Tag: crafty

Juliet Ames is a Baltimore-based crafter who has been breaking plates and turning the ‘wreckage’ into art since 2006. China Knuckles, which combine the implied violence of brass knuckles

Keeping things crafty, here’s something different. Italian designer, Giorgia Zanellato, wanted to confront the waste factor of leftover hair in Lausanne’s many hair salons. So, she devised a process to

Speaking of “crafty,” check this out: Troy Emery is an Australian artist who creates colorful animal sculptures by covering taxidermy foam with pom-poms. Pom-poms as a medium for art

Last night, Chicago-based toy designer and fierce Jewess, Stephanie Baum (aka Steff Bomb), [interviewed] appeared on TLC’s Craft Wars. Host Tori Spelling was away for the episode, so Steff

You know that old saying: “Behind every great toy lord and toy hunter on reality TV, there’s a stack of broken action figures and a girl with a

Etsy seller Extramoneyformommy uses the force to reshape ordinary Crayolas into Star Wars crayons. If you’re the type of person who can’t stand to “ruin” decorative soaps by

If the previous post gave you the munchies, check THIS out. Over at the Decorated Cookie blog, Meaghan Mountford has been recreating classic paintings on an unlikely canvas:

I am becoming obsessed with yarnbombing. Of all the compound words in today’s lexicon, yarnbombing is my current favorite. It’s like mixing whimsy with violence. It shouldn’t work,

With all the diversity of the Bay Area, its toy scene is, for the most part, a liberal lot. So it was interesting to read this profile of

ToyCyte sent me to The Maker Faire to scoop out stories on toys and come back with a Maker Faire Review. Between all the robots, hand-made plush dolls