Features
Latest Posts
Here is our pick of some of the best projects on CO+K last week:
Mold polymer clay citrus canes, sew a pencil bag and felt gift envelopes, print a shirt with cassette tapes, bake your dog some cheesy dog biscuits and scooby snacks, or make a cat toy for your kitty, paint a UFO frisbee, bend straws in to a phoenix, make a vintage collar necklace from an old shirt, sew a sweet simple wrist cuff, make beads from recycled newspaper, turn two baggy tees in to yoga pants, fold a pyramid star box and sew a punked out badge / ID holder.
This frozen fruit yogurt is super quick to make and is a healthy start to the day.
Check out the recipe from Fat Free Vegan.
These paper flowers would brighten up any dull space!
Check out the how-to from Talk Crafty To Me.
Here is our pick of some of the best projects on CO+K last week:
Keep your button organised with a super cute button box, crochet fingerless gloves, bake a princess birthday cake, fold an origami revealing flower, revamp your bookends, needle-felt some coasters and garden rocks, make a paper bird, cook fried polenta cakes and homemade gummy bears, look classy with a cassette tape clutch bag, turn a cowboy boot in to a doorstop and make a calendar out of a CD case.
Use your cookie dough in a new way and make this tasty looking cookie dough pie.
Check out the recipe from Big Red Kitchen.
Here's a bit of furniture that any big kid will love. This Lego sofa lets you rebuild it in to which ever way is comfiest for you.
Check out the article from Nerd Approved.
Documenting the rise of the DIY, art, craft and design movement in the United States, Handmade Nation by Faythe Levine and Courtney Heimerl, aims to be a comprehensive guide about all the makers and doers, who are bringing about this creative revolution.
Traveling from state to state, and covering over 19,000 miles, to produce a film and guide about the handmade scene, this book includes photography and profiles of makers, including the Naughty Secretary Club's Jennifer Perkins, Knitta, Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching and Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane.
It's a pity this book doesn't include CO+K and the rest of the crafty world, but it does offer a complete view of the craft and creativity scene in the states, making it a great companion to any crafter's bookshelf.
You can pick up a copy of the book or find out when the movie is showing near you from the Handmade Nation website.
These frosted vanilla cookies look absolutely delicious!
Check out the recipe from Oh Fransson.
Sew a cute little bitty bug pincushion to help with your sewing projects.
Check out the how-to from Goody Goody.
In cooperation with gettyimages, A Year In Fashion includes 365 fashion spreads in this calendar style photography book, offering you a unique fashion look each day. With fashion spanning the past 100 years, the book includes photos from catwalk shows, photo shoots, candid snaps, shop windows and magazine spreads, from a huge range of designers, such as Dior, Givenchy and Christian Lecrox.
The book also includes shots of stars like Diana Ross, Frida Kahlo and the cast of Sex & The City. Each spread is accompanied by a description and calendar entry space for you to track your appointments or even plan outfits.
A must have for any fashion lover, the book provides fresh inspiration for every day, ensuring that 2010 will be your most stylish year ever.
You can pick up a copy of the book from Prestel.