Jenni of I Spy DIY spent the hurricane weekend making these rad old school wrapped plastic bracelets. They remind me of summer camp crafts from the 80s, and I love the bright colors. Were you crafting during the hurricane?
If youโre not sure what to do with your obsolete electronics, take a look at how Daniel Kurth upcycled a first generation Apple TV into a sleek nixie tube clock. You can take a look inside and heโs also offering the CNC shapes for the tube holders and cover plate upon request.
Last spring, Molly at the Purl Bee shared some fun, bright felt citrus coasters that were perfect for welcoming the high temps of the summer. Now she’s back with a fall edition, this time in the form of felt apples. See how to make a set for yourself over on The Purl Bee.
Highlights from this week’s MAKE Flickr pool roundup include some lovely long-exposure double-pendulum light painting, a beautifully-built and -shot cigar-box guitar, and an awesome WWII-era GE searchlight stabbing into the night sky with its 800,000,000 candela beam. Check ’em out.
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week: Tiny Tiny Tardis, by Giant Eye Robot, by michelleness Crocheted Aardvark, by planetjune WIP Anarchy, by Recycled by Hyena Zinnia Rag Rug, by roses&pearls
This utilitarian jewelry rack by Just Sew Sassy is the answer to the never ending problem of the lost earring.
Charles Gadeken demonstrates Aperion, a large sculpture depicting a flower resting on three large leaves. Aperion is a large tesla coil which processes sound into electrical impulses. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 he uses an electric guitar as a controller for the massive Tesla coils that are part of Aperion. The sculpture detects the […]
