Month: August 2010

Why I made such a silly hat

Why I made such a silly hat

If you ran across the above image on my Flickr page, you may have thought, “That’s it, Collin finally cracked.” On the other hand, you may have been taken aback by witnessing what could only be the birth of a revolutionary new style, about to radically reshape the face of modern mainstream fashion, and ultimately, […]

YouGoods design challenge

YouGoods design challenge

From our friends at UncommonGoods: Do you have what it takes to become the next Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin? Are you sitting on a genius design or invention that is sure to be the next big thing? Then we want to hear from you! In honor of National Inventors’ Month, UncommonGoods is issuing a […]

Instructables Summer Yarns Contest

Our friends at Instructables and Lion Brand Yarn are putting on a “Summer Yarns” contest, so if you’re knitting/crocheting this summer, you could win some prizes! Instructables and Lion Brand have joined up to bring you the Summer Yarns Contest. Whether you knit, crochet, weave or have other ideas to incorporate yarn into your summer […]

X-wing mailbox

X-wing mailbox

Craig Smith, whose clever projects have been featured in MAKE and Make: Online a bunch of times (see links below) has written in again to share his excellent X-wing mailbox. I made this so long ago, it is actually in need of weathering repairs and repainting. I never expected it to survive vandalism or theft […]