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Odyssey: Otherworldly Macro Footage of Ink, Oil and Soap Shot by Ruslan Khasanov. Several years ago, Russian graphic designer Ruslan Khasanov was cooking with oil and soy sauce when he stopped to appreciate the strange relationship between the two fluids as the pooled and mixed in unexpected ways.

Odyssey: Otherworldly Macro Footage of Ink, Oil and Soap Shot by Ruslan Khasanov

The observation lead to his creation of Pacific Light, a sort of experimental music video meets science project that captures the up-close interactions of ink, oil, and soap. Untitled. Let’s get started.

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First, to understand what kind of design you need to create, you need to identify the problem. In this scenario is the shape of your feet and more specifically, my feet! To exam what type of feet I have, I will be basing on my “ How to know what type of shoes will suit you perfectly” article. ( read this article to check what type of feet you have).

How to make a shoe - Part 1. Simple Sandalmaking - anyone can make them. This book contains 10 styles of sandals in 209 pages, that can be made by anyone who can use simple tools.

Simple Sandalmaking - anyone can make them.

All insoles, midsoles, and sole shapes, are included, along with strap placements, threading up instructions, and how to put on buckles, for each style. All sizes from 1 - 12 English men or 2 - 13 for US men and 3.5 - 14.5 US women. How to Make the Side-Seam Moccasin-Boot. Martha Stewart Living magazine featured “Stephanie’s Sewn Felt Slippers” in the December 2011 issue; Stephanie’s slippers seem to have been inspired by the “side seam” moccasins of the Salish (Flathead) Native American tribe.

How to Make the Side-Seam Moccasin-Boot

She updated the pattern by making it in wool felt, stitching with colorful threads and giving it a new twist at the heel. It’s a style that doesn’t require a lot of stitching; the slipper has no seam on the inside of the foot, only on the outside. Your foot slips inside like a hotdog in a bun – but then you stitch it closed. The moccasin can be found in the Craft Manual of North American Indian Footwear by George M. White. Start here shoe making. Last Measurements and Basic pattern Making shoes is very grand and multi stage process .

Start here shoe making

To make it easy for you in our first lesson we will learn correct parameters and measurements of the last and will create a basic pattern of our last . Ballerina Flat Shoes Course Here you will learn how to create beautiful classic ballet shoes. From constructing of pattern to finished pair of shoes. How to make a Shoe by Hand, Part 1 Intro and Patternmaking. Innovative Impression Technology. Shoemaking 102: Making Lasts. We really enjoyed making shoes on our honeymoon but we also enjoyed acquiring the skills and some of the tools it takes to be a shoemaker.

Shoemaking 102: Making Lasts

Glen helped us each make a pair of shoes and a pair of lasts. Lasts are basically molds of your feet. Www.christifriesenart.com/default.asp. Build It With Ana: Floating Shelves. Build It With Ana: Floating Shelves We could not be more thrilled to introduce Ana from Ana-White.com who’s swinging by with an amazing build-it-yourself project for everyone to take on at home.

Build It With Ana: Floating Shelves

For those who don’t already know about Knock-Off Wood, it’s a site full of amazing designer-lookalike furniture plans that will save you hundreds- even thousands- if you’re willing to break a sweat and put in a little elbow grease to whip things up on your own. Tutorial: Learn The Art of Astrophotography. Looking up at the Cape Palliser lighthouse with the Milky Way above.

Tutorial: Learn The Art of Astrophotography

I shot this with a 14mm lens set with the focus manually set to infinity. The image has a relatively large depth of field due to the short hyperfocal distance that you get with the 14mm lens. Paintings & Prints. Please email Arabella at irisgracepainting@yahoo.com to register your interest in Iris’s Original Paintings, we will be selling some of the originals through auctions on this page If you would like to order some Giclee prints email us with the name of the painting and the size that you would like.

Paintings & Prints

Please include your full name and address. For payments we accept cheques, Bank Transfer or PayPal. Prices start at £38.00. The Printer/framer uses the very latest in art printing technology with fully calibrated photo-scanning, processing and printing equipment, they pay fastidious attention to colour balancing to ensure extremely accurate reproduction. Naturally Cool Cob Playhouse. Stepping Thru Crazy: Origami Stars- Tutorial. I have so much fun doing origami.

Stepping Thru Crazy: Origami Stars- Tutorial

A craft with one material- genius! For me, one of the most fun, quickest, and easiest thing to make are the traditional origami stars. Stepping Thru Crazy: origami. I have so much fun doing origami. A craft with one material- genius! For me, one of the most fun, quickest, and easiest thing to make are the traditional origami stars. And cute, too! For my tutorial, I'm using a strip of construction paper that is 1/2" x 12". I don't really recommend using construction paper, though. Free Baby Booties and Mittens Knitting Pattern Link Directory. Made By Rae. Because, who doesn't need a stump?

First off I would like to say I have no idea where this idea came from... one day, a few months ago I decided I wanted to make a stump ottoman for Baby MAC's room... Why? I don't know. Anyway, I went through a lot of different ideas on how to do it - I even searched Etsy to see if it had been done already so I could get some ideas... unfortunately I totally struck out.... then I saw a post on Young House Love featuring a small storage ottoman they had bought at Target for a ridiculously cheap price and knew that was my best bet. DIY Wool Diaper Soakers. I have been busy scouring the net for diapering ideas for the new baby (just four weeks to go). I have come across some stumbling blocks as far as size goes for a newborn and hate to make a bunch of diapers that aren’t going to fit him right away.

Or for that matter, make too many that do and he will out grow them too quickly. Wool Soaker Links. Www.ottobredesign.com/en/print/pdf/wool_diaper_cover_en.pdf. Free soaker pattern. Free Leather Carving Lessons. Badlands Leather Art - Tutorials. Leatherworker.net. <div class='message error'><strong>Javascript Disabled Detected</strong><p>You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. </p></div><br /> Products - Products - Products - Trash To Couture. Refashions Beyond My Wildest Seams. FASHION. Online Free Downloads. TUTORIALS. Tutorial: Baby Sleep Sack. Cut Out Pieces The printed patterns have the dimensions for your flannel sack, cuffs, and ribbing. The rest have pattern pieces. I did draw a little diagram of getting 4 sleep sacks with 1.5 yards of flannel on the pattern too.

So for the knit pieces, I use knit t-shirts as shown. I cut off the bottom hem and use the shirt side seam on the back piece rather than using a fold. Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! Sew,Mama,Sew! Blog. Print custom fabric, wallpaper and wall decals on-demand. {Tutorial} Hooded Car Seat Blankies. Daily source of DIY craft projects and inspiration, patterns, how-tos @Craftzine.com blog. My Longest Year: easy peasy swaddle sheet tutorial. This is my new favorite handmade gift to give at baby showers because they're easy, take less than an hour, and are the kind of gift my friends will actually get to use. Celebrate BABY—TUTORIAL: Burp Cloth Gift Sets. How to make Burp Cloths. Happy Friday, Friends!

So its spring and you know what that means……lots and lots of Baby Showers! Baby Changing Pad. My contribution to Celebrate the BOY month is a baby changing pad. Perfect for those on the go diaper changes, or handy as a portable changing station around the house, this easy-to-clean pad is as practical as it is cute. Prudent Baby: Your home for all things DIY, design, cooking, sewing, crafting, and creating for your family. Look to inspire. View Along the Way... to a DIY Home.

DIY maternity. Mama Birth. MADE. Free Squirrel Sewing Pattern. Free Knit Toys Pattern at WomansDay.com - Free Craft Projects. Photo Album.