Brian @ MAKE writes: Matt Cottam wrote in with this cool project he made for Papercamp. He started with patterns from The American Girl’s Home Book of Work And Play by Helen Campbell (1890) and cut them on a laser cutter on 300gsm paper. Matt brought the images into Illustrator, and traced their outlines with […]
Aptly named Instructables user dirtydiaperchanger made this X-country ski stroller with relatively inexpensive materials. I hope my brother is reading, since he’s got a little one up in Maine where there’s five feet of snow.
Linoleum asphalt mosaics, also called Toynbee Tiles, are artworks permanently embedded in pavement. In this video I’ll show you how to construct your own from inexpensive materials. You can get real linoleum (don’t use vinyl flooring) for this project by ordering free samples online. By cutting out a mosaic design in the linoleum and sandwiching […]
CarrieCan used a projector and a paintbrush to create this elegant bird-themed wall art for her sister’s bedroom. It came out great! See how she did it here.
Craftster member Beach recently tried out her floor loom for the first time, and I love the cozy, organic feel of her very first weaving project–a scarf.
Artist Mary Yeager creates female merit badges. She says My female merit badges illustrate female “rites of passage” as well as the myriad physical manipulations women undergo to achieve cultural ideals of beauty, such as weight watching, whether or not to shave or wear makeup, etc. I’ve created tiny replicas of female products, such as […]
Swiss Miss spotted this paper heart and ribcage that would be a sweet gift for someone for Valentine’s Day.
