Month: August 2011

DIY Shoe Bling

THE GIVEAWAY is CLOSED. THE WINNER IS Willow3HeartsXOX!!! Thanks everyone for entering!

Today on Corinne’s Craft Closet, I show you how to bling out a pair of old high heel shoes. No need to pay an arm and a leg for them at the shoe store! OMG SHOES!

I am also giving away a 750 kit of Tulip Iron-on crystals, packs of the 300 count iron-on crystals and one Tulip heat setting tool! To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below telling me why you should be the lucky recipient. Recipient will be decided on September 30th, 2011.

Continue Reading August 27th, 2011April 14th, 2015 Makemagazineuser

Maker Wedding Enlightenment

Earlier this summer, Brett was working on a nifty 3 LED and 2 AAA battery holder design at the Boston Area Makerbot meetup. We get together when enough people feel the need, generally at Sprout in Somerville. When we got together again this week, he was able to happily report on the project and the role his making played in the big day.

The initial plan was to use throwies, but I felt they wouldn’t give as much light as a commercial 3 LED solution. This led me to a fun, albeit time consuming project.

Continue Reading August 27th, 2011 Chris Connors2

Hello Kitty Duck Tape

Attention Duct Tape crafters – who’s been making projects with the Hello Kitty limited edition roll? I finally got my hands on a roll and I’m looking forward to seeing craft projects made with this.

Continue Reading August 27th, 2011 Bridesmaidlish18

How-To: Breadboard Pincushion

Instructables user, Plusea, shares this cool tutorial for making a functioning breadboard pincushion. This pincushion design has strips of conductive fabric adhered to its surface, so that metal pins or component contacts that protrude through the same piece of conductive fabric are electrically connected. This cushion can be used for prototyping electrical circuits as well […]

Continue Reading August 27th, 2011 Rachelhobson8

Fledgling: Christian Ristow (video)

Fledgling is an avian kinetic sculpture designed and built by Christian Ristow. Participants at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 climb up the spine of a metal bird that is anatomically similar to an eagle, then sit in its head where they can pedal furiously in order to slowly move the bird’s wings in mimicry of flight.

Continue Reading August 27th, 2011 Michael Colombo4

How-To: DIY Hose Clamp Bracelet

As a fellow roamer of hardware store aisles, I completely understand why a simple hose clamp would immediately catch a crafter’s eye. That’s why I adore this DIY Home Depot Bracelet tutorial from Henry Happened, which takes an otherwise unremarkable object and turns it into a funky, fun bracelet that’s fast to make and adjustable […]

Continue Reading August 27th, 2011 Haley Pierson-Cox6

The Krunk Bunk (Micro Sleep-Loft) – Tiny Yellow House

Here’s another video of one of the many projects Deek’s been messing with lately, its a legless bunk set-up called “The Krunk Bunk” that was one of two projects in the Relax Shacks July Tiny Housing/Shelter/Building workshop in MA.

Continue Reading August 26th, 2011April 14th, 2015 Makemagazineuser

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