I love the vintage embroidery patterns from the 30’s and 40’s that show home life and crafting. The web site patternbee.com has a variety of embroidery transfers you can buy to embellish your projects like this Joyous Jive Set that would look perfect for any dishtowel. Link.
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Hay_Jumper writes – “How I made my drawing machine, and in the process made artists obsolete. When I first moved into my new studio, I had no important projects looming, and wasn’t yet comfortable in the space. I built this “Drawing Machine” so that I could be productive, but not really. I would set it […]
Continue ReadingJen of Crafty Daises puts two great crafts together — stamps and embroidery. In this tutorial she creates a travel pillow for her son’s first birthday using rubber stamps as embroidery patterns. Link.
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Jezza Bear writes – “I cannot claim this as one of my inventions but it was a cute little project and hardly took anytime to produce. The Peaucellier-Lipkin linkage (or Peaucellier-Lipkin cell), invented in 1864, was the first linkage capable of transforming rotary motion into perfect straight-line motion. It is named after Charles-Nicolas Peaucellier (1832-1913), […]
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Here’s how to make a great necklace from fishing lures – Link. Related: Crochet Necklace from Recycled Plastic Bags – Link. Jewelry from Functional Objects – Link. Electronics parts jewlery – Link.
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MAKE Flickr photo pool member Ericjeff19 writes – “I made a version of this flower made from scrap parts. i added CD drive motor to the head with push button, so that the pedals would spin around when pushed” – Link. Related: Junk box flowers – Link.
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Love Ubuntu but wish it sported the Aqua UI of Mac OS X? Lauri Taimila’s detailed tutorial shows you how to change themes and icons, wallpaper, desktop icons, fonts, and windows to make your favorite Linux distro look and feel like a Mac, as well as a few customizations for your applications to make them […]
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