Let’s Make Stuff
I think this “Let’s Make Stuff” box with colorfully painted woodcut letters by Scott Albrecht would look perfect on my workshop wall. [via FFFFOUND!]
Year: 2011
Wedding Flower Napkin Tutorial
Our own Rachel Hobson tipped me off to this great post from The Long Thread on how to make napkin flowers for a wedding setting. I’m going to two weddings today (one down, one to go!) – hopefully the decorations will be as cute as this!
Perfectly Portable Cushion
Laurie Wisbrun of Scarlet Fig stitched up this fun portable cushion with her Pooches and Pickups fabric, following a pattern from Sew, Mama, Sew! It’s a perfect project to kick off the summer, and would be great for picnics and summer sports events.
Make: Projects – Router Trammel
This attachment mounts in place of your router’s factory baseplate and is used for cutting circular disks from, or boring circular holes in, sheet stock. It pivots about a small pin rotating in a blind hole drilled in the center of the stock to be cut. This one is based on a design from Bill Hylton’s excellent book “Router Magic.”
Great Global Hackerspace Challenge Update
With up to thirty hackerspaces participating in element14’s Great Global Hackerspace Challenge, it’s hard to summarize all of their work over the past few weeks. However, XinCheJian’s Ricky Ng-Adam’s GGHC Awards does a great job of profiling most of the projects competing in the contest, and even offers unofficial awards like “Best surprise working feature […]
Watch Laughing Baby Videos Under the Stars in this YouTube Theater
This outdoor YouTube theater by Cranbrook Academy of Art student Aaron Jones was constructed with zip ties and fence piping: The structure itself is comprised of post processed chain link fence pipe selected for its inherent ability to form an interlocking system that erects in about a day. The physical manipulation of the material was […]
How-To: Wind Felt Scraps Into Coasters
I’m always looking for projects for my giant stash of felt scraps, and these wrapped coasters from Deborah at Art Threads are both easy and beautiful. Her tutorial also demonstrates a simpler circle design, but I love the graphic impact of this flower. Wouldn’t these also make great trivets? Via One Pretty Thing More: How-To: […]