Photocritic shows you how to take great photos of smoke! “Abstract photography is nothing new, and people constantly come up with new — or re-invent old — versions of photography techniques. One of the ones that is going like wild-fire (excuse the pun) around the interwebs at the moment is the art of photographing coloured […]
From Phil @ MAKE: If you’re in the NYC area, stop by Etsy, MAKE/CRAFT and our pal Alison from IHeartSwitch.com will be there too, she writes – “We have the new Switch studio set up in a loft in Downtown Brooklyn thanks to the generous space donation from the people of Make and Craft Magazines. […]
Mike writes – “Several years ago I bought some remote property in Arizona. I am an astronomer and wanted a place to practice my hobby far away from the sky-wrecking light pollution found near cities of any real size. I found a great piece of property. The problem is, it’s so remote that there is […]
Hey Crafters! There’s a new web site called lov.li where you can share all the arts and crafts you make with other people just like you. It’s a great way to get feedback on your latest project or make new friends. You can also set up groups, add events, or start selling your goods! The […]
Evil Mad Scientist shows you how to make a computer chip trivet – “You’ve just finished cooking something tasty on the stove and now you need a place to set it down on your dining table. You could reach for that old cast iron trivet, or a simple cork trivet, or the even the trendy […]
Moxie has needlefelted a cute Katamari cuff. Moxie says, “Starting from nothing but fiber, I needle felt the cuff base and then add the details. There is no sewing involved.” There are photos of more cute cuffs on her flickr. Link. She also has a great photo tutorial on how to go from fiber to […]
Syscomp Electronic Design have some great USB lab instruments: Oscilloscope, waveform generator, network analyzers and microcomputer kits. The software is open source for Mac, PC and Linux… but the hardware isn’t. I’m going to see if they’d consider changing that and also doing kits… “You know how useful it is to have your own computer, […]
