Simply Charming Sailboat Sculpture
This sweet sailboat sculpture would make a great DIY gift for a cottage owner!
Year: 2015
This Isn’t a Drawing, This is a Physical Model
You’d be forgiven for doing a double-take, a triple-take, or even insisting that this is a clever ‘shop job, but you’d be mistaken. This is a 1/12-scale version of a power suit model from the Starship Troopers anime series, done by Japanese modeler mumumuno53. To achieve this amazing effect, he relied on using a paper-colored […]
Gaming Goes Retro at Maker Faire UK
Simon Clark hand builds retro arcade cabinets so thatย you experience those much loved games from the eighties the way they should be experienced.
English Paper Piecing: Quilted Flower Tote
Want to try your hand at English paper piecing, but aren’t quite ready to make a full quilt? This hexie flower tote just might be the perfect project for you! I’m a huge fan of the English paper piecing quilt-making technique, which is a hand-sewing method that uses paper templates—in this case, hexagon shapes—as a […]
DIY Raspberry Pi Powered, Wi-Fi Enabled Kettle
Adam Piekarski, upon seeing a product that can make hot drinks on command via a smartphone, decided to build his own “Wi-Fi Kettle.” Although it costs much less than the commercial version, this device still lets the user brew a hot drink without getting up from the couch. Pierkarski is “delighted with the results โ […]
This Laser-Cut Wallet Is Sold as a DIY Kit
If you didn’t already have enough reason to really want a laser cutter, here’s another: a beautifully cut wallet. Sure, you could probably use heavy scissors to make this, but Mat Thorne and Devin Montgomery instead use this more elegant cutter for a more civilized age. It also seems to produce a more civilized edge […]
This 30โ-Tall Flame-Spewing Robot Is Made From Recycled Airplanes
Robot Resurrection, an awe inspiring, towering robot sculpture, lives up to its name pretty well. Constructed mainly from parts of small airplanes, this bot stands over 30 feet tall. Airplaneย parts such as the main body and even a nose pieceย have beenย resurrected as a flame throwing, laser blasting, LED lit crowd pleaser. Built by Shane Evans […]
