Maya Donenfeld of Maya*Made is well know in the craft community for her simple and beautiful projects celebrate sustainable resources. Her new book, Reinvention from Wiley, is not just about making cute and useful projects, but also about creating with purpose and attention to meaningful materials. Advancements in technology have increased the pace of our […]
Arduino team member and MIT PhD student David Mellis created this DIY Cell Phone that packs a fascinating premise: An exploration into the possibilities for individual construction and customization of the most ubiquitous of electronic devices, the cellphone. By creating and sharing open-source designs for the phone’s circuit board and case, we hope to encourage […]
As part of the Cutural Olympiad, an initiative from Arts Council England for creating pieces that celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games, fiber artist and “crochetdermist” Shauna Richardson created these giant crocheted lions in just under three years, and with 36 miles of wool. The Yorkshire post has a nice article on artist and her […]
If Samuel Goss, the inventor of this musical bicycle from 1899, could have traveled forward in time he would have fit right in at Maker Faire! My invention relates to bicycles, and has for its object to provide a combined bicycle and musical instrument whereby the rider when so disposed may treat himself and others […]
WikiHouse is an open source construction set: a pool of 3D models of houses and a plugin to help convert them into CNC cutting files, shared under Creative Commons.
How many of you learned how to draw because of Ed Emberley’s books? If you’re a fan, now you can enjoy Ed’s illustrations on a whole new line of fabric from Cloud 9 Fabrics – Happy Drawing. The collection features eight animal prints, five “scribble” prints, and one ready-to-go panel. Check out Cloud 9’s blog […]
I’m constantly misplacing my needle when I’m switching floss colors, so this tutorial for adding a mini pincushion to embroidery scissors from Mommy’s Naptime definitely caught my eye. It’s cute, it’s functional, and it’s the perfect excuse for some stash busting! More: Project: Needle Felt A Voodoo Doll Pincushion @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Nesting Doll Pin […]
