If you’ve received any of the snow from the big winter storm of 2009 this last week, why not try something a little different than the everyday snowman? Paul Overton of Dude Craft and Noah Scalin of Skull A Day may have had their collaboration plans thwarted by the weather, but their resulting alternative project […]
Prepare you house for a visit from Jolly old St. Nikola with this Tesla Christmas Tree, by artist Peter Terren.
Make: Online commenter Julian Cook wrote in about these spring shoes by Rob Cockerham. Boing! In the Maker Shed: CRAFT, Vol. 07: Shoe Time!
Dorkbot Bristol members David Henshall and John Honniballmade this robot that makes crafts: wire snowflakes! Machine Craft Experiment: Generative Manipulated Wire Forming to make unique snow flakes Machine processes are commonly additive or subtractive, while manipulating materials is more commonly associated with hand crafts such as weaving or basket making. This experiment is intended to […]
Do-it-yourself Bed-bug Detector @ Science News… After trying some 50 arrangements of household objects, researchers have come up with a new low-cost, homemade bed-bug detector. To lure the bugs out of hiding, Wan-Tien Tsai of Rutgers University in New Brunswick put dry ice into an insulated, one-third-gallon jug, the kind available at sports or camping […]
The ITP Winter Show, showcasing projects designed by students in New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, opened last night in Manhattan
Cathe Holden shares how to transform thrifted leather scraps (from purses, etc.) into gorgeous iPod cases, complete with beautiful vintage image transfers. She’s provided a pattern for the case, as well as downloadable images to use as embellishment.
