it I needed somethng more. As the discussion proceeded I wondered if designer paper added to my creations would do the trick. But what to draw. In a flash, since we had been talking about our feathered friends at our bird feeder, my daughter said "What about doing birds? You love them and there are so many." I responded, "Birds, that;s it BIRDS," We talked a bit more about me doing a series and then with great urgency to get started on this new venture we ended our call.
By Cathy Ganschinietz5 years ago in Lifehack
Getaway Crafter
Ever since Junior High school; now they call them Middle School, if I wasn't in the cafeteria reading, I could be found in the Art classroom. At that time I was known by most of the teachers, because of my Anemia problem, and would wake up in the nurse's office many times. When I had awoken I would always make my way to the Art classroom to work on my project or projects I was making, ranging from clay, flat copper, paper (my favorite), watercolor, and lastly paint.
By Rebecca S Williams5 years ago in Lifehack
Reunited With A Childhood Joy
I grew up in a red state during the Bush years, surrounded by a culture that celebrated all things masculine. At the same time, I was raised by a mother who had come of age during the second wave of American feminism, one that saw women marching in protest of laws and social norms that enforced a repressive, restrictive definition of femininity.
By Lacey Doddrow5 years ago in Lifehack
