crafts

Make A Gift Bow Out Of Any Paper

3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Sure, you can just go to the store and buy a bow. But why not make your gift show a bit more thought and style? Recycle old maps, glossy ads and other paper into creative bows with this guide. More »

Turn An Orange Into A Fragrant Candle Holder

6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Scented candles don’t always smell quite, well, natural. Turn an orange into a candle holder and you’ve got a festive-looking table decoration that can give off customised scents. More »

Print And Fold Your Own Customisable iPhone Case

7:00AM Rosa Golijan | With this printable iPhone case pattern, you can fold your very own customisable case. Just trace the printout on the material of your choice (I’m demonstrating it with a nice, soft felt case) and fold. No glue, stitches or staples required. More »

DIY Reusable Lunch Bag

5:30AM Dustin Luck | There’s no better time than during the school holidays to get into a DIY project. Craft site the purl bee details how to make a nifty, reusable homemade lunch bag. More »

How To Make Your Own Mousepad

2:30PM Angus Kidman | A quick flick around eBay or your local office supply store will reveal more mousepads than any person could sensibly use, but for total uniqueness you can’t beat making your own. More »

Recycle A Cardboard Tube Into Fabric Napkin Rings

7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The cardboard tube inside rolls of cling wrap or aluminium foil is particularly sturdy and well-suited for craft projects. Turn one of those sturdy tubes into attractive napkin holders with this tutorial. More »

16 Craft Projects For Your Inner Geek

3:00PM Angus Kidman | Craft blog One Pretty Thing rounds up 16 tech-inspired craft projects, ranging from a Pac-Man cross stitch to a build-it-yourself TARDIS. More »

Operation Orange: The Crafter’s Computer Room

5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you have an aversion to orange, it might be best to skip over this post. Got a color-neutral appreciation of organisation and design? Come on in. More »

Try The Love Machine Cubee For A Quick Valentine’s Gift

3:00PM Angus Kidman | Since we posted about Cubees earlier this month, I’ve become mildly addicted to building these block-shaped paper characters. If you’re looking for a quirky extra.gift for your special someone on Valentine’s Day, try out the site’s 2009 project, The Love Machine. But do it properly — Cubees work much better on stiff card than plain old office paper. Cubeecraft More »

Build A Papercraft Cubee

6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Cubeecraft has dozens of Cubees, or block-shaped characters made from folded paper, modeled after pop culture icons as old as the 1960s-era Batman, and as recent as President Barack Obama. Armed with a printer, some paper (the heavier the better), and one of the many templates at Cubeecraft, you can fold icons from nearly any genre. Politics, obscure cartoons, comic book characters, television stars and more have all been carefully modeled in cubic 3D glory. Finally you’ll be able to craft that diorama depicting how the rebels could have held the ice planet Hoth—if only they’d enlisted Earthworm Jim. The templates are all in .JPG format, which lends itself to easy tinkering in Photoshop if you’re up for it—I turned the Cubee of Dwight from The Office into my boss, for example, with a quick face transplant. Cubeecraft [via Glimmer] More »