How-To: Simple Skirts

Summer skirts are one of my favorite things to make. Last year, a good friend and I set up an assembly line-type sewing session and made an entire wardrobe of skirts to wear for the summer in just two days. It was so much fun and so satisfying. Dana from Made shares how to make several simple skirt variations over on her blog. They are geared toward kids, but could easily be modified to adult sizes, too. Soon, I'll be hitting my fabric stash to make this summer's skirt wardrobe!

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How-To: Box Pleat Skirt

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Curry Vest

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The Hex Tote Video Crochet-A-Long - Episode 6

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Peepshow

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Passports & Visas, Design Mom. Gabrielle is documenting how she went about moving her large family to live in France for a year, it’s very helpful and inspiring. Central Park Nature, a detailed map of the park, via Kottke. Sprizee :: A simple girl replete with complications: Exploring Paris. A collection of great advice and [...]

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Random Stuff GIveaway

We are still trying to clean out the cupboards so this month we are giving 10 lucky crafters the ...

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Book Winner: Little Things to Sew

Congratulations to the winner of Little Things to Sew...

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Tunisian Crochet Purse Wrap Up, Part 2

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Chef'n Spatulas

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Peepshow

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Table for Two

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Knit Conductive Thread into Your Gloves

Still chilly? Never fear, you can knit conductive thread into your gloves and keep your smartphone fingers warm. Laura Nelkin lives near chilly Ithaca, NY, where these are still coming in quite handy:

Did you know I live somewhere COLD? Well, now that I have a smart phone with a touch screen I've run into a problem... I want to answer it, check my e-mail or just tweet and I have to TAKE OFF my gloves to do it. This just doesn't work when it's 10 degrees out! Last year my hubby was talking my ear off about conductive thread and how cool it is and how it's the wave of apparel design' s future, and I was like yeah.. yeah.. yeah... right. BUT, it is!!!!

I decided to get some from Etsy and give it a whirl, and you know what? It IS the latest greatest thing... I knit some gloves and held the conductive thread double with the yarn for the tip of the index finger, and IT WORKS! I can use my phone outside and not freeze... who woulda thunk it? I did decide to give my finger a little extra "boost" and wove the ends of the thread across the pad of the finger a few times more.

More:

How-To: Touch Screen Gloves (another way)

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my bedside stack of books

Here is the current stack of books next to my bed. I have to admit it’s easier for me to read using the Kindle app on my iPhone because it disturbs Scott less so I find myself reading paper books less, I’ll have to fix this. Things We Love, by Kate Spade. I got this [...]

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Winner of Modern Log Cabin Quilting

Congratulations to Jacklyn of Jackson, New Jersey, winner of Susan Beal's Modern Log Cabin Quilting. Thanks to everyone who entered! Be sure to follow along with the rest of Susan's blog tour for more information on the book, and more ways to win a copy of your own.

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Sweet Day

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Re: A Very Potter Musical Swap (SIGNUP 3/8/11-3/29/11 ; MAIL BY 4/26/11)

Sleepovers? A Potter sleepover? A Potter-Craft sleepover? My BFF and I have them all the time!

She's getting back from school on Sunday so I told her we must have sleepovers ASAP!

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Peepshow

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How-To: DIY Scratch Art

I loved doing scratch art as a kid. We used layers and layers of crayon, but Marisa of Make Happy shows how to create a scratch art canvas with holographic paper and acrylic paint. Can't wait to try this with the kids!

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Kids' Kitchen: Dyeing Easter Eggs

By Katie Goodman

Nothing quite says spring like pastel-colored Easter eggs. Many of us probably have fond memories of coloring them with our mothers or hunting for the brightly colored eggs hidden amongst tall grass and trees.

Dyeing hard-boiled eggs is a fun afternoon activity to do with children that doesn't involve any special ingredients - you most likely already have everything you'll need for the task.

