With cooler months on the way, you may be thinking about staying nice and cozy. Well don’t forget about your beer! Melissa Martensen’s beer sweater cozy (linked on Lime & Violet) will help insulate your drink from the elements and looks crazy cute at the same time.
That’s right, Seattle…come on by Stitches this Sunday to have fun with Moxie, Kristen Rask and the gang from Urban Craft Uprising! Come on by and learn to weave using the mini-loom from CRAFT: 08, make some button rings with Kristen, and see Moxie demonstrate the flower felting kit mentioned in the new issue. Plus […]
Before you go out on a long bike ride you may want to true up your wheels. This truing stand is super cheap to make, and truing your wheels can really make a difference on your next bicycle trip. Read more about Making your own low-budget wheel truing stand More: HOW TO – Make a […]
The Trimphone is a modified telephone that includes a web cam in the earpiece and an Arduino in the base. By dialing different numbers the user can select different video loops that are mixed with the live feed from the web cam. [Thanks Lukas] The rotary dialer circuit and Arduino code are pretty simple. Dialer […]
Here’s a clever cardboard iPhone rig by Cincinnati design student Kyle A Koch which keeps it at the right distance to photograph sheets of printer paper. Apparently Kyle and I share a propensity for losing hard copies of things. Via Core77.
In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 10 the projects are: The Brain Machine by Mitch Altman. Get altered states of consciousness […]
Evil Mad Scientist Labratories posted a “why didn’t I think of that?” project – a jig for grilling hot dog buns. It’s just a piece of wire mesh folded to make a little bun stand. Make sure to use stainless steel or other food-safe metal.
