Tag: Crafts
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8 Enchanting Sea Creatures You Can Crochet
Save the sea creatures! Handcraft your own natural specimens using these these simple patterns, yarn and a crochet hook.
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Craft for Craft's Sake Means Nothing: The Principles of Deep Craft
One designer argues that the rebirth of making things by hand is in danger of devaluing the craft it sets out to celebrate.
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Fashion Can Be an Influence in Environmental Change
Tossing something in a recycling bin or using that bag over and over isn't always the answer.
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Reviving Rivers And Weaving Traditions In Nigeria
The generations-old art of weaving is dying off in th town of Angiama. So are the area's rivers and streams, which have become choked with invasive water hyacinth. But Nigerian industrial designer Alafuro Sikoki has a plan to help resuscitate them both.
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Wearable Planters Turn Live Plants into Jewelry
Portable tiny gardens set in gem-like planters give new life to the concept of jewelry.
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Living a Life Without Plastic Is Possible, but Expensive
From clay water bottles to an entire store devoted to life without plastic, there are alternatives.
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Tread Carpet by Martín Azúa, a Rug with a Small Footprint and a lot of Spanish Tradition
Martín Azúa's latest rug design is made from esparto soles from the traditional spanish espadrilles. It will be used in Camper's shoe stores.
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Hot Sand and Skill Turns Plastic Bottles into Jewelry at Sahrawi Refugee Camp (Photos)
This technique transforms used plastic bottles into beautiful jewelry by burying them into hot desert sand -- and the project creates a sustainable business for Saharawi refugees.
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Origami-Inspired Paper Sensor Could Test for Malaria and HIV for Under a Dime
Chemists have designed a new disease sensor that can be printed on an office printer, and take less than a minute to assemble.
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5 Easy, Beautiful Upcycled Craft Projects
Here are five projects that take items destined for the trash, and turn them into something beautiful.
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Beautiful Golden Grass Stems Accessories by Brazilian Artisans from Jalapao
A partnership between Brazilian designer Marcelo Rosenbaum and a community of artisans creates a set of beautiful, biodegradable products.
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Artist Knits Recycled Newspapers into Beautiful Clothing (Photos)
Ivano Vitali brings together two favourite TreeHugger themes: knitting and recycling.
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Fighting Global Injustices and Poverty...With Crafts: Meet the Craftivists
Making crafts has moved into the political spectrum with this international collective.
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Knit the 2012 Olympics With Ingenious Craft Book Knitlympics
A new knitting book shows you how to knit the coveted ticket, winning medals, Olympic torch, favourite athletes, and more for the 2012 Olympics.
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Build a DIY Earthquake Sensor
With earthquakes making headlines all year long, this earthquake sensor is a great gadget to build over a weekend.
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Completely Knitted Hotel Room Keeps You Cozy at Brighton, England's Hotel Pelirocco
Everything is knitted: From the lamp, curtains, and toothpaste and toothbrush, to the more traditional knitted bedspread.
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London Artist Turns Everyday Materials into Beautiful but Creepy Works
Susie MacMurray turns everyday banal items like hairnets, balloons, wires and fish hooks into beautiful but creepy works of art.
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Build a Mini Rocket Stove from Upcycled Tin Cans
In less than an hour, you can make this fuel-efficient stove perfect for cooking while camping.
