Aug
31
Whole Grains 101
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Chow has a primer of 10 of their favorite grains in their whole grains 101 with descriptions of each grain and recipes for how to cook them.
Aug
31
Captain Electric and Battery Boy
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This dress is called the "Itchy Dress," and it uses kinetic energy to power lights in the garment. It's part of a fashion collection code-named "Captain Electric and Battery Boy" by XS Labs in Montreal. Via Fashioning Technology.
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31
Five Free Paper Toy Downloads
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Fantastic Toys is offering up five free paper toy downloads, including this wee gnome bowling set (look out, guys!). There are paper dolls, a paper mobile and more in the set of free toys.
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31
How-To: Stay Tab Chain Maille
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Sean @ MAKE points us to Instructables user quixotiCfluX's tutorial for stay-tab chain maille.
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Aug
31
Prickly Pear: Taming the Wild & Fruity
By Wendy Tremayne
The prickly pear cactus holds a unique position in nature. It is a fruit, vegetable, and a flower, and all parts of the plant are edible. Even the seed can be ground into flour. Also known as Indian fig, the plant produces food and medicine. Once its thorny exterior is tamed, the prickly generously gives up nutrition, healing, and a hot pink sweet-tart punch. Prickly pear grows wild in deserts throughout the west as well as Mexico, Columbia, Israel, and Italy. It is characterized by thorny pads (nopales) with clumps of large flowers and juicy fruits (tuna) that appear in the fall. The tuna are high in calcium, magnesium, and potassium. They also contain antioxidant compounds. The plant's medicinal properties are still being discovered. Some say that prickly is on its way to becoming a curative superstar.
Scientist, doctor, and wild food lover alike must pass through prickly pear's stingy initiation in order to receive the bounty of its succulent fruit. With a few simple tips, harvesting is easily achieved. This DIY covers picking, processing, and the making of a delicious fruity beverage.
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31
Our "Cozy Up to Yarn" theme starts tomorrow so break out your knitting needles and crochet hooks because we're jumping into fall with lots of great projects. Sign up for our monthly CRAFT newsletter which goes out tomorrow and you'll be one of the firsts to get this free pattern online to make a cozy pair of knit and felted house slippers by Liecel Tverli Scully as featured in CRAFT: 05, before it hits our site later in September. And it's easy to subscribe with our new newsletter system! All you have to do is enter in your name and email address. So what are you waiting for?!
Also running throughout September is our very first Crochet-Along! Tamie Snow of Roxycraft will show you how to make this adorable fuzzy panda amigurumi. The materials list and pattern will be available starting tomorrow. Stay tuned!
Thank you to this month's sponsor and our friends at Lion Brand Yarn! Becky and I will be taking a visit to the Lion Brand Studios in NY for special CRAFT Video Podcast to debut later this month. Search the Lion Brand site for thousands of free knititng and crochet patterns. Follow @lionbrandyarn on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
Aug
31
Jelly Dish Towels
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Sheri at Moda Bakeshop has a quick housewarming gift idea to sew up these easy jelly dish towels where you can use up your leftover jelly roll strips.
Aug
31
Top 5 Home Decor Picks from Nicole Balch, Making it Lovely
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Nicole Balch of Pink Loves Brown has a the most amazing home decor style which she shares on her blog, Making it Lovely. I have enjoyed watching the transformation of her redecorating her home and wonderful eye for color and decor details.
1. Cupcake Bowl
3. Egg Chairs
Here are the past Top 5 Home Decor Picks we featured this month:
- Grace Bonney, design*sponge
- Joy Cho, Oh Joy!
- Elka Karl, CasaSugar
- Victoria Smith, sfgirbybay
- Jessica Jones, How About Orange
- Jen Wallace, Indie Fixx
Aug
31
How-To: One-Ingredient Ice Cream
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Looking for a tasty frozen treat in this hot weather? Sarah James at Instructables has a brilliant way of blending, you guessed it, bananas! I can't wait to try it.
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31
How-To: Mini Theater for Summer Photos
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On Alpha+Mom, Brenda Ponnay shows you how you and your kids can create a show-and-tell mini theater for summer photos.