Close encounters of the minty kind
Instructables user AndyGadget made this light and sound toy in an Altoids tin to mimic the activity of the mothership from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It uses a PicAxe microcontroller.
Month: June 2009
Knitted Poufs Patterns
Heidi and Anna at Pickles have some free knitting patterns to make these knitted “poufs”, aka stools. (The ladies are in Norway and “puff” means stool in Norweigian). Try your hand at knitting Puff Daddy (gray stool above) or Puff Daddy’s Baby (cream stool below). You can also check out the Pickles Etsy shop for […]
DIY clay-sculpting tools
Making your own brass clay-sculpting tools is easy with a few tools and some brass tubing, guitar strings, acupuncure needles, and other unexpected (and inexpensive) materials. These are great for the studio and for art teachers to make for/with their students.
Wellington Dreams Animation
Andrew and Melissa Frueh made this animation with handmade environmental elements and a needle-felted elephant. It’s called Wellington Dreams. So sweet! Via Handmade in PA.
Extreme corpse motorcycle
Check out the attention to detail on this custom bike by Blue Flame Alley. Via Street Anatomy.
How-To: Season a cast iron skillet
Rachel over at CRAFT points us to instructions for seasoning (or re-seasoning) your cast iron skillet, which is very important for Father’s Day breakfast!
Wedding Favor Ideas at Craftster
Leah at Craftster has a roundup of lots of fantastic DIY wedding favor ideas from the Craftster community. I love this favor treat bag by TheSueb where homemade caramels were filled in little bags complete with a temporary tattoo.
