Nathan Bergey created this awesome “ISS Lamp” that glows when the International Space Station is flying overhead. The International Space Station (ISS) is a marvel of current technology and humanity. Sadly, we often forget it’s there. This light sits on a desk and lights up when the space station passes overhead. It stays lit as […]
My project this week is “by request.” I made the first one of these back in 2009, and it was later included in Garth Johnson’s creative reuse book. Since then, I have had many requests for a detailed tutorial. But it was the very polite e-mail I received from Jael last week that tipped the scales. Thanks, Jael!
Even though Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday is actually on April 21st, today is the Queen’s Official Birthday in the U.K. And crafter Sarah Brazier of Bolton, England, is celebrating with a gorgeous quilt that she made for the occasion. She’s also offering her pattern in her Etsy shop. What’s super neat to boot is that […]
I love Marco Tempest‘s iPod illusionsโฆ and if I might say so, excellent T-shirt choice, sir. [Via one of my favorite illusionists, Bruce Sterling.] More: Make: Online | Augmented reality magic
Joy at Creative Mamma offers up this cute set of printable To-Do lists. It may be a little late for Spring cleaning (unless you live at my house), but the shopping and “Things to Do Today” sheets are great for keeping yourself organized.
Here’s a rather simple and creative film camera hack from San Francisco-based photographer, Ian Tuttle: He glued a pair of 1/8″ figurines inside of a Diana F+ medium format toy camera to cast a shadow onto the film when the exposure is made. The result is a set of spectator silhouettes gracing every frame. Four […]
High-Heeled Foot in the Door has a step-by-step tutorial for creating a personalized rug using fabric, a dropcloth, rug gripper material, and spray glue. In this example, the fabric has a chevron pattern, but you could choose anything.
