™ Volume 04
16: Handmade

Reports from the world of extreme crafting.

22: Curio

Some favorite handcrafted objects on display.

32: Places

An Enchanted Forest in Austin, Texas.

44: Quick Craft: Stacking Trays Build decorative table trays. By Matt Maranian

143: Quick Craft: Flannel Handkerchief From well-worn shirt to hankie. By Tiffany Threadgould

144: Recap: Maker Faire

Crafters rocked Bay Area Maker Faire 2007. By Natalie Zee Drieu

148: 101: Natural Dyeing

Use nature to add bold color to fibers. By Judith Lange

156: Bazaar

Marketplace of crafting tools, materials, sites, and books.

160: Play: Checkerboard Bag

Turn trash into a game. By Tiffany Threadgould

167: Quick Craft: Candy Box Purse Make a cute handbag from a box of sweets. By Racelle Rosett

170: Howtoons: Spring-Loaded Chopsticks By Nick Dragotta, Joost Bonsen, and Saul Griffith

Crafter Profiles
Inside the lives and workshops of:
26: Shari Enge

Muslin dolls influenced by the Old South are stained with coffee and baked. By Lisa Viscardi

28: Michael Harburg and Bill Wright

Rediscovering an ancient island craft. By Kris Bordessa

148

DIY
Make Cool Stuff
Tag It:
105: Aerosol art

By ST!ZO with REVISE CM W and OMENS 109: Knitted caution tape

By Michelle Kempner 111: Moss graffiti By Helen Nodding

Furnish It:

113: Hay twine rug By Dora Reneé Wilkerson 115: Beach ball bench By Matt Maranian

Harvest It:
118: Sourdough starter
By Eric Smillie

121: Squid ink By Christy Canida

Light It:
124: Candles

By Leah Peterson

127: Pop bottle lamp

By Jason Torchinsky and Sally Myers

Whittle It:
130: Hand-carved crochet hook
By Jim Price
133: Wood sun carving

By Kyle Thompson

Poke It:
137: Multi-needle felting tool
By Moxie
139: Embossed greeting cards
By Diane Gilleland

ON THE COVER Our model, Angelica Amesquita, has her cautionary scarf adjusted by our creative director, Daniel Carter, and photo editor, Sam Murphy (on the left), while trusty photo assistant Ha Huynh (at right) does some assisting for Robyn Twomey, who photographed our cover on location at the former Navy base in Alameda, Calif.