Stanley is a converted player piano that interacts with Twitter users to play their favorite songs. Users tweet at Stanley to request a tune, a computer searches through a vast MIDI library to find it, then the MIDI information is sent to a set of solenoids on the piano that plunk out the notes.
Add some summertime style to your sewing room with this kite pincushion tutorial from Riley Blake Designs! More: Project: Needle Felt A Voodoo Doll Pincushion @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Nesting Doll Pin Cushion @Craftzine.com blog How-To: UP House Pincushion @Craftzine.com blog
Micheal Colombo over at MAKE posted this example of true ingenuity: a swing made from a skateboard. You could even just hang the ropes and make it a bring-your-own-skateboard swing. More: Public Swings Art Project @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO – Tire Swing @Craftzine.com blog Heavy Duty Porch Swing @Craftzine.com blog
Break out your favorite giant crochet hook and whip up a crocheted porch pouf with this simple pattern from Pickles! More: Crochet 101: Chain Stitch, Single, and Double Crochet @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Crocheted Cat Cave @Craftzine.com blog
Christoph Schindler of Zurich’s Schindler Salmerรณ made this Fitz Roy climbing wall out a single sheet of plywood, CNCed with a mountain design. “The Fitz Roy Climbing Wall is a DIY item that makes Patagonia’s famous peak accessible for kids.” says Schindler. “We used a 2500 x 1250 x 15 mm plywood-board and painted it. […]
This stamped candy party favor tutorial from Jordan at Oh Happy Day is such an easy way to add simple, stylish customization to your next celebration! What stamp would you use? More: “Price Is Right”-Style Party Favor Punch Wall @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Rolo Rockets Party Favors/Valentines @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO – Paper Candy Party Favors […]
Today was another hectic day at the office. Workdays can get all tangled up sometimes, serious, fraught with drama, with looming deadlines. And too much coffee. And then you get a mysterious wooden crate in the mail. At least that’s what happened to me today. I came back to my office after a meeting to […]
