Feb
28
This is an inspiration post. However, not just a craft inspiration post, because I’m positive it might also inspire some awesome pillow fights. Pillow Fight isn’t available for purchase; it’s an art piece by artist and designer Bryan Ku. …
Feb
22
It’s time to talk about Crafters Block, folks. Yes, Writers Block’s evil, craft-inspiration-stealing cousin. While we tend to hear more about the opposite (also known as “Too Many Crafts, Not Enough Time”), Crafters Block exists and as artists and crafters we all …
Feb
9
Crafts and feminism aren’t quite at the peanut butter and jelly level of permanent association, but I think they ought to be. And in this interview with Debbie Stoller on CraftFoxes, she discusses exactly why that is. And who …
Jan
29
Making armor is an art form all of its own, but Jeff de Boer‘s is an art form for a different reason. His armor is designed for cats and mice–not literally for them to wear, but more in the spirit …
Jan
24
Usually, when I’m writing a post, picking an image is the easy part. But when I saw Ellen Jewett’s Creatures From El, I knew that picking a favorite image to share with you was going to be the hardest …
Jan
15
If you liked the wooden Lego minifig from last week, then you’ve got to check out the incredible work of Valliswood. Valliswood creates one of a kind mobile phone docks out of beautiful pieces of wood. Most of his work …
Jan
11
Wooden toys have a sort of vintage nostalgia to them, but Thibaut Malet‘s Art Toy Project takes that nostalgia to new levels by creating precise wooden replicas of the popular Lego mini figurines. How cool is that? The project, …
Jan
9
I’m sure you’ve seen thread art projects before: small nails are hammered into a wood board and thread is wrapped around them to create designs. The concept isn’t new, but Kumi Yamashita takes it to an entirely different level. The …
Jan
5
If you’re in the market for a craft kit that will appeal to kids of all ages, then you need to check out Piperoid Paper Robot kits. These adorable Japanese craft kits come as paper tubes with predrilled holes that …
Nov
27
If you’d like to add a little literary value to your holiday this year, then you must check out BookRiot‘s 7 Heavenly Holiday Crafts to Make with Books. The above menorah by Juniper Books might be my …
Nov
19
Admit it, at some point we’ve all removed strips of masking tape, wadded them up and thrown them away. However artist Danny Scheible saw possibility where others saw only function. He’s created his own art form, called Tapigami, beautiful …
Nov
9
I’ve shared the beautiful paper art of Kim Phillips before, but when I saw this beautiful Tree of Life Card in my inbox, I had to share it. 100% of the proceeds from this card go to Nechama, a …
Nov
2
It’s a papercrafting kind of week! Have you seen the paper sculptures created by artist Patty Grazini? One of her latest projects is a life-size replica of the “Giantess” Elizabeth Lyska, a Russian girl who became famous in the 1880′s …
Nov
1

Talk about mind blowing feat of indie crafting, Haha Bird merged love of video games and love of carving pumpkins into one–creating Pumpktris, a fully playable version of Tetris built into a pumpkin. Yes, you read that right, a …
Oct
31
The 80′s have been rearing their neon heads in just about every corner of the design and fashion worlds this year. But Zim and Zou‘s Back to Basics collection is by far the coolest use of the 80′s style. …