My three-and-a-half year-old daughter has never really eaten an entire hard-boiled egg before. She's asked me to make them and then is mystified by their appearance. She likes to remove the white to find the yolk in the middle. But after we colored the eggs she was suddenly really interested in eating her beautiful egg - and she ate the whole thing.

So go ahead, dye some eggs for fun, and maybe your child will be encouraged to try a new food in the process!

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Sewn Easter Egg Wreath

Momma D and Da Boyz has a fun tutorial, based off of a Simplicity tutorial, for a cute Easter egg wreath. Check it out.

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How-To: Carrot Treat Boxes

By Jeromina Juan

Easter bunnies, make way! We, too, are digging carrots this spring. These bright carrot treat boxes are yours to make this season with our free printable.

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angry chicken: coming soon-new Built by Wendy book. Angry Chicken gives us a peek at the next book which is allabout jackets, I think I could really get into that one. I’m petite so my jacket choices are often limited. Quilted Purselete at make something. I like the shape of this bag. WHOLE CLOTH QUILT [...]

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How-To: Plastic Bag Crochet

Research suggests that 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. The city of San Francisco has banned plastic bags in large markets and pharmacies for a few years now. Most of the time I carry my foldable tote in my handbag so I usually never have to have a plastic bag in my hand. But what about the plastic bags you may have lying around in a drawer or garage?

Back at Maker Faire Austin back in the fall of 2007, I had a chance to film Cristen Andrews from cristencrochet.blogspot.com for a CRAFT Video where she showed me all the fun things she made from crocheting plastic bags, how to create the plastic bag yarn, and how to start crocheting.

Here's her tutorial with step-by-step photos on how to create your plastic bag yarn.

Related:

• Plastic Bag Crafts
• Fused Plastic Shopping Bags: Toadstool Tote & Rain Bucket Hat

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teeny cookies

One thing that is making me happy this winter are these teeny cookies. I bought them just because the box says “teeny” right on it. They are about the size of a quarter and with the crunchy nonpareils they are so much fun to eat. The chocolate ones taste like fudge stripe cookies, a favorite [...]

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CakeSpy – Holey Grail: Why Do Doughnuts Have�Holes?. Vertical Layer Rose Cake – i am baker. I love the frosting rose pattern on this cake, and the vertical layers are very appealing. BraveTart: Rainbow Sprinkles. Instructions on how to make your own sprinkles. I’m dying with joy. Via Edible Crafts. otchipotchi: white chocolate leaves. A [...]

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angry chicken: coming soon-new Built by Wendy book. Angry Chicken gives us a peek at the next book which is allabout jackets, I think I could really get into that one. I’m petite so my jacket choices are often limited. Quilted Purselete at make something. I like the shape of this bag. WHOLE CLOTH QUILT [...]

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Re: Givers and Needers Round 9 Gallery

I received from jessicachantel! She sent lots of great sewing supplies.

Here's the package:


And everything that was insid...

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Magnetic Tape Violin Bow Plays Captured Sounds

I'm fascinated by this ingenious use of recycling from musician Laurie Anderson, pointed out by our friends at RePlayGround.

Musician Laurie Anderson has her own spin on reusing tape to create new sound. She created a violin bow strung with magnetic audio tape instead of horse hair. By drawing the bow across the violin strings, she can play the sound captured on the section of tape backwards and forwards.

Read more about how Laurie stretched the tape to play one phrase when drawn down on the strings and another when pushed forward. Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Geek Crafts | Digg this!

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Plum Pudding

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Plush Angler Fish

Craftster member, blupony808, took home top honors in the "Electrifying" challenge with this awesome plush angler fish. See how she put it together over on Craftster.

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Fergie's Crazy Lego Dress

Hot or Not? Let us know what you think in the comments! [via geekologie]

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How-To: Bozo the Clown's Grand Prize Game

Most kids growing up in the Midwest for several decades dreamed of playing the Grand Prize Game on WGN-TV's "The Bozo Show." I was one of them - I tried to convince my parents several times that a family vacation to Chicago from Detroit was great any time of year. Needless to say, I was unsuccessful and my dreams of winning a year's supply of Archway Cookies went unfulfilled. That was until this weekend when my boyfriend and I built a Bozo-themed Grand Prize Game for a baby shower we hosted. Here's how to make your own - this is a great way to reuse scrap wood you have and old buckets you've found at garage sales, thrift stores, or even from your own backyard.

