I was first introduced to Kumihimo (Japanese cord braiding) by Becka Rahn of the Minnesota Textile Center. She was teaching shoppers at Craftravaganza in St. Paul, Minnesota. I was stuck in my booth for the show so I couldn't try it there, the idea stayed with me. (Shameless plug: Isette will again be at Craftstravaganza … Continue reading 15: Kumihimo Disks
I've done box joints before, just once, for a 3D picture frame celebrating a newborn baby. It was a harrowing experience back then because I didn't really understand how the width of the laser beam affects the ability of two pieces to fit together and because I was using a thick wood that just didn't … Continue reading 14: Box Joints
We've made it all the way to lucky number 13! This week's project was Rebecca of Hugs are Fun's idea and was inspired by Darby Smart's Inked coasters project. It worked well on ceramic, why not try it on acrylic? (Original kit instructions at The Crafted Life.) To create some variables, I prepared squares of white acrylic, clear … Continue reading 13: Alcohol Inked Acrylic
I have a fairly healthy collection of NES games; you can kind of see them in this listing for one of my abecediaries on Etsy. If you haven't figured by some of my previous projects, I'm a big fan. Because of this, deciding to use some of my spare NES cartridges as canvases for laser … Continue reading 12: NES Etching
