#crafts

The origami instructions at Origami Guide are presented in an easy to follow photo tutorial format.

Made with yarn, conductive thread, and an Arduino

A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions.

A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions.

"Your very own Moleskine-like-notebook/journal/sketchbook. The one we'll be making is 3.5 x 5.5 x .5 inches. I use this size because it fits nicely into my back or front pants pocket. Strangely enough it is also the same size as the Moleskine notebook."

"In an industry where popular magazines are dying or fighting to stay alive, it's exciting to see a fresh new independent magazine aimed at fellow designers and the crafty-alike (with every issue selling out so far). I'm currently enjoying a copy of issue 2, which is 100 colorful pages full of articles ranging from the world of Pantone color to scissor collecting, along with a creative postcard project that encourages you to get involved in the process."

"We've collected cuttings from some of your favorite fun fabrics from around the American Apparel factory to make one-of-a-kind bags of scrap fabrics. Use them for all sorts of arts and crafts. Make clever jewelry, accessories, a card for your grandma or a colorful hanging sculpture for your apartment. Each bag comes with a zine (printed on scrap paper, of course) with five fun and easy scrap projects, complete with how-to instructions."

"The assumption behind Transition Towns is that we’re reaching a convergence of three crises: 1) a moment when oil production can’t meet demand, forcing us to confront a future of dramatically lower energy use; 2) climate change, which requires a drastic reduction in carbon emissions; and 3) worldwide economic instability. The Transition Towns movement is all about preparing communities to retool for this future, and the 12-step program is an outline of how to do that."

"Although we don't claim to understand it, a cat that has installed itself in a cardboard box is a happy cat. You can exploit this mysterious fact to make a your own simple corrugated cardboard cat bed like this one, designed as a kitty-sized chaise lounge. Since it's just cardboard, it's also easy to modify this basic design to suit your own (or your cat's) taste. "

"This game was very important to me. Someone spent 4 months cross-stitching this map, so I guess it was to them too. Amazing stuff."

"Cubeecraft paper toys do not require any tape or glue to assemble! Every model simply has to be printed, cut out and properly folded. Find out more by reading the FAQ."

"Welcome, everyone, to the world’s first and best Bacon Mat gallery. We first learned of the magnificent idea of weaving meat from instructables.com. Whoever came up with this deserves a knighthood. Send us your photo and we’ll add it!"

"I finally finished the Nintendo I have been working on for 2 weeks."

"Shock, horror! Sad but true - some softies DO eat other softies!"

"If the cost of quality wool gets you down then consider visiting your local thrift store and buying wool sweaters there."

"all our donuts are handstitched for ultimate freshness"

"I've never done any cross stitching before and my aunt recently gave me these plastic grid cross stitch sheets, so I thought this would be the perfect project to learn on!"

Sew-casts? "OK Crafters & Makers, you're in for a treat, we're testing out something really new - delivering patterns over iTunes for our new zine CRAFT!"

"Knitted Robots by Jess Hutchison"