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Curry Vest

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"For Your Pleasant Life"

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How-To: Transform Lamp With Plastic Bottles And Duct Tape

Who knew you could get such a glam look from plastic soda bottles and duct tape? Katie from Matsutake did, and transformed a plain lamp into something spectacular. Check out her tutorial on creating the stunning lamp base and follow up with her tutorial for turning a tapered lamp shade into a drum lampshade over on Apartment Therapy.

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Recipe: Kung Pao Shrimp

By Maris Callahan

While Chinese takeout can be a great once-in-a-while treat, it's just as easy to make your own Asian-inspired flavors at home. The best part about cooking your own Asian food is that if you keep things relatively simple, you only need a few base ingredients in your pantry in order to create a myriad of wonderful dishes.

For example, did you know that it's easy to make your own Kung Pao? The name refers to a cooking technique from the Sichuan province of China, but there are a number of regional adaptations that vary slightly from one another.

For example, in Sichuan, the dish features the Sichuan peppercorn, a mild red pepper; while in Malaysia, Kung Pao is served with cashew nuts instead of peanuts. In America, the way that many Asian food chefs prepare Kung Pao is overly salty, greasy, and way too sweet.

To keep those added calories, fat grams, and unwanted flavors off your plate, take Kung Pao shrimp back to its roots with a little spice and the savory flavor you crave from your favorite Asian dish.

While some versions of this dish use chicken or other types of seafood, shrimp are an excellent source of protein, vitamin D, vitamin B12, and selenium. Small but mighty, shrimp give you a lot of nutritional value, and their crisp texture pairs wonderfully with this spicy sauce.

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The beach glass machine – Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories. Having visited Glass Beach last year and found it lacking in glass bits big enough to actually collect from having been picked over, I find this awesome. The Evolution of the Starbucks Logo. Does anybody else think this looks like the Starbucks mermaid is (cue dramatic [...]

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Whipup.net Action pack: April 2011

Issue 2 (April) of Whipup.net?s printable Mini-Mag for kids (aged 7+) is bigger and better than issue 1 – if that is even possible. Action Pack is available in an easy downloadable PDF format. Priced at only $5, and with no advertising, this month’s issue is jam packed with 25 pages of projects – with [...]

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daily photo: Mar. 14th

Today my Here At Hogwarts comic arrived, it was drawn by Lucy Knisley and the cover was hand printed by Nora Renick-Rinehart. It was a small Christmas present to myself that I ordered early through their Horribly Heartbroken at Hogwarts project on Kickstarter, but now you can get one for yourself any time you’d like [...]

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Clover Meadow Rainbow

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April is UpCraft! Month

Good morning Crafters! With the start of April is our new theme - UpCraft! Don't throw your trash away. Give old clothes, packaging and more a new life by crafting them into something more fun and different like this DIY book clutch from an old DVD case pictured above. This project will be up today at Noon PST and is from a new CRAFT contributor, Samantha Baldwin who writes a DIY home design and DIY fashion column for examiner.com, is a staff writer for Dollar Store Crafts, and has her own blog, Bromelaid.

Other upcoming featured projects include an embellished tank by Jessica Wilson, denim storage bins by Betz White, a special project excerpt from Tiffany Threadgould's new book, ReMake It!, and lots more!

We also have lots of Easter projects in store for you including carrot treat boxes by Jeromina Juan, eye dyeing projects, bunnies, baskets, and yummy Easter recipes.

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daily photo: Mar. 1st

We finally installed our FLOR tiles so I used them to learn all about the A-Dep (depth of focus setting) setting on my camera. Last time I wrote about these we had samples and we liked one color, but a different texture that the color wasn’t available for. Happily we dithered long enough and FLOR [...]

