Crafty Events
A weekly craft fair roundup and a call for vendors.
Month: August 2011
Tool Review: Couch Spray Paint. No, Seriously.
To make an already-overlong story short, this stuff actually works pretty well. And considering what a ridiculous idea upholstery spray paint is, in the first place, it works almost *astoundingly* well.
EconoSpazzi Robot
Andrew Terranova from Let’s Make Robots mods the Spazzi Robot project from MAKE 27 to use less expensive solenoids. He calls it the EconoSpazzi. Learn to build Spazzi on Make: Projects: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Spazzi-A-Solenoid-Powered-Dancebot/1074/1 More info: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/08/econospazzi-robot.html
Metalheads at Maker Faire Detroit
Joe Sandor and the crew from Chicago Crucible demonstrate an iron pour at Maker Faire Detroit 2011. These metalheads collected metal from old radiators and coke from a Detroit power plant and then fired up the furnace. They poured the molten steel into a watermelon and other decorative molds, which were created at the Faire.
How-To: Paint a Glitter Guitar
Completely makeover a lackluster guitar with a gleaming glitter finish. Don’t be intimidated to dismantle the pieces of a beater guitar and customize your instrument with a coat of paint. Add vivid, colorful shine with a gorgeous spray paint from Krylon called Glitter Blast. It is fully saturated sparkle. The paint dries into a pure […]
Releasing a Jar of Art Every Day: an Interview with Kirsty Hall
All images by Kirsty Hall Since January 2011, UK artist Kirsty Hall has been making a small piece of art every day and then hiding it somewhere in the world. This year-long project is called 365 Jars, because each art piece is housed in or based on a glass jar. Her intent is to place […]
Metalheads at Maker Faire Detroit
Joe Sandor and the crew from Chicago Crucible demonstrate an iron pour at Maker Faire Detroit 2011. These metalheads collected metal from old radiators and coke from a Detroit power plant and then fired up the furnace. They poured the molten steel into a watermelon and other decorative molds, which were created at the Faire. Learn more about the lost art of the iron pour.
