An inverting or tippe top is a classic physics toy: a spinning top that spontaneously inverts itself to spin on its handle at high speed, then rolls back over onto its base when it stops. Turns out, four spheres joined in a close-packed tetrahedron will do the same thing, and this quick video tutorial from YouTuber VTK9990 shows one made from four marbles and some epoxy. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: "Greetings from Mochimochi" installation by Anna Hrachovec, Octowreath by Hine Mizushima, Vanilla Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate by Katie Goodman/Good Llife Eats, and Vegan Chocolate chip cookies with cherries and coconut by vegancraftastic.
Naomi from A Billion Tastes and Tunes shares her recipe to make vegan thin mints that I am excited to try out. Naomi writes: In this recipe, I only put glaze on one side of the cookie. It’s a yummy, thick, and very minty glaze. You can double it if you want to glaze both […]
Our quarterly theme of Tools for Creativity continues with this roundup of excellent pens and notebooks to help you express your creativity. #10 XY servo sandbox drawing tool #9 How-To: “Indestructible” 3-ring binder #8 Brand name pencils #7 Hypotrochoid-drawing robot #6 Designer Moleskines #5 IR laser wood-burning pen #4 Tesla CD turbine pencil sharpener #3 […]
Capes are back in full force this winter and you can make your own with these two patterns taken from our CRAFT Pattern Podcast archives. Knit up this Into the Woods Cape by Nikol Lohr or sew up this stylish Tonia Cape by fitzpatterns (Photo of flickr user kneek). Either way, you’ll be covered up […]
Design Sponge is in love with the latest offering from the World’s Smallest Postal Service – a set of holiday-themed notecards. I love them, too! Our own Rachel has covered this fun mail carrier before, but check out Design Sponge’s post for the latest news, including an adorable stop-motion mailbox toy video.
Polish maker Jakub Koźniewski wrote in to share a project he and Piotr Barszczewski designed for the Culture 2.0 conference. Given the main topic of Culture 2.0 event – “culture resources/recycled culture” we’ve chosen old Polish hit by Piotr Szczepanik “GoniÄ…c Kormorany” ( Chasing Cormorans ) and engraved it on a custom vinyl plate. Then […]
