MAKE Flickr photo pool member Guero Loco writes – “This was a lamp I built out of 25 small electroluminescent panels and some acrylic sheet. It’s a “test project” for learning how these EL panels work and getting ideas for the next one… There are also some shots of a “barber pole” type light made […]
MAKE author Mister Jalopy talks about the joys of garage sales and photographs a slice of time trapped inside a Skippy jar – “This exquisite jar is the Navarro toolbox of blue sky dreaming. It is skinned knees and tiddlywinks from the post-war era of unlimited potential and knowing superiority. This jar houses the collected […]
I love going thrifting and now there’s a new blog called “Thrift Craft” created by Hillary Lang of Wee Wonderfuls. It’s a place for those of us that love the sport of thrifting and making things out of our thrifty goods. From the site, ” I’m not exactly sure how this will all evolve – […]
KG writes – “A few unique paper toys to make here – Designs are similar to that of the urban vinyl scene. Templates are in PDF format and include the following models: Wall Man, Box Man, Canvas Car, Snea-Car, and Sneaker.” Link.
It’s never to early to start planning for Halloween, Scaryhouse writes – “This is a massive and ever growing list of home haunt, semi-pro haunt, and other Halloween related projects…There really are a lot of haunters out there building great art out of garbage.” Link. Pictured here, our haunted house controller from MAKE volume 03.
Here’s how to make “light graffiti” out of disposable digital cameras – once the camera is modded it will display images/words automatically and run for about 2 days. [via] Link.
This is a really neat design concept, it’s a Rubik’s cube that has textures on each side so vision impaired or anyone blindfolded can play. Interesting twist on an iconic game, this would be pretty easy to make with different materials and shapes glued to the surface. [via] Link.
