Sometimes an otherwise useful application is missing a feature or two. Take the Stickies app, for example. For whatever reason, the authors decided not to include a scrollbar. Perhaps this was because it’s not a necessary feature for most users. Perhaps it was just overlooked. Thankfully, you can customize most OS X apps with the […]
Amy of The Hook and I has joined the Granny Along as well and kept going with her granny square to make this tiny bowl from soy silk. Then she felted it. So beautiful! Link.
John demonstates the potential for robots to improve humanity via parabolic beverage delivery. He writes: Have you ever gotten up off the couch to get a beer for the umpteenth time and thought, “What if instead of ME going to get the BEER, the BEER came to ME???” Well, that was how I first conceived […]
From the CRAFT flickr pool, thisisloveforever made a tasty treat of burger and fries. Thisisloveforever says, “I made this lunch from felt and fabric, both reproduction and vintage. I love making fake food!” Also check out her blog and etsy store. Link.
Shawn sent in a neat video from a radio hobbyist in Toronto, Canada, who’s put together a Gakken regenerative radio kit he ordered from Japan. “It’s a vacuum tube regenerative receiver for the AM broadcast band. Even though the instructions are only in Japanese, the illustrations in the instruction manual make it easy enough to […]
Ben writes – I’ve put together this page to document a one-wheeled balancing scooter / skateboard that I’ve just finished. It’s the culmination of several iterations over the last few years, and definitely my favourite. It’s very similar to a snowboard to ride, requiring no user input other than the movement of your body mass. […]
Thanks to the gang at Thread Bangers for mentioning CRAFT in this week’s episiode of Thread Heads, the weekly DIY fashion/crafts video blog. Also featured in this week’s show are: a pair of artists take recycled clothing to whole new level with FlowerChildren, how to refashion a t-shirt without sewing (featuring a tank top pattern […]