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inexpert recipe: Double Coconut Chicken Breasts

It’s been so gloomy around here that last weekend Scott and I headed out to get tropical drinks at a Caribbean restaurant (Island Soul) in our neighborhood. Scott got a very respectable caipirinha and I got something that was neon blue and came with fruit on a sword. It inspired me to look up coconut [...]

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Improvisational Quilting ~ Pat Sloan

Pat Sloan, host of Creative Talk Radio, joins us to talk about improvisational quilting. Pat interviewed Victoria Findlay Wolfe of Bumble Beans about her work to illustrate the creative, improvisational quilting process...

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Tips for Making the Perfect Souffle, with Pictures | giverslog. Sweet Tooth: The Best Box of Chocolates Ever. I love the small cake covered in gold lustre dust, via Twig & Thistle. Get Your Valentine Make On at Design Mom. Valentine?s Day Treat Packaging – The Crafts Dept. AnnaTheRed’s Bento Factory � How to make [...]

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New Birthday Cake?

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PAP: Palitinhos de chocolate | SuperZiper. DIY chocolate covered pretzel sticks with heart candies stuck on the ends, adorable! Via . brianandisabel.com � Heart Cake. Very nice heart in a bundt cake, via Bake It In A Cake. Nerd Valentine, gift ideas. Via Swiss Miss. Leafcutter Designs – World’s Smallest Post Service. They offer custome [...]

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Emerald City

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Knit TARDIS Blanket

Carrie Fritsche knit this awesome 9-foot by 6-foot TARDIS blanket as a birthday gift for her sister.

After unsuccessfully looking for a TARDIS chart on the internet, I ended up making the pattern from scratch. It was knit in one large piece and has an attached fleece backing.

You can find the free PDF pattern over on Ravelry. Thanks, Kristin!

More:

• Kid-Sized TARDIS
• TARDIS Quilt
• tained Glass TARDIS Clock
• Lego TARDIS
• Crochet TARDIS Pattern
• Dr. Who Soft TARDIS
• HOW TO - Tardis Tissue-Box Cozy

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daily photo: Mar. 8th

I left the house and didn’t bring a coat with me today, it was gloriously sunny and warmish. People in Seattle talk about the weather too damn much, and this time of year I find myself doing it as well. We have mild winters without much snow and while I appreciate the lack of icy [...]

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daily photo: Mar. 25th

I got a mini brewing lesson from Kyle Stevens today. This stuff is a lot of work, but very well worth it. His nanobrewery is forthcoming, watch out.

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Gloves For Me

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daily photo: Mar. 26th

Today we stopped by the Bake It In A Cake sale at the Cakespy shop and managed to get some of the last cupcakes. Megan is a genius, see how lovely her cupcakes are? We got one chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting and a cherry pie baked inside, and a vanilla cupcake with maple frosting [...]

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How-To: Lace Bustle

Corinne Leigh's back with another episode of Craftovision; this time she shows us how to make a gathered lace-trimmed bustle (or apron or cape) inspired by old Hollywood.

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French General Workshop: Dyeing with Woad

Kaari from French General in LA has a special event coming up next Saturday, April 9th. The French General Woad Workshop on April 9th from 9am - 4pm is being taught by Denise Lambert, one of the world's few master woad dyers who is coming from the South of France to teach this medieval craft. Denise will teach how to dye with a plant that produces the eponymous French Blue color which can fourteen different shades of blue. Denise was written up in the January 2011 issue of the French magazine Cote Sud, as being one of the few remaining people in the world that are still teaching this magical technique of dyeing. Participants will get the chance to dye anything they like in the four dye vats.

Jenny Ryan will be covering this special all-day workshop here on CRAFT. Look for the story mid-April on our site. If you are in the LA area and interested in joining this special workshop, there are still a few spaces left you can sign up for.

