Cardboard Projects

Waterskin Canteen

Waterskin Canteen

Hi, all! This is my tutorial on how to make your very own waterskin! As a kid, hiking through the Rockies, Appalachia and the Alps, I always loved to carry...

Posted by Michael Esposito

Categories: Food & Beverage, Home | No Comments


LED LilyPad Frame

LED LilyPad Frame

You may have the most beautiful picture, diploma, or award that’s hiding in the dark. Now you can illuminate it with the LED LilyPad Frame, and bring it to life....

Posted by Mmc

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Pinhole Panoramic Camera

Pinhole Panoramic Camera

I bought a new scanner recently, and soon found myself spelunking through drawers of old photos from my many misspent years in photography. Some of the most interesting shots were...

Posted by Ross Orr

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$4 Hot Air Balloon

$4 Hot Air Balloon

On a June afternoon in 1978, while most normal kids were focused on sports or getting Dad’s car keys, I was busy readying another one of my quixotic contraptions, made...

Posted by Jesse Brumberger

Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 2 Comments


LED Robot Ornament

LED Robot Ornament

Crafting under pressure is irresistible. This year the Craftzine gals suggested an ornament swap– 12 days before Christmas. With a lot on our plates we all agreed to make time...

Posted by Becky Stern

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Scrunchy Ghosts

Scrunchy Ghosts

With some white yarn, wood dowels and flower pots, and a little imagination, you can make great ghost decorations for Halloween! I made 25 ghosts for all of my son’s...

Posted by JIULIANA

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Mechanical Image Duplicator

Mechanical Image Duplicator

Before Chester Carlson invented photocopying, inventors engineered various mechanical devices to replicate images. With a few everyday items found in the home, you can make a pantograph, an image duplicator...

Posted by Cy Tymony

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Tapestry Loom

Tapestry Loom

I have wanted to weave since I can remember, but I always thought it was impossible because of space constraints. Then I got my hands on a tapestry loom! With...

Posted by Kristin Roach

Categories: Craft | 1 Comment


Vintage Book Stash

Vintage Book Stash

Admit it, you’ve got something to hide. There’s gotta be some little secret private thing you keep stashed in the back of a drawer or deeply sandwiched between your mattress...

Posted by Matt Maranian

Categories: Craft, Home, Paper Crafts | No Comments