How do I go about making my own lavender bags? I'm planning on making some softies for Christmas presents and am unsure on whether they need to be fully filled with herb (dude) or whether a mixture of polyfilling is needed (less expensive). I'm also wondering what kind of lavender to use, and where the best (UK) place to obtain it may be. [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2008 - 9 answers

Please give me recommendations for craft stores in London, UK! Specifically: card making, optional: knitting and soap making/rebatching. Bonus points for locations around Oxford Street and/or easy access by tube! [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me decide how to attach state quarters to my quilt project! [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2008 - 16 answers

I am looking for a place in NYC that is like the RFD in Washington DC. Any beer aficionados know? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2008 - 12 answers

Help me remember a random arts-and-crafts kit from my childhood... with a German twist? [more inside]
posted on Sep 13, 2008 - 6 answers

Metal art/craft question - I need to scratch a design into a lot of cold rolled 22 gauge steel. [more inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2008 - 8 answers

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Halloween is fast approaching and I need help creating some apothecary style props from the Bard's well known witches chant based on the introduction to That Scottish Play. Most of my audience isn't going to remember much past "eye of newt and toe of frog" but being a geek about details I'd like to try to create a tableaux of the entire contents of that cauldron. [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2008 - 11 answers

What is this children's papercraft book? Simple cut-out paper people (like gingerbread men) go on adventures (at sea, in the forest?) [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2008 - 0 answers

I need a crystal-clear transparent liquid that is as heavy (dense) or heavier than water, not dangerous, and not difficult to obtain. The heavier the better. The catch - it can't be water-based. [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2008 - 23 answers

Can someone help me remember this book? It was a book about making all sorts of things from paper, mainly models, and I remember the start of the book talking about how to make forest fairies and flora (actually fungi). [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 6 answers

What's in a (handmade crafts shop) name? ...Connotations of Boutique, Creations, Studio, etc. [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 15 answers

I need a craft that has tangible results! [more inside]
posted on Jun 30, 2008 - 44 answers

CraftFilter: I want to make a bracelet designed around a ring, but I need instructions. [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2008 - 7 answers

How can I "uncurl" photos that are no longer flat, but have somehow become warped? [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 5 answers

Colorado Craft Filter: I am looking to find how to procure another mounted monster head. [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2008 - 4 answers

I’m looking for an eco-friendly, or at least less damaging, alternative to these Styrofoam craft cones. [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 6 answers

What's the best way to make sharp, detailed, flexible custom stencils? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 8 answers

Where can I find needlepoint supplies in DC? [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 7 answers

I just bought some interesting fabric from an enormous textile discount place. See link for crappy cellphone picture. Obviously, the pattern incorporates a logo (there is a teeny registered trademark sign inside each square), but I cannot place it. Any ideas? Someday, it will be a bag or maybe a skirt and I'd like to know who or what I'm wearing. Thanks!
posted on Mar 30, 2008 - 7 answers

I want to learn metal crafts using a scribe/jeweler or marquetry saw and soldering. I live in Los Angeles (specifically Burbank) and I've tried vocational schools but can't find any specific courses, just entire certification programs in welding & such. I'm better learning when someone experienced is teaching and not from a book. I'm willing to pay for courses...just can't find any.
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 5 answers

Setting up shop filter. [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 10 answers

Help me name my new business venture. I'm looking for a creative/non-cliche name for a bed & breakfast that will cater to crafters, with an emphasis on scrapbookers. Basically it will be a three day/two night girls weekend. The B&B has a large craft area. We'll also offer massage, manicure and pedicure. Any ideas?
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 24 answers

I am trying to prototype my own board/card game. I need a way to design a card format onto 4" x 6" and 3" x 3" spaces. Something like the software CCG maker but different sizes and not Magic specific. [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 9 answers

What are the preeminent online resources for quilters? [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 9 answers

Alternatives to staples, paper, glue etc for paper fastening in crafts and papercraft? [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2007 - 11 answers

I want to make a promotional mug that has a picture of a brain on it, where some 'brain activations' appear when the mug is heated. I've seen color-changing mugs like this around, but I can't seem to find out where to get them made. [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 8 answers

