How-To: Upcycled Ruffled Shirt Pillow
Tricia of Oh So Crafty shares her tutorial for making this cute ruffled pillow from a man’s button-down shirt and a t-shirt. Excellent upcylcing!
Month: July 2010
Salt and vinegar circuit etching
Hannah Perner-Wilson and her colleagues in the High-Low Tech group at MIT have been experimenting with circuit board etching of copper fabric using only salt and vinegar! Vaseline is used as the resist. More: Craft Meets Tech at MIT
Turbine-powered hotspot
Dan Lampie and David Brenner built a turbine that powers a WiFi repeater and VOIP server. The project uses a pair of Linksys wireless router with DD-WRT firmware to bring Wi-Fi and VOIP connectivity to remote areas without well-established infrastructure. Potential applications include extending internet connectivity from urban to rural areas, providing weather and trail […]
How-To: iPad Case from Inflatable Pillow
Erica of P.S. – I made this… was inspired by Oscar de la Renta’s iPad clutch and created her own version – an iPad case using an inflatable pillowcase. I love the use of gorilla tape for accent stripes! See her inspiration images for the project.
How-To: Make Sidewalk Chalk
Sarah James at Instructables made a tutorial for making your own sidewalk chalk at home. This is an inexpensive and easy project to do with your kids this summer! Plaster of Paris and powdered tempera paint are the magic ingredients.
How-To: Make Beeswax Wood Polish
Amber Dusick shows you how she makes her beeswax wood polish that she uses as a toy sealer on the wooden toys she makes (woodmouse on Etsy).
How-To: “Light orb” tool for light painting
Flickr user evilKitchen brings us this nicely-photographed tutorial on building a switchable, spinnable multicolor LED bundle for making “light orb” style light graffiti. It’s based on an earlier, private tutorial by user Digicord.