I love the rustic feel of this beautiful yule log tray from Maya of Maya*Made. Better yet, it’s a quick and easy project! I have a new wooden tray. I just made it a few minutes ago and love it! The idea came to me as I gathered firewood to bring inside. I realized that […]
I’m still all warm and happy inside after seeing the Muppet movie a few weeks ago. I’ve been whistling the Muppet Show theme song, hoping to see a Muppet version of myself reflected in the mirror, and am mostly thrilled that my kids are now equally obsessed with all things Muppet. This set of awesome […]
Everything is Kinect’izing.
Increasingly, we as makers are needing to become industrial designers. I used to teach a basic design course years ago and I made the point to my students that we really don’t become fully active participants in our world, moving from passive consumers to active creators, until we understand and engage in the designed world. Ultimately, we are all designers.
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Animator Charles F. Hamper of Monterey Motion Graphics published a cool tutorial on how he makes his own adjustable stop-motion puppet armature parts from hardware-store raw materials including stock brass, threaded rod, and lamp parts. The images are small, but they’re big enough to see what’s going on.
By Lish Dorset Every now and then at the holidays I decide I want brand-new ornaments to add to my eclectic collection. It’s not the most cost-effective decorating method, so I started to think about how I could make inexpensive ornaments to glitz up the tree. Paint swirl glass ornaments are quick to make and […]
