Tutorial - How to Make a Felt Owl Hairclip

So sweet! I like the way she attached the clip in the back.

Felt Owl Hairclip Tutorial at Margo is Crafty
" Ready to craft? Here's what we need to start: Four colors of felt(browns, white, and a color for the beak), I just used scraps from other projects, you don't need a lot, embroidery thread in black or brown (seed beads can be used instead), a bobby pin or other flat hair clip, needle and thread. Got it all? These are a very simple and quick craft. I made three or four while watching TV with no problem at all..." Read more

Bedroom dress boys

Materials: Two Bertil chairs, cleat, glue, screws, drill, circular saw, paint.

Description: Our bedroom is tightly spaced, and we needed a place for clothes in between wearing and ready for laundry. Inspired by a design from Laphoeff I bought two second-hand Ikea Bertil chairs and made them into dress boys.

I used a circular handsaw to cut the seats in half. A French cleat under the remaining piece of the seat holds the chairs to the walls, making them easy to remove for cleaning etc. Doesn't take up much room but holds quite bundle of clothes, de-cluttering the room. The chairs were originally black, I painted them white to match the colour scheme.

~ G.V.M., The Netherlands

Queen-size MALM Murphy Hack

Materials: Queen size IKEA MALM bed, 1 8x4 sheet of wood, nails, hammer, 2 70 lb bags concrete, gate hinges, fishing line

Description:
1. Secure the bed slats on the MALM bed with fishing line.

2. Chop off the legs.

3. Build a box to put concrete (for counterweight) and attach hinges and bed to.

4. Attach bed to hinges and box.

5. Cut out 2 opposing side legs that correspond to the height of the hinge that the bed is attached to.

6. Attach new legs to hinges.

Optional:
7. Calculate the spring constant, k, of the gate springs.

8. Pick optimal spot to attach gate spring to bed and weighting box using spring constant. Warning: most of the bed frame is actually hallow. I recommend using the edge of the legs.

~ Clay Woolam, San Fransisco

Tutorial - How to Knit Simple Tubular Cast-On

Sounds like this is a great trick for you knitters!

Knit Simple Tubular Cast-On Tutorial at pieKnits
"For a recent camping trip I decided I need a portable project and cast-on for the ever popular Star Crossed Slouchy Beret. However, I wanted to mod the cast on for one of my favorite seamless ones. A tubular cast-on for 1x1 ribbing in the round. The great thing about this cast-on is it doesn't require learning any new maneuvers or stitches, just a little scrap yarn..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Gold Leaf Candle Holders

Very pretty!

Gold Leaf Candle Holders Tutorial at homework
"Adding a splash of metallic décor can dress up a room and instantly change the look. I made these gold leaf candle holders and was surprised at how such a small object changed the feel of my table..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Digital Mixed Media IPod Art

IPod art?! No way! That is so cool!

Digital Mixed Media IPod Art Tutorial at The Craft Project
"Because the new ipod touches have built in cameras and video cameras (it’s Tyler’s turn to be jealous of my toy now), I picked out a few apps that would help me do digital art (think digital mixed media). After sending Tyler off to Vancouver this morning (he defends his masters on Monday – I’m so proud), and spending the day outside with my dad and the family dog, I curled up on my couch to try out my new toys. And wow are they fun (and easy – in particular they make Photoshop look even harder now)..." Read more

