Lagoon Sock Creature
Cuteable posted about this bizarre yet intriguing sock creature made by Etsy seller, Kinichi River. Something about this guy (his name is Lagoon) is very appealing. [via] Link.
Month: February 2008
Make a Stylophone-style synth controller
Here’s another great project PCB from MFOS. The Mini-Controller can be used with any synthesizer with a 1-volt-per-octave input. It uses a stylus probe and PCB keyboard contacts similar to the classic Stylophone synth used by David Bowie. Just to clarify – this is only an interface and doesn’t produce any sound on its own, […]
New Crochet Patterns at The Anti-Craft
The new issue of The Anti-Craft is out with it’s “Get Stuffed!” theme. This issue features kawaii monsters, squishy bodily organs, and cuddly crochet power tools like the Splitter pattern above. Link.
Knit a Steve Zissou hat
Von Klaus wrote up an instructable on how to achieve this unique look – I am a huge Wes Anderson fan, and his movie The Life Aquatic: with Steve Zissou is one of my favorites. The first time I watched it, I yearned (get it yearned) to have a hat like his (for Jacques Cousteau […]
The $672 Electric car
You might have though making your own electric car would be an expensive project. However, with a little ingenuity and a LOT of luck, you can make a fairly inexpensive, street legal, electric car. Of course this car involved several “donated” items, like the batteries, but it seems like this can be done for a […]
Harnessing Nature – “The Bug Light”
The Bug Light is a beautiful sculpture created entirely out of 100% recycled parts. What a great use of materials that would have ended up in a landfill. Next time you go to throw away that burnt out bulb, think of the Bug Light. – Link Related: Light bulb aquarium – Link Light bulb vase […]
Art Of The Can contest – Art made from Red Bull cans…
We’ve covered the Red Bull art of the can contest for awhile here and this year Red Bull advertised on MAKE & CRAFT (there should be a little box/banner on the right) – it would be great if some Makers/Crafters entered and won – You have until April 6th – Red Bull Art of Can […]
