How-To: Boy’s Tie from Man’s Tie
Shrink a man’s tie down for a little guy when you’re in need of some formal little-tyke attire. This is great for an old tie with a stain on one part! [via ReadyMade]
Month: April 2010
Radically folding deployable table design
The obvious caveat, here, is that these are CG renderings of a concept design. Even relatively simple devices and mechanisms tend to breed unexpected problems in the transition from virtual to actual, and, IMNSHO, the cat’s not really in the bag until you’ve made a real one in the real world. Still, pretty delightful mechanical design here. It’s called “Grand Central,” from Swedish freelance designers Sanna Lindstrรยถm and Sigrid Strรยถmgren. [Thanks, Billy Baque!]
Shopping cart furniture
Here’s some great recycled furniture made from shopping carts by Ramon Coronado. [via Milkcrate Digest] More: Maker Workshop – Shopping Cart Chair
Crafty Cakes Featured on Cake Wrecks Sunday Sweets
Every Sunday, Cake Wrecks features a collection of non-wreck cakes in their Sunday Sweets. This weekend, they showcased cakes with a crafty edge, and included pieces that look like they were stitched, quilted and even … quilled! Such fun! It’s got me wondering what kind of a crafty cake I could make for my birthday. […]
Skeleton Bodysuit
My preoccupation with bones knows no crafty bounds, so this skeleton bodysuit naturally had me drooling all the way over to the GoodHoodStore. Admittedly, this exact project is one of the primary reasons I own a computerized knitting machine. [via Street Anatomy] More: CRAFT Video: Skeleton Cardigan
Circuit-bending workshop at the Hack Factory in Minneapolis
The above is an example of what the circuit benders at the Hack Factory will be building in Handmade Music: Minneapolis (HMMM), their regular music-making event. The next Handmade Music: Minneapolis will be on Saturday May 1st, starting at 5pm. Alex Deeba (from GetLoFi) and Michael Una will be holding a Workshop to build an […]
Arduino ant farm – is a musical instrument
Ants walking through IR gates manipulate the Auduino synth program. John spotted this at the RobotFest / Mid-Atlantic Mini Maker Faire. He writes – I went to the RobotFest / Mid-Atlantic Mini Maker Faire yesterday. I saw this awesome project and thought you might like to put it on the blog. Basically it’s an ant […]
