How-To: DIY Scratch Art
I loved doing scratch art as a kid. We used layers and layers of crayon, but Marisa of Make Happy shows how to create a scratch art canvas with holographic paper and acrylic paint. Can’t wait to try this with the kids!
Year: 2011
April is UpCraft! Month
Good morning Crafters! With the start of April is our new theme – UpCraft! Don’t throw your trash away. Give old clothes, packaging and more a new life by crafting them into something more fun and different like this DIY book clutch from an old DVD case pictured above. This project will be up today […]
LEGO Large Format Camera
Cary Norton built this incredible large format camera out of LEGOs and calls it the Legotron, Mark I. The first few photographs Cary took with the camera left him “COMPLETELY FREAKING STOKED” and I understand why: they’re absolutely stunning. The focus range is currently limited to about 3 feet to 18 inches, but he hopes […]
MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw:
Printed Circuit Bloom from Lenny&Meriel.
Great dodecahemicosahedron from fdecomite.
Pirate Eggs! from Pete Prodoehl.
Angry Bird from dragonflyducky.
Delta Robot Assembled from robhopeless.
Pile-O-LED’s from Giant Eye.
Monster Easter Egg Nesting Dolls
Knithacker points us to these adorable monster easter egg nesting dolls from Katie Boyette, aka Caffaknitted. They are made using plastic Easter eggs, and the pattern will be included in Katie’s upcoming book, More Knitwits.
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw, Feather Brooch by AntiBromide, with tutorial, bike cushion!, by mandalinarossa, and The Wind and The Sail, by laurastantz.
Intricate 3D-Printed Gaming Dice
Chuck Stover’s Thorn Dice can be purchased from Shapeways. A set of six printed in stainless steel appear to run around $75 excluding taxes. You can get them cheaper printed in plastic but according to Stover, “They look fine in plastic but are very light. Stainless steel has the heft to roll correctly and feel […]