DIY Lens Support Bracket
Udi sent in this article about creating a camera lens support bracket. It can be modified for any camera/lens setup. This is a very inexpensive solution, and is a really easy build. – Link
Year: 2008
Tomato Pincushion Shaped Pegboard
For a cute way to hang all your crafting essentials, StephaniePrice on Craftster shows you how you can turn a boring old peg board into something more designed, in this case a fun tomato pincushion! Link.
A Good First Owl
I don’t always understand the crafter’s love of owls, but Maritza from Soto Softies posted her first owl attempt and it is really nice. Maybe I should give owls a second chance. Link.
HOW TO – Build a torsion catapult
We’ve covered plenty of trebuchet designs here on MAKE:Blog, no relatively lower tech torsion catapult how-to’s though. Well here’s a video and instructable running through construction of a large-scale version – Link Related: Weekend Projects: Make a trebuchet – Link
Paper Folding
Design Milk posted about Polly Verity‘s (polyscene) Flickr photos with amazing folded paper and polypropylene sculptures. [via] Link.
HOW TO – Cookie tin tambourine
This would make a great upgrade to that pot & pan drumkit – For at least 3 years now, we have been trying to get our folk dance teachers to teach us an Italian Tarantella. Their main excuse not to do so has always been “But we need tambourines then, …” . Because we do […]
High voltage birthday cake
What do you give to the friend that has everything? My friend Rob’s birthday was coming up and a few of us got together to throw him a surprise party. Since Rob has been running a with a streak of high-voltage projects these past few months, what could be more appropriate than incorporating some extra […]