Category Archives: craft project

Work hard. Be nice.

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Lisa

A few years ago, I read this book — The Talent Code — about how our brains work and what it takes for us to get really-eally good at certain things. One of the chapters talked about a charter school … Continue reading →

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My Stitch-inspired 2011 holiday card

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Lisa

I didn’t make any holiday cards last year (I bought supplies and then got too busy), but I did make a little drawing of my dog in a Santa hat.  I picked up that same notebook this year to sketch … Continue reading →

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DIY Shrinky Dinks, made from recycled plastic

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Lisa

When I saw this shrinky dink tutorial the other day, I knew I had to give it a shot.  Believe it not, I had never seen a shrinky dink (real or DIY) in action before tonight. I’m so glad I … Continue reading →

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Tiny felted robot: "My head is on fire."

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Lisa

I’ve been wanting to make more tiny felted things, and today I finally had a chance. This is only my second felting project, and it’s my first felted robot. He is 100% wool. (Although i did poke my index finger … Continue reading →

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Happy holidays, world.

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Lisa

May your holidays be full of snowflakes and robots and love. : ) I made this year’s sparkly, roboty cards with two block prints on 100% recycled paper (yay!) — one had the snowflakes and one had the robots. They … Continue reading →

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I have robots on my fingernails

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Lisa

And when I play guitar, they look like a rockin’ little robot army.

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Voodoo cell phone

Posted on May 15, 2006 by Lisa

I recently found a little note to myself that says “Make a tiny voodoo cell phone (knitted) for Kait.” I think I wrote the note sometime last year, but I don’t have even the vaguest recollection of why I wanted … Continue reading →

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Nano costume

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Lisa

Now that the weather’s getting too warm for the nano sweater, I decided to make my little guy a new outfit… that’s even warmer. Today I used some of the yards and yards of neon fleece I have lying around … Continue reading →

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Swimming pool scarf

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Lisa

I bought the yarn to make this scarf a few months ago, when I still lived in L.A., but was already planning to move back to New York. When I walked into Yarn Garden (a great yarn store on Tujunga … Continue reading →

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My First Nano Sweater!

Posted on October 25, 2005 by Lisa

Note: I wrote this last night, but Blogger wouldn’t let me publish it until just now. I finally found a few minutes to finish the nano sweater tonight! Call it an iPod cozy if you must, but I prefer to … Continue reading →

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