I've decided to make my own Christmas cards this year. But I'm having trouble deciding what to say inside them. [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - 12 answers

With the joyous event of the election of a Rudd Labor Government here in Australia, I'm thinking of commemorating the win by taking the front page of a few newspapers and turning them into one of those hard wood posters you can buy from some music stores and poster shops. I am reliably informed that this process is called 'poster boarding' and from the few places I've looked at who do it professionally, this is going to set me back anywhere between $100 to $300 per poster. So I'm wondering if this is something I could do myself. If so, what do I need to buy, what do I need to do (a step by step process would be nice) and, importantly, how easy/hard will this be for a first-timer to do?
posted on Nov 25, 2007 - 7 answers

Where would I order small quantities of cheap but good-quality plain long-sleeve t-shirts for kids? [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2007 - 3 answers

Holiday craft ideas needed-catch is I want ideas that can be fun for my very creative, talented artistic 10 year old, and her sister, not quite 2. Tried and tested ideas, if possible, not just links to generic craft websites (links to fabulous websites you've found to be useful will be appreciated, of course). [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 7 answers

Help me make this retro t-shirt. [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2007 - 18 answers

woodworkers and/or adhesive experts: Is there some way to "seal" a thin piece of cedar wood so that it won't split? [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2007 - 15 answers

I would like to make some Halo (the video game) things for my husband's birthday (next week). I am thinking about a Halo-cake (any good ideas? I don't want to make a photo cake) but don't have any other ideas. I don't live in the US and cannot buy many special products here. I also don't want to spend a lot of money. It's the idea that counts. Any ideas?
posted on Oct 7, 2007 - 11 answers

My wife and I went to a craft fair and I was fairly surprised that I didn't see any JellyBean Bonzai (prototype here) trees there. Everything was giant squids and plushy monsters. Now I'm feeling crafty, but I don't want to kill anyone. [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 23 answers

how can i paint my laminate top guitar? [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 5 answers

What kind of fun can I have with 36 colors of permanent markers? [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2007 - 12 answers

I want to know how to make my own boxes. [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me decide what to embroider on a baby sleeper for my new nephew. [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2007 - 9 answers

What interesting things can I do with a 3rd gen iPod faceplate? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2007 - 4 answers

Do you have any tips or insights for someone buying an ocarina? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2007 - 4 answers

Lots and lots (and lots and lots) of 3.5" disks. Don't want to just trash them. Any ideas (possibly crafty) on recycling them? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2007 - 12 answers

How to recycle old paint canvases? I'd like to do some sort of photo transfer onto them, but how? [more inside]
posted on May 26, 2007 - 6 answers

I am interested in learning how to quilt, from scratch, with no experience whatsoever. [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2007 - 18 answers

Crafty MeFites: What can I do with a sturdy wooden box? [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2007 - 19 answers

Attention, crafty people! I do some decoupage (examples to follow) and have a new project I'm stumped on. I have several dozen Chinese birthday money envelopes that I want to arrange in some sort of interesting pattern on my kitchen table. I'm pretty stumped, so I'm trying to find out whether there's any Mac software (or a web-based app would work too) designed for helping mosaic makers make designs. Unfortunately, all I seem to be able to find is the Mosaic browser and various photo mosaic makers. Or, if there's not anything like that out there, I'm looking for ideas about how to lay it out. [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2007 - 10 answers

I'm relatively crafty, but inexperienced and largely ignorant of building construction. What are the best tools to learn masonry, preferably stone masonry, first as a hobby but potentially as a career? [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2007 - 7 answers

I'd like to make my own cheapass christmas tree. [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2006 - 15 answers

What creative use can I put all this sheet metal to? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 16 answers

Where can I find instructions on how to make a sculpture by folding the pages of a book over... [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2006 - 7 answers

A British artist names Duncan Wilson (site=down) covered a wall with 4 or 5 layers of post-it type notes, each layer a different color. As they are peeled away, neat shapes form. What are your bright ideas for a DIY version? [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2006 - 9 answers