Silhouette Dog Portrait Using Illustrator
In the latest CRAFT video, Meg Allan Cole details the construction of a silhouette portrait wall hanging using Adobe Illustrator and a computer-controlled electronic cutter.
Month: July 2011
Collection of Vintage Sugar Cube Packets
Jay at Public School points us to this amazing collection of vintage sugar cube packets from Flickr user, ussiwojima. It’s incredible to think of so much design going in to such small packaging. If you’re a typography buff like me, prepare to swoon.
CNC Bender Ties Knots in Iron Pipe
This Nissin 3D bender is kind of like a PlayDoh Fun Factory, except it squirts out 1.25″ steel pipe instead of soft non-toxic-but-funny-tasting dough. Looks like much of the magic is in the bending-die head.
Typograhpy String Art
Kyle Read is my new wedding craft hero. He made this typography string art sign for a wedding invitation project, and my inner font geek is totally freaking out. Who knew that a roll of string and a pile of nails could make something so beautiful?
New in the Maker Shed: MudWatt Microbial Fuel Cell Kit
Explore the power of microbes with the MudWatt™ Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Kit from the Maker Shed. Simply fill this kit with soil from your backyard (or someone else’s backyard), along with any biological matter you find in your refrigerator. Within days the attached LED light will start to blink using only the power produced by the electricity-generating microbes in your soil!
How-To: Coin Purse From a Shirt Cuff
Camilla of Family Chic shares how to turn a shirtsleeve cuff into a simple coin purse. Here’s a small and light coin purse made from the cuff of an old menswear shirt – it’s just big enough to hold some cash and a driver’s license. These are great for kids too – to hold ice […]
App-Controlled Pneumatic Cannon
Virginia Tech students Doug DeCarme, Shaver Deyerle, and Zach Rattner made this Android-app-controlled pneumatic cannon.