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Recipe: Mojito Float

By Jessica Wilson

Spring is the time when the mint begins to emerge, and there's not much I like more than a bit of minty goodness, unless it has lime in it as well. Nothing brings on the mint and lime better than a refreshing mojito. Mojitos are the perfect combination of a little sweet and a little sour, and I've upped the ante by turning the classic mojito into a float. Be warned, these things are tasty!

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Lo-Fi Camera Love

Browsing through the Winter 2011 issue of Anthology Magazine I came across a wonderful photo essay on Palm Springs by MAKE's very own Jen Siska (Makeshift). Jen's "visual travelogue" takes you through the sun-soaked San Jacinto Mountains and cacti-laced Mid-Century Modern dessert abodes, all captured with her Canon 5D Mark II (which retails for $2,500) ... Save the last dreamy image of palms, shot by a $70 Holga CFN 120 (bottom left). It's then that Anthology gives us a great little roundup of cheap cameras, ranging in price from $25 to $325, available from the cult favorite "analog photography" site, Lomography. As someone who's been without a camera for months now (my Canon Powershot died an inexplicable and unprovoked death) it's refreshing to learn about less expensive replacement options that might offer more artsy results. For full reviews, be sure to check out Anthology, issue No. 2!

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Ring It In

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Ring It In

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How-To: Transform Lamp With Plastic Bottles And Duct Tape

Who knew you could get such a glam look from plastic soda bottles and duct tape? Katie from Matsutake did, and transformed a plain lamp into something spectacular. Check out her tutorial on creating the stunning lamp base and follow up with her tutorial for turning a tapered lamp shade into a drum lampshade over on Apartment Therapy.

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CRAFT Pattern: Sally Cardigan

A Nostalgic Honeycomb Sweater
By Nikol Lohr

Inspired by an Atomic-age children's sweater and named after Mad Men's Sally Draper, this playful fitted cardigan with retro styling is surprisingly simple to knit. The three-quarter length sleeves make it a perfect transition sweater for crisp spring or fall days, the angora-blend yarn softens the pattern and adds to the nostalgic feel, and the crocheted buttonholes add to the overall charm.

While the honeycomb pattern looks like complicated colorwork, producing it is actually as easy as knitting stripes! Only one color is carried at a time, with the design achieved by slipping stitches from the previous round's color. (If you're one of the thousands who have knit the Mason-Dixon Knitting dishcloths, you already know the technique.) It is knit seamlessly in the round, so there's no seaming, purling, or complicated float management. Then it's steeked to make the front opening (cutting your knitting is scary but fun!), and a button placket is picked up just inside the cut edges.

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How-To: Felted Finger Puppets

Marcie of Mossy shares her tutorial for making these adorable felted finger puppets over on Whip Up. I think kids will get a kick out of felting right over their own fingers. So fun!

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Cloverfield Knitting Pattern for Toddler Cardigan

Vickie Howell has a free toddler knitting pattern on Petite Purls to make this Cloverfield girl's cardigan.

Vickie writes:

Cloverfield (named after my daughter, Clover) is inspired by our city in the Springtime, and busy mamas who rarely have time to do a lot of seaming. Worked in one piece from the bottom up, you'll see this cute little cardi come to life right before your eyes. Oh, and I'm thrilled that it's the debut design knit in Sheep(ish), the first yarn in my new line with Caron International, Stitch.Rock.Love!

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How-To: Bullet-Proof Binder

Sean over at MAKE shares his super rad project for creating an (almost) bullet-proof binder. His is made from an old street sign, which is great for style points, but any sheet metal will work.

OK, so it's not, actually. Bulletproof, that is. But with 3/32? aluminum sheet covers, nickel-plated steel piano hinges, and all-riveted construction, it's a damn sight tougher than just about any other 3-ring binder you're likely to encounter in the wild. Especially those crappy cardboard-shrinkwrapped-in-vinyl models most of us had/have to make do with in school.

See his full how-to over on Make: Projects.

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