Splendid Abandoned Airplanes

"QUANTUM SHOT" #663 Link - article by Tom Moran and Avi Abrams When Flying Is No Longer An Option (Jet Planes in Backyards) Derelict Plane Spotting is one of the highlights of urban and country exploring, and probably one of the most rewarding exploring activities (for example, you can climb inside the cockpit and relive your childhood pilot dreams). Ships have "shipwrecks" (see our highly popular Shipwrecks article), and while abandoned planes are not usually called "wrecks", just rusted carcasses - they still hold certain fascination, mystery and historic significance ready to be discovered: (English Electric Lightning Jet, image credit: Simon Thomas) (MiG-25RB at Monino, Russia - photo by Artem Anikeev) (Romanian Air Force MiG-17, in Otopeni, Romania; photos by Lia Stelea) (Dakota Plane in Ratanga Theme Park, photos by Danie van der Merwe) Have Your Garden BBQ Inside the Cockpit! There can be little doubt that one of the most coveted status symbols for aviation enthusiasts is displaying their favourite plane in their own back gardens. It may sound crazy but the fact is that many old fighters and other aircraft come available for public purchase after they are withdrawn from service. So while many are melted down to make coke cans and others grace national museums, a select few end their days happily corroding away in the gardens behind suburban houses, farms and so on. Here's a selection to enthrall and amuse: They don't come much more impressive than this! Waking up every morning and glancing out the window at the English Electric Lightning, the Cold War interceptor that could out-climb far more modern aircraft for many years, must be a pretty unique way to start the day: (image credit: Demobbed, Phil Adkin) Lightning in a garden (not just any garden; this is Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson's garden... somehow I knew he had something like that in his backyard): "In fact, the same plane that featured in the video above is now owned by Neil Airey of ‘Lakes Lightnings’. Neil’s house in the picturesque Lake District of England is not only home to this Lightning, but also two other Lightning cockpit sections (one kept in the garage on a trailer and making regular appearances at shows), a complete Hawker Hunter and a Harrier T4 cockpit – making it one pretty unique garden! The aircraft can be viewed by prior arrangement at lakeslightnings@hotmail.co.uk: Extend Your House Into an Airplane! (images credit: Neil Airey of Lakes Lightnings) Hunter in a backyard: Gloster Meteor - Britain's first jet power fighter plane: (image credit: Demobbed, Mick Boulanger) De Havilland Vampire - Britain's first jet power fighter plane - is positively smiling! - (images credit: Demobbed, Mark Ray, Martyn Morgan, Phil Adkin) RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire, UK, was the home of the Lightning. Although closed since 1988 when the aircraft was withdrawn, it is to many an old spotter still the spiritual home of the Lightning and as such, this one is well cared for in the garden of house in Binbrook village. The black tail denotes that this plane was once flown by the squadron boss: (image credit: Paul Kyte) The ultimate driveway accessory! If you've always wanted to drive a Jag but find the cost a bit steep, how about one of these? This is a Seepcat Jaguar, a recently retired Anglo French ground attack jet. Upon retirement from service, an aircraft's price tag tends to drop from tens of millions of pounds to a few thousand in scrap metal value. As a result, this will now cost you less than the car variant (albeit a new one) and looks great on the drive. With its wings clipped off, it's a perfect fit! (image credit: Demobbed) Anyone who enjoys planes might want to consider living in one. Read our previous coverage of houses and boats made from converted aircraft - Part 1 and Part 2 In the unlikely event that you decide to stay in a rundown motel somewhere in the Russian outback, why not one with old fighter planes dotted about the grounds? Is this a plane spotters paradise or an eerie glimpse back to the Cold War? (image via) Here's one that is peculiarly, and certainly precariously, placed. Despite appearances, this T-33A Shooting Star is a fixture at the National Weapons Museum, Albania (left image): (images via) The plane on the right (above) is in fact at Bangalore Science Museum, but it has the look of a garden and the old fighter seems curiously out of its element sandwiched on a grassy area between two roads. At the bottom of the garden - what must the neighbours think? (image credit: Phillip Capper) The fuselage of this Fed Ex plane appears to be a fixture in a "Cast Away themed garden show". By all accounts, the wrecked plane serves as a tunnel through which keen gardeners at the show can pass from lush flora to a sandy beach (see below left). If you need more space in your second floor apartment but can't build an extension, why not just do what this household in Russia has done and attach the forward fuselage of an old plane to the outside of your building? Whatever happens, though, don't forget that all important support under the nose wheel! - This is only the first part of our Derelict Plane Hunting Series - stay tuned fro more! In the meantime, go exploring and spotting more winged (rusted) pieces of history - just don't go digging too far: (original unknown) "Tom Moran launched Urban Ghosts Media in August 2009 after completing a fast-track journalism course in his hometown of Sheffield, UK. UGM is an alternative travel site with a focus on fascinating forgotten places and hidden history - the kind of places you'd love to check out but aren't necessarily at the top of your summer vacation list! Tom also contributes to British online newspaper The Daily Dust." ALSO READ: "JET HOTELS & HOUSES" -> AND"ABANDONED BOEING 747 RESTAURANT"! -> Share Tweet Share->