I had a job in high school wrapping presents during the holiday season, where I learned the science of perfectly measuring the paper without a ruler and creating magnificent bows. The hours flew by and I’ve loved wrapping ever since. I always keep an eye out for new ideas and found ten creative and crafty […]
The Makafone was a mail-order kit produced by the Modern Phonograph Supply Company starting in 1919. This ad and others like it were printed in Popular Mechanics and various trade magazines that catered to craftsmen. With the recent resurgence of interest in vintage vinyl and other archaic forms of media, I’d be curious to get a look at the plans for a Makafone and maybe build one myself.
…From I recall when I was in Japan, this is how a lot of packages are delivered / stored. When the post service goes bust in the USA soon, this will be the next “PO” box.
In celebration of Labor Day, Danielle Thompson posted several scans of pages from Betty Crocker’s Outdoor Cookbook, a 1961 hardcover, spiral bound book with Tom Funk’s appealing mid-century illustrations, and over 200 recipes suitable for picnics, camping trips, and barbecues. This book, along with other Betty Crocker publications of the same era, became such popular […]
For those of you without metric intuition, 80mm is about pi inches. For those of you without metric intuition who flunked geometry, it’s about 3.14 inches. Which am big. Like, cannonball-sized.
Ruffle-butt undies for grownups? Squee! In her latest video tutorial, Lex from What the Craft demonstrates how to make your very own pair of ruffle-butt underpants (or plain underpants, for the unadventurous), and the results are definitely cute. But, unlike the fluffy ruffle-butt underpants of yesteryear, these will still fit in your jeans! Check out […]
I think you’ll all get a kick out of Duane Flatmo‘s El Pulpo Mecanico, a flame-shooting octopus vehicle from this year’s Burning Man. I have to agree with Cyriaque Lamar from io9, who likens this pyrotechnical cephalopod to a video game boss. Anyone out there who wants to ride this contraption has to line up behind me!
