HOW TO – Button Butterfly Brooch
Bugs and Fishes shares a pattern and visual instructions for how to create these adorable button butterfly brooches.
Month: January 2009
Spring solo show open call
A calls for artist entries from 3rd Ward – 3rd Ward Spring Solo Show: A hunt for one artist with a groundbreaking voice and a hunger for exposure. 3rd Ward Wants You! Our 2009 Spring Solo Show will award one amazing artist with fame, fortune and an incredible Solo Show! This nationwide open call is […]
Project enclosures that are nicer than the projects they contain
This site shows some really nice enclosures that were built to house a basic sensor board. The housings include one made from an old Sea Salt tube, Squeeze Bottle, video mailer box, cardboard poster tube, and a Canary (shown above). Canary Research
Extend your camera’s flash cord with a CAT5 network cable
This hack shows how to lengthen your camera’s flash cord by building your own with a CAT5 cable and some spare jacks. This was tested with both 5 feet and 50 feet extensions and it worked flawlessly to trigger the flash. Much cheaper than shelling out the cash for new cable. via DIY Photography
Snail Lollipop Valentine
Zakka Life created this sweet snail-themed valentine you can download that doubles as a lollipop-delivery device.
Phoenix DIY meeting this Saturday – papermaking workshop
Matt Mets writes: Mark your calendars! The long-awaited paper making workshop, hosted by talented paper maker Lisa Jacobs, will take place on Saturday, January 24th. Lisa will be instructing us on how to make paper. Bring colored napkins if you have them (they contain lots of dye), and anything flat that you want to incorporate […]
Balloon weaves webs through controlled magnetism
“Click and Glue” is an autonomous installation that “locks itself into a corner” using a complex system of mechanical actions. The piece consists of a floating balloon equipped with a hot glue gun, nylon threads, electro-magnets, and an enclosure built with steel walls. The Balloon bounces between the walls puling a nylon thread behind itself, […]