A few new Handmades are up here at CRAFT! One is all about fiber artist Riita Ikonen:
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Vickie Howell's St. Patrick's Day Knitting Projects
Vickie Howell has two great projects to knit for St. Patrick's Day! You can make this quick and easy mitered knit shamrocks or dress up your favorite little one in these shamrock booties.
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How-To: Cut Paper Silhouettes Artwork
Sara of Creative Jewish Mom shares downloadable art and instructions for creating these fresh nature-inspired cut paper silhouettes. I love the touch of ric rac!
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How-To: Advanced Truffle-Making
Instructables user Mongpoovian shows us how to make slabbed ganache truffles:
Slabbed ganache is exactly what it sounds like - ganache, set into a slab. It's an easy way to make truffles that contain multiple types and flavors of filling together to produce a most interesting chocolate-consuming experience. In this instructable, I'll be showing you how to make kona coffee/marshmallow truffles, but the procedure can be used for all sorts of fillings.
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Pussy Willow Rainbow
I love this simple technique for creating a nice burst of color in your spring decor from Betz White. Using gathered branches and a couple of handy craft supplies, she made this impressive rainbow pussy willow arrangement. See how she did it over on her blog.
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Matthew Borgatti figured out a way to screenprint scratch-off cards. Fun for invitations, postcards, business cards, or starting your own lottery scam.
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Read more »Staining Your Magazine Rack to Match Your Bathroom
To create a cohesive look for your bathroom, stain your magazine rack to match or complement the other colors in the room.
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5 Best Brands for Stroller Canopies
When considering the kind of stroller canopies that are available for purchase, people often judge them by a number of requirements, including ease of folding, storage ability, size, and the comfort...
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How to Supe up a Golf Cart Engine
Golf cart manufacturers typically limit the amount of speed that their carts can achieve due to restrictions placed on them by golf courses (usually 12 m.
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How to Build a Hidden Entertainment Center
With all the electronic gear in the average living room these days, an entertainment center can be a great way to keep it all under control and out of sight until you need to use it.
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Paving Stone Installation
A paving stone installation is an attractive and practical addition to your home's landscaping.
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How to Install a Two Way Glass Mirror Properly
Installing a two way glass mirror is as easy as installing an indoor window, but care should be taken that the right side of the mirror is facing the way you want it to.
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3 Tips for Choosing a Double Light Switch Plate
Fitting a double light switch plate in your home is a great way of protecting the walls from fingerprints and dirt.
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Flat Roof Ventilation: How to Install a Ventilator
Installing flat roof ventilation can be a complicated process because it requires a special kind of ventilation and angled roofs.
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How to Change 120v Light Fixture to 230v
If you have a circuit running at 230v, you may have a problem installing your new light fixture.
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Maker Business: Advice on Reaching Escape Velocity
Steve Roberts is a maker OG (original gangsta). With his amazing Winnebiko and BEHEMOTH projects, and his longtime evangelizing of "high-tech nomadness," he's been a leading light in the maker movement for decades. I definitely count him as one of my great inspirations in pursuing artful-engineering (or is it engineered artfulness?) as a lifestyle.
Read more »Flat-pack observatory roof protoytype
Craig Smith, of Firefly Workshop, has been planning a home observatory and is working out the details of easily building a domed roof for it. He writes:
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