Best of CRAFT
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: HOW TO – “Happy Flappy” Bats Halloween Costumes for Kids HOW TO – Little Paper Houses Laura Marsden’s Knitted Street Signs HOW TO – Recover a Lampshade
Month: October 2008
Paper Box Templates
Folding Trees links to these paper box templates from Kristin at Craft Leftovers. You can print the shapes out on cardstock and cut them out with an X-acto knife. I’d like to try making and embellishing these using all kinds of paper scraps, from food packages to vintage wallpaper to origami papers.
Dia De Los Plush Show in Phoenix
Via the ALBOTAS blog: Dia De Los Plush Show (day of the plush show) is going to be held at Red Hot Robot in Phoenix, AZ from October 11th – November 7th from 7-10 PM. The how will feature over 20 international plush artists. For details go to Red Hot Robot and hit the jump […]
Cooking a meal on one 10″ grill
Pinball hacker extraordinaire Bill Bumgarner has had great success with the Cobb compact Grill: four cheeseburgers, five potatoes, two heads of garlic. All with just seven pieces of charcoal: Altogether a delicious meal. And I have to admit a bit of amazement at the Cobb. I was expected a grill that made significant sacrifices in […]
Making Austin Weird: LASA Robotics
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! Austin’s high-schoolers will be bringing some world-quality robotics to Maker Faire Austin: Here’s a video of one of their creations in action: I’ll see you (and […]
Ann Wood’s Cardboard Castle
If you’re anywhere near Orchard Street in New York City, you must do yourself a favor and go check out Ann Wood’s cardboard castle diorama, currently on display in the window of Johnson. (This photo was taken before it was installed in the window.) It’s a beautiful piece of cardboard construction work, and the back […]
DIY Halloween – The Classics :: Fog Chiller
David J. Neff from The Haunted Report Blog will be joining us at MAKE as we celebrate what is perhaps the biggest DIY holiday all year, Halloween! The Haunted report is the haunted attraction/haunted house industries’ top independent blog and they will be highlighting some great DIY Halloween ideas. We’ll try and keep it modern […]