Super Mario Sweater
Fresh from Japan, this charming hand-knit, officially licensed Super Mario sweater comes in grey and blue at the handsome price of $435. Great incentive to DIY! [via Buzzfeed]
Year: 2010
Fabulous Felt Container
I am totally swooning over this amazing felt container from A Ervilha Cor de Rosa (a great Portuguese craft blog if you don’t know it already). I love the sturdy felt paired with the frilly edging, the rounded shape with the zipper in the middle, the unexpected matching of brown and gray and red … […]
DIY rudder pedals on the cheap
MAKE subscriber James Jamison writes in to share his DIY rudder pedals.
2000V washer launcher
Bob Davis, whom some of you may remember for his high-voltage can crusher, is back at it with this 2KV, 1600A, 1500 μF 10-capacitor discharge bank that can be used to crush cans and, most amusingly IMHO, launch washers high into the air with a sound that really has to be heard to be appreciated. Bob’s video might benefit from a bit of editing; clicking the embedded player above should take you right to the money shot around 4:35. There’s also a good can-crushing right around 5:50.
Non-Profit Basics
i3Detroit’s Ed Platt has a great post on non-profit basics, from definitions to status requirements. A quick read for anyone interested in getting a craft group started down this path. Via i3Detroit
Fabbing mechanical parts
Fjr of Mobile, AL, wanted to build a trebuchet. He soon discovered that it was a huge hassle because the parts he could find weren’t compatible with each other. I was talking to my brother and as I talked I was frustrated at how hard it was to build things. The biggest problem in my […]
Quilting with Kids
By Christine Koh My daughter Laurel and I love working on creative projects – she says she wants to be a designer when she grows up so we can work together. And since this summer represented our first summer off (prior to elementary school Laurel attended a year-round day care), I thought it would be […]