Nick Normal on Makezine writes: I strive to go to as many arts and craft fairs as I can during the holidays, to scout emerging makers and crafters whose wares I’ve never seen before, and of course to buy handmade gifts for friends and family! Which means I’m especially looking forward to the 7th Annual […]
Typewriter crafted by Meg Mateo Ilasco Congratulations to our 5 lucky Craft Inc Contest winners! Out of over 100 entries, the randomly picked winners include: Grand Prize Winner: Genevieve Santos Runners-Up: Stephanie Burnell, Allegory Lanham, Laila Smith, Tara Daniels Our Grand Prize Winner won a copy of Craft Inc AND a 30-minute phone consultation about […]
I loved making paper chains when I was little as a way to countdown the days to something excited, like Christmas, or for impromptu decorations in my bedroom. Today I still love to make them, but sometimes I use such fun papers that I worry about storing them safely or, worse, having to recycle it […]
Fabien Royer and Bertrand Le Roy wrote in to let us know about their latest creation, an RGB video wall made with a Netduino Mini and an Adafruit LED strip: What’s not to like about RGB LEDs? With their bright, mesmerizing glow, often capable of displaying millions of colors, they’re a great to way to […]
…if you happen to have a vehicle with about 300,000 units on the odometer. From Alan Parekh’s always-delightful Hacked Gadgets.
British company BCB has developed what is essentially a potato cannon on steroids. Called the Wall Breaker, this pneumatically charged cannon launches water cooler bottles at 984 feet per second.
Need to break through concrete in a hostage situation? No problem. Want to rip a giant hole through a cargo van. They have you covered.
This was developed for the British military, so I’m not sure we’ll be seeing a consumer version available anytime soon. Impressive all the same.
By Andrew Waser and Michele Lanan Wood has great potential for use as jewelry. It’s lightweight, easy to work with, abundant, and, as a natural material, it possesses near-infinite diversity. Wood also lends itself quite well to reuse. Gorgeous pieces can come from the most seemingly unlikely sources: a scrap of old hardwood flooring, a […]
