Instructables user hands_on made this concrete lamp from concrete, glass, and steel, three materials I’m trying to wrap my head around recently myself. The lamp is really very modern, and I think it would look very lovely on a desert porch or in a museum lobby!
Mochimochiland has a new knitting pattern available, just in time for Halloween! Boo is a knitted bat with wraparound wings, and feet that can hang from a branch. Spooky-cute!
Here’s an excellent video tutorial by Julie at Etsy on fancying up your mailers for customers or friends. So many great ideas!
I was really excited when Faythe Levine blogged about filming the opening sequence for her film Handmade Nation–and now that the actual sequence is complete and up on YouTube, I’m beside myself! It’s a super impressive piece of stop-motion fun that has me so excited to see the film next year. In other news, the […]
Look at this amazing urinary tract wallpaper designed by artist Shannon Wright. Supposedly these are “exuberantly healthy;” it kinda makes me want to go drink some cranberry juice. Her other work is pretty awesome, too. Via BB.
I had an absolute blast volunteering at last summer’s Swap-O-Rama-Rama and am really looking forward to the next one, which will be happening in downtown L.A. during the next Felt Club craft fair on Sunday, November 16. Here’s the scoop: There’s a new phenomenon sweeping the world called Swap-O-Rama-Rama. Founded by Wendy Tremayne, Swap is […]
Even as I type this, the inky pages of our forthcoming Make: Books title, The Best of Instructables, are fluming their way through giant printing presses. Having been a printer for many years, I can hear the sounds and smell the ink from here. The book will be released at Maker Faire Austin, Oct 18th […]
