Storing Oilcloth
Yesterday I posted about oilcloth place mats. Here’s a great tip I received for storing this type of fabric – always keep it rolled. If you fold the fabric for a long period of time, the creases are pretty much impossible to remove.
Month: June 2011
Makey Awards 2011 Nominee 02: PanaVise, “Most Repair-Friendly”
Back in June, 2010, we posted this photo submitted to the MAKE Flickr pool by user Lee C. (aka Triggerdog7). It shows the custom wooden crank Lee built and retrofitted to his Model 201 because he “got fed up with the super slow to turn knob on the Panavise Jr.” A neat, classic little maker story.
Leatherbound Book Works’ binary book of Genesis at Mini Maker Faire NC
When I asked Michael Greer of Leatherbound Book Works if he only did books in atoms (as opposed to books made of bits, he said that he does, in fact, have a book he’s working on in binary form. However, the leatherbound Book of Genesis (the first four chapters at the moment) is in fact […]
Dad Greets the Bus Each Morning in Costume
This silly business makes me really happy and is a great way to celebrate the dads who go out of their way to have fun with their kids, make a creative environment for them, and demonstrate that you don’t always have to paint inside the lines. OK, so this dad, who greets his 16 year old son’s school bus every morning in a different kooky costume, might be a bit over-the-top for many dads, but the amount of effort he puts into it and the anticipation and yucks it must generate on the bus each morning, is definitely inspiring.
How-To: Face Vases
Danny of Daily Danny shares this fun way to upcycle glass bottles using Sculpey and paint. It would be fun to make a whole collection with all the glass bottles in your recycle bin and then line them all up on a shelf.
Near space balloon launch today at Mini Maker Faire North Carolina
Today at Mini Maker Faire North Carolina, NC Near Space Research will, weather permitting, launch a near space balloon at 2:30pm Eastern time. You’ll be able to monitor its progress at their web site, and if all goes well, it should reach a height of at least 75,000 feet today. After they recover the payload, […]
How-To: Turn a Dress Into a Tie-Back Top
Kristin at Craft Leftovers took a rather ho-hum shift dress and revamped it into this flattering top with just a few cuts and seams. …Which really makes me want to hit the thrift stores this weekend and hunt up some refashion opportunities!