Don’t forget that crafters make great Makers, and if you’ve got a crafty project or skill to share at Maker Faire Austin, you’re Maker application is due by midnight Thursday, September 4. Be sure to read through the Call for Makers before you submit your project. The application process is simple and won’t take long […]
Don’t give up on the stacks of your local library as a source for project ideas. “Low Tech: Fast Furniture For Next To Nothing” was last printed in 1984, but it was well worth a browse. 4 of my favorite projects: Bike seat / frame to barstool. Kind of obvious when you see it, huh? […]
Michelle of Cicada Daydream shares her tricks of the trade on how to make your own plaid patterns in Photoshop. She also provides a psd template as a part of her tutorial. [ via Whip Up ]
Joshua Longo has an exhibit of art and design work up at the Shelbourne Museum in Vermont (through October 26) which includes this great split-open monster plush. That yellow color just screams “gallbladder”, if you ask me. Via Core77.
Instructables user fritz.bogott made this very fancy earth pizza oven, and documented every step of the way. He writes: After several years of baking in North House Folk School’s wood-fired brick oven, I decided to build an oven of my own. I went a little crazy with extra features (slab foundation, arches, ash dump, chimney, […]
Jonah @ MAKE writes: These cool “Oscillator Cabinets” by Ben Fino-Radin were made with wood, paint, yarn, plastic canvas, portable cd players and use needle point cones as speakers to play several voice recordings. I love the bright colors and the idea that the yarn and plastic are making the sounds.
Instructables user hypokampito made this clever support for towing a kayak behind a bicycle.
