Cosmic muffin – a boat that was a plane
The Cosmic Muffin was once a Boeing 307 Stratoliner and now it’s a boat (I think that’s an AC sticking out the side)… – [via] Link.
Month: August 2007
MAKE & CRAFT on the iPhone
Phil @ MAKE writes: Texterity (the company that digitizes MAKE & CRAFT) have iPhone editions of both our magazines right now. Point your iPhone to http://iphone.texterity.com and you’ll be able browse MAKE 10 and CRAFT 04! It’s beta at the moment so there are some things getting fixed and I’m not sure how long we’ll […]
Bike tube rubber bands
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have a one minute project, bike tube rubber bands – Link. Related: Bicycle dual inner tube system – Link. HOW TO – Bicycle Frame Protection – Link. Inner tube chair seat caning – Link. HOW TO – Make an inner-tube wallet – Link. Life belt from old inner tubes – Link.
Brother CS-6000: Good Beginner Sewing Machine
Malissa Long writes in to let us know that the Janome Hello Kitty sewing machine, although super cute, just isn’t a good machine. Malissa recommends the Brother CS-6000 which we also talked about in our sewing machine round up last December. Malissa writes: The machine you recommended with out a review is a piece of […]
Sergers 101
BeSewStylish has a great in depth article online all about sergers and their many stitches. I’ve been dying for one for a long time and might just have to take the plunge now! Link.
Jenny Hurth – Bags Made from Garbage
Apartment Therapy Green Home points to Jenny Hurth who makes bags and a variety of other products from discarded vinyl signs or banners. Pictured above are her grocery totes and laundry hampers. From the Jenny Hurth site: Everything you see on this site has been designed & hand sewn in the San Francisco Bay Area […]
The Light Sharpener – 12 foot solar collection satellite dish
Rob continues his pursuit of sun powered cooking with a homemade 12 foot solar collection satellite dish, here’s the latest… and a VHS tape too – Link.
