Alien vs. Predator Chess Set
DeviantArtist “Joker-laugh” built this amazing AVP chess set which has recently been wowing the geek blogosphere. He doesn’t say much about the making of the pieces, but on the creation of the board, he writes
Year: 2012
Handmade Wall Mounted Pencil Holder
A New Year is a perfect time for organizing your creative space, and we’re highlighting many ways to do just that this month on CRAFT. I love these simply but highly functional wall mounted pencil holders Tonya Staab has added to her studio. Her husband made them for her, and she describes the quick process […]
MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
Our featured image from the MAKE Flickr pool this week is by regular contributor Peter Barvoets, aka lookseeseen. Its subject is a glowing Geissler tube (Wikipedia), an early type of low-pressure gas discharge tube invented in Germany in 1857. Peter has another great shot of the same tube here.
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week: Potholders Front, by happysewlucky Sarah’s Doll, by made by agah Luftiges Perlencollier “Buntes Treiben”, by Jabberwocky’s Treasury tiny hearts, by cornflowerbluestudio I follow rivers – flipped, by MizzieMorawez
How To: Marshmallow Faces
Who says you shouldn’t play with your food, especially when it looks so friendly. These colored marshmallows can add some fun to any hot drink. I love my new little sugary friends from Color Me Katie.
Drum Controller Parts Harvesting
Today’s dumpscore included a Guitar Hero drum controller. I don’t have any use for it as a controller at this time, but I’ve been curious what is inside this category of devices. There were also about a half dozen guitar controllers for various game systems, but I wasn’t as interested in those today.
When I got home, I cleared off the table and grabbed a screwdriver. A half hour later, I had a nice neat pile of the electronic parts, and the rest of it was stashed away in the recycle bin. There was some neat telescoping tube in the stand, but I don’t have an immediate use for that stuff, and don’t have enough of it to create a storage category for future use.
Three Small Chairs Stamp Set
I stocked up on some paper supplies for a new year of paper crafting and fell in love with this “Three Small Chairs” stamp set from Hero Arts. A folding chair stamp?! Yes, please! I’ve already been stamping my own flat cards to have blank notecards ready to go.